I'm done coding my USPS api class. But man the hoops you have to go through to ask for permission, wait, test and validate before you can go live can be quite tiresome. I could bitch about it or you could read this dude's blog who has pointed out cons about USPS's api. http://nicholas.piasecki.name/blog/2009/07/wake-up-usps/
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
www.downstairz.net
Woot decided to do some designing for my up and coming company. Check it out. It's just a rough draft and I'll get it looking better later down the road.
Downstairz Site
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
Downstairz Site
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
USPS api components
I've decided to go ahead and add the delivery confirmation, track & confirm, and carrier pickup components to stdalfouronline.com site.
The reason being is because I wanted an all-in-one methodology instead. The customer buys the product, the admin is informed with the purchase. The admin logins in, follow up on the purchase, prints the label, confirmation code gets sent to the client, package up the products, let it be known when you want the usps dude to have it picked up and have it delivered. Now doesn't that sound pretty intuitive for an admin to do?
That's just the backbone of my flow. But you get the idea. Maybe when I have some free time after this project is up, I'll work on a desktop application so the client can use that as well if the purchase isn't handle through the site. But then again I've made paths for that as well within the site. :p
I'll begin on it probably this weekend when I can find some free times from my other projects :P
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
The reason being is because I wanted an all-in-one methodology instead. The customer buys the product, the admin is informed with the purchase. The admin logins in, follow up on the purchase, prints the label, confirmation code gets sent to the client, package up the products, let it be known when you want the usps dude to have it picked up and have it delivered. Now doesn't that sound pretty intuitive for an admin to do?
That's just the backbone of my flow. But you get the idea. Maybe when I have some free time after this project is up, I'll work on a desktop application so the client can use that as well if the purchase isn't handle through the site. But then again I've made paths for that as well within the site. :p
I'll begin on it probably this weekend when I can find some free times from my other projects :P
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
Monday, August 16, 2010
Sometimes you just have to kick back and relax
After a while I realized that skipping lunch, eating while I'm coding, or just rushing it to get back to work doesn't really help you code any faster or get more done. In fact after a while you'll tire yourself out. When that happens you'll loose motivation, be in a not so good mood, and/or not be in your zone to code efficiently.
So my answer to all of this madness is to enjoy your lunch away from your office and use up that hour, or whatever or so you have available for your lunch break, breathe, eat slowly, and relax a bit. But if you don't want to do that then grab your lunch, come back to the office, and play games/watch a movie. Something that will relax your brain activity.
When you're coding, your brain activity is already set to cruise at a hyper-speed mode. There's nothing worse than to drag your feet out of the office tired and forgetting you ate that day. LOL
So enjoy lunch and enjoy life a bit even if you're die-hardcore programer like I am.
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
So my answer to all of this madness is to enjoy your lunch away from your office and use up that hour, or whatever or so you have available for your lunch break, breathe, eat slowly, and relax a bit. But if you don't want to do that then grab your lunch, come back to the office, and play games/watch a movie. Something that will relax your brain activity.
When you're coding, your brain activity is already set to cruise at a hyper-speed mode. There's nothing worse than to drag your feet out of the office tired and forgetting you ate that day. LOL
So enjoy lunch and enjoy life a bit even if you're die-hardcore programer like I am.
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Cotinuation of stdalfouronline.com
Got a lot done today. I'm done with USPS & Authorize.net api's implementations. It looks good and more importantly it's modular enough to use it for my other projects.
I still have some minor details to attend to tomorrow with my code but definitely made some great progress. So with that being said. I'm going call it quits, eat, kick back and watch a movie.
Until the next episode.
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
I still have some minor details to attend to tomorrow with my code but definitely made some great progress. So with that being said. I'm going call it quits, eat, kick back and watch a movie.
Until the next episode.
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
Friday, August 13, 2010
Will be finishing some things up tomorrow...
I'm working on a project for a client and basically incorporating USPS's api with the shopping cart. Just need to do more testing tomorrow, finish it up and then work with Authorize.net api afterwards. I've done it before in the past so I should be able to get it all done tomorrow. Hoping to launch www.stdalfouronline.com by this fall.
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
Schaweet Just signed up!
Need to familiarize myself with blogger so I can dive into Google's Api in the weeks to come ;)
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
Buddha Soumpholphakdy
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