January 2008 Archives

30/01/08 - I've Cracked The Price Comparison Code

For over a year, I've been using Price Tapestry (and for nearly 6 months selling templates for it at Price Tapestry Templates). It's a great piece of software that enables you to operate a price comparison website on a PHP server using XML or CSV product feeds.

I've been running a customised (beyond recognition) version of Price Tapestry over at Compare Sat Nav using my own product feeds I create after manually price checking, once a week (usually on a Friday).

The downside to the whole set up is the fact that it takes 2 hours to manually price check. It's exhausting work too. And monotonous. The answer? More

25/01/08 - PTT New Skin

I've just released a new skin to Price Tapestry Templates. It's out with the blue and in with hot pink.

The forum has yet to be skinned but that's my task over the next few days. More