Hosting, Infrastructure & Software
SSL Certificates: Extended Validation Worth the Cost?
Internet users interact with SSL certificates when they access a web page or transmit data over the web. These certificates hel... 9 Comments | Read More »
The PEC Review: Firefox 4 Panorama
On average, Americans spent about 56 hours on the Internet in June 2010, according to a recent Nielsen Wire report. Ecommerce m... 0 Comments | Read More »
Cloud Hosting Tips from an Ecommerce Merchant
Every ecommerce site has a web host. Some are hosted by shopping cart providers; others are hosted by third-party companies. And i... 0 Comments | Read More »
New Firefox Release: Faster, Better Video, Different Look
Last week, the Mozilla Foundation released a new version of its Firefox 4 web browser. The new version offers better performanc... 0 Comments | Read More »
The PEC Review: Feedingo Organizes Feeds, Keeps Me Informed
Informed ecommerce entrepreneurs must stay on top of industry news, web trends, and best practices. To achieve this, some wande... 2 Comments | Read More »
Databases: What Online Merchants Need to Know
Editor's Note: We continue our "Need to Know" series, where we explain complex web topics on an executive-level, "need to know"... 0 Comments | Read More »
Google Docs: Word Processing, Collaboration, More
Google offers a variety of useful free tools merchants can use in place of other more costly software. One of these is Google D... 2 Comments | Read More »
The PEC Review: Mockingbird, for Wireframes
In terms of website design, wireframes serve as a visual guide to page structure and interface. Web designers use wireframes i... 0 Comments | Read More »
The PEC Review: Comodo Dragon, A Web Browser
Ecommerce merchants are digital natives. They live, in a sense, online, operating their businesses, marketing, and even servici... 0 Comments | Read More »
Screen Readers: Eight Frequently Asked Questions
Editor's Note: The article below discusses screen readers, the software that reads aloud text on a computer screen. Screen read... 2 Comments | Read More »
The PEC Review: IETester for Browser Testing
Ecommerce entrepreneurs and marketers must pay careful attention to website analytics. Like conscientious doctors watching a p... 0 Comments | Read More »
8 Questions on Cloud Computing
Traditional web hosting assumes that customers pay for a fixed amount of storage space and a fixed amount of bandwidth. But the... 6 Comments | Read More »
The PEC Review: Animoto for Quick, Basic Product Videos
Product videos give shoppers a better idea of what they're buying, slash return rates, and boost conversions. So it is little w... 6 Comments | Read More »
What Are AJAX and Dynamic JavaScript?
Editor's Note: Ecommerce merchants operate businesses using complex technologies. We launched our "Need to Know" series to help... 1 Comment | Read More »
HTML5: The Future of Online Video?
If you pay attention to online video, chances are you’ve heard of HTML5. It could be the next big technology that will change o... 2 Comments | Read More »
May Survey Results: Analytics, Gmail Most Popular Google Products
A monthly survey conducted by Practical eCommerce polled readers about the importance and trustworthiness of Google products. ... 0 Comments | Read More »
Ten Steps to Migrate Your Site to a New Ecommerce Platform
A milestone in the growth of your ecommerce business is when you realize you have outgrown your current web platform and need t... 7 Comments | Read More »
The PEC Review: Buffalo Technology's HD-HX2.0TU3 External Hard Drive
One of the computer industry's greatest apocryphal tales has Microsoft founder Bill Gates telling a newspaper in 1981 that "640... 0 Comments | Read More »
The PEC Review: Speedtest.net
Most ecommerce merchants are digital natives, spending hours each day online, managing orders, marketing, or just staying ahead... 1 Comment | Read More »
The PEC Review: Page Speed
Site performance or speed is a key factor in improving sales conversions. How quickly your website loads may be the difference... 2 Comments | Read More »
