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About Edward W. Barnard
I’ve been writing software that runs Unix-based or Linux-based Web sites since before the turn of the Millenium. I’ve been in the software industry more than 33 years, writing everything from Cray Supercomputer operating system and device drivers to Content Management Systems in Perl and PHP.
I enjoy experimenting, mentoring, sharing, and teaching. I hope you learn something while you visit. Thanks for stopping by, and please add OT Scripts to your RSS reader, so you know when to stop by again!
About OTScripts.com and OT Scripts Industrial Strength®
OT Scripts began in 2000 as a software service and sales site. Back then, there were not so many people around who understood Unix-based or Linux-based servers. Together with my partners, we created various scripts, site builders, and Content Management Systems.
We registered OT SCRIPTS INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH with the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. A decade ago, the Web was overrun with “wanna be” webmasters who didn’t understand the need for things like Web site reliability, up time, and simply not crashing. We could get in, fix things, and get out, without crashing or harming anything. That “industrial strength” reliability was our special niche.
The OT in OT Scripts stands for Online Tech. In 2009 I re-purposed Online Tech to become a means of learning and sharing the hard-won experience of those earlier days of the Internet. The “Industrial Strength” approach remains as important to the Web as it ever was.
About The Genealogy Webmaster’s Journal
Now in 2012, my focus as a Webmaster has changed. I am the Archivist and Webmaster for the Strong Family Association of America, Inc. I am bringing us from a mere informational Web site to a more comprehensive online-genealogical presence. My Genealogy Webmaster’s Journal documents the tips and tricks I am learning and creating along the way.
Hello Edward,
I am looking to hire someone to trouble shoot and help me get the most out of my Sunshop shopping cart. I feel like there can be improvements with SEO, mobile friendliness, and overall user experience. I just don’t have the time or know how to improve upon the way our cart is set up.
Do you offer this service?
Thanks!
Hi Jerome, sorry to be slow getting back to you. No I don’t do Sunshop work any more. I know there are people who offer the service though!
Hello,
My name is Mike, and I am the new “webmaster” of a TWT Sunshop based website that sells surplus military goods in Warren, Ohio. I am a Junior in college pursuing a bachelor’s degree in IT, and in my studies I have been partial to anything web related, which is how I acquired this job. This website was not created by me, but I have been given the undertaking of adding new product to this website, optimizing the site, and improving our PageRank if possible.
I have been reading over your Sunshop Modifications Tutorials, and I have taken an interest in the idea of having a Google Listing Simulation added to the edit product page. I am just a bit wary of doing such things because your tutorial does not include full portions of your script (understandable) and I am a N00B in PHP scripting (although I am fluent in HTML and JavaScript).
Any assistance in adding this very cool and helpful modification to my site would be greatly appreciated. If you could shoot me an email at mjweaver01@live.com that would be freaking awesome, just to even point me in the right direction. From reading over your site and seeing your achievements, you are definitely a seasoned professional in this, and I am barely even a rookie, and any help is extremely appreciated. I hope this message finds you.
Thank You,
-Mike Weaver
Hi Mike! I’ll send you some email. Glad to!