Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:49:33 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/ PostNuke Powered Site en-us http://www.designs4nuke.com/images/logo.gif http://www.designs4nuke.com/ ithinkmedia@gmail.com http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article280.html I wanted to share some information about a paid programming opportunity for this summer. And if you know of anyone who might be interested please pass along the information. Thanks in advance -- This year the project has been accepted into Google's Summer of Code. And in case you don't know the Google Summer of Code program rescues talented student developers to do what they love -- write great code -- for participating open source projects, like PostNuke, in exchange for a $4,500 USD stipend. Not too shabby, huh? Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:49:33 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article278.html There have been some issues with the images in the site. We are updating the images in the gallery first then we'll look at the other issues. Please keep checking back to the site for the updates. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:22:54 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article277.html Wanted to provide an update o­n the progress of the site's content. I've decided to do a major content overhaul because I am concentrating o­n quality over quantity.I've got the new gallery working, I'm scrapping the older gallery because it was double work to upload the file into the members download area and then upload it again into the gallery. I've implemented pagesetter and its working like a charm but I've got to upload/update more of the current listings.Check out the new gallery Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:40:10 -0800 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article276.html The new year is often a time for reflection so this year wasn't much different but my new year did come with a twist. My mother was diagnosed with cancer the Friday before Christmas -- so needless to say my year started off with a bit more reflection than usual. My mom is doing OK, she has gone through surgery to remove the cancer and slowly recovering. Her prognosis is good but it's been a scary, busy, and roller coaster couple of months. So now, back to my reflection -- PostNuke has come a long way over the past six years. The project has gone through its own challenges and changes over the years but it's still strong and growing. I continue to use PN for my personal and professional sites. It fits like a glove, so continuing with it as my tool of choice isn't going to change. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:38:24 -0800 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article275.html Let the fun begin -- I'm excited to announce that PN .8RC1 has been released by the PN dev team. You can get more info and download here: http://community.postnuke.com/Article2836.htm Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:28:57 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article274.html 5 new fonts have been added to our Premium Library -- easy to view, easy to find, and always available. Become a Premium Member Today to Download these Fonts! Tue, 22 May 2007 02:21:07 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article273.html A set of 20 eclectic, stylish topic icons have been added to the Premium Library! The set comes with a master image file so you can change or update the text on any of the icons to customize for your site and the font is included for easy editing and customization. Tue, 22 May 2007 01:19:50 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article272.html We've just added a new web element to our Premium Member's library -- add new avatars to your site to add that special edge and customization. The images are customized for PostNuke but can be used in any systems by renaming the images so they are recognized. Mon, 21 May 2007 23:13:00 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article271.html Designs4Nuke is proud to announce the latest addition to the D4N Theme Club, AT-ThemeClub, is a three-column, fixed width, stylish, theme. Tue, 08 May 2007 17:13:47 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article270.html Designs4Nuke is proud to announce the latest addition to the D4N Theme Club, d4nXLiquid is a two-column, stretch, stylish, tableless theme that is XHTML and CSS compliant. The basic version is available to all members and an upgraded version with additional blocks and images pre-configured is available to premium members. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:37:36 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article268.html As an 'information-based' entrepreneur I found Fred Wilson's presentation very interesting and thought others on Designs4Nuke.com would be interested in seeing it too. Fred Wilson is a managing partner of Union Square Ventures and argues that because the technical cost associated with producing information is nearing zero, and copyrights and other protections are more difficult to maintain, "advertising business models are ascendant." He suggests: "Giving away your baseline product for freeā€¦monetize [it] with advertisingā€¦upsell a premium product with a subscription model." Get the full presentation Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:37:34 -0800 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article267.html I've added a tool through Pagesetter that allows members to track the progress of upcoming themes. You'll see what's in the pipeline and where development is at so you'll have a better idea of what to expect as a premium member. Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:32:57 -0800 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article266.html 16 new themes were added to the Premium Member's Library! We have a total of 35 quality themes and that works out to only 71 cents per theme. With more added over the next few weeks you're getting a great deal! View the themes to see the quality you are getting and subscribe to get immediate access. Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:59:28 -0800 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article265.html If you've never tried using Pagesetter then you are missing out o­n a really powerful tool in your box. I wouldn't have said this a year ago but Pagesetter is a tool for the person who isn't a hard core coder but is for someone who has a firm grasp o­n PHP and Smarty. Over the past few months I've implemented Pagesetter into a couple of my own projects in addition to adding it to a couple client sites. And as I said, I wouldn't have recommended Pagesetter to anyone but programmers -- but I can honestly say the module has improved a thousand percent over the past year and is ready for those who can navigate and understand code. I want to warn you, this isn't for a novice and you have to understand the basics of coding before you start because there is a lot of Smarty logic within the module -- but with a little bit of effort you can get it to do what you want. Look for some tutorials, case studies, and an online class for Pagesetter on Designs4Nuke -- honestly, Pagesetter is the best thing since sliced bread :) and this module will give you complete control over your site's content. And although it does have a bit of a learning curve I've been keeping alot of notes and have learned a lot of tricks/helpful hints that should get you a head start to get you up and running very quickly. Download Pagesetter Now Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:34:43 -0800 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article264.html We've got over 300 resources in our directory now -- check them out because I'm sure you'll find a few you want to bookmark for future reference. Access Directory. The directory is free to everyone -- enjoy. Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:57:24 -0800 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article263.html 19 New Themes added with more to come! We've added 19 more themes to our premium members library and are implementing a new system so members are able to find the themes based on specific styling in addition to fixed versus fluid, 2 or 3 column, and where the menu is located. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:50:47 -0800 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article262.html Elegant theme that comes with all the tools for easily customization. It is a fixed width, 2 column, theme with left side navigation and comes with fully commented CSS files along with editable Fireworks images so you can add your own branding. The template can also be easily translated to AutoTheme to use with your favorite open source CMS. » View Larger Image Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:13:04 -0800 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article261.html New icons/images have been added to our premium members download section. In addtition 10 news resource links have been added to our FREE online directory where we have over 270 links with much more to come soon! Check out the Directory Here View Icons Added to Premium Members Library Sat, 03 Feb 2007 03:35:41 -0800 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article260.html Over the past six months things have been slow around here -- I've been busy with clients, and getting an online teaching gig. But I've found a renewed sense of purpose and this site is on the top of the priority list with respect to growing the business so please stay tuned as we clean out the attic -- update the links, and put some new items in the library. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:22:55 -0800 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article258.html The d4nSpringTabbedFlower theme has been added to the premium members library. This is a theme inspired by several I've seen online recently and can be easily customized. It is a fresh/business look ready to be used on all types of sites. Here's a preview of the theme: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:26:18 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article257.html Want to let loose and create -- check this out, click the mouse to chanage colors: http://www.jacksonpollock.org Here's another site to take some inspiration from and learn how to create translucent backgrounds for your themes: http://www.wannabegirl.org/translucent/ Fri, 09 Jun 2006 04:51:34 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article256.html Just a little trick I picked up and thought I would share. You know when you want to get alternating rows of color in your theme tables. Well here is a trick to add to your style sheet: tr bgcolor="{cycle values="#EEEEEE,#FFFFFF"}" or with style classes like this: tr class="{cycle values="alternate1,alternate2"}" Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:40:50 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article255.html I'm working on short how-to tutorials on PostNuke basics. I've started simple, like the demo of changing the tab menus on the admin interface and just finished one for 'adding a theme'. Do you have other suggestions for tutorials? Keep in mind these are short 2-5 minutes how tos. Here are the links: Add and Change Your Site's Theme Configure the Admin Tabs PN 8 Install Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:15:22 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article253.html I've put together a easy to implement hack for those interested in showing a status bar when your users are logging users in and out of your site. You can see an example of the hack when you login to Designs4Nuke. This update/hack is available to basic members and works on PostNuke .75 and .76. Note, it is an easy install outlined below: 1. Backup your current files (modueles/NS-User (75) modules/User (76)) 2. Upload files to your server 3. Login to your account to see it in action. It's that simple! So become a basic member today to download the update. Mon, 22 May 2006 22:48:16 -0700 http://www.designs4nuke.com/Article250.html Eight new flower, wedding style icons added to premium members' library. The icons will make a nice addition to several of the templates. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 03:32:56 -0700