PcHousekeeping Goes Drupal

In the last few days we have completely redone PcHousekeeping.com with the latest version of Drupal which at this time is 7.2. It's an old site with a lot of content that is out of date, but we wanted to show that we could move from a fixed html site to a modern Drupal CMS.

Everything went fairly smooth. The page URLs have been preserved so whatever was indexed with the search engines should have the same traffic. A good bit of the content is still tied to PC maintenance which we no longer do except for family and friends.

Video From My Kodak Digital Camera

We won't be super technical here, but simply list what worked for me. This does not mean that it's the best way or the only way. I just had a lot of trouble getting help on the web for video with the Z612, and this is a way for me to document it and remember. If someone else is helped then great.

The Kodak Z612 outputs video in a MOV file which is an Apple QuickTime proprietory container file. I have had nothing but bad luck any time I try to run some of Apple's stuff on this PC, but that's probably just me.

Web Images and Video With Kodak Z612

I'm not new to digital photography, but this Kodak Z612 is the first one I could call mine. It's one of the EasyShare series, but we don't have the dock. We download from the camera to the PC with a simple USB wire.

The Z612 has:

Save Ink - Save Money

I have a HP Deskjet printer and have found that the printer is cheep compared to the cost of new ink cartridges. We don't need color for most print jobs so we save ink by setting the printer to default on "Black Only" and "Draft". This helps because color cartridges cost more than black, and you will even use less of the black with it set to "Draft" in the print setup.

Installing RAM Memory - It's Not Hard

Adding computer memory is where you get the most bang for your buck when it comes to trying to speed up your PC. This little page may give you confidence to try it for the first time. PC memory is relatively cheap now and a computer RAM upgrade can make a noticeable difference if you try to run several applications at the same time.

ICDSoft Hosting Review. We Have 8 Sites.

We don't have to test ICDSoft like the review sites, because we have been using ICDSoft hosting with eight live client sites for multiple years. We are on their USA (SAVVIS Data Center) and very happy with the service.

How To Defragment XP - Defrag

If your PC starts to slow down, one of the first things to consider is when you last defragged. If you want to see why I'm trying to write a simple How To on this take a look at Microsoft's defrag explanation.

Choosing FTP Software

FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is used to get your files on a web server so that they can be seen on the internet. If you have been working in Notepad and located some server space it's now time to begin thinking of some FTP software to transfer your HTML to the server. If you are trying HTM-Kit as we suggested you will find that it has a built in FTP capability as do FrontPage and Dreamweaver. They are all basically set up the same with a view showing server files on one side and your local PC files on the other side.

Affordable Web Hosting - Free or Paid?

We are just going to give you a few thoughts based on our own experience. It's like renting a house where knowing the reputation of the landlord can save you a lot of grief. If they let spammers live in your neighborhood you could wind up having your email blocked.

HTML Tutorials

We will be discussing HTML tutorials that I have actually used. There is no sense in me creating a tutorial when so many are available on the net. What we hope to do here is give you confidence in the ones you select. It's the code thats important, and we will all ways be pushing you toward what is called standards compliant or "valid" code.