VirtueMart, Joomla's prime free component for running a shop, has just released its newest version, 1.1.0. VirtueMart is a solid eCommerce component, and this new release is stable and it works natively with Joomla 1.5. The full list of features for this new version is available here.
This article by Coding Horror detailing some of Wordpress's performance flaws has received a lot of attention recently. The Wordpress Digg effect mentioned in the article is a real problem, and what seems to tick most people is the Wordpress developers' dismissal of the issue. See also Daring Fireball.
JoomlaPerformance has a very good article on how to speed up a Joomla site. First on the list: the template, make sure it's light and not bloated. Couldn't agree more.
So, given that this is a fairly shiny Monday here in Toronto, here's a link you can use to waste your time right: The Warholizer. Turn your photos into Warhol-like posters.
CushyCMS is not open source, but it's a CMS that's easy and straightforward. Great tagline too: "100% free until we figure out how to make money off this thing".
Magento is a new open source e-commerce platform with great promise. So far, open source e-commerce solutions have been few and problematic. It's driven by PHP/MySQL and it offers something that all e-commerce customers crave: one-page checkout. Worth a shot.
