Drupal multisite vs single site performance on Debian

Posted on 4th August 2010 in Drupal | No Comments »

The following benchmark proves that a traditional single site Drupal setup isn’t any faster than its multisite counterpart.

Tested setups:

  1. Single site installation of Drupal 6.17 from Drupal.org
  2. Multisite installation of Drupal 6.6 from Debian Lenny. Although there’s a version difference and Debian’s release lags behind by a number of versions, it has the latest security patches applied.

Benchmark data by ApacheBench as per commands:

  1. ab -n 100 -c 10 http://drupal_single_site_address.tld
  2. ab -n 100 -c 10 http://drupal_multisite_address.tld

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Configuring Eclipse to compile Flash with Cmd + Enter

Posted on 26th June 2010 in Developer tools, Eclipse, Flash | 1 Comment »

If for whatever reason a lot of your work gets done in Flash IDE and you’re working on the open-source Eclipse Flash development platform, it may get seriously annoying to seek for that tiny Run button on the Eclipse toolbar. To hook up Cmd + Enter* in Eclipse, do the following:

  1. Open the Preferences of your Eclipse IDE
  2. Locate General > Keys
  3. Type Run in the field with type filter text tip in it
  4. Scroll down and find the Run command,  it should display Shift + Cmd + F11 by default
  5. Click Unbind Command
  6. Click the Binding field and Cmd + Enter to set the new shortcut
  7. Click Apply and Ok to finish

* the guide applies to Mac OS X version of Eclipse, but can easily deployed for Ctrl + Enter on Windows (or Linux). Read the rest of this entry »

AXDT: open-source cross-platform alternative for Flash development

Posted on 24th June 2010 in Developer tools, Eclipse, Flash, Open Source Software | No Comments »

AXDT is a set of plug-ins for the Eclipse Platform that enable you to write ActionScript 3 code in an integrated environment.Most cross-platform Flash development tools are not available for free. The best ones, Flash Builder and FDT, will set you back €600.

Fortunately a few open-source and free alternatives exist. AXDT is one such alternative – it’s a set of plug-ins for the Eclipse Platform that enable you to write ActionScript 3 code in an integrated environment. Read the rest of this entry »

LogWatcher as a cross-platform Flash debugger in Eclipse

Posted on 24th June 2010 in Developer tools, Eclipse, Flash, Open Source Software | No Comments »

LogWatcher is the kind of open-source Eclipse plugin that enables hooking a view of a certain log file to the Eclipse IDE. It comes in handy for open-source AXDT Flash development plugin of Eclipse that currently (at version 0.0.7.1) doesn’t have a built-in debugger and is yet to receive it in milestone 0.1.0. Read the rest of this entry »

Safari 5 is a disappointment

Posted on 13th June 2010 in Apple, Browsers | 5 Comments »

SafariPretty much everyone who has ever used Safari well knows that this platform is the top dog when it comes to eating up memory. Say what you will, but it really must be the most leaking browser platform there is. In this regard Safari 5 is no different from Safari 4 and all the fancy features that were added don’t make up for the memory failures. Read the rest of this entry »

Embed system fonts with Flex SDK

Posted on 6th March 2010 in ActionScript | 1 Comment »

This little ActionScript 3 snippet will convert the system font to a SWF font instance that you can use in your AS3 project. Read the rest of this entry »

Flash Platform is at a crossroads

Posted on 17th January 2010 in Flash | 3 Comments »

Flash Platform is actually open sourceSince Flash CS5 was announced last year, community has became passionate about pretty much everything Adobe has to say, recently in regard to dumped CS5 beta and the new Flash Player 10.1. Some sceptics even go as far as suggesting dumping the ActionScript codebase in favour of JavaScript over speed, an absurd idea.
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iPhone ad banned over Flash and Java

Posted on 28th August 2008 in iPhone | 2 Comments »

Advertising Standards Authority of United Kingdom, the advertising watchdog for misleading consumers, has banned the recent TV ad for the new iPhone 3G. The internet capabilities of the smart phone are claimed to be over-hyped. Read the rest of this entry »

$10M giveaway for gPhone developers

Posted on 13th November 2007 in Telecom | No Comments »

All the speculations about gPhone should now be concluded. Ironically Google has thought bigger than just another iPhone.
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Estonia announces public procurement for additional ID-card development

Posted on 8th October 2007 in Mac OS | 2 Comments »

Estonian Informatics Centre has announced a public procurement for additional ID-card development to officially provide support for alternative platforms. Read the rest of this entry »