Developers' Corner Posts
Dealing With DNS Records
I know that a blog post about DNS, or Domain Name System, records is probably not the sexiest topic out there, but it is one that I ... 1 Comments | Read More »
Home Page Evolution
I thought I would take a minute to reflect on how the home page of Practical eCommerce has changed over the years. With some help fr... 0 Comments | Read More »
What's in a Name??
Part 1 - Your Reputation, Domains, and Marketing - by Jeff Stolarcyk Your domain name is the most powerful piece of branding your s... 2 Comments | Read More »
Cross-Browser Compatibility Blues
I was reminded today of one of my most beloved of annoyances– hacking CSS to make sure that a website displays consistently on each ... 1 Comments | Read More »
Sending Text Messages With Ruby on Rails
I read somewhere recently that suggested that with the rise of text messaging there has been a decline in the use of email. I'm not ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Acts_As_State_Machine Is Now A Gem
Things in the Rails world seem to be moving pretty quickly lately, particularly as Github becomes more and more popular. One of the ... 0 Comments | Read More »
If It's Too Good -- It's A Scam
Full Disclosure: I went looking for the best price and got exactly what I was willing to pay for. This is a true story. I changed th... 0 Comments | Read More »
The Blurring Line Between Plugins and Gems
Now that there is something called gem dependencies in Rails, which refers to the ability to specify what gems a Rails application r... 2 Comments | Read More »
Rails ECommerce App
Just a quick note that if you're thinking about starting a new ecommerce shop, or thinking about moving your current store to Ruby o... 3 Comments | Read More »
Multiple Attachments in Rails
Creating intuitive interfaces can be challenging, particularly when it comes to uploading files such as images or attachments. Suppo... 2 Comments | Read More »
Hosted Solutions Avoid Overkill
Selecting a software package to run your new online business can be a daunting task, to say the least. The enormous selection (over... 2 Comments | Read More »
Quit Hiding From The Customers
Company, fall in!!! At ease folks. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em (and if you don’t see any "Don’t Smoke Here" signs) Now, listen up ... 1 Comments | Read More »
Google's 404 Widget
There is a pretty cool new tool available recently to webmasters that are using Google's Webmaster Tools, which is still in it's exp... 0 Comments | Read More »
Visual Shopping
My last post was about "thinking outside the cart" and innovative shopping cart UIs. In that same vibe, I'd like to point you to h... 3 Comments | Read More »
Back that Data Up!
If you’ve ever had a computer crash, you know it can be a devastating experience, both for you personally and for your business. Kee... 3 Comments | Read More »
Google Suggest Goes Prime Time
I just noticed this yesterday, although it may have been around for a few days, but it appears that Google has implemented it's Sugg... 1 Comments | Read More »
Search Engines And URL Redirects
We recently came across an interesting issue with the search engines during our recent launch, which was caused by something that I ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Saving on Software
If you've ever had to purchase software, you've probably debated it and then either bitten the bullet or gone without. Software is E... 0 Comments | Read More »
Adobe's Scene7 On-Demand
Nobody knows how difficult it can be to keep track of digital assets, such as product images and spec documents, more than online st... 5 Comments | Read More »
Getting Social at Github
Version control is something that developers are going to have to embrace eventually. Whether it is to automate repetitive tasks, as... 0 Comments | Read More »
