Blog Server Software Generally need to enable UTF-8 support in app server and in database. (In one place it says that HSQLDB uses UTF-8 by default, which Campbell did not deny. Fred says that HSQLDB stores in unicode). PHP/MySQL b2Evolution bBlob BLOG:CMS Expression Engine Java Blojsom Chronicle diary/blog using hslqdb ---------------------------------------------------- BLOJSOM. Trash. http://java-source.net/open-source/bloggers Blogunit. For communities, but demo dead. Most file-based. One MySql-based. MapleBlog is Hibernate-based: Looks DEAD. Roller Weblogger? LOOKS GREAT!!! Runs as a portable war. Can configure by editing prop files or by web admin interface. Directory-based by default, but can implement your own persistence layer. Blogs are accessed like http://host/webappname/blog//. When you make a blog, prop files get created in directory WEB-INF/: prop files and a directory under the blojsom-blog-home: /blojsom-blogs/: entries & category prop subdirs. (where /blojsom-blogs = blojsom-blog-home) and resources/wid01: static web files (..jpg, .css, .js) Main config files seem to be WEB-INF//blog.properties. (specifies overriding blog-specific blog-home) WEB-INF/blojsom.properties (specifies global blojsom-blog-home) One doc says that blojsom-blog-home ---------------------------------------------------- See my file "roller.txt" about Roller Weblogger. GOOGLE BLOGGER With the newest Blog editor, to insert a Youtube video, insert the embed HTML into the post HTML. Obtain the embed HTML like this: Bring up the video in a separate window (with angular arrow button), then RMB and select "copy the embedded html".