Three things to remember when participating in an online community

I have another article up 'How to Represent Your Organization in Online Forums' hosted by my employer ForeSite Technologies.

The paper covers what you should and shouldn't do when representing your company, charity or school online. Specifically, how to maintain a professional reputation in a world that is both immediate and permanent.

I'm on the intertubes!

Recently, I made two presentations at the Western MA Drupal Camp. One presentation was for people new to Drupal and the other was a very advanced look at the framework for database administrators. I have posted my slides on the camp website. Also, the first presentation was streamed live and is available for viewing. Feel free to take a look at the links below.

SEO Guidelines for Prominent Content

If you are interested in SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) you may want to read a recent whitepaper that I wrote 'Writing for the Web - Guidelines for Prominent Content' hosted by my employer ForeSite Technologies.

The paper goes over what content a search engine is likely to look at first and how to optimize that prominent content without looking like you are trying to game the system.

For years, iRolo.net was both my personal and professional website. Since the site makeover, it has become purely a venue for my professional publications. However, I have always had a lot of fun, non-work-related content that I wanted to share. Therefore, Anna and I are announcing annadrew.name. Feel free to hop on over and take a look.

Who is Rolo?

Rolo is my online persona. My real name is Clayton "Andrew" Predmore. I built my first computer, a Sinclair ZX81, in 1982 and I started programming in C on an Amiga around 1986. Since 1999 I have worked as a technology instructor, web developer and project manager. I graduated with honors from the eMedia program at Quinnipiac University in 2003. I am currently the Manager of Web Operations for Yale University Library.

Update 2008-08-22: This page has received a large amount of traffic from people looking for implementations of the Blueprint CSS theme project. Here are some links to help out those people:

This is the first in a series of short articles called "Mistakes I've Made". In this series I plan to give examples of mistakes, misunderstandings, and problems I've encountered while coding. Maybe they will keep you from going through the same frustration.

I came across this "mistake" while making the new CSS for this site. Apparently, Internet Explorer only speaks American English. Here is the code I created:

iRolo.net is going through a makeover starting on Wednesday, July 18th, 2007. There will be a lot of new content and eventually all of the old content will go up as well. Check back often for changes.

Welcome to the iRolo.net site. The site was completely rebuilt starting on Wednesday, July 18th, 2007. I am trying to redirect old bookmarks and links to relevant new pages, but it will take time. Please use the new navigation to find what you are looking for.