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Another Ron Paul Myspace theme or layout, this time version 2.

This Ron Paul Myspace theme includes all the codes, images, and photoshop files so you should be able to make any modifications you desire. Or, I have it set up so its as simple as copy and paste.

Download: Myspace Ron Paul Layout v2 Code and Artwork

Codes Only: Myspace Ron Paul Layout v2 Code Only (Just copy and paste.)

The Download includes: The instructions.txt file with the code you want to put in your “About Me” section in myspace, and all the files are currently linked up to my site, however I included them all in the zip file also, along with the PSD’s so you can see how the art works to modify the files to anyway you would like.

Submit your creations and I will post them. :)

This theme is also based off Mike Davidson’s - Hacking A More Tasteful Myspace tutorial.

A Ron Paul Myspace Theme or Layout, whatever you would like to call it. This Ron Paul Myspace Theme includes all the layout codes, images and photoshop files so if you are handy with using a computer you should be able to make any modifications you desire. I have it set up so its as simple as copy and paste, click the image below to view a styled myspace example.

Download: Myspace Ron Paul Layout Code and Artwork

Codes Only: Myspace Ron Paul Layout Code Only (Just copy and paste.)

The Download includes: The text file labeled “instructions” has the code you want to put in your “About Me” section in myspace, and all the files are currently linked up to my site, however I included them all in the zip file also, along with the PSD’s so you can see how the art works to modify the files to anyway you would like. If you need any help, please post it in the comments section or email me at Admin@smdesignworks.com and I should be able to help you out.

Update: This theme is fixed as of 10/13/07, previously there was an error in Firefox which caused the text to be smashed together because of a myspace line-height issue. If you downloaded the layout before then, please recopy and paste the layout code into the “About Me” section of your myspace.

This theme is based off Mike Davidson’s - Hacking A More Tasteful Myspace tutorial. If you want to create your own from scratch, I suggest you visit this site, he has one of the best aligned and tasteful looking myspaces I have seen and offers notes so you easily navigate myspaces funky CSS system they have going on.

CSS Glance is a new Italian CSS gallery, however they showcase sites from all over the world. Just another good reference to draw inspiration off of when designing new sites.

I would still have to say that CSS Remix  is the heavyweight as far as showcase galleries go. More and more CSS sites are popping up all over the place. I personally love them, but don’t feel my site is anywhere near being close enough to being on one of these showcase sites. I haven’t quite figured out where I want to go with my site yet, I am torn between just converting my whole site to Wordpress, or making my own CMS which is what I am working on now for practice.

Also remember, if you have a site developed and it has outstanding tableless CSS and a amazing design, you can get your site listed on like 30 of the CSS galleries out there and take advantage of getting a bunch of links to your sites through this way. So it may pay off paying a little more to have your site developed by an amazing designer, I say designer because there are quite a few CSS coders who are strong (like myself) out there and we are much easier to find than the amazing designers, oh and way cheaper. :)

I happened to run across a CSS formatter and optimizer called CleanCSS. Now first of all I am not a big fan of these, but this one is a little different. I have actually tinkered with this one and I figure I will be using it to run through my CSS files and check for ways to compact it. Now the key is to not copy and paste the CSS code it spits out, but to go and fix all the errors manually.

Doing so will keep you aware of things like, I have a bad habit of sometimes switching “10px” to “0px” in testing and then I never get back around to either deleting the line of code, or switching it back to “0″ since the px is not needed.

So this would be good for people who are looking for ways to compact CSS files even further, but I would be careful if you have a rigid structure you like to stick by, I suggest using the “messages” section as you would with the CSS validator and fix the errors manually which will make you aware of some other things you may have not been doing right or could be doing better. So its handy to have around which is why I wanted to post this link. :)

No thanks. The gist of the site is you get to download 1 song at a time, requires an install manager, you are encouraged to view advertisements which is how the site makes money and then they turn around and give a major portion to the record labels/artists. I mean it sounds like a great idea, but with all the alternative methods to grab music, I don’t see this place taking off and being the next big thing.

So feel free to check out Spiral Frog for yourself and if you aren’t use to downloading a “butt” load of music for free, faster and easier. Then you may actually enjoy it. Currently they boast 700,000 songs and downloads them in WMA format. I was actually thinking of signing up and thoroughly checking the site out until I saw this.

“Please remember that our music files only play if you continue to renew your monthly membership at SpiralFrog. If you renew every 30 days, all the music you download from SpiralFrog is good to go – however, you need to sync your portable devices every month as well in order to update the licenses on the songs you’ve transferred so they’ll play as well.” -FAQ Section

So needless to say, its probably extremely intrusive, then right below that section, what do you know.

” You’re not compatible with Apple’s iPod, or the new Microsoft Zune player, right? We’re not compatible with these devices. However, the songs and videos you download from SpiralFrog will play on any computer platform capable of running Windows XP or Windows Vista, as well as all portable devices or cell phones that play WMA music files and have implemented the Windows DRM support. ” -FAQ Section

Ouch, with so many drawbacks, I don’t see this site catching on like wildfire. People will see the free music site, get excited or curious, then actually figure out how things work and its bye bye potential user.