Archive for March, 2009

Find the Right Hosting Plan For You

Posted on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

There are a lot of shoppers out there that are probably not exactly sure which hosting plan they should purchase.  For us who have been in the web hosting world for some time, we might take our knowledge of the web hosting world for granted.  To make things easier though, for first time web hosting [...]

7 Great Joomla Template Resources

Posted on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

I recently had a Lunartics reader e-mail me in search of a few good Joomla theme resources.  Looking around the Web, I started to search out some of the best Joomla theme resources out there, and here are the ones I found.

Joomla-Themes.co.uk
JoomlaPraise.com
Joomla2u.net
ThemesBase.com
JoomlaTP.com
ThemeBot.com
Joomla24.com

Have another Joomla theme or template resource [...]

2 New Web 2.0 Image Tools

Posted on Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Are you in the need of of a quick Web 2.0ish looking banner or badge?  I have two great tools for you to bookmark, and use next time you find yourself in a pinch like that.
Web 2.0 Badge Generator
Between the two, I might like the look and feel of the Web 2.0 Badge Generator [...]

Fun JavaScript Effects for Your Web Site

Posted on Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Ever wanted to know how many of the popular sites like CNN, Nasa, Apple, FeedBurner and others do those cool web site effects?  I got one word for you, script.aculo.us!  This easy to use, cross-browser set of Javascript libraries will give your web sites the instructiveness and design elements you have always wanted.
What can [...]

Syndication Comes to LPQuicksite Blog

Posted on Monday, March 16th, 2009

RSS feed support is turned on by default whenever you start a blog from inside of LPQuicksite.  RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication gives your blog’s readers a way to know when the blog has been updated, even when they are not viewing the web site. 
How can I edit the options for my [...]

LPQuicksite Storage and Bandwidth Upgrades

Posted on Friday, March 13th, 2009

The Lunarpages LPQuicksite hosting plan now has no limit to the disk space and bandwidth you may use.  This new unlimited access to both the bandwidth on your account and the disk space you use is a welcomed addition to many who had asked for it.  When you ask for a feature, we love to [...]

Golden Rule on Redirects to Keep Google Happy

Posted on Friday, March 13th, 2009

Let us say Joe has an old web site, but he wants to change his main domain name and the location of a few pages on his web site.  There are a dozen different ways to redirect a web site, but what would be the best way to get this done?  You want to use [...]

Design Your Own Flash Headers

Posted on Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Tired with boring text, and flash that isn’t interactive?  If so, you will be greatly surprised by the latest new feature we added to the LPQuicksite plan.  LPQuicksite now allows you to edit  templates that contain flash headers.

By doing so, you can give your own template layout another layer of customization, helping to separate your [...]

What Does Above the Fold Mean in Site Design?

Posted on Thursday, March 12th, 2009

A phrase you might often hear tossed about in web design is “above the fold”.  Now what does it mean?  To find out the answer, you have to go back and look at those ancient documents or grandparents used to share information before the time of the Internet.  Yes, I am speaking of newspapers.
In [...]

WordPress Cache Plugins to Help Performance

Posted on Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Often, people ask me, what is the best way to lower the loads to the server resources if I am using a WordPress powered web site or blog? 
Now there are a lot of various tips and tweaks you could do, however the easiest way to get the job done would be to try out [...]