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Using Magento as a CMS

Published on Nov 13, 2009

Magento

Making a page in Magento packed full of your lovely SEO keyword driven content is easy, really easy. But what happens when you want to get that content somewhere that isn't one of those pages? That's when everything falls apart...

NetBeans Sunburst Color Theme

Published on Jul 1, 2009

sunburst

I'm a long time TextMate lover who might just be turning into a NetBeans user. In my in-between-editors state I've ported the Sunburst TextMate theme to NetBeans so I feel more at home. As you can see above, it's a dark theme with a black background and some easter eggy colors mixed in for readability.

An Open Source Web App Theme

Published on Jun 24, 2009

Here at PRPL we've crafted quite a few sites that include an admin section or intranet of some kind. A few weeks ago I was browsing around Github, and found this really great project Web-App-Theme.

The project is described as:

3 Movies Every Cyclist Needs to See

Published on Apr 27, 2009

I'm pretty sure everyone is into bikes as much as I am, with that in mind I'm recommending movies you are sure to love.

Myth Busting CSS Reset Speeds

Published on Apr 25, 2009

I've always heard and read that the zeroing of margin and padding on all elements in a page via css slows down browser rendering speeds because of all the extra style rules the engine has to apply to every single element. After a question came up on twitter about it, I couldn't think of or find any real numbers to validate that theory. So I decided to test it.

We Have Germination!

Published on Apr 14, 2009

Today marked a milestone in my farming career, the first sprouts of a new garden! From what I can tell Shayne and I have the largest, most successful vegetable garden on the western side Uptown Apartments. Here's a few shots:

You Call That Epic?

Published on Apr 4, 2009

I moved into a new apartment last week and in doing so stumbled upon this gem; a shirt my mom gave me as a gift a few years ago. It's a medium, but unfortunately fits like an XXL.

zach Wood

I’m Zach, a Client-Side Engineer here. What does that mean? It means I’m responsible for all the fun stuff your browser (the blue “e” on your desktop) displays. I take those cutesy designs you love and turn them into something useable on the web. When I’m not crushing it at the Purple headquarters, you can find me scooting my bicycle around Downtown Orlando complaining about all of the cobblestone streets. I’ve got a computer-screen suntan, live directly above the railroad tracks, and get overly excited when Hulu alerts me about a new “30 Rock” episode.