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WordPress As An E-Commerce Platform – Update On Plugins

9 Jun 2008 02:00:26 GMT

In an earlier post, I detailed how I had moved to WordPress as my e-commerce platform, using the WPRemix theme and certain plugins. In the almost six months since, the configuration has changed significantly. Security Concerns Lead To New Forum Plugin I had originally implemented Fredrik Fahlstad?s wp-Forum plugin to manage my forums. Shortly after implementation, a [...]

WordPress As An E-Commerce Platform – Hits != $$$

8 Jun 2008 09:01:49 GMT

In a previous post, I explained how I have moved to WordPress as the platform for my commercial products. I have received feedback from others with interest in using WordPress for the same purpose. Many of the inquiries have come from people who have never had an online store. In this post, I'd like to [...]

WordPress As An E-Commerce Platform

21 Jan 2008 04:24:37 GMT

I have maintained two commercial websites for over a year by using Java Servlets to serve up the pages. I maintained news releases, kept a Frequently Asked Questions section, integrated third-party tools for forums, support tickets and the like and updated the content frequently (i.e. spent a lot of time compiling, ftp'ing files, etc.) Recently, [...]

You’re Not Agile If Your Team Is Dispersed? Yeah, Right!

14 Oct 2007 03:43:07 GMT

One of the principles behind The Agile Manifesto states,"The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation." I couldn't agree more! However, for three years, I ran a dispersed team which could not meet face-to-face. Of nine team members, only two were co-located in the same [...]

Two days does not a ScrumMaster make!

12 May 2006 12:27:40 GMT

This Certified ScrumMaster is Still a Grasshopper While I do have experience in what did and did not work for my situation, I was having a difficult time trying to find the right way to employ Scrum. I was looking for the right methodology, the proper technique, the right tools, the best framework; in short, all [...]

Using ScrumWorks

11 May 2006 12:41:00 GMT

Binary Estimation Estimating work has always been painful for us. How accurately can you estimate the number of hours you expect something to take before you've had an opportunity to fully investigate what's involved? You don't; you take a SWAG (simple wild assed guess). I've always wondered where the value is in that. Pick a [...]