1. ChangeThis

    ChangeThis is aiming to disrupt the media pattern with powerful, rational arguments from leading thinkers.

    ChangeThis

    Download nice PDF manifestos from a variety of big names on a variety of big topics.

    Here’s one:

    Seth Godin says Do Less

  2. more oscommerce watch highlights

    February - April at osCommerce Watch has seen a number of new topics covered and tools offered. Thanks to all who are regularly reading the weblog, providing feedback on contributions and contributing your thoughts.

    Attitude released the following tools and contributions for free to the community of osCommerce users:

    DPS PxPost Payment Module For osCommerce 2.2 MS2 - a payment module ideal for New Zealand and Australian merchants.

    Free osCommerce Stylesheet Creation Tool - create a stylesheet for your cart and preview your work as you go on a live cart.

    Attitude Simple Manual Order Entry for osCommerce - process orders via telephone or mail order through the osCommerce system.

    Articles and tips were posted on the following topics:

    Essential osCommerce Modification - HTML Title Tag - important modification for search engine positioning

    Guidelines for osCommerce Contribution Development - writing good osCommerce contributions

    Before making your osCommerce site live … osCommerce Live Site Checklist - the common things sites miss before going live - prevent problems before you go live!

    Essential osCommerce Modification - Generate Thumbnail Images - faster page loads and better quality images

    Essential osCommerce Modification - Simple ways to improving admin usability - improve efficiency in administering your cart

    Using osCommerce with a Large Product Catalog - unique issues to large product catalogs

    Review: Easy Populate - the fast way to add or edit your products - review of a popular contribution which allows spreadsheet importing and updating of product information and prices and synchronisation of data with offline systems

    Related:

    highlights of the first couple of months of osCommerce Watch

    osCommerce Review - find out about this powerful open source shopping cart system

    osCommerce Demonstrations

  3. site navigation and improving contact forms

    Two articles from Clickz.

    The first (from 2001) discusses various issues in creating site navigation which allows your site visitors to more easily achieve their desired goal when visiting your site.

    How Will They Buy It if They Can’t Find It?

    The second discusses how more effective contact forms can be created and how enquiries should be handled to make best use of each lead.

    Online Forms That Generate Leads

  4. css vault

    “A collection of CSS resources and CSS sites that help to inspire and teach every designer.”

    CSS Vault

  5. seth says wikis bigger than blogging

    Take notice - when someone like Seth Godin says this on his weblog, word will start getting round …

    “I have to say, I can’t imagine ever again collaborating with anyone for any reason without using a wiki.

    This is just a huge advance in the way people do projects, which, after all, is all we do now.”

    Seth’s Blog: Bigger than blogging

    Check out Wikipedia if you want to know: what is a Wiki?

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