\mode<presentation>
\useoutertheme{miniframes}

% Display the current/total frame count.
\setbeamertemplate{page number in head/foot}[totalframenumber]%

% Insert the Section (and optionally, Part:) into the header.
\setbeamertemplate{headline}{
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[ht=3ex,dp=1.125ex,%
    leftskip=.3cm,rightskip=.3cm plus1fil]{title in head}%
    \usebeamerfont*{frametitle}
    \usebeamercolor[fg]{frametitle}
    \ifx\insertpart\@empty%
    \else%
    \insertpart: %
    \fi%
    \insertsectionhead%
  \end{beamercolorbox}%
  \vskip1em\par%
}

% Stolen from the miniframes theme and modified.
\setbeamertemplate{footline}{
  \begin{beamercolorbox}[ht=2.5ex,dp=1.125ex,%
    leftskip=.3cm,rightskip=.3cm plus1fil]{author/framecount in foot}%
    \insertauthor%
    \hfill%
    \usebeamertemplate{page number in head/foot}%
  \end{beamercolorbox}%
}