Sorting Content easily - wish to avoid a "weight" integer
Here is a "Comparison of Node Ordering Modules". 

I have tested most of these modules and decided to go with the Weight module because it was easier to implement and slightly faster then all the other module because it does not add any table joins to your queries since it is re-using the node's sticky field. It includes a very easy to setup Views plugin for drag-n-drop sorting. The Weight module is designed to 'sort nodes', while DraggableViews is designed to 'sort anything'.