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  • While I'm sure there are plenty of *nix hackers out there who like building open source packages from source, I'm not one of them. I'm a fan of using a package manager, and since CentOS is my server distro of choice, RPM it is. While CentOS (well... RHEL) has a vast array of packages available [...]
  • As much as we all love Magento, there are times when we need it to do more for us.  Fortunately for us, the good folks that bring us Magento had the foresight to open source the code, so we aren't held captive by the vendor hoping they'll implement a feature we crave.  However, having access [...]
  • Using observers is really quite simple. Let's jump in and see an example of setting up an observer. Our simple observer will process additional information when a customer submits an order. I recently used this type of observer to add a "source" field on an order. Identify the event and necessary parameters First, we will [...]
  • Maybe I've been living under a rock.  I've heard a lot about Google Apps for Business but it wasn't until recently that I learned about the free alternative - Google Apps Standard.  It's pretty amazing what you get. Up to 50 10 users (Google reduced the number of accounts in May of 2011) Each mailbox [...]
  • I’m a Mac switcher. All my computers at work had been Dell branded. But, then a 17″ MacBook Pro entered our department for testing purposes and I kind of adopted it. I’ll admit I was drawn to it by its looks at first. The display is spacious and gorgeous. The all silver appearance with that [...]