Welcome
Hello, I'm Chris, a freelance web developer based near Preston, Lancashire, UK - Samatason Ltd is the company I established in 2002.
I design and develop websites built on Drupal, an open source web content management system.
Together with my friend, I organise and run Drupal events in the North West, including the Drupal UK North West User Group.
If you're considering setting up a website and need some friendly advice about the way forward or already have a site that needs some tender loving care then I'd be happy to help.
DrupalCon Szeged 2008
Hurrah! The Drupal Association has announced that the next Drupalcon will be held in Szeged in Hungary on August 27-30, 2008!
Follow the announcements at http://szeged2008.drupalcon.org/ and there's also a feed at http://szeged2008.drupalcon.org/blog/feed
Barcamp Beckons
Four days and counting, Barcamp Manchester UK is almost upon us, time to write talks, prepare slides, shuffle contact cards and take a shave!
As a Barcamp virgin, I don't know quite what to expect other than what I've read on the Barcamp Manchester Wiki
"You turn up with a talk, you fight for a place on the board, and then you get on with it."
Really? People fight to stand up in front of other people and speak out loud? Scary stuff!
Having said that, James and I plan to do a talk on the recent release of Drupal 6 (assuming we can fend off other would-be brave talkers and scrawl our names on the board!...) We'll cover the new features in and generally be available throughout the day to give any help and advice on Drupal so please grab us and ask away.
See you there!
Drupal 6.0 Released
And with a loud trumpet blast, Drupal 6.0 is released - http://drupal.org
menusandblocks - Drupal Training Workshop - MDDA, Manchester - 9th April 2008
Good news! menusandblocks.co.uk (aka James Panton and Chris Maiden) are running a Drupal workshop at Manchester Digital Development Agency on Wednesday 9th April 2008.
Who's it for? Anyone interested in getting the most out of Drupal! It will be suitable for site administrators, designers and also developers who need to learn the Drupal way.
For more information, including details of our early booking discount, see our website: http://menusandblocks.co.uk