[fill in the blank] management systems
I've been messing around with Macromedia captivate to see if it works as a good solution for putting some content online. One file that I need to post requires that a persons viewing of it be recorded (name, email, etc.). Captivate says that it can do this via email, but it does it in a way that just won't work for me. Captivate is also able to tie into "learning management systems", so I'm now working to see how difficult that solution is. I'm playing with Moodle.
At the same time, I'm playing with Mambo. it's a open-source content management system that is well designed and seems to have nice features. I don't know if I'll ever have a use for it, but it's sure nice to know what's out there.
Both of these installations were simpler with the new version of MAMP that became available a few days ago. It installs Apache 2, MySQL, PHP and PHPMyAdmin. Very easy to use!