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I announce updates using the following mechanisms:- Extensions (commercial software) are announced in my newsletter.
- Contributions (free software) have support threads on the Zen Cart Forum; you can look for postings from me.
- I blog announcements and updates on my blog; these postings use category that-software-guy so you can find or filter them easily.
- I tweet the updates on Twitter. You can also get my tweets by RSS
- If the update is significant, I'll write about it on my home page.
- I update the module's help page to indicate the availability of a new version.
If you don't use an RSS Reader, but you want to get the software update notices from my blog, you can create an iGoogle page (using Google.com) and put my RSS feed there.
I also maintain a presence on a number of social networking sites, but the one I curate most assiduously is LinkedIn.
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Boilerplate in Zen Cart part II
by thatsoftwareguy
18 Jun 2008 at 5:30am
I added a tip describing how to add HTML files to product descriptions in Zen Cart. Hopefully this will help people who have more extensive boilerplate needs than can be addressed by my previous tip on how to use PHP to add boilerplate strings to product descriptions in Zen Cart.
That Software Guy?s June Newsletter
by thatsoftwareguy
14 Jun 2008 at 9:26am
Published earlier this week. Talking about Better Together Admin, Blog Integration, Newsletter Discount in Zen Cart.
Zen Cart Better Together Roadmap
by thatsoftwareguy
8 Jun 2008 at 6:21am
What’s next for Better Together? add_cat_to_prod() will be added. The semantics of “category” will be changed so you can use a top level category or a category with subcategories instead of just one with products underneath it. (This is how Big Chooser, Big Spender and Combination Discounts work.) This change will affect add_prod_to_cat, add_twoforone_cat, and add_cat_to_cat [...]
Enhancements to Zen Cart Newsletter Discounts
by thatsoftwareguy
6 Jun 2008 at 3:26am
I have updated Newsletter Discounts for Zen Cart with the following features: Ability to include/exclude specific products or categories from discounting Using the latest API from MailChimp
Zen Cart Blog Integration Contribution
by thatsoftwareguy
5 Jun 2008 at 7:35pm
The Zen Cart Blog Integration Contribution is now available. Using the CaRP utility from Gecko Tribe, LLC, you can easily add a page displaying your blog (or any RSS feed) to your Zen Cart. A sample page is shown here in one of my demo carts. This contribution uses the Starter Edition of CaRP; by updating [...]
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The Cart BlogA blog about shopping carts and e-commerce
CultCart
by thatsoftwareguy
3 Jul 2008 at 1:41am
Looks like those wacky FLDS fellers have set up their own cart. One missing yet obviously required feature: quantity discounts.
Keep an eye on those icons
by thatsoftwareguy
23 Jun 2008 at 6:57am
So I booked a Choice Hotel room this weekend, and being a non-smoker, selected a non-smoking room, as identified by this icon: Except … that wasn’t the no-smoking icon. This is the no-smoking icon: Given the choice of millions of colors, why on earth would they reuse red? Why not, oh, say, red and green? Question: are [...]
Split testing on price
by thatsoftwareguy
21 Jun 2008 at 5:33am
Amazon does split testing on prices, but when you add an item to your basket, you get the lowest price. I’m sure the added software development and testing expense is more than met by customer goodwill gained (or ill-will avoided).
Writing is the basis of all wealth
by thatsoftwareguy
19 Jun 2008 at 5:15am
The NameTag Guy frequently asserts that writing is the basis of all wealth. Disagree? Read about computer guru Larry O’Brien, who says one blog post generated the majority of his income in the last four years.
Boilerplate in Zen Cart part II
by thatsoftwareguy
18 Jun 2008 at 5:30am
I added a tip describing how to add HTML files to product descriptions in Zen Cart. Hopefully this will help people who have more extensive boilerplate needs than can be addressed by my previous tip on how to use PHP to add boilerplate strings to product descriptions in Zen Cart.