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A super simple Magento store monitoring tool powered by Google App Engine

I took a bit of a break for the usual Magento development last weekend and had a crack at making a simple webstore monitoring app using Google App Engine. The application was made to monitor our webstores from a reliable, US network – and who more reliable than Google? So this blog post will detail the site monitoring app, and my thoughts on the Google app engine platform. I’d also invite anyone to try my app and let me know any thoughts you have on it, or how I could improve it.
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Sporadic Tweeting...

  • My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: The Black Keys (86), Mos Def (9) and Foo Fighters (8) http://bit.ly/c6eW5I 4 days ago
  • Finally beaten the 'Invalid package.xml format' fluff when trying to upload to Magento Connect - latest SMTP finally available there - yah! 4 days ago
  • My latest post includes a guide to making a basic extension too, so if you're just starting out with Magento extensions, check it out. 5 days ago
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What I'm listening to

  • The Black Keys - Brothers
  • Mos Def - Black On Both Sides
  • Foo Fighters - Skin and Bones
  • The Black Keys - Chulahoma
  • The White Stripes - Icky Thump
  • The Naked and Famous - This Machine
  • The Black Keys - The Moan
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
  • Fat Freddys Drop - Based on a True Story