Author: robert

I’ve tried to brake into the affiliate marketing game, started sometime 2008. I have to say that systems like CJ.com are absolutely the worst for people just starting out!
I put a blog online, with links to a popular antivirus program. And I did earn like 12 dollars from a sale.
But CJ.com took the money away from me. And later they even completely disabled my account.
Not cause I violated a TOS policy or something of that sort. Just because I didn’t have enough traffic and didn’t login to my account enough.

I am going with Google Affiliate Network now. Or another affiliate network that is not so strict on how often you check your account.
Have to go through all my blogs and change the links!

What a ridiculous development.  Sun Micro-systems was recently acquired by Oracle, and of course, the shenanigans begin! This is why I am so interested in Ebay’s acquisition of Magento. Oracle purchased a language they didn’t even develop, that was out under a copy left or GNU license. Turns out its not just the language, but the patents which Sun owns.

I don’t like the idea of Oracle owning MySQL and Java. How long before PHP is taken over? Quite frankly SAP and Oracle are a bunch of jokers. What they do,  an in house team of programmers can do just as well. Only they charge ridiculous fees for their software, import cheap labor, and charge a giant markup for that as well. Its not like they have out of the box solutions.  As a professional, I can do what SAP does with PHP/MySQL and not spend a dime on licensing, keep the jobs in the USA, and deliver a superior product.

 

 

The past several years have been an amazing journey for Magento, as we’ve grown from a new open source platform into an eCommerce leader. Along the way, we’ve built not only a platform, but a company and a worldwide community. Together, we’ve identified opportunities, taken risks, innovated, struggled, succeeded, and changed the face of eCommerce. Today marks a milestone on this journey as we announce the most exciting news in our company’s history.  Magento has reached an agreement to be acquired by eBay Inc. We believe this move will open incredible opportunities for the entire Magento ecosystem. The Big Picture Why is this acquisition so exciting for all of us? eBay is evolving to become a strategic commerce partner focused on delivering new ways for merchants of all sizes to drive innovation. As a centerpiece of this strategy, they are building a global, open commerce platform that leverages the worldwide developer community. And Magento will be at the core of this new, open commerce platform, called “X.Commerce.” Magento & eBay As many of you know, Magento has had a relationship with eBay for some time. In March 2010, eBay became our first outside investor. Over the past year, eBay has gotten to know our platform, our culture, and our community. They have experienced the passion of the Magento ecosystem, and they are eager to harness the power of this ecosystem to create the next generation of eCommerce innovation. Magento Forward: The Details How will this acquisition impact our organization, customers and partners? It’s too soon to know all the details, but there are a few things we know. Magento will continue to operate out of LA, with Yoav Kutner and me as its leaders following the closing. We’ll continue building our team and our enhancing our product line, including the Magento Community, Enterprise, and Mobile Editions, as well as Magento Go and the Magento Go Platform. And we’ll continue strengthening our training, education, packaged consulting services and support efforts around the world. Through it all, we’ll be collaborating with our colleagues at eBay on developing the X.Commerce platform and defining the next generation of eCommerce innovation. Yoav and I recorded a short video message for the community – you can find it on our blog, along with FAQs about the pending acquisition. Creating The Future Together To all the members the Magento family: we thank you for all the passion, expertise and hard work that you’ve invested in Magento. Thanks to you, Magento finds itself exactly where we’ve always aimed to be: at the core of eCommerce. We are thrilled to become part of a larger organization that recognizes – as we always have – that the future of eCommerce is global, innovative and open. We look forward to creating that future with all of you.

Warm Regards, Roy Rubin Co-Founder and CEO, Magento

Looks like there are yet more additions to the JavaScript world.
This closure compiler is gaining popularity, and shows that its the most efficient one out there for now.
It also comes with a full library with features similar to jQuery.
Although I do find the constant use of ‘goog.dom’ a little annoying I am sure there some great benefits to learning it.
I personally hate and resist change. It took me like a year to pick jQuery. Prototype and Scriptaculous were the dominant ones when I started picking up jQuery in 2009. And even then I was overwhelmed with the seemingly limitless list of JavaScript libraries and frameworks.

• DOJO
• Yahoo
• Prototype
• Jquery
• MochiKit
• Ext JS
• Open Rico
• Qooxdoo
• Moo Tools
• X library
• Fork
• OAT
• AJS

And now that I am here at Disney, it looks like Google closure library is gaining ground.

Its very sad to say that this site is closing down soon.
But I did some great stuff on this project.
Okay, nothing bleeding edge.
No HTML5, mostly CSS2.

But still, I did do the ‘box set code redemption’ system, which lets users enter the magic redemption code found on DVD’s for points and streaming rights.
Also the my movies list page, in list and tile format, and the ‘info’ hover which popups over videos.
There are lot of other features which I have done here, and its the first time so much of my work is visible on a multimillion dollar brand since I worked on BCBG.

The project is almost closing, and soon I will be in need of another major contract.

Recently I had the pleasure of working with the HighCharts library.
I was doing a small contract for a company down in Santa Monica that wanted to redo their internal reporting system to HTML5.
They were already using FusionCharts, which does have iOS and HTML5 support.
But apparently paying a thousand bucks just for a license and then paying another nine thousand to a developer didn’t make any sense to them.
So they skipped over FusionCharts and asked me to install HighCharts and customize their Zend Framework powered reporting system.
The API fed the FusionCharts with data, and that had to modified as well.
Ultimately I had very little PHP to write. Simply extending the ViewHelper class to check for iOS and then fire off the HighCharts JavaScript.
There was only a little finessing I had to do with the old data format. But thanks to jQuery’s sizzle selector, it was so easy!
I made quick work of the project, and did it while I was working another job simultaneously. Under budget, ahead of schedule.

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This is a table of CSS filters.

	Windows													Mac OS X											Macintosh								Other
	IE					Mz	Ns			Op				iC	IE	Mz	Ns		Om	Op				Sf	IE		Mz	Ns			Op		Ko
	7	6	5.5	5	4	1	7	6	4	8	7	6	5	2	5	1	7	6	4	8	7	6	5	2	5	4	1	7	6	4	6	5	3
	7	6	5.5	5	4	1	7	6	4	8	7	6	5	2	5	1	7	6	4	8	7	6	5	2	5	4	1	7	6	4	6	5	3
	IE					Mz	Ns			Op				iC	IE	Mz	Ns		Om	Op				Sf	IE		Mz	Ns			Op		Ko
	Windows													Mac OS X											Macintosh								Other
voice-family:"\"}\"";<br>voice-family:inherit;<br>property:value;	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
p\roperty:value;	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N
/*/*/property:value;/* */	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
/*/*//*/property:value;/* */	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N	Y	N
div#test	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
head:first-child+body div	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y
body>div	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
html[xmlns] div	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
@import 'styles.css'	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
@import "styles.css"	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
@import url(styles.css)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
@import url('styles.css')	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
@import url("styles.css")	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
@import "null?\"\{";<br>@import "styles.css";	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
@media all{/* rules */}	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
<link media="all">	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
<link media="All">	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
* html div	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
*+html div	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
i{content:"\"/*"}<br>div{property:value}	Y	Y	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N
/* \*/<br>div{property:value}<br>/* */	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
html*#test	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	N	?	Y	N
_property:value	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
*property:value	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
@media tty {<br>i{content:"\";/*" "*/}} @import 'styles.css'; /*";}<br>}/* */	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
@media tty {<br>i{content:"\";/*" "*/}}; @import 'styles.css'; {;}/*";}<br>}/* */	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
@media tty {<br>i{content:"\";/*" "*/}}@m; @import 'styles.css'; /*";}<br>}/* */	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
/*\*//*/<br>@import "styles.css";<br>/**/	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N