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Magento Resources

: : "How To" and Tutorials, Interesting Links, Tools of the Trade

So I have been in Magento hell the last few weeks, and have been compiling tuts and articles that have helped me along, and wanted to share!   ENJOY!   *********************************************** *********************************************** Magento Free Resources *********************************************** ***********************************************     Turning On and Off Magento’s Default Blocks ———————————————– http://www.magentocommerce.com/knowledge-base/entry/turning-on-off-magentos-content-blocks     *********************************************** Adding Page Links to… Read more »

Magento Training Videos

: : "How To" and Tutorials

I found the tutorials below and they may come in handy for us, but more so for the customer post launch training Magento Beginner Tutorials 1 – Frontend Controller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAYUGwQimBA Magento admin panel video tutorial part – 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR4lOUKnPgk Magento admin panel video tutorial part – 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=386EQ4saV18 Magento admin panel video tutorial part –… Read more »

Compile and write LESS online

: : "How To" and Tutorials, General, Interesting Links, Tools of the Trade

http://winless.org/online-less-compiler I know we’ve talked a bit about LESS and SASS, and this site has a couple really good tutorials and examples to show you the huge advantages of LESS (mainly mixins [they’re kinda like functions], variables, and calculations) – it also has a built-in real-time compiler – doesn’t get much better than that. Plus… Read more »

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Why Web Development is Complex

: : General

I think I sent this out to everyone, but reposted here for reference. It’s a really good article and gives a taste as to why web dev is so complex:   http://dentedreality.com.au/2014/06/07/why-web-development-is-complex/  

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Prove to your clients how much their content sucks

: Mark Nosowicz : General

http://www.hemingwayapp.com/ gives you a readability grade of any content you paste into it.    Right now i’m writing an intentionally long and confusing sentence to show how hemingway will grade your content, and also here’s an unnecessary comma to extend this long, long sentence forever. Having concrete numbers on readability should help when pitching content… Read more »