Magento Upgrade Issues with old shipping and payment methods
I’ve noticed a few times when upgrading to to newer versions of Magento we get a few errors with delivery and payment methods that have...
Magento UK, European and Rest of World csv delivery rates
This has cropped up a few times for existing clients so I’ve enlosed the csv file below for anyone who needs it. Its a delivery...
Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks
We’re all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits — from happiness...
Jim Coudal on “What’s Next?”
I don’t know what’s next! It’s kind of a joke, but we’re proudly “without business plan” in our 13th year. We’ve had a lot of...
more readable method to show print_r output
We’re working on a lot of projects at the moment that require tons of data being shifted around, usually asynchronously. During the development stage its...
Email Template Guide
Mail Chimp have released a funny but true guide called “Email Jitsu”, looking at the email design and coding tactics required to create a suitable...
The myth of the page fold: evidence from user testing
Being in the website design industry, and having regualr contact with clients who have a basic understanding of the web, you start to notice the...
Internet speeds and costs worldwide
A look at worldwide broadband speeds compared to costs. Japan and Korea (I’m guessing south) rule the waves.. [from billshrink.com]
Website Browser Comparison Based on Performance
Google Chrome comes out on top with firefox and safari coming joint second…..Internet Explorer 8 is the worst performer. If you haven’t already started using...
Google Chrome Frame brings open web technologies to Internet Explorer
Its good to see a viable solution to the problem of the decrepit IE6. Earlier today google released an app which promises to bring web...
A/B Testing is now available in our emarketing software
It’s been a long time coming, but today I’m excited to announce that our new A/B campaign testing feature is now live and available to...
Calculating VAT automatically with jquery (and displaying it)
We were recently working on a small-scale ecommerce site where our client wanted to be able to show prices both including and excluding VAT. Due...
