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How to create a Sharepoint theme and set it up for others to use

This is a pretty common task.  But one that there may be some “mystery” around if you haven’t done it before.  It is actually pretty simple once you get under… Continue reading How to create a Sharepoint theme and set it up for others to use

Published June 7, 2010
Categorized as Development, Sharepoint, Tech Tips Tagged IIS, Sharepoint, theme, tip, WSS

Sharepoint Designer: “The folder name is not valid” error

This is one of those random WTF kind of issues that I run into when trying to connect to Coke’s Sharepoint servers while not on VPN.  I think I have… Continue reading Sharepoint Designer: “The folder name is not valid” error

Published May 13, 2010
Categorized as Development, Sharepoint, Tech Tips

MisFire(fox)

If you are having difficulty with Firefox kicking off two events simultaneously and not happening in other browsers, the issue may lie with your $(document).ready or $(window).ready events.  Normally it… Continue reading MisFire(fox)

Published April 26, 2010
Categorized as Development, jQuery, Tech Tips

Test credit card numbers

You don’t always have to use genuine plastic to test your shopping solution.  Check out Paypal’s list of test credit card numbers here. And if you check here the Visa… Continue reading Test credit card numbers

Published March 25, 2010
Categorized as Development, Magento, Tech Tips

Install Magento via SSH (the easy way)

I just spent one too many times waiting while Magento uploaded to my server via FTP.  And as it happens much of the time it failed.  Rather than dealing with… Continue reading Install Magento via SSH (the easy way)

Published March 23, 2010
Categorized as Development, Magento, Tech Tips

Get the current category name with Magento

Wish there were some friendly template tags don’t ya?  Yeah you aren’t in WordPress-land anymore. Need to show the category name anywhere? Here you go: $categoryobject = Mage::registry(‘current_category’); $category=$categoryobject->getName(); I… Continue reading Get the current category name with Magento

Published March 15, 2010
Categorized as Development, Magento, Tech Tips

Changing your hosting plan on GoDaddy via your Account Center

This is an odd one but something worth sharing.  GoDaddy’s “Economy” Windows plan doesn’t support a component needed to install WordPress, well or use MySQL at all for that matter… Continue reading Changing your hosting plan on GoDaddy via your Account Center

Published March 8, 2010
Categorized as Tech Tips

Toggle display of hidden files in Finder with Automator (OSX)

Do you find yourself needing to toggle the display of hidden files in Mac OSX?  Yeah, me too.   For us web developers this can often be to edit .htaccess files.… Continue reading Toggle display of hidden files in Finder with Automator (OSX)

Published February 16, 2010
Categorized as Apple, OSX, Software, Tech Tips

Enable SOAP on a MediaTemple DV server

MediaTemple’s DV server is an excellent choice if you need to host multiple sites, resell hosting, or just need more power than shared hosting can provide.  However one key feature… Continue reading Enable SOAP on a MediaTemple DV server

Published February 2, 2010
Categorized as Development, Tech Tips

Moving to a new domain with WordPress

Changing domains with WordPress doesn’t have to be a headache.  You might think that simply updating your wp_options table in the database might be enough… or that perhaps you could… Continue reading Moving to a new domain with WordPress

Published January 12, 2010
Categorized as Development, Tech Tips, Wordpress

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