Module Link: http://drupal.org/project/cobalt The Cobalt module allows to quickly navigate though Drupal only using a keyboard (ie: typing your destination rather than using menus). Who: Technical and non-technical users but people who use Drupal for hours on end will get the most benefit When: Use this module when you know where you want to go but don't want to wade through tons of menus to find the link. Where: You can configure the hotkeys for this module at /admin/settings/cobalt but by default it's control-space Why: Looking through menus for the one link you want is slow when you know where you are going. I find it much easier to type "control-space content" to go to the content listing screen then looking around different menus. Also, you can assign hot keys for commonly used tasks.   Theme song "i dunno" by grapes. module-a-day_podcast-0060.mp3

Module Link: http://drupal.org/project/dragndrop_uploads The Drag'n'Drop module allows users to upload files by dropping that file on a text area. Who: Technical and non-technical users When: Use this module when your user has a qualified browser and you don't want them to have to upload files separately. Where: Setup of this module is done per content type when you edit it (not manage fields). Why: Sometimes it's nice to hide all of those extra fields and tell your clients to magically drag over the files to have them appear.   Theme song "i dunno" by grapes. module-a-day_podcast-0059.mp3

Module Link: http://drupal.org/project/views_ui_basic The Views UI: Edit Basic Settings module allows administrators to give users limited access to views so those users can't really screw up anything super important. Who: Technical users When: Use this module when your users need to be able to edit things like the header in a view but you are afraid of them messing up the rest of the view (like the fields, sort, etc) Where: Setup your permission of who has access to this module (hint: don't give them access to your views with the administer views permission). Then go to /admin/build/views/views_ui_basic and enable the sections you want to make available for editing. Now when a user with the access for this module goes to the view it's self, they'll see an edit tab. Why: Lets face it, when the user gets access to the CMS, it's all down hill from there. Your job as an administrator is to make sure you're not giving a shotgun to a three year old. Your job is to have your code try to keep them safe... and that's what this module is for.   Theme song "i dunno" by grapes. module-a-day_podcast-0058.mp3

Module Link: http://drupal.org/project/semanticviews The Semantic Views module allows you to clean up and modify the HTML output by Views 2 without having to ever touch a template file. Who: Technical users When: Use this module when you want to change the HTML markup that is created by views but you don't want to dive ino .tpl.php land. Where: In your view be sure to enable the Smenatic Views style and the row style. Why: Nobody likes having to create a dozen template files just to change the title of a node to be an H2. Also, some users don't know how to create a template file or what the PHP inside one means.   Theme song "i dunno" by grapes. module-a-day_podcast-0057.mp3

Module Link: http://drupal.org/project/swftools The SWF Tools module allows you to easily embed flash in a variety of ways without having too much technical knowledge. Who: Technical and Non-technical users When: Use this module when you want to allow your users to embed flash but you don't want to overcomplicate things by having them create their own Object tags in HTML. Where: You can find the general settings in /admin/settings/swftools and if you are going to use the input filter functionality, you'll need to enable it for each input filter you want to use it on. Why: Sadly, most of the world does not know HTML and quite frankly are scared of the tech "greek" they see on the screen. While your skills may help you impress the ladies this module allows users to use a simple syntax to imbed flash movies.   Theme song "i dunno" by grapes. module-a-day_podcast-0056.mp3

Module Link: http://drupal.org/project/xmlsitemap The XML Sitemap module allows you to create a sitemap for search engines in an automated manor and then submit them to the search engines. Who: Everybody who has a public facing Drupal site should use this module When: Use this module when you have public menus, nodes, taxonomies, etc and you want to be sure that they are listed in the search engines. Where: Most of the settings can be found in /admin/settings/xmlsitemap but be sure to check out your content types for inclusion/exclusion and priority. Why: Lets face it, without the search engines nobody would know your site about Otters Gone Wild. This module creates the XML that helps the search engines find your content and find it quickly after it has been updated.   Theme song "i dunno" by grapes. module-a-day_podcast-0055.mp3

Module Link: http://drupal.org/project/feed_path_publisher The Feed Path Publisher Module allows you to add link tags to the HTML head without having to hack up your page.tpl.php. Who: Technical and non-technical When: Use this module when you have created RSS files (usually through views) and want them to show up in the RSS icon in most browsers adress bars. Bonus: If you change your default front page from /node to something else, you'll lose that nice link to /rss.xml. Use this module to add it back. Where: Setup is fairly simple and can be found at /admin/content/feed_path_publisher Why: Creating RSS feeds is easy with Views 2, this module allows it to be in the head where browsers and RSS readers can pick up on the files and grok them for all their worth.   Theme song "i dunno" by grapes. module-a-day_podcast-0054.mp3

Module Link: http://drupal.org/project/private_upload The Private Upload module gives you a way to allow users to upload files to a private directory while still keeping your file downloads public. Who: Technical and non-technical When: Use this module when you want to allow users to upload files but you don't want the contents of those files to be public. Where: Be sure to got to /admin/settings/private_upload before you upload any files or else you'll have to go through and edit a lot of nodes. If you do happen add this to an existing site, all files will be public by default and you'll have to re-set the files you want to be private. Why: Drupal 6's default private file handling comes with quite a few drawbacks. This module allows you to have private uploads while steering clear of Drupal's private file setting.   Theme song "i dunno" by grapes. module-a-day_podcast-0053.mp3

Module Link: http://drupal.org/project/author_pane The Author Pane module gives you a themeable block that provides basic information about the author of the node. Who: Technical users (due to the way you add fields, in PHP directly to the template file, yuck!) When: Use this module when you want to provide additional information about the author on the node page. Where: Well, there's no real configuration for this module aside from it's one block. So look for it in the block settings pages or else you'll have to call it directly from a theme function. Why: It's fancy to show the authors picture, a short bio and their favorite ice cream right next to the story they wrote.   Theme song "i dunno" by grapes. module-a-day_podcast-0052.mp3

Module Link: http://drupal.org/project/views_send The Views Send module allows you to send mail using Views Bulk Operations. Who: Technical users When: Use this module when you want to select nodes as a basis of sending out a bulk email while using things like tokens selected from the view in your email. Where: This isn't an easy one just to point to. You must modify a content type to hold an email address (or get crafty with views to use a relationship). Create a view with Views Bulk Operations. Run the new view and select Send Mass Email and then go through the emailing steps. Why: People like sending out things like newsletters to their users. This module will help you do things like that with a spiffy, scaleable Views interface.   Theme song "i dunno" by grapes. module-a-day_podcast-0051.mp3