I think it would be great if there was a place for people to list their upcoming events. I think it would be great if people listed upcoming church events, upcoming meetups, upcoming Drupal events, etc. What do you guys think?

The goal of this post is to explain how to get Google Maps working within your website. So, first I should explain that there are several ways to display a Google map on your site. The first way is to create a link to a map and every time someone clicks on it, it takes them to the Google site. Second way is to create a "static" map. So, the map is physically on your site, but there is no interaction. You can pan, zoom, or get directions. Third way is to create a "dynamic" map. This will require you to get a Google maps API key. But, the best part is that it's free. Go to http://code.google.com/apis/maps. Once you have the key, all you need to do is code the map. There are lots of examples on the Google site. Here's what I did. And here's my attempt to explain the code.

Hello all. I'm working on our church website and have decided to see if I want to use Drupal or if i want to use Joomla. So, I was able to create a basic site using Drupal with the help of the podcasts. So, now I'm trying to do the same with Joomla and haven't found a tutorial that basically will hold my hands in developing the site. I downloaded Joomla 1.5 and have it installed, now what do I do? Is there a Geeks & God like site for Joomla? I've found a lot of tutorials that talk about theming and stuff, but nothing that says do this, then this, and so forth. Any help in this area would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.