The Views module singlehandedly changes a Drupal install from what you have to what you want. The trick is in getting the settings to line up properly. This is a recipe for the configuration on one of my sites.

Drupal is in fact a PHP CMS. PHP stands for PHP Hypertext preprocessor or some such while CMS is much easier to understand as it stands for Content Management System. D

Jeffrey Veen has written an aricle on open source content management software at Adaptive Path that echos many of my own thoughts. I will not go so far as to agree that the software is useless, but he does make some valid points. Perhaps I can address his statements with regards to Drupal, the CMS I use.

Colours of urban spring, originally uploaded by jeremyw.