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The task: Put some custom javascript in a file and have it run on a Drupal page.

This is theoretically easy, but I had trouble getting the javascript to do certain things with certain page elements.  Drupal makes it easy to add javascript, but then it sets up a bunch of restrictions.  This is for security reasons and it's a good idea, but it's just one more thing in D7 that is more complicated than it should be.  Anyway, here's the solution:(function($) { // wrapper to make it work with Drupal

Something's been concerning me lately: How can we simultaneously have high unemployment and a huge, unmet demand for web designers?  This stuff is not that hard.  I never went to school, I don't have any certifications in web design.  Sure I'm smart, but so are all my friends.

I think part of the answer is that web design is considered magic, just like legal practice (which I've also done).  There's a huge aura of mystique surrounding the whole thing and everyone is convinced it's hard.  It's not, I swear!  In order to be a good web designer, all you need is two things:

Right now, you have probably given all your sensitive information to two of three large companies.  They are Facebook, Google, and Yahoo.  Of the three, Google has the best security.  Facebook is okay, and Yahoo is terrible.  Let's see why.