One of the most criticized factors of modern web-applications is their resource intensiveness.
Especially modern Object Oriented Applications, like Magento, produce huge overhead and require therefore powerful hardware.
A step closer towards a solution comes, unexpected wise, from Redmond:
Microsoft adds dynamic language support to Silverlight 2.
This enables Python and Ruby scripts to be executed on client side and offers developers to build much faster and interactive Rich Internet Applications (RIA). Reducing cost on server-side.
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A recent article on computerworlduk.com talks about the fact that the usage of open source software in e-commerce cuts down the ongoing costs in maintenance and licensing by 35%.
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or
“How can I downsize large product images but not enlarge small images?”
simple as:
syntax:
$this->helper('catalog/image')
->init($_product, 'image')
->keepFrame(false)
->constrainOnly(true)
->resize(650);example:
$this->helper('catalog/image')
->init($_product, 'image')
->keepFrame(false)
->constrainOnly(true)
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There’s a brand new shiny search engine due to be released this May, which many have tipped to rival Google.
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Have you every been stuck for directions or unsure about what roads to take? It’s a common problem that people (in particular men) hate to stop to ask for directions. Google maps can be a great tool to alleviate this problem (and guys, you can even do this before you get on the road; a great way to impress the ladies).
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