Archive for August, 2007

Violence and video games

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson on the continuing debate over violence and videogames.

Why I play games

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Former Edge magazine editor Margaret Robertson explains her love for games when so many of them are rubbish.

Actinic v8 In Beta Test

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Version 8 of Actinic’s range of desktop ecommerce software has now entered beta testing, with the full release scheduled for August.

Small Businesses Still Slow To Get Online

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

According to a report from BT Business, three quarters of small and medium business are aware of the importance of the Internet, but four out of ten still do not have a web site.

Ticket exchange bags $30m in funding

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Viagogo, the online ticket exchange backed by StubHub co-founder Eric Baker, has received $30m in Series C funding to fuel an assault on the US.

The move will see Viagogo enabling fans to trade tickets for the Cleveland Browns NFL team, as well as live concerts, sporting events and Broadway shows.

A Close Shave For The Gentleman’s Shop

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Robert and Charlotte Johnston established The Gentleman’s Shop as a leading online supplier of men’s grooming accessories. They tried three different approaches to selling online, and experienced both the rough and the smooth of ecommerce, before settling on a solution that satisfied their needs - at a surprisingly low cost.

Phishers Target Ecommerce Businesses

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Experts warn that fraudulent attempts to acquire credit card details deceptively by ‘phishing’ are increasingly aimed towards ecommerce companies, and not just banks and financial institutions.

Star Product v1.0

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

This mod only allows you to select products that have an enabled status. Optional categories staus included.
in catalog/admin/star_product.php:

FIND:
$star_query = tep_db_query(”select p.products_id, pd.products_name from ” . TABLE_PRODUCTS . ” p, ” . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . ” pd where p.products_id = pd.products_id and pd.language_id = ‘” . $languages_id . “‘ order by pd.products_name”);

REPLACE WITH: (if you do not have Enable & Disable Categories contrib installed)
$star_query = tep_db_query(”select p.products_id, pd.products_name, p.products_status from ” . TABLE_PRODUCTS . ” p, ” . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . ” pd where p.products_id = pd.products_id and pd.language_id = ‘” . $languages_id . “‘ and p.products_status = ‘1′ order by pd.products_name”);

OR

REPLACE WITH: (if you have Enable & Disable Categories contrib installed)
$star_query = tep_db_query(”select p.products_id, pd.products_name, p.products_status from ” . TABLE_PRODUCTS . ” p, ” . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . ” pd left join ” . TABLE_PRODUCTS_TO_CATEGORIES . ” p2c on p.products_id = p2c.products_id left join ” . TABLE_CATEGORIES . ” c on p2c.categories_id = c.categories_id where p.products_id = pd.products_id and pd.language_id = ‘” . $languages_id . “‘ and p.products_status = ‘1′ and c.categories_status = ‘1′ order by pd.products_name”);

New Barclaycard is touch-and-pay

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Barclays says its new Oyster-style credit card will be accepted by more than 1,000 retailers.

Nokia admits mobile battery issue

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Nokia is offering to replace 46 million batteries for its mobile phones after reports of overheating while charging.