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Maybe It’s Not For You: iPad Overshadows State of the Union Address
So along comes the Apple iPad, and just behind it – the Wave of Great Hatred and Malice attacking it. For lo, the iPad is an Evil Device, exactly not what geeks, nerds, techies, webheads, etc. wanted.
Maybe it’s not for you. A lot of people just want to read their e-mail, look at their photos, [...]
Magento Product Create API: use_config_min_sale_qty (and max) attributes
In a site I maintain I have a separate web application for adding products. The reason for this is that products need to be added to both a backend warehousing system as well as magento.
I’m posting this because the documentation on the magento site isn’t clear about how one goes about setting these attributes:
min_sale_qty
use_config_min_sale_qty
use_config_max_sale_qty
use_config_manage_stock
Although these [...]
Installing git on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL5)
Background
I am looking for a more flexible, faster Source Code Management system as development expands both in and out of house. Especially now with our increased use of Magento – some people are doing style sheets, some doing templates, some doing new scripts and still others code.
It’s increasingly difficult to manage with CVS alone. It’s [...]
The Switch: From Windows XP to Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Been working with the iMac now for about two weeks, and I’m quite pleased. Sure the interface looks different – and yes, I could have received a $9 upgrade (or whatever) to Windows 7 when it’s released but … enough already. I’ve been on Windows for a long, long time. Windows 3.1(1? was it?); Windows [...]