If Pinging to you is just one of those geek terms that you’ve come across but just brushed it off as more techno-speak. Then it’s important that you read this post..
Pinging is why blogs are more powerful than ordinary websites and why blogs are easily indexed in search engines while websites struggle to get indexed, [...]

Cool Design Tools to make you a better and faster designer.
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CSS Type Set - Create custom CSS type styles with this tool.
CSS Superdouche - Strip unneeded content and redundant calls from your CSS, reducing its size and complexity.
Code Beautifier - Format and optimize your CSS code.
CSSFly - In-browser [...]

Simple Balance 2.1 - Everything is Under Control
This is a really nice theme and I’ve actually had a chance to play around with it a bit and I really liked all the options and customization opportunities it has. It comes with 2 color schemes Blue Bubble and Curly Green but you can easily make your [...]

WP Coda Free Wordpress Themes

WP CODA - created by Greg Johnson who has successfully modified several already-existing code snippets and implemented it to a nice Wordpress layout to mimic the functionality of the very popular Coda website by Panic. This theme works in every major browser.
Code snippets used are: Coda Slider Effect, Coda Popup [...]

If you want to add social bookmarking icons or links to the bottom of your posts here are a few different ways you can do it with out a plugin. You can of course use one of the many Wordpress plugins like Sharethis or Social Bookmarking RELOADED.
However, if you want to add something a little [...]

It turns out some guys developed a little tool called TwitterKeys that lets you include all kinds of images in your Tweets. So if you ever wanted to add some wingdings or webdings or icons or little pictures to your Twitter messages then TwitterKeys is for you. I only have one request: use them sparingly. [...]

What makes a reader want to subscribe to a blog? Simply put, they understand what your blog is about, your brand, and they are attracted to it. If a reader doesn’t understand what you are serving at your blog, then they won’t know if they will like your future content.
Read more about how to Brand your blog…

Here are a few Drupal, Joomla and Mambo themes that I think are really nice from thewebdesignstudio.com….

I love these little rounded social networking icons by Vikiworks.com and I’ve also included 8 more sets after the cut tag. Just click the Read More link below to view them. Instructions on how to add social networking icons to your blog posts without a plugin.
Build your own little icons with this icon generator like [...]

I’m gonna try this out, it looks interesting and I’m always up for a challenege and learning more then I think I know..it’s called the 30 day challenge and it’s an program video blog/website that guides you through the process of learning how you can create your business online, or optimize your current business and [...]

Modern Oak Theme - Beautiful, dark Wood background, 2 column, widget ready and ad ready. Originally in dutch with English version available.
Preview & Download

Blue Jeans: Kind of a cute idea, a theme that uses a blue jean look and feel. This theme is available in both two-column and three-column style.
Preview & Download

Grunge by Ithemes Grunge [...]

Google launched a new homepage for Google Blog Search so that you too can browse and discover the most interesting stories in the blogosphere. See what googleblog.blogspot.com is saying.
Google Blog Search indexes blogs by their site feeds to get the most accurate and up-to-date results. Blog Search uses a set of algorithms to try [...]

CelebrityPress WordPress Theme
I found this beautiful new premium Wordpress theme and I just love it. It has a ton of features. If I had the cash I’d totally buy this one..you should check it out if your looking for a new face for your blog or you want to start a new one. This [...]

Icons! One of my graphic weaknesses. I have a collection of icons stored on my computer that is almost embarrassing. I could never possibly use the amount of icons I have. Oh well..we’ll just consider it a hobby..like collecting stamps? Haha! Anyway I’ve put together just a small list of some of the icon resources [...]

Here is a short list of Wordpress themes that dazzle. bright colors cool features, just a little sprinkle of Bling-Bling? Enjoy! Did I miss one? Let me know. Leave a comment.

Ikarus Free Wordpress Themes
Magazine, Blog or List styled 3 column widget ready theme with 10 color variations and over 2,000 admin configurable options. Design as [...]