Monday Design Day: Tuesday #2

Just got back yesterday from snowboarding in Stowe, VT. Its been amazing progressing with my wife and it was a ton of fun hanging out with a big house full of people. Because of that the design day got pushed back, so here is the updated version. Now that I (already) broke the pattern, I’m wondering if I should start a new pattern with this. In other words, make next week’s design arrive on Wednesday, then the following Thursday, etc. [...]

Monday Design Day: Monday #1

This is the beginning of (hopefully) a weekly occurrence. In an effort to set aside some quality time for creativity, I’m going to attempt to update the same PSD every week on Monday. I will add, edit, subtract, whatever to the same document and post the results. The idea is over time it will grow into something completely different than what it is today. It should be fun to watch the evolution as it grows, like one of those dinosaurs [...]

jQuery 1.3 with PHP

I’m super excited to have just received jQuery 1.3 with PHP from Packt Publishing to review. I’ve only just begun the read but I can already tell its going to be an extremely powerful resource to refer to. It is written for PHP developers who are looking for ways to optimize their web applications, reduce strain on servers and create sexy user interfaces that work hand in hand with the power of PHP. Its chock full of AJAX and other [...]

Magento Static Blocks – The Definitive Guide

There’s more than one way to skin a hippo and adding CMS static blocks in Magento is no exception. In case you’re unfamiliar with CMS static blocks, they are powerful little buggers in Magento’s admin that allows the site’s administrator to add and control chunks of HTML that can be displayed throughout the site. They’re perfect for seasonal banners, sale blocks, return policies, size charts and anything that would make sense to modularize to make maintaining your site easier. But [...]