Here are a few more details from the developers:

Meteora is built on top of MooTools and the package comes with a full version of that framework. If you’re already a MooTools user you may read Quick start for mootools users, if you have not used MooTools before just keep reading.

After you have uncompressed Meteora, you’ll notice that it’s around 1.1M in size, this is mainly because of all the images it contains, also because it’s distributed with a full version of the MooTools framework. But do not worry about loading times, with Meteora’s automatic dependency resolution your browser will download only the javascript the page needs and nothing more.

I do have to say, some of this looks even easy enough for me to wrap my head around.  These tools would be perfect to slice into your recent project or web page and offer a lot of eye candy and functionality to the mix. 

Not convinced yet?  Check out the demos to see this powerful set of tools at work.

Once you get Link Popularity Check installed, this is the type of readout they deliver to you:

The positive of this program is it gives you a nice visual representation of where you stand out there with some of your competitors. It searches Google, HotBot, AllTheWeb and MSN search. The downside is that you have to put up with some advertisements and be careful not to give your e-mail address to their “newsletter”. As you can see a lot of information there to comb through to find out what is working and what you might need to work on.

Covering topics like learning the basics of HTML might be shunned some places, but due to the nature of being a helpful resource for both hosting experts and novices, I have a better and bigger chance to write for a wider range of subjects.

Now don’t get me wrong – I highly doubt I am a really huge factor either way for it’s slowly growing success, I am just happy to be along for the ride and helping people who need it.

Lunarpages customer or not, I would highly suggest subscribing to the RSS feed for Lunartics and if you have any feedback, suggestions, thoughts or anything else – you know me I am an open book and easy to get a hold of.

Want to get a few guest writers on your own web site? Here is something to keep in mind.

Make sure you go after your friends first. If anybody will be willing to help you out, it will be the people that know you best. After that – recruitment might move into the realm of blogs you like to read or people who like to read your blog. All I did was post the offer or deal out there, and I have been more than happy with the result.

So what will your carrot on the stick be for your writers? If your small offer them an author mention, such as “Article by Mitch Keeler”. If your a little bigger give them a bio and and a link back. The big boys can offer cash – but I won’t go down that route, cause the big boys to need little ol’ Mitch’s help.

Don’t offer the world, because the world is not yours to give. If your not one of the hottest spots on the Web, don’t pretend to be to impress would be writers on your web site. If they are interested let them know your popularity level and always remember that they are the ones doing you a favor – not the other way around. Say “thank you” and learn to be gracious.

Now I am new to the game so I am sure I’ll have more tips on the whole corner of the blogging world known as “guest writing” soon.

• Keep in Mind With Logo Design
• Steal Some Buttons
• Automattic WordPress Stats Plugin
• Web Life After Death
• Find A Backup Method That Works

Need more Web development help, links tricks and tips? Check out the archives.

• Navigation Menu Debate
• CSS Menu Generator
• Fonts For Every Occasion
• Get Your Dummy Text Here
• Find A Backup Method That Works

Got a suggestion for a Web development topic or a resource you’d like me to check out? Drop me an E-mail and let me know about it.

There is always something to learn and something out there to learn from. Here are a collection of my articles and posts for this week’s Lockergnome Web Developers newsletter.

• Basic Web Site Navigation Help
• Making Site Content Backup Fun
• dwarfURL – Short URLS And Stats
• Animate Your Headlines
• Style Up Your Navigation

Do you know of something or want to see something covered that I have not tackled before? Just drop me an E-mail and let me know. I’d be more than happy to help answer a few questions for folks as well along the way if I can.

What about those underappreciated blogs out there that are just as good as the better known brands, but just haven’t had their time in the sun just yet?

Here are some of my favorite blogs I have subscribed to that you might not know about just yet.

+ Wilson’s Weblog
+ Is Your Mission Critical?
+ Life of an Internet Entrepreneur
+ Kyle’s Cove
+ CyberNet News
+ Clickfire Blog

Do me a favor. Try staying away from the overly popular Web sites and blogs for one day – and try finding your same news out there from an alternative source. I bet you might find you will find something you like out there in the blogging masses. Maybe you too can find a few diamonds on the rough?

Have any other good ones to share? Go ahead, try to make me fill up my RSS reader – I dare ya. No wait, I double blog dare ya to.