Software

Drupal, Joomla, and Moodle

CMS Programs

Which CMS program is right for your project, Drupal, Joomla, or Moodle?

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.  read more »


Joomla Day S.F. 2008

JoomlaDay_SF

I spent the day in Building 43 at GooglePlex in Mountain View for the 2nd annual Joomla Day in the Bay Area. The fine folks with the Bay Area Joomla user's group put together an energetic unconference that helped users, administrators, and developers better understand how to use the open source software, Joomla.  read more »


Guest Speaker at Drupal Camp LA

DrupalCampLA_2008

Drupal trainer Laura Scroggins will be speaking at DrupalCamp LA 2008.

Bakersfield, California (July 28, 2008) - I am excited to announce that I've been invited to speak at Drupal Camp LA 2008. This is the second annual DrupalCampLA and last year's event was fantastic. If you are a Drupal developer, designer, or end user this event is for you.

If you've never been to a DrupalCamp here are a couple of pointers:  read more »


Greybox

Greybox

I use this simple module quite a lot. I like how easy it is to install and appreciate that I can send visitors to external websites yet they never leave my site!  read more »

Drupal Trainer Ratings
One Word Review: 
Good
Level of Difficulty: 
Easy
Five Star Rating: 
4

Flash Gallery

Flash Gallery

Everything worked when I installed the module until I attempted to view the gallery (got a white screen and fatal error message).  read more »

Drupal Trainer Ratings
One Word Review: 
Fair
Level of Difficulty: 
Difficult
Five Star Rating: 
2

Lightbox 2

Every time I install this module I get an error message and my screen goes blank. Hmmm.... I can't get this module to work.

Drupal Trainer Ratings
One Word Review: 
Poor
Level of Difficulty: 
Difficult
Five Star Rating: 
3

Drupal Administration Menu

How did I live with Drupal before I used the Admin Menu?  read more »

Drupal Trainer Ratings
One Word Review: 
Fantastic!
Level of Difficulty: 
Easy
Five Star Rating: 
5

Weather

Weather

This is a nice module that allows you to set-up a site wide weather report and one (or more) for each user. It is attractive and easy to install.

Drupal Trainer Ratings
One Word Review: 
Great
Level of Difficulty: 
Easy
Five Star Rating: 
4

Pathauto

I was resistant to using this module and am not sure why. However, once I installed it and starting using it ..... I became hooked! No more ugly URLs!  read more »

Drupal Trainer Ratings
One Word Review: 
Great
Level of Difficulty: 
Fairly Easy
Five Star Rating: 
5

Table Manager

Tablemanager

This is a wonderful module that is easy to install, configure, embed, customize, and even format inline.  read more »

Drupal Trainer Ratings
One Word Review: 
Fantastic!
Level of Difficulty: 
Easy
Five Star Rating: 
5