DRUPAL 101

Drupal is an open source (free) content management system (CMS) and development framework. It offers modules, themes, and translations. It is very popular and growing, so it is worth learning about and following. Warning: large learning curve or "cliff". InfoPeople hosted an introductory webinar on Drupal for libraries. Laura Soloman presented and answered questions. Check it out -- the webinar and handouts are archived.

Here are examples of websites created in Drupal:

• Kansas City Public Library
• Palos Verdes Public Library
• Federal Express
• Recovery.gov

There are websites and YouTube videos about Drupal, including a weird Drupal Song:

Google Chrome - New Open Source Browser

Google Chrome is now available. The new web browser is based on open source applications. There are different tabs for different applications (e-mail, web, calendar, documents, video, and more.) This 38-page comic style explanation includes "sad tabs" and "memory hogs" -- and explains that when a bug or memory hog is discovered in one application, you shut down one tab, not the whole browser. The comic explains that WebKit is the open source rendering engine used for Google Chrome. Google GEARS is for software developers. Well done. Worth reading the whole book.