Raised Eyebrow Blog

DrupalCon San Francisco 2010 is just around the corner and Raised Eyebrow hopes to “own the podium”, sorry I couldn’t resist. Chris and I have been to 2 Drupalcon’s so far in our Drupal lifetime, and have decided it is time to give something back. We’ve come up with 2 Session Proposals that are overviews about how we used Drupal to create two killer applications for managing a small Web Business.

One stores all kinds of client information; FTP connection info., Drupal logins, client contact info., newsletter provider and vendor info. The other is an online training manual for our clients, enabling us to train them remotely, give them access to it wherever they can find a browser and reduces the need to print large binders that end up getting lost or in the landfill/recycling.

So if you’re interested in hearing more about these the please go cast your vote by following the links below:

Manage your Web Studio using Drupal
Using Drupal to train clients on how to use Drupal

The closing date for voting for Voting is March 1st, so get voting. See you in San Fran.

If you’ve spoken with us recently, or visited the office, you’ll already be aware that my business partner Emira is beginning a new chapter in her life, as a mother. Her baby is due about two weeks from now (and yes, we do have a pool going, so feel free to chime in with your date picks), and Friday was her last day in the office for a while. She’s taking a few months of maternity leave — we’re not yet sure how long she’ll be away, and we’re just going to leave it up to her to decide when she’s ready to come back. (I suspect it won’t be too long before her curiosity gets the better of her and she can’t stand not being up to speed on our clients’ projects any longer… but our hope is that she takes all the time she needs to settle in and enjoy her time with her newborn.)

We’ll miss Emira’s strategic savvy, hyper-efficient planning, and of course her cupcake baking — but we are incredibly excited for her, and can’t wait to meet her wee one when he or she arrives.

In the meantime, I’ll be attempting to fill her shoes on the sales side, and will be stepping up my roles as project manager and strategist. And to make room for all that work, we’ll be getting some help on the design side of things (which is my usual bailiwick) from the stellar Paul Jarvis. Paul has been an admired colleague of ours for many years and we’re delighted to partner with him.

If you’ve got any questions about who’s doing what in Emira’s absence, please don’t hesitate to drop us a line. And meanwhile, please join us in wishing Emira an easy birth and a wonderful nesting time with her babe.

(Oh, and don’t worry – we’ll update you all when the baby gets here!)