Archive for the ‘Internet Technology’ Category

A while back, I made a review about Magento shopping carts.  Well, it's been 2 years and a few things have changed and a few things have stayed the same... I had quite a few gripes against Magento shopping cart the last time I used it and I still do, but my list has shortened, but also ... Full story

Ah yes, Google Voice is coming back to the 'official' iPhone. As you may be able to tell from the screen cap, I am using a Cydia iPhone at the moment. Why? Because I needed a functional version of Google Voice for my iPhone. Yes, there is a HTML5 version in the App store, ... Full story

I really did like my Acer One. It was the coolest little netbook I used, until now. The Asus 1201N is a little pricey for a netbook, but it's a huge difference from the netbooks of yesterday... Dual Core on a Netbook? I know, it sounds crazy, but yes. The Atom 330 processor is a dual ... Full story

It seems a lot of people are having problems getting their one-click yahoo email working. So I am going to try and make the one click yahoo email login a little easier for everyone. You will have to create a shortcut for your yahoo email. I don't recommend using Internet Explorer, because it WILL change ... Full story

Generally used in shopping mall design, the Gruen transfer refers to the moment, when a shopper enters a mall and is purposely distracted by 'scripted disorientation'.  The layout, the sites, the lighting, the music, even the plants are all designed to distract the shopper from their original intention. The effect of this distraction is a "slower ... Full story

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