Archive for February 2009
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Juan Enriquez: Tech Evolution Will Eclipse The Financial Crisis
Mr. Enriquez is right on, I think, in this TED presentation from (if the YouTube date is correct) February 17, 2009. The financial problems we see today are nothing in comparison with the wave of technological evolution that is coming. This wave – not if, but when it comes – will usher in the next [...]
Magento: Sprucing up the Contact Form
I wanted to add our address, phone numbers and a Google Map to our Contact Us page. Additionally, I wanted a link to the left of the standard “My Account” link to take you directly to the page.
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The form itself is located in app/design/frontend/yourTemplate/default/contacts/form.phtml. In this file, I simply added my Google Map (as an [...]
Magento Uniform Positioning of Add to Cart Button
The grid view in magento, with Add to Cart buttons on each product, doesn’t line up as nicely as I’d like. Here’s how it looks:
I want all the add to cart buttons to line up along the same horizontal. So, I make two quick tweaks:
1. In skin/frontend/yourTemplate/default/css/boxes.css, at around line 713, I added a new [...]
PhotoSynth: Philly Skyline from the Art Museum
I took these yesterday as we were leaving the Art Museum. I took Trent out to the steps. Lisa waited in the car – she’s still in the wheelchair with her broken foot and was a bit tired from our long tour. I said “OK, Run up like Rocky!” at which point Trent said [...]