Roberto Olmos
“It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer. -- Larry Bird”
Working with different types of businesses to help them solve a particular tech-based challenge in an efficient manner is a creative & challenging enjoyment for me.
Articles by Roberto Olmos
- Adobe Photoshop API Developer Shares Experience
Adobe Photoshop API Developer Shares Experience
Published 12/9/2021Rob Olmos breaks down the Adobe Photoshop API which is currently in Beta. Learn how to connect, see basic usage examples, and discover what is supported and what's not.
Design - What is Edge Computing in Web and Software Development?
What is Edge Computing in Web and Software Development?
Published 10/14/2020The article goes over what Edge Computing is and why it's important. It also touches on the role of software development and the new possibilities that edge computing can bring to societies.
SoftwareCloud - Authorize.Net MD5 Update 2019: Affecting Magento and other sites
Authorize.Net MD5 Update 2019: Affecting Magento and other sites
Published 3/5/2019You've probably received several emails by now from both Authorize.Net, possibly from Magento, and maybe even a critical alert in the Magento admin about some upcoming breaking changes with Authorize.Net.
E-Commerce - OAuth2 with Magento Cloud and Local PHP Server
OAuth2 with Magento Cloud and Local PHP Server
Published 7/30/2018I was using the magento-cloud CLI tool a bit ago, which is for interacting with their cloud hosting service, and it had an interesting login mechanism. I dug into it a bit to figure out what it was doing and thought I’d share what I learned.
Cloud - Progressive Web Apps
Progressive Web Apps
Published 4/27/2018“Progressive Web App” (PWA) is a term coined around 2015 to describe websites that operate like native apps and meets a set of criteria for the functionality that the PWA takes advantage of.
SoftwareDesign - Small Business Disaster Recovery Plan
Small Business Disaster Recovery Plan
Published 8/14/2017Your computer is acting sluggish for the past couple hours. All of the sudden you only see a screen saying your data is encrypted and you must send $1000 worth of bitcoins to an anonymous account. You hear on the news that a new virus was recently found but that gov agencies have shutdown the command & control servers so even if you do pay the bitcoin ransom you can’t decrypt your own files.
Management - Automate Your Marketing
Automate Your Marketing
Published 6/28/2017Automation has a strong potential to greatly increase agility because computers can be much faster than manual human actions in defined tasks. Marketing operations can be one of those defined tasks.
Marketing - It's Not Just a Lightbulb: 12 Fundamental Parts of a Secure "Thing"
It's Not Just a Lightbulb: 12 Fundamental Parts of a Secure "Thing"
Published 12/28/2016Lightbulbs, fitness trackers, and so require security. If you're building a device consider these 12 important pieces to a mandatory part of its security.
Cloud - Magento vs Shopify - Which is Better?
Magento vs Shopify - Which is Better?
Published 12/5/2016Discussing the differences between two e-commerce platforms, Magento vs Shopify. Which one is better for your ecommerce store?
E-Commerce - Edge Computing with Fastly CDN and Varnish VCL for Authenticated Requests
Edge Computing with Fastly CDN and Varnish VCL for Authenticated Requests
Published 11/9/2016We remain excited for edge computing possibilities like Fastly to keep gathering traction along with the internet continually evolving to being more decentralized.
E-CommerceCloud - Building a Shopify Carrier Service App
Building a Shopify Carrier Service App
Published 11/2/2016This article will show you how relatively straight forward it is to build a custom Shopify Carrier Service that integrates with your store.
E-Commerce - Brief Intro to Eddystone, Physical Web, and Google Nearby
Brief Intro to Eddystone, Physical Web, and Google Nearby
Published 10/12/2016If you've been keeping up with the various Bluetooth updates including Physical Web you've probably wondered what the difference is between them.
Cloud - What's coming up for Bluetooth on the web?
What's coming up for Bluetooth on the web?
Published 9/18/2016Bluetooth has come a long way since it's inception in 1994. There are some exciting new innovations being worked on beyond just the standard beacons.
Cloud - Notable Updates for Authorize.Net - July 2016
Notable Updates for Authorize.Net - July 2016
Published 7/7/2016Cloud - Three Highlights for Merchants in the new PCI DSS 3.2
Three Highlights for Merchants in the new PCI DSS 3.2
Published 4/30/2016E-Commerce - Highlights from the 2016 Global Security Report by Trustwave
Highlights from the 2016 Global Security Report by Trustwave
Published 4/26/2016Trustwave's global security report spotlights why applying Magento and WordPress updates ASAP after they're released is what helps prevent your site from being hacked.
E-CommerceCloud - 4 Steps to Easily Increase WordPress User Security
4 Steps to Easily Increase WordPress User Security
Published 3/12/2016If you use online banking or some other account you’ve probably experienced the need to enter an additional code sent to your email or phone via text message. This additional verification is called Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), or Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
SoftwareCloud - Tech Predictions for 2016
Tech Predictions for 2016
Published 12/18/2015What will 2016 hold for technology? Smarter shopping, smarter clothing, or even voice detection algorithms? Read on for our 2016 tech predictions.
Cloud - Google Earth DIV Overlay via iframe Shim
Google Earth DIV Overlay via iframe Shim
Published 10/9/2009Steps for creating a div overlay on top of a Google Earth browser plugin rendering.
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