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New Firefox Release: Faster, Better Video, Different Look

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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 »

The PeC Review: AVG LinkScanner Identifies Malicious Code

The PeC Review: AVG LinkScanner Identifies Malicious Code

Seventy-one percent of websites that contain malicious code or malware are actually legitimate sites that have been compromised... 1 Comment | Read More »

Website Compatibility Testing Made Simple

Website Compatibility Testing Made Simple

Editor's Note: Ecommerce merchants use complex technologies in their businesses. Merchants do not always need an expert's knowl... 4 Comments | Read More »

The PEC Review: TinEye Reverse Image Search Locates Competitors, Protects Copyright

The PEC Review: TinEye Reverse Image Search Locates Competitors, Protects Copyright

Product photography is an essential part of ecommerce merchandising. Customers like to see what they're buying, after all. Man... 0 Comments | Read More »

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