Stan Ascher

Portfolio Showcase

I am a trained journalist
Click here to see my extensive portfolio in video, radio and print media.

I work as an instructional designer for JBS International Inc.in North Bethesda, Maryland.
Click here to see how I can build self-paced e-learning courses, educational flash videos, learning management systems and decision-making tools.

Music Production

I can compose music in a variety of styles, and record and produce music in a variety of settings.
Check out some of my past work by clicking here>.

Video Event Production

I work capturing important events on video. Click here to see my YouTube channel and check out some wedding videos and event summaries I shot.

Web Deveolpment

I build websites for clients both big and small. The North Texas Daily, North Texas Television, Dallas Association for the Blind, The Safe Start Center USAID and more all use my work as a developer. I specialize in dynamic sites using the content management system Drupal.

Articles

Exes reach out through cyberspace

Social networks used to increase value of degrees

Updated date: 01/31/2010 - 08:10

The North Texas Exes, NT's alumni association, announced Friday it will renew efforts to reach out to both alumni and current students by increasing its online and campus-wide presence.

This new approach of connecting students to the...

Denton man builds Little D Guitar Shop into successful labor of love

Profile of a small business

Updated date: 01/31/2010 - 08:15

DENTON TX — How are people surviving in this difficult economy? Gregory Lange, owner of the Little D guitar shop in Denton, does it by growing slowly, staying out of debt,...

DeSoto TX author details victory over sexual assault

Updated date: 01/31/2010 - 07:12

DESOTO TX — Cindy Herb says she was nine when she was sexually assaulted while delivering newspapers. "This man came up to me and asked me to help him find his cat, and then, the next thing I knew, I was being raped...

Project Updates

Bastard "XP Internet Security 2010" malware removed from PC

Project Area:: Windows

Tue, 03/02/2010 - 16:43

My computer got infected yesterday by this horrible malware/trojan package that hijacks all outgoing software including FIrefox, IE, AdAware and McAfee Anti-virus.

Here is a screen-shot of...

Solution found : Acquia Drupal stack installer hangs at "Running post instal script. This may take a couple of minutes"

Project Area:: Drupal

Sat, 02/27/2010 - 22:48

I was trying to finish installing the Aquia Stack Installer from Drupal this morning so I could run a development server on my local machine.

THe problem was that the stack installer...

Excel Unit Costing Sheet finally works!

Project Area:: Instructional Design

Wed, 02/24/2010 - 10:11

Attached to this post is an excel spreadsheet that determines how to figure costs per unit of service in a multi-service program.

The trick was taking administration into the cost.

I...

Installing a local version of Drupal to work on my theme

Project Area:: Drupal

Sun, 02/21/2010 - 22:13

I have begun using the Aquia installer to run a local version of this site on my home office PC in order to get a better handle on theme development in drupal
I've decided to take the Lynda....

Longest Video of my Career - so far...

Project Area:: Video Production

Sun, 02/21/2010 - 22:09

I have just finished creating the longest video of my career, a wedding video.
While it is not the first wedding video I have created, it is the most involved, coming in at just under...