Archive for June, 2009

Two Great CSS Cheat Sheets

Posted on Monday, June 29th, 2009

How does the old saying go?  It isn’t cheating if you don’t get caught?  Well, don’t tell anybody I gave you these two great CSS cheat sheets!  Web designers rejoice, as these are two of the most handy things you can have, well… handy when it comes to cascading style sheets.

CSS Cheat Sheet vs2 [...]

Add a Hosting Affiliate Banner to WordPress

Posted on Friday, June 26th, 2009

Today, in celebration of our new affiliate plan tutorial category for the wiki, I wanted to do something for the Lunarpages affiliates out there.  For those of you who have installed WordPress (and have a widget ready theme) it is super easy to get a Lunarpages banner up and running on the Lunarpages affiliate plan.
Step [...]

Free Design Stencil Kit from Yahoo!

Posted on Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Talk about a nice find.  While browsing through my e-mail, I had found that a reader of the Lunartics blog suggested this resource to cover.  Yahoo! offers a design and stencil kit to web designers out there for free, licensed under the Creative Commons.  That would mean it is free to share and remix, [...]

Unlimited Desktop Backup for Free from Lunarpages!

Posted on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Now, as a web host, we are always telling customers that one of the most important things they can do is backup their web site’s content.  You can never have enough backups – because in the long run, you can never tell when the worst might happen.  In the same sense, you should also be [...]

All the Lunar News That is Fit to Print

Posted on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Just in case you missed it, Issue 21 of the Lunarpages newsletter has been released.  The big focus this month is on TremenDesk, possibly the best hosted help desk solution you have ever seen before and an exclusive backup deal for Lunarpages clients, courtesy of Keepit.com. 
To steal a line from Ron Popeil, “That’s [...]

10 Awesome Blog Clients to Help You Write

Posted on Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Great tools do not make you a great writer, however it can make you a more productive one.  Here are ten of my favorite blog clients – in no specific order.  By using a desktop client to update your blog (rather than the web site interface) you can often gain features like being able to [...]

Robots.txt FAQ

Posted on Friday, June 19th, 2009

How much do you know about the Robots.txt file?  It can be a handy tool for any webmaster to know more about.  Here are some of the most frequently asked questions I get about this special little file.
What is the robots.txt file used for?
In web site development, the robots.txt file is used as a [...]

A Clean Modern Font for Your Next Logo

Posted on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Looking for a modern looking font for your next design?  Look no further than the Contemporary – Modern font.  This wonderful creation (via MyFox on deviantART) is a great simple font face to use for anything from logos to ad text in your next graphic masterpiece. 
This is font free for public or commercial [...]

Make it Easier for Google Searchers to Find You!

Posted on Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Have you setup your Google profile?  A while back, Google started to show profiles in their search results, so if you want to make sure somebody is able to find you – it might be a good idea to set up or update your own Google profile.
To get started, go to Google’s create [...]

Hundreds of Free Stock Photos for Your Web Sites

Posted on Monday, June 15th, 2009

Stock photography has always been a little scary for me.  Mainly cause most of it you find out there, the people look so creepily happy.  For the most part, they remind me of the kids in the Children of the Corn movies.  Blank stares aside, I have found one great place to grab a [...]