Here are some things I did to customize Drupal QuickStart for me :

Setup to enable SSH / XWindows access into the VM :

- Set network interface to bridged (not NAT)

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get install openssh-server

Set window controls to right

$ gconf-editor &

"Apps -> Metacity -> General". Edit "button_layout".

Change "maximize,minimize,close" to

"menu:maximize,minimize,close". Exit gconf-editor.

Update Quickstart image per http://drupal.org/project/quickstart

$ cd ~/quickstart
$ git pull
$ bash -x update.sh

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This is a quick follow-on to my earlier post on Git patches.

Here's a quick summary of what I found in the following post :

DIFFS IN PATCH : git apply --stat /tmp/patches/install.patch
CHECK IF APPLIES : git apply --check /tmp/patches/install.patch
APPLY PATCH : git apply /tmp/patches/install.patch

http://ariejan.net/2009/10/26/how-to-create-and-apply-a-patch-with-git/

Loading ClockworkMod :

http://www.slatedroid.com/index.php?/topic/14980-guide-installing-clockw...

Loading TnT Lite 4.4 :

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004

Video on Loading TnT Lite :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY_FvJnWNEw

To assist in some upcoming business travel, I recently was in the market to get a tablet device. I didn't want to put a lot of time into comparing various tablets, so my initial market analysis pointed out these possibilities :

iPad

You can't go too wrong, but Flash support seems weak or non-existant. Not good for me as watching a variety of web videos was key for me. Generally, I'm not a fan of Apple's closed-world view.

"High-end Android" (Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy)

OK, this is a stupid one-liner, but it works.

Here's how to find newly added files to a Git repository :

git whatchanged | grep : | grep ' A' | grep -v Author: | grep -v Date: | grep \.\.\. | more

:000000 100644 0000000... 89fd0d4... A tests/f1.php
:000000 100755 0000000... c430e79... A tests/f2.php
:000000 100755 0000000... 130edda... A tests/f3.php
:000000 100644 0000000... 0f395e9... A tests/f4.php
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See this quick reference :

Indication that if you have a "one-person" DB not covered by PBGC, your DC contribution is limited to 6 percent of compensation.

http://benefitslink.com/boards/index.php?showtopic=43751

Indications that if you have a Schedule C, your deductible DB contribution is limited to your Sched C earnings. Also, if you have a DB and DC, DC contribution is limited to 6 percent of compensation.

http://www.taxalmanac.org/index.php/Discussion:Update_to_defined_benefit...

Good articles on defined benefit plans :

Defined benefit maximum contribution and minimum compensation table :

http://automatedpension.com/minmax/default.aspx

Simple calculator showing DB vs. DC contributions in various cases.

http://www.pensiononline.com/poltools/netearn.asp

Simple DB calculator from Oppenheimer showing max DB contribution. Seems to be too low. For example, only $40K contribution on $200K income for age 46.

http://www.singledbplus.com/singledbplus/pen.asp

You can participate in plans from two employers.

Free e-book :

http://www.laughlinusa.com/pdf/roadtoriches.pdf

ALI-ABA Courses :

http://www.ali-aba.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=courses.course&course_code=C...

From The Practical Tax Lawyer :

http://www.ali-aba.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=publications.periodical&pub=PTL

2010

http://files.ali-aba.org/thumbs/datastorage/lacidoirep/articles/PTXL1005...

http://files.ali-aba.org/thumbs/datastorage/lacidoirep/articles/PTXL1002...

2009

http://files.ali-aba.org/thumbs/datastorage/lacidoirep/articles/PTXL0902...

With Drupal moving to the Git version control system, I'm looking at refining a good way to install, update, and customize Drupal installations using Git.

Since Drupal core, modules, and themes will be separate Git repositories, it seems like using Git submodules, or subtrees are worth looking into for module and theme management.

The Drupal UPGRADE.txt file and upgrade handbook page provide a lot of good information and procedures to perform a major upgrade (ex. 6.x => 7.x).

However, if you're looking to manage your Drupal 7 installation using Git, the upgrade guides don't provide Git-specific advice.

Here's a procedure I found useful when upgrading Drupal 6 to Drupal 7 using Git.

First, clone the Drupal 7 git repository using this :

git clone git://github.com/drupal/drupal.git