Extending Firefox
By now you must have heard about the Firefox browser from Open Source champions Mozilla. One of the joys of Firefox is that it is not a “take it or leave” package of features. Rather, Firefox is...
View ArticleA Peek Under the Hood: Mambo & osCommerce
In last week’s Web@Work column I took on a bit of an apples and oranges comparison: One of the challenges of working with open source software is dealing with the variations that exist from product to...
View ArticleBook Review: Google Hacks 2
Authors Calishain and Dornfest are back with even more tips, tricks, and hacks aimed at the Google search engine and its family of related services. Like the first edition, the second edition relies...
View ArticleOpen Search Opens Up
Amazon’s search startup, A9.com, has launched a new service called Open Search and it may shake things up a bit. Read on to see how this new open standards search offering works and how it might impact...
View ArticleGetting Started with osCommerce
Looking to build an online store for yourself or for a client? Debating among various open source solutions? Thinking about cobbling together a customized solution with a database and an open source...
View ArticleGreat News and More
I am well-known to my friends as an information junkie. Information overload? Ha! No such thing. I just need bigger barrels so I can get it into my system. This last week I found two tools that help me...
View ArticleGetting a Grip on the Flow
In any organization the ebb and flow of email is a complex, fluid dynamic. The larger the organization, the more important it is to have a good handle on where those flows are going and how they are...
View ArticleBBC News Online Gets a Facelift
~ a review of BBC web design over time ~ One of my favorite news sources, the BBC’s online news site (http://news.bbc.co.uk), just underwent a minor facelift. The changes, while aesthetically small,...
View ArticleGoogle Pet Peeve Number 1
~ even Google has usability issues ~ Google, a favorite poster child for simple and easy to use site design, is not without its own issues. My biggest pet peeve with Google is the way the system...
View Article50 Top Joomla! Extensions
With more than 4,000 Extensions in the Joomla! Extensions Directory, one of the most daunting aspects of selecting a Joomla! Extension is finding the right tool for the job. With thousands of...
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