19
Mar
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Tattler is an open source application for monitoring any topic by mining news, websites, blogs, multimedia sites and social networks.
The application is built on Drupal and allows a user to easily filter, organize and share the content collected.

Filtering can be done in detail by selecting the source and the timeframe which is nice specially when working on large datasets
Tattler can be a handy tool for everyone but mostly for social media and PR analysts and researchers.
Requirements: PHP 5.2+, MySQL 5+
23
Aug
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VidoopCAPTCHA is a free verification solution that works image-based which is unusual compared to the widely-used text-based ones.
It aims to be a more user-friendly solution as text-based captchas can sometimes be so hard to read for humans besides bots.

VidoopCaptcha is a hosted service & have plugins for WordPress, Ruby on Rails, and Drupal. Also, there are libraries for programming languages such as PHP, Python, and .NET.
It offers some customization options like category, number of grid squares, color & grid size. For a demo of this security resource, click here.
Requirements: No Requirements
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
15
Jul
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Open Atrium is an open source web application for creating an intranet where co-workers/teams can collaborate easily.
It is built on the Drupal framework & has modules like:
- blogs for each group
- event calendar which can import feeds from iCal & others
- documents, to store, collaborate & see revisions
- Twitter-like shoutbox for sharing any info
- case tracker which is a complete ticketing system to manage projects & assign tasks
- group dashboard to see what’s going on

Open Atrium can be extended with new features by creating new modules.
The application is multilingual & requires PHP & MySQL to run (like Drupal).
Requirements: PHP 5.2+ (GD enabled), MySQL 5+, Mod_Rewrite
Compatibility: All Major Browsers (except IE6)
12
Nov
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Allowing users to invite their contacts from other networks or e-mail providers is a popular method used in social networks & web applications.
OpenInviter is an open source PHP class, written in PHP5, for importing contacts from most of the well-known e-mail providers & social networks.

Such an invite feature is great, specially when presented as optional, to gain new users/visitors to any service.
There are already ready to use integrations for:
- WordPress
- Drupal
- Joomla
- phpBB & more.
OpenInviter supports:
- Gmail
- Windows Live
- Yahoo
- Mail.com
- Facebook
- Friendster
- hi5
- Linkedin
- Twitter
- Myspace & more..
Requirements: PHP5 & cURL or wget
21
Jun
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Magic Toolbox is a set of JavaScript image effect solutions.
These include zoom, magnify and thumb features.

These JavaScript solutions do not rely on JavaScript framework, they are well-documented and some have installation instructions for other like Joomla, Drupal, osCommerce & more.
They are free only for non-commercial use and need a license for commercial websites.
Requirements: No Requirements
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
26
Feb
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Übercart is an e-commerce suite developed for Drupal. With the end user in mind, focusing on usability at store configuration, product – catalog creation and order administration, Übercart is a simple yet powerful shopping cart solution.
Complete integration with Drupal makes Übercart stronger as there many modules, templates for Drupal. For example, you can easily add a forum, event system and even a digg-like voting system to your e-commerce website besides the products. Expansion limits are so wide.

Übercart is great for:
- Selling physical goods from any sized product catalog.
- Selling file downloads.
- Selling site access for members only websites, including automatic expiration and renewal of user access.
This free shopping cart for Drupal is integrated with many payment gateways like Cyber Source, Authorize.net, PayPal and shipping solutions like UPS, FedEx and USPS.
Übercart also provides an API to developers for integration with other codes.
Requirements: Drupal
31
Dec
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Drupal, which is one of the most powerful & free content management system has a new module named Drigg for creating Digg-like websites.
Unlike other Drupal-based solutions, Drigg only needs:
- VotingAPI — a powerful Voting API available for Drupal.
- A voting form based on the VotingAPI. The forms of choice are provided by Extra Voting Forms.
- The User Karma module.

21
Dec
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Bitnami can be called as an installation framework that makes it easier than ever to try the latest and greatest versions of popular open source software. Just install, play with the software, and uninstall when you are done. The stacks are pre-configured, self contained, and will not interfere with the rest of your system.
What is a stack?
BitNami stacks make it incredibly easy to install your favorite open source software. Application stacks include an open source application and all the dependencies necessary to run it, such as Apache, MySQL and PHP or Ruby. All you need to do is download the Stack, provide a few pieces of information when prompted by the installation wizard, and that’s it. By the time you click ‘finish’, your new application will be ready to run.

Softwares supported (for now, new applications are added frequently that are decided with the community polls):
Infrastructure
- LAMPStack
- MAMPStack
- RubyStack
- WAMPStack
Blog
- Roller
- WordPress
Bug-Tracking
- Mantis
- Redmine
- Trac
CMS
- Alfresco
- Drupal
- Joomla!
- KnowledgeTree
ECM
- Alfresco
- KnowledgeTree
Forum
- phpBB
Poll Management
- Opina
Portal Server
- Liferay
Wiki
- DokuWiki
- MediaWiki
eLearning
- Moodle
Requirements: No Requirements