The open-source eCommerce application magento 1.0 is finally here !! Lot of you were probably waiting for this release. Don’t know what mangento is ? Magento is open-source ecommerce application with excellent features, active community/support and can be customized with ease.

key features :

• Single Page Checkout
• Ship to Multiple Addresses
• Advanced Marketing Tools
• SEO Features

Click here to view List of complete features .

Store demo can be veiwed here : http://www.magentocommerce.com/demo

Download here : http://www.magentocommerce.com/download

jRails is a drop-in jQuery replacement for Prototype/script.aculo.us on Rails. Using jRails, you can get all of the same default Rails helpers for javascript functionality using the lighter jQuery library.

jRails provides drop-in functionality for these existing Rails methods :

• • Prototype
  • form_remote_for
  • form_remote_tag
  • link_to_remote
  • observe_field
  • observe_form
  • periodically_call_remote
  • remote_form_for
  • submit_to_remote
• • Scriptaculous
  • draggable_element
  • drop_receiving_element
  • sortable_element
  • visual_effect
• • RJS
  • hide
  • insert_html
  • remove
  • replace
  • replace_html
  • show
  • toggle

The visual effects in jRails are based on the new jquery-fx library. jRails currently uses a slightly modified version of jquery fx code to get some of the desired effects. This code is evolving and is subject to change.

Demo / How to use/install jrails : http://ennerchi.com/projects/jrails

Artzmania Issue 7 is out , this issue is dedicated to world of painting.
Not long back i made a post on their Artzmania 6th issue and the 7th issue is outnow.A must see for the artist out there to get inspiration .

Painting – Mind expression. Life perception. Hidden Inspiration. Still objects, Mother Nature, & human forms, were favorites among the great artisans, to be depicted into forms of paintings. Tracing through the history of arts, painting is considered as a priceless talent and their result on the canvas shows what it is really worth. It is no surprise that paintings, especially the rare ones (considered almost an antiquity) are expensive collectors’ item.

As the world of arts evolved, artists have become more creative and innovative when it comes to showcasing their artistic side. The booming digital age has indeed transform the arts of painting into greater heights by enabling any artworks to be further enhanced with the existing advanced IT tools. Thus, Artzmania presents you the wonders of Traditional and Digital Paintings, from the new generation of art aficionados.

The result; one has to see them, to believe it. After all, paintings are meant to be viewed upon.

Enjoy the issue. Get inspired.

Download you copy here : http://www.artzmania.com/

Came across this cool live-search ajax based app which uses Codeigniter/mootools. It slides results in suggestion box as user types. It works on any browser even if javascript is not supported even though the application is build using JavaScript .Go through this artclice at pr0digy.

How to : http://pr0digy.com/codeigniter/live-search-with-codeigniter-and-mootools/

Live Demo : http://pr0digy.com/sandbox/ajax/livesearch

Artzmania is an independent venture showcasing outstanding international creativity and culture
Download/preview : http://www.artzmania.com/

Polaroid gallery is a opensource flash gallery developed by Christopher Einarsrud, using a external xml file or a flickr RSS feed the script loads images and image titles . The script then processes the data and creates an interactive flash gallery.

Demo/download : http://www.no3dfx.com/polaroid/

With Plugoo you can chat directly from your Instant Messenger with any visitor of your blog, personal webpage or e-sales site.When you’re logged into your Instant Messenger (Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, AIM, GoogleTalk, Jabber or ICQ), you can receive in real time all the comments of your visitors or any question they might ask, and answer instantly!.

On your blog, personal webpage or e-sales site, you set up a Plugoo (very easy to do, by the way!). Visitors on your site can see the Plugoo and type a message in it to send it to you.This Plugoo is directly connected to your Instant Messenger and forward you in real time all the messages your visitors send you. You answer to the visitor directly from your Instant Messenger, LIVE!

Visit : http://www.plugoo.com/

License type : License Free

Silk web icon set, with 1000 icons absolutely free by Famfamfam , includes report icons, picture icons, buttons, and some hardware drive icons. The feed icons have been brought into line with new standard, and all icons have been compressed to lower the filesize.

all the icons are available to download at : www.famfamfam.com

When you click on “choose” for an option, that plan’s column highlights, the other plans vanish, and a signup form takes their place. There is a number of impressive things happening within this small area. askthecssguy recreate the behavior step by step, and share the power of combining CSS, JavaScript, and images in clever ways. view the final example

click here for step by step guide
For those who like to skip ahead: view the final example or download a zip with all the html, CSS, JavaScript, and supporting images used in this article.

Some days back i came across this e-commerce application called magento, looks great, very flexibile and can be customized easily too. Unlike other e-commerce apps Magento has a reliable support and active community, which is very important when you need a quick help.It has features like Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Product Comparison, Marketing Features, Multiple Languages and more….

-Smooth Integration

Integrating third-party solutions should never be a hassle. Magento’s easy integration will help save you time and resources as you create a customized store around your business needs.

-Cutting Edge Features

Don’t pay extra for features like product tagging, multi-address shipping or product comparison systems. Instead, get these and more right out of the box with Magento.

-Professional and Community Support

Unlike many other open-source eCommerce solutions available, Magento offers professional, reliable support, as well as the help of its passionate community.

-Completely Scalable

Whether your store grows overnight or over a year, don’t spend valuable time worrying about your solution not growing with you. With Magento, your site is completely scalable.

Demo Frontend : http://demo.magentocommerce.com/

Demo Admin panel : http://demo-admin.magentocommerce.com
Username: admin Password: 123123