I have been using Carbonite for a while. I love the service except it wouldn’t backup my USB drive that is connected to my computer. It would back up my C, and D drives (both are internal). Along comes mozy for the same price, and low and behold it will back up all my disk drives (internal and in my case – external).
My biggest complaint about Mozy is that when I want to change my configuration it takes close to 3 minutes to bring up the screen (it connects to their website, and other tasks). The tool I am turning on and off is the bandwidth throttle. I love that I can have it set to go wild from 2 am to 7 am, and the rest of the time chill out so it doesn’t effect my computer while I’m using it. It’s not a huge deal, and I won’t be using that once my system is done backing up.
Artisteer Now Allows Customized Joomla Templates and Drupal themes
In addition to allowing you to customize WordPress themes, you can now create Joomla Templates and Drupal Themes in the latest release of Artisteer. The home version is just for WordPress themes (its 50 bucks) and the Standard edition is $129. There is a free demo from Artisteer. I love this software, and I can allow my customer to login to my webex meeting and watch me make their website right in front of them.
If you want to see some of the sites I’ve created with Artisteer check out
Make Your WordPress Site A Membership Site with No Monthly Fees
I found a plugin for WordPress called Wishlist that allows you to turn your blog into a membership site with multiple levels, secure RSS feeds, integrated shopping cart, and much more. It’s called WordPress Wishlist Member. While there are lots of powerful plugins, it seems the more powerful the plugin, the weaker the documentation. In this case there are 27 videos to walk you through all the great features. A single license of WordPress Wishlist Member will run you $97 and there are no monthly fees. For more information go to wpwishlist.com
Today I have a video to show off a software that I am really excited about. I’ve wanted a software like this for years, and I’m so glad this exists. It’s called Artisteer, and it allows you to create a wordpress theme from scratch in minutes.
You can customize every aspect of your worpdress theme. Choose your colors, your layout, the location of items like categories, etc, your header, your buttons, your menus, and on and on and on…
In making a video for the podcast, I typically try to keep them under 5 minutes. This is an almost impossible feat as this software has so many features (but I gave it a shot). The best part of this software is its price. You can download a trial version for free. If you like (and how can you not if you work in WordPress), you can buy the “home” version for $49. There is also standard version that regularly sells for $149 (NOTE: I ACCIDENTALLY SAY $129 in the video it’s normally $149) and you can buy that version (during this introductory offer for $99.95 The standard version will have the ability to output to Joomla, and drupal (in the future), it also has a library of textures and glares, and you can export to CodeCharge Studio. If you’re not working in WordPress it also exports as XHTML+CSS (so you can work with Dreamweaver, etc).
According to their FAQ, when it comes to selling themes created with this product, “Yes, as long as you do not include Artisteer photo objects within your header (Header -> Foreground Photo), as those objects are licensed from a 3rd party only for your own use. You may re-distribute any other designs you create, including those with Artisteer header background photos (Header -> Background) and your own photo objects.”
I have been using Carbonite for a while. I love the service except it wouldn’t backup my USB drive that is connected to my computer. It would back up my C, and D drives (both are internal). Along comes mozy for the same price, and low and behold it will back up all my disk drives (internal and in my case – external).
