Drush is an amazing tool for managing nearly all aspects of a Drupal site and my latest trick is using Drush to pull in all of my favorite modules for a new build. There are plenty of ways to get modules downloaded to a project, but Drush's make command is a clean and powerful tool for the job.
Site Building
6/13/2013
When you've got a site with any sizable amount of content, sometimes you'll just want to do a bunch of things to a bunch of stuff. The Views Bulk Operations module provides a powerful extension to Views that allows you to do just this. Awesome stuff.
5/16/2013
When you need Drupal to do more stuff, the general course of action is to first peruse Drupal.org to find a module that suits your needs. How do you know which ones are safe to install and which ones will suit your needs?