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If you are using ASPDotNetStoreFront for your shopping cart, then you know how the popup image viewer looks and to me, it doesn't look all that great. After working with ASPDNSF for some time, I am finally starting to 'get it' and I thought I would share some of my secrets for working with this shopping cart. Full story

Installing Kubuntu on the Acer Aspire is really rather easy, but it will take a while.  I had installed an additional 1GB of RAM on my Aspire One, but this should work with the 512MB RAM defaults.  Kubuntu is nothing more than another version of Ubuntu.  I like it because it's a little easier to manipulate some of the settings than Gnome desktop and it has a more familiar looking desktop.  This guide is for the Acer Aspire One mini notebook, but should work on just about anything computer that would run Kubuntu.  Full story

Ultra Portable Notebooks In the last few years, the ultra portable notebook market has really taken off.  The ultra portable notebooks rest firmly somewhere between a PDA and a full size (full power) notebook we all know and love.  Until very recently, the Ultra portable notebooks have been little more than glorified PDAs with a computing power on par with high end cellphones.   Combined with small screens, low power and micro storage , the ultra portable 'sub notebook' wasn't ready for the mainstream and was the realm of the micro Linux tech communities and people who built their own computers.  Thanks to some recent additions to the sub notebook market, the new ultra portables are ready for the masses. One of the greatest features of these ultra portable notebooks (sub notebooks) is the SSD (Solid State Drive).  Not only are SSDs much lighter than their spinning cousins, SSD drives aren't prone to failure from shock like standard platter hard drives.  There are no moving parts in a SSD, so those little bumps aren't going to scratch and damage the solid state drive like the standard hard drive.  Solid state drives also use about 5% of the power of the standard HDD and this means a big boost in battery life. The problem with the SSD is the cost, these things are expensive and because of the limitations, most ultraportables have store capacities as low as 2GB. The real attraction to the ultra portable notebook market is the ultra portability.  You've seen pictures on the net, but until you have one in your hands, you won't believe how small they really are.  I mean small!  These are smaller than most books and will fit easily into a purse.  How's that for portability! Full story

Save the Planet : Shop Online High gas prices got you down?  Take advantage of high gas prices and shop online.  With gas hitting record highs, the economy slowing down and everyone pinching pennies, it's time to position your online store to take advantage of high gas prices. Full story

Sure, everyone knows you can use Craigslist to sell your stuff, but you can also use Craigslist to help promote your website the way you want it to be seen. Full story

How to choose the right web hosting When you finally choose to have a website, the first thing you think about is the domain name. Everyone does this. But before you rush into a frenzy to grab the next million dollar domain, take the time to make the right hosting choices. There are a million and one hosting companies online and while it would be nice toi say they're all good, it just isn't true. Some hosting companies are worthless and will hurt your web presence. Choose the wrong host and you could be losing visitors and customers. Get the right host and you can set your site on cruise control. Full story

Magento Shopping Cart - Part 1 After first discovering Magento a few weeks ago, I was really looking forward to spending some time exploring this shopping cart. When I finally had enough time to really look into the cart, I was excited by what I saw. Very clean layouts and a nice user interface, I couldn't wait to get down and dirty. Full story

Getting Ready for Web 3.0 Honestly, I have never really known exactly what web 2.0 was. I've seen some great definitions and a few flashy pages, but when it comes to an OED definition, for what web 2.0 actually "is"... you would think a politician wrote it. Web 2.0 - Where Do We Go From Here? OK, I do actually have an idea about what web 2.0 is or was. Think rounded corners, gradient colors, simple backgrounds and Ajax functions. Web 2.0 was supposed to be interactive and give the end user more benefits and choices. Web 2.0 also marked the great leap in bandwidth. The average user went from a 56kbps connection to a 1mbps. This had a huge impact on both users and the way the internet is seen. But Web 2.0 has fallen short on many of it's promises and totally ignored the newest medium of the internet. Full story

Why you need to understand PABP and Visa Compliance Rules and Regulations You'll be hearing more and more about PABP and VISA compliance. It's not something you can afford to ignore any more. Visa developed the Payment Application Best Practices (PABP) to help vendors create secure payment applications that help merchants limit compromises, prevent the bad practices of storing sensitive cardholder data and support compliance with the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Wow, that's a mouth full. What PABP basically means, is Visa wants to decrease fraud while increasing customer and vendor security. If you are a new website and seeking a vendor to process your orders. Full story

SEO Review of ASPDotNetStorefront online store While many shopping carts and online stores have made great leaps in making their carts search engine friendly, they all seem to have room for improvement. Many shopping carts require fairly substantial modification to optimize the product, category and topic pages for the shopping cart. Some shopping carts are much better than others and ASPdotNetStorefront is one of them. Full story