Ok, I give up. I admit it, it's too much trouble. I have been looking for a combo LMS/CMS for about a month now and I'm sick of it. This happens every time I go down this path; I get so far and then end up giving up. There are so many LMSs and many CMSs in the market that after looking for awhile the features become a confusing mass of meaningless drivel.
My friend Lisa did something amazing. She gave up her job to work with her family on her niece's emerging career as a singer/actress. Demi's currently traveling all over the place to promote her new gig "Camp Rock" and Lisa is traveling with her. To me this is an amazing act of love and sacrifice.
What does this have to do with my hunt for content management? Well, for one thing, it showed me how non-sacrificial I am. Just because I cannot concentrate well enough to wade through features doesn't mean I should give up. After all, this doesn't require me to give up everything like Lisa did.
So, every time I want to give up (and, believe me, it's often these days), Lisa's story will remind me not to. I want to turn "happens every time" into "happens sometimes". Wish me luck...