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It is obvious to those who know me that I have a mild addiction to themes. As a Web publisher, there is nothing more exciting than taking a Drupal or Joomla installation and skinning it. The colors, design, and layout can highlight and "pop" the content.

Ingrid, Mike, Doug, and Chris are members of a well-balanced development team that created a stimulating, functional, and beautiful Drupal site. Let me walk you through some of the attributes of the AHML development.

One day while searching for a Drupal® theme solution I stumbled upon the Drupal® themes at Template Monster. I was so excited at the thought of a quick and attractive theme, I immediately downloaded the free Drupal® theme.

Have you seen the Drupal® purchased theme providers (aka clubs) that are starting to emerge on the horizon? I am delighted to see growth in this under-developed segment of the Drupal® landscape. As we all know, Drupal® is known for it's brains and brawn and not for it's good looks. Great! Looks are much less important to the core of the program than aesthetics.

Thanks again to the volunteers who worked hard to create another great Drupal Camp. If you have questions about Drupal Modules in response to this slide show, don't hesitate to ask.

Module Madness is my way of getting Drupal users involved in some exciting modules that add tremendous value to Drupal core. At Drupal Camp I will demonstrate and discuss 10 modules, followed by user demonstrations of their favorite "must have" modules.

Here are my favs:
1. Admin Menu
2. CAPTCHA
3. CCK and Date and Link
4. Events
5. FAQs
6. Image and Image Assist
7. Pathauto

Drupal Training will be provided in Santa Barbara and Reno during the months of March and April, 2009. There are five training sessions that will be offered between the two cities.

I recently received a question from a professional in Long Beach California who asks "Can I use a CMS like Joomla or Drupla to make a site searchable and easily updatable? Any suggestions?"

My answer is YES! Drupal and Joomla are clearly great programs that make a site easy to update and search. Here are some thoughts.

If you are considering a new Web site and are looking for a way to make your site interactive and media rich, you may have heard of Drupal, Joomla, and Moodle. These are a few of the open source programs that can help you create and manage your Web site at an affordable price.

If you are considering a new Web site and are looking for a way to make your site interactive and media rich, you may have heard of Drupal, Joomla, and Moodle. These are a few of the open source programs that can help you create and manage your Web site at an affordable price.