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This is the fourth and final instalment of my seasonal tetralogy with the other three being Autumn Almanac, Winter Wonderland and the Spring Theme. I thought I'd concentrate on a sunset for the summer theme.
As before this is a fixed width theme 960px wide. The underlying grid is based on 4...
Generally speaking when it comes to web hosting you get what you pay for. If you pay a small annual fee for a shared hosting account then don't expect lightning quick responses when you lodge a query or complaint. For instance, despite what a shared hosting company might claim on their website, don't expect a ...
For many of us the Muppets were an essential part of our childhood. Amazingly sharp script writing gave it a position amongst children and adults that the Simpsons occupies today.
A new set of shorts videos from the Muppet creators has been launched on our favourite streaming site, You Tube...
This is a spring theme based on a 960px wide 16 columns grid.
I wanted to create a spring design that wasn't too feminine so I had to find a creative way of using flowers.
The main content can either be two or three columns while the footer can either be three or four co...
Autumn Almanac is a seasonal theme that is build on a 16 column 960px grid. The columns are 40px wide with 20px guttering and 10px margins.
Like all previous themes it is free to use and released under the GPL license.
The theme has been tested in all major browsers alth...
News just surfacing this morning is that the White House (Yeah that Obama dude in Washington DC) has relaunched their website but this time on Drupal.
Over the past year a number of large corporations have switched over to Drupa...
A constant moan in the Drupal community is the apparent lack of quality themes for users to download from drupal.org; especially in comparison to Wordpress or Joomla. One explanation for this is that the complexity of the CVS system discourages designers from contribut...
Google's toolbar PageRank has not been updated for nearly six months now. This in itself is not unique and we know that this year is to see significant changes to Google search (Caffeine update) which gives an explanation to the delay. However, there are now quotes circulating from Google employees stating tha...
Get out your winter woolies and Wellington boots as the frost and snow of the winter months is fast approaching. You may also would like to think about changing your Drupal theme to reflect online the realities of your snow-bound existence.
Recently launched is the Winter Wonderland theme f...
That great font of eternal distraction, YouTube, has thrown up another tickler and this one sees a computerised graphic designer trying to reason with a client who demands everything for £3.50 and for it to be delivered in 17 minutes. Tee hee...
This rings true for all freelancers out ther...
