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Rails acts_as_ferret Plugin

There is a Rails plugin that I have been playing with since reading some stuff about it on RailsEnvy that is called acts_as_ferret. ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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I'm biting my nails...

..and I was really making progress at growing them! Things here in the land of red hats and purple clothing are sort of slow. I was... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Understanding The eBay Affiliate Program

Hot off the Adobe Press! I’ve just completed my new eBook called: Understanding The eBay Affiliate Program! I’ve been using this ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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I.E. and Firefox

Hello all. It's been a while. We've had company and I've been working some serious OT at the regular J-O-B lately. Time flies. That... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Is my ISP blacklisted?

I'm a good person, I swear. I hate it when people don't like me. I hate being made to feel like I've been bad when I'm not.If I've b... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Tweak Your eBay Store for the Holidays

Tis the season to get your eBay store “in the mood” for the holidays! Add some fun and character to your store front as well as you... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Mac OS X Leopard, The Monday Morning After

I had to do it. I have been looking forward to the new version of OS X for some time, and I as pretty excited on Friday when a shiny... 0 Comments | Read More »

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A new way of managing inventory

Like most small businesses.. ecomm or brick and mortar, we are constantly in an inventory crisis. By crisis, I mean too much, too li... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Expiring Cached Content in Rails - Part 2

Well, back to the caching stuff for Rails. The first method I wanted to tackle in this post is the use of cache sweepers to clear ca... 0 Comments | Read More »

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The Largest Multi-Seller Charity Event on eBay: P.E.P.

Painting Ebay Pretty, otherwise known as: P.E.P. is an eBay Sellers Group dedicated to helping each other and communities. The Prou... 0 Comments | Read More »

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iPhone Diversion

Sorry about this, I know that I was supposed to put a post about expiring caches in Rails, and I will. I have been busy with other t... 0 Comments | Read More »

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My new toy!

I love technology, even when it involves a learning curve... I love to learn it. Lee Ann and I just bought iPhones. This thing is br... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Click Reduction Act

Hello all. Well, this week started like any other crazy week. Lots to do at the regular J-O-B. Phone ringing, email piling up, meeti... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Read a Good Mystery Auction Lately?

If you’re ready to go on a virtual treasure hunt, Mystery auctions are a fun category to explore among all the eBay listings. Many ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Group Land ~ Full of Adventure

eBay introduced “Groups” to the community back in August 2003. It was a response to member’s requests to have spaces that were less ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Cart Concealment

Hello all. Earlier this year, I had to replace my beloved espresso machine. As much as I hated to see it go, I was anticipating my n... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Who's Griff and Where Is He?

Most eBayer’s know who Griff is, but for those of you not knowing, I’m here to tell you that Griff is well loved and respected in th... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Expiring Cached Content in Rails - Part 1

Well, we've covered various ways to cache content in our Rails application, primarily with the goal of relieving the number of queri... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Web Traffic

Hello all. In general, its been another eventful week. They go by fast these days. A week seems like one big long day. Scott was out... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Fragment Caching in Rails - Part 2

In my last post, I talked about fragment caching in Rails in terms of caching entire actions from a controller, or what is called Ac... 0 Comments | Read More »

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