From now on, we will give thanks to each and every of our loyal customers. TemplateMonster is going to roll out a massively awesome Thanksgiving promo with an incredible number of discounts under the hood!
Following the results of the whole year of 2010, we’ll sum up the amount of purchases of each TemplateMonster customer. (The customer’s email address will be used in this case to uniquely identify all the purchases made.) Then, based on the number of those purchases, we’ll award our dearly beloved customers with discounts – the more purchases were made before, the bigger the discount will eventually be.
Besides, the customers can personally affect the size of a discount. If they make additional orders at TemplateMonster with the same email up to November 25th 2010, that will enlarge the discount given to them at the end of the promo. As from the date of November 29th 2010, we’ll figure the number of orders assigned to each customer and on that ground assess and deliver the discounts.
You can subscribe for Thanksgiving promo by visiting our Thanksgiving promo Info Page (make sure to check the checkbox to enter the promo). In there, you may also type in the email address that you’ve made your purchases with and see the discount currently available to you. Note that the promocodes given under our Thanksgiving promo will be active till the end of the year 2010. What’s also important that each promocode is valid for the purchase with maximum three products in the shopping cart. Make it a fun and happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
The famous Internet Explorer browser is going to conquer the land of unbelievable opportunities, and after the years of roaming Microsoft’s offspring is about to prove its craft (well, at least that’s what we’re being told). It is a well-known fact that starting from version 6 Internet Explorer was a real headache for the web developers. The Ninth IE is about to break that stereotype by implementing support for such major web technologies as CSS3 and HTML5.
The current situation with IE9 beta version makes us think that the expectations and hopes of web developers have finally been heard. Even though CSS3 and HTML5 are in the unofficial status so far we must admit that these two standards are in the forefront of web development today. Experienced developers know what it is like to surprise clients with new awesome stuff created by simple and spectacular solutions due to CSS3/HTML5 awesome functionality.
Actually Microsoft’s team of IE developers has faced a real challenge because major web browsers already support over 95% of HTML5 and CSS3 features. And the current goal for IE team is how to convince huge community of people whose work is to create the future of the web that IE9 is a totally new product that has managed to get rid of its inglorious past habits and has grown some “muscles”.
CSS3 features supported by IE9
- @font-face
- @media
- RGBA colors
- HSL colors
- HSLA colors
- box-sizing
- opacity
- background-size
- multiple background
- background-clip
- background-origin
- overflow-x
- overflow-y
- writing-mode
- wiring-mode
- word-wrap
- box-shadow
- border-radius
- transforms
This is a pretty impressive list comparing to what we’ve seen in IE8 but we must get back to the problems that loom at the horizon of the IE9 success.
Hey guys, today we are glad to present you a Free Science HTML5 Website Template that is oriented at those who are going to start a web presence for their science project. So, with this article we want to offer you our vision of the top-notch concept for your scientific company.
We do understand that it is extremely important to start your online business with well-done professional design and here you can find our solution for your needs. This HTML5 website template features the combination of high-grade execution and top-notch layout that is aimed at presenting your business ideas in the effective way. When used with your creative thinking and designer’s skills, this theme will give great results. And now, let’s take a closer look at this template!
Free Science HTML5 Website Template:
IMPORTANT NOTICE: TemplateMonster does not provide support services on free templates – including this one. We only provide support for the products that are being purchased from TemplateMonster.
Our free templates are produced according to the latest web standards and we’ve been trying to make the process of working with them as easy as possible, so for people with minimum web development experience it should be easy to work with them. However if you don’t have any experience we recommend you to refer to the tutorials or community forums on how to work with platforms that each respective template is made with, or to hire someone to do the job for you.
As usual, you can get this free website template in two ways: with PSD source files included and without them. Just click on the image above and download HTML source files from this post. To download this theme with PSD source files, visit the Free Science HTML5 Website Template download page at TemplateMonster and type an email address that you want the free template package to be delivered to (don’t forget to uncheck the newsletter subscription checkbox in case you’re already subscribed, otherwise you may not be able to download the zip file). Feel free to use this template for your business, but you cannot resell it as a template.
Download Free Science HTML5 Website Template with PSD files ( 8,03MB)
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We’re fanatical about the web design. TemplateMonster’s team always focus on what new developments mean to our audience and try to practically implement all the new technologies. Recently we started the initiative of extending the information exchange, receive responses and feedbacks from our customers. And now, for those wondering how TemplateMonster’s products and services affect the lives and workflow of our clients, here’s a new video testimonial from one of our customers whose name is Chris Deacon. Chris shares his appreciation of TemplateMonster’s good prices, quick reaction and helpful support, a huge selection of products and options to choose from. Just have a look and see more:
Thank you for being part of making TemplateMonster what it is today and for spreading the good word about our templates and customer service. For the past eight years, we have been able to accomplish a lot thanks to rapid pace of development and what’s even more important – thanks to your loyalty and ardent support! We still encourage more of your feedbacks, ‘cause that’s what keeps us going!
If you are willing to leave a video review, please visit our Video Testimonials Info Page to read in details about the tips and instructions on how to record and deliver video files to us. Note that an additional video testimonial sent from you will guarantee 50% OFF for any of your future purchases at TemplateMonster. It’s a nice chance to make yourself known and get a sizable discount!
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jQuery technology keeps surprising web community with its awesomness because it is hard to find a technique that would be more effective and reliable. Lightweight JavaScript libraries give you excellent opportunities by creating remarkable front end design effects and highly functional back end admin features. jQuery is changing modern web standards by replacing obsolete and heavy scripts with lightweight and functional solutions.
We’ve decided to compile a list of comprehensive jQuery tutorials which will help you to extend your knowledge in the jQuery field. We think that these tutorials will be useful to read both for web developers and web designers because jQuery plugins masterly unite these two spheres with their excellent performance.
1. Quick Feedback Form with PHP and jQuery
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2. Fade-in Spoiler Revealer
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The key identity piece of any company branding is definitely a logo. It reflects a business’s commercial brand through the use of shapes, fonts, colors, images. And if it is a good logo, it can help you build loyalty between your business and customers, provide a correct visual representation of everything that company stands for. Logo design should be correct and immediate when interpreting, and it must render the essence of the business into the simplest of terms. To get started creating an appropriate company logo, here are some tactics and considerations that might help you.
- First of all define what you are trying to convey through the logo. Focus on the company message, think about its character, strong features and key benefits, the nature of the current target audience. If you have a sense of what the company’s identity should be that will push you in the right direction of logo design style.
- Explore the logos of other companies in the given business sphere. Look for the effects, fonts, graphics they use. Think of the ways to make your logo unique in relation to competitors.
- Search for inspiration from leading logo gallery sites. In there, you are sure to find the range of helpful ideas to create something truly remarkable.
- Always choose clean, simple, and functional concepts. In general it’s better to keep the logo metaphor light. The main idea behind this is that you want the logo to be able to be scalable, easy to reproduce, memorable, and distinctive.
- Make sure that the logo you create will stay current for a longer time, since any redesign you will undertake may confuse the customers and alienate your audience.
- The logo you create should be compatible with multiple browsers, so don’t forget to check how it performs on other platforms, plus make sure that the logo colors are multiplatform friendly.
- While crafting the design of the logo, always save backup copies that can be edited. This may help in further adjusting of the logo style, but make sure you name the files in a consistent and clear manner.
Let’s now differentiate the logo types
There are certain choices to consider when deciding upon the logo design. We can distinguish three most basic types of logos each having their respective purpose. Remember that you should never limit yourself to one certain option, try different styles to eventually find the one that will perfectly fit the image of a company.
- There are font-based logos that are entirely composed of text. In this case, text logo performs the function of an image, being a certain type of symbol, and it’s remarkable that the type treatment in such logos can be strikingly different. The fonts may come in various shapes and sizes to convey a distinct emotion. Script, serif, thin, bulky and strong or whatever other typeface, it primarily displays the intended qualities of the company and usually tends to incorporate fewer effects or colors.
Not so long ago TemplateMonster along with a number of media partners jointly conducted a Flash Industry Survey to gain feedback from our target audience.
The Flash Industry Survey used a set of crucial statements and gave more than 10,000 survey participants the choice to answer each statement according to their personal experience respecting Flash technology and its use. The respondents were asked for their professional opinions for us to determine the potential future of Flash development.
How many company names do you keep in mind? How many websites that you have visited recently can you call unique and memorable? Thought-out design concept is quite the thing that helps to differentiate your company from others in the online world and if you are looking for the one, we can offer you a Free osCommerce Template for Electronics Store.
This theme is a ready-made solution for the web version of your electronics store. Being perfectly stylized, user friendly and professionally done, this Free osCommerce Template features everything you need to get started in selling goods online. It was produced by the team of professional designers with your business needs in mind and it means that it can be a solid basis for your successful web store. Creative and fresh ideas arrest everybody’s attention, be creative!
Free osCommerce Template for Electronics Store:
Just click on the image above and download the osCommerce files from this post. To download this theme with PSD source files, visit the Free osCommerce Template for Electronics Store download page at TemplateMonster and type an email address that you want the free template package to be delivered to (don’t forget to uncheck the newsletter subscription checkbox in case you’re already subscribed, otherwise you may not be able to download the zip file). Feel free to use this template for your business, but you cannot resell it as a template. Get this Free osCommerce Template for Electronics Store and show your professional approach to online business!
Download Free osCommerce Template with PSD files (7,89MB)
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Let’s enter all things Halloween and scare up some new ideas for this spooky season! For such a fearful occasion TemplateMonster now presents another ghoulishly great treats (with no tricks hidden behind!). For our beloved audience and all the Halloween fans, we’re offering two of our genuinely scary and extremely well-crafted Halloween Templates at a 50% discounted price.
As you can see, this promo concerns a couple of our web templates. Those are, as a matter of fact, Drupal powered and Joomla 1.5 driven designs which have one thing in common – they were developed in the same creepily awesome Halloween style, but for different CMS platforms. Have a look:
Halloween Drupal 6 Theme
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Halloween Joomla 1.5 Template
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So is there any doubt that Halloween is already here? Check out these fang-tastic Halloween Designs, get them 50% OFF now, and make your All Hollows Eve party go off with a scream! Have the best haunted Halloween with TemplateMonster!
Do you like fast websites? We’re sure you do just like search engines and metrics companies that use website load time as a parameter in their rankings. For website visitors waiting is one of the most annoying things on the web. And if in real life speeding is dangerous for you, in virtual world speed is essential for successful website – lack of speed means death for your website.
Nowadays such factors as user experience and user-friendliness are really important and may determine whether your website will succeed in future or not. We should never forget about our big brother Google which considers website load time as a part of their ranking algorithm.
Below you’ll find some tips and tricks that will give wings to your website. Maybe you’ll be confused about some specific terms but we believe that after spending some time on Wikipedia things will become clear for you. Of course we are always glad to discuss this topic in our comments section.
Parallelize downloads across hostnames
Use URL paths instead of hostnames
Optimize images
Actually smart usage of this method can give you amazing results. You should remember that most static resources can be parallelized and the main task is to create a balance between all hostnames for all static objects. Anyways the main rule here is that any of your hosts must not serve more than 50%. Remember that the optimal number of hosts is between 2-5 hosts, so don’t misapply it.
The main trick behind this problem is that you need to control the number of multiple properties that are hosted on the same domain. The best solution that will help you to unload these properties is assigning them to different URLs but not hostnames. For example if you need to host your blog than make it website.com/blog instead of blog.website.com. This will help you to minimize DNS lookups and allows more efficient use of TCP reconnections that will reduce the number of round trip times.
Everything is simple here – you should choose appropriate type for your images (choose wisely between PNG, GIF and JPG) and don’t forget to use image compressor. Also correct specifying image dimensions (width and height) allows browser to perform faster rendering
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