This weekend I looked for a new webhosting for my two Drupal projects. After stumbling a few forums I decided to try HostGator webhosting and its Baby package. I have to say that I was impressed by the professional look of their services and their customer support. Setting up a new webhosting was a question of a few minutes. After it was done I started moving my websites.

Website owners using Drupal have a very detailed log of access available directly in their admin pages. However there is no built-in functionality which could show how many RSS subscribers does the website have. You have all the neccessary information available in the log. So only thing you have to do is to find them and to show them. I will show you how to prepare a block that will inform you and your readers about current RSS subscribers count.

The most known browser in Apple computer's world is out in a new version. This browser has the nice user interface which is familiar for Apple Mac OS X users and totally new for users of Windows platform. You can read in many articles about the amazing speed of this new browser. I don't think that it's so great as it could be. For me is the Firefox 2.x still the best, with Opera browser as the second and Internet Explorer 7 as the third.

Many people are asking about how to download videos from YouTube. If they find a working solution, they are looking for application able to convert downloaded FLV files to MPEG or any other common video format. The solution is really simple and you don't need to spare any amount of your money to buy shareware application. So there is a simple tutorial about how to download and convert videos from YouTube to MPEG video file for free.

Everyone interested in CMS Drupal has own list of favorites RSS sources related to Drupal. There is a mother of sources – Drupal.org. I am sure that you know the main RSS source on this website. But I think that many of you search for regular information about new module releases, new modules build, information for developers or Drupal theme creators. I prepared the list of useful English Drupal sources and here is it:

The K Desktop Environment or KDE is basically a desktop environment for UNIX platform. KDE is designed to accomplish the necessity of user-friendly desktop for UNIX platform; it is similar to desktop environments on operating systems such as Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.

UpdateStar is a software that enables a user to stay updated with all the existing softwares installed in a computer or a laptop. Be it Freeware or shareware and other commercial software products, UpdateStar covers a wide range of software applications installed in the system. With its numerous features, UpdateStar also offers added enhancements which include freeware recommendations, security alerts, and lucrative software deals. 

Year 2007 was very rich in interesting freeware applications. I will provide you my selection of free applications which I have find this year. It is not complete selection, of course.  However I think that there are all important apps. Remember to its author. If you find a PayPal donate button on their pages and you like their applications, help with small amount of money. Donation using PayPal is very easy.

I’m convinced that you know Encarta encyclopedia. But do you know its robot? It can talk to you if you are feeling alone; it will tell you anything you need to know about almost anything. The only software you need to talk with Encarta Bot is Windows Live Messenger (former MSN Messenger). In this application just add a new contact using e-mail address encarta@botmetro.net. 

Do you use set of office applications MS Office 2007? Thanks to its redesigned user interface and ribbon it is much more user friendly than before. For older MS Office versions users it can be a little frustrated, but it is only a question of time to take full control over the new interface of MS Office 2007. New gadget for Vista Sidebar can help you with set of daily tips and tricks for MS Office 2007 and Windows Vista. 

Would you like to have a good looking signature generated as an image and for free? I have found a interesting website (via Digital Point forum), where you can create your signatures. Just type your name or the words for signature and continue with signature creation wizard. You can also use your scanned image, but this is a paid service. Normal signature creation is for free. How to do that?

A long time before of Windows Vista release there was Google and its gadgets.  You can simply place these gadgets on your web page using a generated code. Microsoft came with new operating system and clever heads began think how one could place existing Google gadgets in the Windows Vista sidebar. Result of this is application Amnesty Generator which can convert Google gadgets for new Vista.

Towards the end of October 2007, ESET company came up with a new protection system. The new version of the popular antivirus software, NOD32, is an alternative to Eset Smart Security, a complete antivirus system including antivirus, antispyware, firewall and antispam. As was rightly mentioned by the company members during the Invex fair held in Brno, not everyone is willing to trust a new product and using NOD32 is like driving a Ferrari. 

Though computers are becoming faster and the older machines become obsolete in a very short time, computers still lack a feature, which would make them a lot more comfortable to use – it is the nuisance having to wait for many applications to finish their job. Do you think that your high-end computer – which may have cost you several thousand dollars cannot be faster? Try to think about the time you spend waiting for something while working on the computer…

Website creators often fight with older versions of Internet Explorer. This browser before version 7 doesn’t support transparent PNG images. Using PNG pictures with the transparency has certain foundation. GIF that the Internet Explorer 6 support without problems works with maximum of 256 colours and transparency in this format is impossible confront with alpha channel transparency in PNG images. Fortunately it is possible Internet Explorer 6 and 5.5 relatively easily make to respect the entire advantage of PNG format included its transparency.