The CMS started out early in 2001 when it was a mere message board that evolved form the now defunct Drop.org website, has evolved into the content management system for industry experts who have more experience on the web and the many other industries that relied on it. Starting form a base installation of the Drupal Core system, it can be expanded upon through many third-party contributions that have made the system so successful it is used by over 70 or so brand names for their CMS needs.
Designed to be scalable, meaning it can easily be expanded upon with modules added and taken out as needed to come up with a system that meets an organization’s needs. The system is quite technical and as stated previously, more designed for those people who can be called experts in IT and the many other related fields. Drupal has also been criticized heavily for poor security measures that takes quite sometime to address due tot he many modules/add-ons that can be placed upon the core system. Of the total 2243 user-contributed modules, 64 have been found to have serious security holes that need to be addressed. The community does maintain a support site where they release security information and where updates are posted so users can address them properly, so extensive knowledge of the system is needed to maintain a proper and secure operating environment.

Pictures speak a thousand words, they say. Especially in this age where more and more people are taking pictures and sharing them online, it’s only normal that people will want to spice their pictures up.

Of course, some will prefer using professional editing tools, not everyone like to use such complicated software. The good news is that there is an online solution that lets you add basic effects and designs to your photos – Picnik.

Picnik is completely free, and does not require you to download any software for you to to be able to use it. Simply upload your pictures, and apply the corresponding effects or designs you want. What’s more, with Picnik’s integration into sites like Facebook, MySpace and Flickr, its easier to share your edited pictures with everyone.

This is good news particularly for Mac Users. Gabtastik is a standalone desktop program that enables you to run your Facebook chat without firing up your browser. It also works on many different popular online chat services. Gabtastik is really fun-tastic. aside from its compatibility with Facebook, it also works well with Google Talk and Meebo. This in turn make sit accessible to many of the major chatting services like Yahoo Messenger, AIM and MSN Messenger. Whats also great about the cutesy little application is that you can turn and adjust the interface’s opacity so as to blend well with the desktop background. Great option when you’re not using it and you have lots of windows opened.