Download the latest Pixelita whitepaper on Troublefree WordPress Installation and Upgrade here (255KB PDF)! The appendices contain a sample wp-config.php file and links to help you lock down your site from hackers.

Since I recently finished cleaning off my virtual desktop, I decided to create a custom desktop wallpaper to help me corral those desktop icons. Thought I’d share it with you. The idea isn’t new, but I thought I’d add my own bit of creativity to it. This desktop wallpaper is geared toward creatives or anyone who has a need for a “Client Files” section on their desktop. Even though I’m a die-hard PC girl, I have always kept my Recycle Bin in the lower right corner, Mac-like. It’s a habit I’ve had since I first started computing way back in the early 1990s. The font is True Type Goodtimes. This desktop wall is 1152×864 (for my 22-inch flatpanel). Drop a comment if you’d like some other sizes. :)

Download the custom desktop wallpaper.

Jacob Cass at JustCreativeDesign.com is holding a charity event celebrating his blog’s first birthday (Happy Birthday, Jacob!). And Pixelita Designs is sponsoring a couple of really cool prizes to help Jason and his readers celebrate in style!

Of course we can’t top the $1200 Olympus digital camera, but we can come close! We’re donating one free blog makeover for your WordPress, TextPattern, Movable Type or Blogger blog. This is a $650 value. It includes one custom design by Pixelita’s graphic artist, Ivan Minic, coded to your blog platform of choice, retrofitting any plugins you currently have. We’re also donating one Flickr Pro account, a $20 value!

So how do you get your meathooks on these and the other 66 prizes? Jacob’s made it very easy. Just donate to Blog Action Day Poverty Fund or if you’re short on cash, write a blog post about design, design theory or something similar. So you really have no excuse, and you just might win something. (When people get together to give, EVERYONE is a WINNER; there are NO LOSERS.) So what are you waiting for? Head on over to Jacob’s place and make your contribution now!