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The Best E-Commerce pluggin for WordPress

Posted January 7th, 2009 in Web Tools | No Comments »

As some of you may already have discovered, there’s slim pickins’ when it comes to e-commerce pluggins for WordPress.  Probably the most well-known plugging (both for good and bad reasons) is WP-Commerce.  However I’ve had the privilege of being part of the beta testing of a brand spankin’ new pluggin called Shopp. This new module [...]

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Free IP Geolocation API

Posted October 21st, 2008 in Code Examples, Web Tools | No Comments »

Mashups are all the rage right now, so from time to time I run across something that I know could be used in amazing ways.  Lately I’ve found a new litttle app that will find all location-based information based on their IP address and send back the data in your format of choice: JSON, Plain [...]

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A simple, sexy FLV player

Posted October 17th, 2008 in Web Tools | No Comments »

I ran across this little gem the other day whilst I was googling my way through the day. It is by far one of the best free FLV player components I’ve seen, ever. It is really simple to setup and customize, PLUS it has 5 skin templates (my favorite is the dark one).
It not only [...]

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Get an iPhone… for free!

Posted October 16th, 2008 in Web Tools | No Comments »

Sorry for the long absence on the blogging frontier.  I’ve been chained to my desk working on a mini-site for Long John Silver’s (sounds fishy doesn’t it). Anyway, today I’ve finally got my life back and I will resume my attempted daily posting.
To start off the fun, I’ve found this really cool AIR app which [...]

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Taking 3D to the web… seriously

Posted September 19th, 2008 in Current Trends, Web Tools | No Comments »

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This new technology opened my eyes to a whole new world. I’ve been struggling with Flash and Papervision3D in terms of online 3D content and interactivity. Papervision is awesome, don’t get me wrong, but it lacks the render engine for some serious [...]

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WordPress Developer Toolbox

Posted September 17th, 2008 in Code Examples, Design Examples, Web Tools | No Comments »

It’s the mother load of WordPress info, rightfully named the Developers Toolbox.  Everything you can think of spawns off of this link.  A great repository from Smashing Magazine. Follow the link!

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