Closing Locked File on a Windows 2008 File Server
A common way to share files in a network is to use a file server, however when two users try to access the same file, that file will be locked to the second user. If that user was not available to request that the file be closed (say for example they went on vacation and […]
Tableau 8 is now available! We can upgrade your server for you.
Tableau 8 is out and we’re really excited. InterWorks Europe can help you with upgrading your server to the latest and greatest version of Tableau. With over 90 new features such as web authoring, Google Analytics and Salesforce.com connectivity and improved performance it’s the latest and best upgrade to Tableau. We’ve been beta testers of […]
Passing a Field From a Secondary Data Source With a URL Action in Tableau
In light of the Tableau 8 launch today, I decided it might be a great time to share one last tip for Tableau 7, for those who might not be upgrading right away. Here we go.All starts with a question: Can I use a URL action to pass a field from a secondary data source?Let’s […]
Enhanced Security in Tableau 8 – Applying User Filters to Data Sources
This week I had the pleasure of speaking in Boston at EACUBO with a friend and business associate, Ted Curran (Executive Director of Finance at Carnegie Mellon University). EACUBO aims to promote high-quality, professional development opportunities to higher education officers. This, year Ted and I had the opportunity to share how data analytics helped transformed […]
Unboxing Drupal 8: Forms and Views (part 3 of 3)
Earlier this week, we looked at changes in content editing for nodes and blocks. Today we’ll be looking at the implementation of forms and views modules in the core of Drupal 8 as well as drawing some overall conclusions. Built-in Contact Form The ‘Structure’ page contained another item that really caught my attention: Contact form. My […]
Running a Jekyll Blog Using Github Pages on Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
In my last post I described installing Ruby on Mac OS X with RVM. The main reason I wanted to do this was to run a Jekyll Blog using GitHub Pages. So, in this post I will guide you through the process to get a GitHub Pages Blog up and going. 1. Installing Python and […]
Unboxing Drupal 8: Content Editing Versus Drupal 7 (part 2 of 3)
Last week we started looking at the visual changes for the development release of Drupal 8. Today, I continue to investigate the differences, particularly in regards to editing content. Improvements to the Node Edit Form After glancing around briefly for part 1 of this post, I decided that my test site needed some sample content. I created […]
Unboxing Drupal 8: An Initial Comparison to Drupal 7 (part 1 of 3: The First Glance)
I was sitting at home recently thinking “I wonder how life is going to change when Drupal 8 is released for production websites”. So when I arrived at the office the following morning, I was determined to investigate that question. I cut my teeth on Drupal development with version 6, and since then I’ve developed […]
Installing Ruby 2.0.0 with RVM and Homebrew on Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
This is a tutorial on how to install Ruby 2.0.0 on Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. 1. Install Xcode and the Command Line Tools If you don’t have it installed I suggest you install Xcode from the Mac App Store and install the command line tools in Xcode Preferences -> Downloads. Otherwise if you […]
Drupal 7 and Omega – Part 2: Delta and Context modules
Let’s extend the flexibility of the Omega theme. With only a few clicks, you can add and remove regions from specific pages throughout your site. Think of it as creating custom theme tpl.php files without writing any code. Using the Delta module (http://drupal.org/project/delta) along with the Context module (http://drupal.org/project/context), you can assign page-specific layouts using […]