Ashley Morgan

_Jul 23 08

Picture the scene. Lake Garda, probably the most beautiful lake in the world. Along the banks are a number of boats for hire. Boat number six has been out on the lake for a long time, so long in fact that it is starting to rot and fall apart.
The boat owner keeps […]

_Come in number six your time is up

_Jul 22 08

_Ashley Morgan_Wordpress Theme_8 Comments

Today I am very happy to release Moleskine, a new Upstart Blogger Wordpress theme. As the name suggests, Moleskine is a minimalist Wordpress theme which aims to simulate the feel of simple black ink on creamy off white paper.
Features include a 960 pixel grid base for rock solid alignment and a very subtle background […]

_Upstart Blogger Moleskine Wordpress theme

_Jul 21 08

_Ashley Morgan_Blogging_6 Comments

I’ve had a few emails and comments recently suggesting that I allow all comments, at least once they have made it through one of any number of spam filters, to be approved by default and then moderated only as a double check.
Much as I would love to do this, and I really would, it simply […]

_An explanation for the moderation

_Jul 18 08

_Ashley Morgan_WordPress_4 Comments

I had hoped to release a new Wordpress theme today but with Wordpress 2.6 throwing some spanners in the works here at Upstart Blogger HQ things have been moved back a little.
There are currently a total of four new Upstart Blogger Wordpress themes on the chopping block, all being tweaked within an inch of their […]

_New Upstart Blogger Wordpress themes on the horizon

_Jul 17 08

_Ashley Morgan_WordPress_17 Comments

Wordpress 2.6 is live and has been around in the wild for a few days now. At first glance it looks like a great release with some very useful new features. The theme preview function is worth the upgrade alone.
Or is it?
I have a test blog running out of sight of the search […]

_Read this before upgrading to Wordpress 2.6

_Jul 16 08

_Ashley Morgan_News_2 Comments

A few days after getting the keys to Upstart Blogger I posted a run down of my plans for 2008. Six months later, and as part of the ongoing series of monthly income statements, now is a good time to take a look at what has worked, what hasn’t worked. Here’s a recap of the […]

_Upstart Blogger six month performance review

_Jul 15 08

_Ashley Morgan_WordPress_3 Comments

Cutline, the now ubiquitous wordpress theme by Chris Pearson made a huge impact on the blogosphere soon after it was released to a hungry, theme devouring public.
Marketed as a quick way to double your visitor count it spread quickly though the wordpress community and soon became one of the more popular free themes around. […]