Author Archives: Dave

Using Magento (seven months on)

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Dave

I posted way back at the end of June on my use of Magento over Cubecart. Well it’s been seven months since then and I’ve had a few people asking how things are going …so here are a few thoughts. … Continue reading →

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dTabs Version 1.3 Released

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Dave

Just 66 days after the release of version 1.2.2 , dTabs 1.3 is now available for download. 1.3 fixes several bugs and adds few new features including: New “between” argument for dtab_list_tabs for adding content between tabs. New “fadetime” argument … Continue reading →

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Magento vs Cubecart

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Dave

Since discovering Magento, I’ve stopped developing with Cubecart. The first thing that attracted me to Magento was that it was free and it didn’t require each page to have “I’m a tight-ass using the free version of some cheapo shopping … Continue reading →

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Viewing Microsoft Office documents with Firefox on OS X (without using Office)

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Dave

My uni seems incapable of setting a single timetable for a term and sticking to it, so they make several “up-to-date” timetables available on their website which are updated daily. However they insist on keeping these timetables in Word and … Continue reading →

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Quick Look Droplet

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Dave

A cool little AppleScript from apple to open things using Quicklook rating: **** usefulness: 10 ease of use: 10 minimum user level: novice download: Quick Look Droplet

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