CompuSkills Web Design Service

These instructions are for Wordpress themes.
Download your chosen theme. You will probably have to unzip it.
Unzip the files to the Wordpress themes folder on your blog’s server.
This will probably be in the htdocs folder, if your server uses Apache, and called something like:
…….\htdocs\wordpress\wp-content\themes
Now go into your admin account for Wordpress.
Pick Presentation, as shown.

Then [...]

This is a general post to let people who are using Harmony and WhyDontYou themes that for a variety of reasons we are no suspending further development on these until further notice. This does not mean we will not respond to user requests, but that we are not going to carry on further adjustments without [...]

We are in the process of producing themes both for customers and for general release. Unless directed otherwise, all themes we produce will be released for free.
Currently we are also looking at porting a lot of the Open Source Web Design themes to WordPress. These will also be released for free under the Creative Commons [...]

After quite a wait, Wordpress 2.2 is now available for download and install.
While we think this is a good thing, Compuskills are currently advising customers who have a WP 2.1.3 installation to hold off for a little while before doing the update. If you give it a few days, people will have the chance to [...]

What is a server-side language? Server side languages carry out operations on the remote web server, usually in response to requests sent by the user’s computer. Server side operations can access data or functions that aren’t available to the user. For example, server side languages can serve up dynamic content from a [...]

What is usability? Everyone agrees that web pages should be easy to use. However, defining usability is something of a battleground. There seem to be as many definitions as there are usability gurus. Some generally useful ideas from the mass of usability material include: Don’t make users scroll sideways to get crucial information. Don’t [...]

What is Javascript? Firstly, Javascript has little in common with Java, which is a full-scale programming language. Javascript is a scripting language, mainly used to add functionality to web pages, through actions performed on the user’s computer (client-side) Javascript can carry out actions that aren’t possible using standard HTML. These actions include opening pop-up [...]

Who sets the standards for HTML? The W3 (World Wide Web Consortium). The consortium was created 1994, to achieve agreement on core principles and components of the web standards.
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Should I use Web 2.0 technologies and techniques?
As always, the answer depends on what your web site does.
If it’s a hobby site, it’s up to you how far you want to enhance the user’s experience.
If it’s an educational or cultural site, experimental sites are always welcome, even expected. However, you will probably have [...]

On the heels of the previous list we have added the following IPs to the blacklist:

61.55.135.167
209.67.219.74
72.21.42.139
66.90.101.223
66.63.170.194
66.90.103.243
62.212.81.166
208.113.151.29
69.16.212.134
64.27.0.166
72.232.65.154
72.232.207.26
82.138.6.154
69.30.192.191
64.72.127.155
205.196.208.26

As you can see, there has been a bit of an increase in the volume of spam comment messages trying to get themselves posted. Such is life.
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