Celebrating Teamwork

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If you happen to be at the London Knights’ hockey game tonight, take a look over to the stands to the west side of the rink -- there you’ll see a bunch of red-jersey-clad… Read more

Two Days of Innovation

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Echidnas may generally stick to their burrows -- nocturnal for most of the year and not really fond of the bright lights -- but every once in a while you’ll catch one in… Read more

Hacking a Bridge to the Future

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Want a sneak peek at the future? Then Western University’s the place to be this weekend -- and Echidna’s proud to be a part of the excitement. Starting tomorrow, Nov. 17th,… Read more

What Can You Do, Not How Can You Fit -- the True Focus of Accessibility

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Accessibility isn’t about making people fit into one world, but rather working together to ensure that all barriers are reduced enabling everyone to maximize their unique… Read more

The Human Touch - The Value of Face-to-Face Communication

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Will the Singularity ever occur and mark the rise of our robot overlords? It's possible, I guess, but for as much as technology brings to the world, the one thing it can't… Read more

Giving Back? How to Make it a Part of Who We Are

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To misquote Lao Tzu, a journey of 472 steps begins with a single step. As Digital Echidna participated in today’s Stair Climb in support of the United Way, I felt that was a… Read more

A Day in the (Possible Future) Life

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Today was Take Our Kids to Work Day -- an opportunity for Grade 9 students to spend the day with their parent, family member, volunteer, or family friend experiencing the… Read more

Accessible Hiring: Right Idea; Historically Wrong Approach

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Today marks the end of Disability Employment Awareness Month. And as much as Digital Echidna as a company and I, individually, are strongly involved in accessibility issues,… Read more

When Custom Import is a Better Choice than Migrate -- Custom Code Support and Examples

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With the arrival of Drupal 8, several contributed modules -- which were previously add-ons for Drupal 7 -- received renewed attention and were integrated into Drupal 8 core.… Read more

Sensible Steps for Online Security

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The old adage states that forewarned is forearmed. And for businesses wanting to do everything they can to protect the integrity of their information, e-commerce activities,… Read more

Vienna Calling - Fatima’s European Drupal Adventure

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Scholarships are intended to give you the opportunity to learn. With my recent receipt of a scholarship from the Drupal Association to attend DrupalCon Vienna, that was… Read more

Being SMART About Networking Gets Results

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Today Echidna’s director of development, Yan Zhang, and I are attending Western University’s Computer Science Breakfast. But we want to do more than just shake a few hands… Read more