Most of us, at some point, want to create a web page.  Almost everyone online wants to have some sort of presence.  For many it’s simply Facebook, but for some it’s an actual web site and a few of those are for a business.  And let’s face it – if a business doesn’t have a web site today then it may as well not exist.  I also believe that an individual who only has a Facebook account is not much better off than the business without a web site.  You don’t really want them controlling your online existence, especially given their shaky history.  But for many, setting up a web site sounds too hard.  Of course there are dead simple tools available for anyone who wants a very basic blog-type site.  Then there are those of us who want to get our hands dirty and really create something unique.  But, even then, we tend to simplify some aspects, such as choosing a free WordPress template, or maybe even buying a slightly nicer one.  But the majority of us would be lost if we tried to create our own WordPress template, and forget the other, even more obscure content management services that can run today’s web sites.

Enter CoolTemplate.  A fast, easy way to design your own web templates right on line.  They cover not only WordPress, but HTML, Joomla, and ASP.net.

Since my own site runs on WordPress, that was where I decided to take a look and do some testing.  It’s pretty simple as a matter of fact.  There are options for Design, Layout, Colors, Background, Border, Header, Menu, Buttons and Footer.  It’s a very easy, straight-forward interface to design a theme.

Of course, you need a little design skill to make a good template, but anyone can get started here and learn  how web templates work.  The site’s web app works perfectly.  And, beyond WordPress, it does much more complicated web design,  Joomla and ASP.net are not easy to learn – I know I have played with both.  But it does a good job designing both, and an especially good job with WordPress.  So if you are, even remotely, interested in designing your own site then this is a great place to start.

Started the show pretty late here. Short show tonight hope that you enjoy. I am doing much better after hurting my back just a week ago which is a relief as there was some pretty painful days here.

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Show Notes:
Apple Performance Fraud?
Re-Wire the Brain
RIAA gets Boot in Court case
Google Twitter Search
Cellphone Usage Worldwide at 60%
Tweet a Watt
Apple Rumors
Nokia Phone in Bag of Chips
Pirate Bay Closing Arguments
Apple Secret Box
Amazon Kindle 2 Review
Foreign Language Translation
TV on Net Only if you Pay
Vue Personal Video
Arrington is Back
Chinese crash Lunar Orbter
Woman Sues over 5k data Bill
Pirate Radio in your Area?
Joomla versus WordPress
Paypal 81.4 Billion on Debit Card

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Show Notes:
Citibank fall for Nigerian Scam 27 Million
TV still King
P2P Blocking New War Front!
Malware Positive Blog Reviews New Spin to suck you in
60% Stealing Company Data
eBay Seller Virus Notice
Adobe Flaw Attacks since Jan
H1-B Visa Worker Company List
Microsoft – Tells Ex Employees Keep the Cash
Quickfire Phone Pulled Quality Issues
Windows 7 Update / Vista SP2 Update
Chumby out of the Box and into Devices
Comet Lulin Blast Through
Carbon Observatory in Space
Joomla Security Book
ISP worried about Safety ACT
CCTV in Pub or No License?
Mobile Price War to help Drive iPhone cost down!
More News Internet Safety Act
Visa and Mastercard Hacked Again
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EU to force Microsoft to Offer Alternate Browsers
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