This isn't so much a quick tip as much as it is an ad for the phenomenal Admin module which I've recently discovered. It adds inline content editing, views administration, block editing, a newer and much improved administration section layout and a great toolbar at the top of all pages. Here's how to setup it up:
What you'll need: Admin module
This one's pretty simple but not as obvious as some might think. We all know the Update Status module checks for updates for your modules automatically when the cron runs (if you aren't using the Update Status module, you should be) which makes keeping up to date pretty easy. But you don't really want to have to login to check all the time to see if there are updates available, especially if you have a lot of sites to keep track of. Wouldn't it be nice if your site would just email you when updates are available? Here's how.
What you'll need: cron maintenance properly configured, Update Status module
One this that bugs me about Drupal is the lack of built in functionality for an administrative role. There's nothing more annoying that having to create a role, go into permissions, and manually check all those boxes every time you make a change to installed modules. Luckily, as with most things Drupal, there's a module to fix this.
What you'll need: Admin Role module
Have you ever wanted to simplify a URL or just have an easier URL to remember for specific content on your site? That's where URL Aliases come into play. You can set a second, third, fourth, as many URLs as you want to point to a node.
What you'll need: Path module enabled
I found a nifty way of automatically removing content from the site which may contain words you don't want displayed.
What you'll need: Triggers and Actions modules enabled
