So I’ve been making some progress and here’s what I’ve come up with based on current feedback.

1. Getting Started:
   1. Tools of the trade: Text Editors or IDEs, resources
   2. Key Concepts: Nodes, Taxonomy, hooks
   3. Base Drupal Install in 20 Minutes
2. Drupal Modules
   1. Core Modules
   2. CCK
   3. Views
   4. Panels
   5. Social Networking Modules (module selection may vary)
      1. Buddylist
      2. Invite
      3. Userpoints
   6. Collaboration Modules
   7. Activism & Advocacy Modules
      1. Petitions
      2. Forward
      3. Event + Signup
   8. Modules for Ecommerce
      1. Ecommerce
      2. Ubercart

Well now that you're seeing this post it means that my server rebuild is complete. I wiped away three years of cruft and clutter and now up and running with a fresh install. People should notice some performance improvements, but the real advantage to me is that the system is again organized and clutter-free.

Tim O’Reilly recently published this post on his Radar blog that talks about the convergence of programming and journalism into new, hybrid professions.

I’ve thought about the possibilities here for a while, since web sites started moving from a brochure oriented framework to a publishing oriented one back in the early 2000s.

I think there’s great potential for advancement of both journalism and programming as a result of this convergence. Programmers get to better express themselves and improve their communication skills. It’s amazing how much this has already happened since programmers started keeping their own blogs.

I found this article today in Linux Today newsletter.

Why Microsoft Should Acquire Linux

The article’s primary position is that by controlling key Linux distributors, Microsoft can ensure standards and ongoing development of the Linux platform. Just when you think you’ve heard the stupidest thing in the history of creation, somebody always feels they have to do one better.

If you do a search for further articles by Gundeep Hora you’ll find that this person’s entire portfolio consists of pointing out flaws in Linux (real or imaginary) and boosting benefits in MS products (real or imaginary).