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I have been going through the painstaking task of choosing the proper open-source CMS (Content Management System) for several websites I’m developing.

After all my research, trial-and-error, and late nights with eyes wide shut…I’ve narrowed my search to two systems; Drupal and Joomla. I also considered e107, but believe I can rely on the support network for the the aforementioned more so than the less mature e107 network. Let it be stated that I have previous web development experience with Joomla, but none with Drupal. Although I was impressed with Joomla, my main problem was always the navigation of the admin section. After using it for months on end, I still couldn’t quite figure out where “this & that” were in the admin panel.

While the open-source CMS Rating sites (here or here) are a good place to get info, they can be a little overwhelming; so in an effort to save fellow searchers time and resources, I’ve created this post with a link to the best comparison I can find on the “Drupal vs. Joomla” debate. Just remember that in the end, Joomla will be better for some while Drupal will be a better fit for others.

Personally, eJabs recommends Drupal.

Have you ever wanted to give someone a link or URL that’s longer than- <insert cheeze longer than crack here>?
This can be especially troubling over the phone. Consider the following border patrol monitored phone dialog:

Juan: “You have the link to that secret map to illegally cross over into the States from Mexico?”
Pepe: “Jes, dubya-dubya-dubya-dot-conqueso.com-forward slash blah-blah-forward slash……….”
Juan: “ZZZZzzzzzzz, am I landscaping in the States yet?”

I think you get it. Shrinkster solves this problem with quickness.
Simply point your browser to www.shrinkster.com, paste that long, gnarly URL in the only text box on the Shrinkster home page and click ’shrink it’. Shrinkster poops out a never expiring, compressed, unique “shrinkster” URL that will point to that shiny, little nugget barried deep in some web site. See actual “shrinkster” screen shot below.

Happy border crossing!

I’ve been using WordPress for eJabs.com for just over 3 months now. For those of you who don’t know, Wordpress is a great blogging software, that just so happens to be free! I have spend a great deal of time trying out & troubleshooting different plugins. I figured I’d try & save a lot of people the trouble by posting my top Wordpress plugins here. In alphabetical order:

Adsense-Deluxe - Advanced options for managing the automatic insertion of Google AdSense or Yahoo Publisher Network (YPN) ads to your WordPress posts.

Akismet - Default WordPress plugin for stopping spam

Counterize - Simple counter-plugin - saves IP, time-stamp, visited URl, referring URl and browser-information in database, and can display total hits, unique hits and other statistics in WordPress webpages.

Dean’s Permalinks Migration - With this plugin, you can safely change your permalink structure without breaking the old links to your website,and even doesn’t affect your search engine rankings.

del.icio.us - Bookmark this! - With this plugin you can add a “Bookmark this page on del.icio.us” link to your posts or sidebar.

Feedburner Feed Replacement - This plugin simply forwards all your feed traffic to FeedBurner.

Google Sitemaps - This plugin generates a XML-Sitemap compliant sitemap of your WordPress blog. This format is supported by Google, YAHOO and MSN Search.

Related Posts - This plugin will output a series of “related” entries based on keyword matching.

SEO Title Tag - This plugin addresses several limitations in creating search engine optimized title tags for blog posts and for Pages in the WordPress blogging platform.

ShiftThis SMTP Swift Emailer - For anyone who needs to use an SMTP server for sending mail on there blog, or if you’d like to use Gmail’s SMTP service, this plugin will do exactly that!

Smart Update Pinger - Smart Update Pinger replaces the built-in update ping functionality. Instead of always pinging when saving a post, the plugin only pings when the post has not previously been published.

Sociable - The Sociable plugin appends links for your readers to use those sites to the end of each of your blog’s posts, increasing your potential audience.

Subscribe2 - Notifies an email list when new entries are posted.

Ultimate Tag Warrior - A multi-headed hydra of a plugin. It allows you to add tags either through the Write Post page in wordpress in a tag box, on posts using an AJAXy box, and in posts using special syntax from external editors (or internally, if you’d like). From the write post page, you can also get suggestions for tags using the Yahoo! keyword suggestion service.

WordPress Database Backup - An easy-to-use plugin to quickly backup your WordPress database. You may download the backup file, or have it emailed to the address of your choice.

Wordpress Multi URI Ping - With this plugin you can easily ping Update Services with more than one URI when your blog get updated, Just Edit your weblog alternative addresses in Multi URI Ping option page in Wordpress admin panel and you will see alternative addresses in Update Services recent update lists when your blog get updated.

wp-cache - An extremely efficient WordPress page caching system to make your site much faster and responsive.

Home sharpening methods include using a sharpening steel, drawing knives across a flat sharpening stone, or using a commercial knife sharpener.

Using a Sharpening Steel

Instructions

STEP 1: Hold the steel - a metal rod designed for sharpening knives - in one hand.

STEP 2: With the other hand, hold the knife by its handle

STEP 3: Place the knife just under the handle of the steel, with the knife handle touching the bottom of the steel handle.

STEP 4: With the knife at a 10- to 25-degree angle to the steel, hold the steel rod steady and draw the knife blade down the steel.
STEP 5: Repeat several times until the entire cutting surface of the knife has been drawn across the steel on both sides of the blade.

Using a Sharpening Stone

Instructions

• STEP 1: Use a wet or dry sharpening stone.
• STEP 2: Place the stone flat on a stable surface.
• STEP 3: Holding the knife by its handle, put the blade at a 10- to 25-degree angle to the stone.
• STEP 4: Draw the knife toward you and across the stone.
• STEP 5: Repeat process on the other side of the blade.

Using a Commercial Knife Sharpener

Instructions

• STEP 1: Review instruction booklet that came with sharpener.
• STEP 2: The process usually involves drawing the knife blade through the mechanism toward you until the knife is sharpened. This method is not recommended for fine knives.

Overall Tips & Warnings

* Serrated or especially fine knives should be sharpened professionally. (Look in the yellow pages under Sharpening Services.) If you have purchased fine knives, the manufacturer may sharpen them for you at a nominal cost. See original artice here