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Optimize Website Option on Cpanel/alternative

I have a VPS that has an option to compress content under “Software/Services–> optimize website” and on another account I do not have this option…. can I achieve this same result by some other means since I don’t have this option maybe through php.ini or some other way.

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Optimize Website Option on Cpanel/alternative

Oscar best picture nominations and their logos

The Oscar nominations were released this morning and I thought it might be fun to not only list the contenders, but also take a look at the logos of the top ten best pictures, ranking them from one to ten (according to my humble opinion, natch). Granted, some of the movies don’t technically feature ‘logos’ (while a few are quite strong) and the overall idea a bit of a stretch, but this IS a logo design blog, and if I don’t crowbar Oscar nominations into a blog post el pronto , someone else will.

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Apple patch plugs iPhone, iPod Touch holes

Apple issued a patch on Tuesday for the iPhone and iPod Touch that plugs five holes, including several that could allow an attacker to take control of the device remotely. Three of the vulnerabilities could allow someone to run code remotely, if an iPhone or iPod Touch user opened malicious audio or image files, or accessed a malicious FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server, Apple said.

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Rendering – India bound next generation Renault Clio

The next generation Renault Clio will be built on Nissan V-Platform. More importantly, according to Autocar UK, it will be built in Renault-Nissan’s factory in Oragadam, near Chennai in the next few years

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Rendering – India bound next generation Renault Clio

Chevrolet Cruze SS body kit sizzles in Singapore

The Chevrolet Cruze SS body kit adds aggression and toughness to the car GM in Singapore is offering a “Cruze SS” bodykit for Chevrolet Cruze customers. The inspiration for the body kit has clearly come from the Bumblebee character played by the Chevrolet Camaro in the mega hit Transformers movie . The kit consisting of a front, rear and side skirts, a rear spoiler, 17 inch alloy wheels wrapped with Falken tyres, and illuminated skuff plates, adds oomph to the already muscular styling

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Logorama. Short film featuring corporate brands as villains and heroes gets Oscar nod.

Logorama , a stunning film by French collective H5 (filmmakers Francois Alaux , Herve de Crecy and Ludovic Houplain ), is a violent, profane, action-packed caper set in a world comprised entirely of well-known corporate logos and mascots.

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"I can’t really make much of a pronouncement about these apps but I was struck by the amount of…"

“I can’t really make much of a pronouncement about these apps but I was struck by the amount of restraint the apps’ designers used. A bigger screen increases the temptation to just keep adding interface elements.

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Move Prospects to Purchase Using Decision Theory

Selling your services to people can seem like a hit-and-miss proposition, but if you understand the purchase decision-making process, you’ll have a better grasp on the factors that affect your ability to sell. More importantly, though, if you understand the purchase decision-making process, you’ll be able to target your communications and sales efforts to help move prospects toward purchase.

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Move Prospects to Purchase Using Decision Theory

Stop using sanctions as an excuse

The European Union (EU) will lift sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and his top allies only after the Zimbabwean leader and his former opposition foes fully implement a power-sharing agreement signed in 2008, a group of British parliamentarians said in Harare on Monday according to ZimOnline . Sounds about right

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Suzuki Alto, Wagon R to get 2, 3-cylinder engines?

New 3-cylinder engine promises to pull down costs and deliver better fuel economy We thought this was a joke. Until we read it on a reliable newspaper. Financial Express reports Maruti Suzuki is working on a family of engines that will replace the 800cc and 1,100cc on the Alto and Wagon R respectively.

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‘Asus – flexible’ allows flexible work environment for the trendy

Intended toward dynamic young users who orientate themselves to every condition, the Asus – flexible by Turkish designer Emir Rifat ISIK is an innovative system that allows a flexible and dynamic work environment for the trendy. Featuring an LED touch keypad, the system is not only smooth to work on but hygienic as well. In addition, the main surface can be used as both the keypad and the graphic tablet

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Peugeot B1K removes handlebar to place you in an upright position

The “B1K” from Peugeot is a concept bicycle that removing the handlebar puts the rider in an upright position as if he/she is riding a Tron light cycle. Finished in carbon fiber, the sports bike features a chainless drivetrain for a neat and elegant design

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Official – Ford Figo launch more than two weeks away

The Ford Figo will not be launched this week as per earlier reports After reports of Ford’s newest offering Figo could hit showrooms this week surfaced, we got in touch with Ford to clear the cobwebs. A spokesperson from Ford India told IAB that the launch is “more than two weeks away.” The Figo will be launched in both petrol and diesel variants.

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Student Spotlight: Death By Chocolate

    “Death By Chocolate is a corporate design and packaging concept for a non-existing chocolate label. It is my final year project in communication design at Folkwang University in Essen. The dbc products are divided into a candybar range, wrapped in a soft, matt foil and a more sophisticated range of chocolates.  Both product ranges are finished with UV-Varnish and blind embossing. The aim was to create a unique packaging concept, that focuses on the myth of chocolate but transfers it into a modern, rock n roll kind of context.” Designed by  Denise Franke .

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Student Spotlight: Death By Chocolate

Spiked with snake venom

We need more people like Rejoice Ngwenya in Zimbabwe. People who are willing to say it like it is. Here is Rejoice’s latest article: Many people who have expressed contrarian views on the wickedness of Mugabe , like yours, have only one slight problem – they won’t swap citizenship with me! We liberals in Zimbabwe [and there a miserly few of us] do accept that Leander Starr Jameson and his paymaster, Cecil John Rhodes, galloped across our fore fathers’ land and shot their way to the Deeds Office in 1890.  Rhodes’ remains are now at Matobo Hills, a world heritage site that is part of our revered National Parks.  Guess who was forcibly evicted from there in the 1900s?

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OreObject SPHEREtouch mouse with touch-sensitive buttons

The “SPHEREtouch” from OreObject, a newly launched manufacturer of upscale ergonomic and lifestyle peripherals, is a circular-shaped mouse that integrates touch-sensitive buttons, putting less pressure on your fingers in comparison to its conventional as well as contemporary counterparts.

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OreObject SPHEREtouch mouse with touch-sensitive buttons

Galileo’s Telescope employs advanced optical technology

Inspired by the original Galileo Telescope made by Galileo Galilei in 1609, designer Odoardo Fioravanti has designed a new telescope as an attempt to bridge the gap between past & present and modernize the ancient instrument with advanced optical technology. Dubbed the “Galileo’s Telescope,” the new telescope is almost identical (in measurement, design and material) to the original one with trendy finish being the only exception. Made in wood, optical glass, metal and ABS, the Galileo’s Telescope has 1000 mm focal length, 60 mm objective diameter and 2” resolving power.

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Printstik PS905ME: World’s smallest mobile printer prints without ink

After portable tools of communication and computing, now it’s time for printing on the go, and that too without leaving any carbon footprint. For PlanOn Systems Solutions has come up with a mobile printer that connecting to your laptop, netbook or smartphone lets you print anywhere, anytime with ease. Hailed as the “Printstik PS905ME,” the portable printer generates power from Lithium-ion polymer rechargeable batteries and doesn’t require ink cartridges, thanks to thermal printing technology, to produce monochrome prints.

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Printstik PS905ME: World’s smallest mobile printer prints without ink

Create A Better, More Realistic Drop Shadow In Photoshop

You can add a simple drop shadow to any object on its own layer in Photoshop by clicking on the “Add a layer style” button at the bottom of the palette and choose Drop Shadow from the drop down menu. This opens up the Layer Style dialog box and you can choose your drop shadow settings from there. Simple

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Create A Better, More Realistic Drop Shadow In Photoshop

iPad vs Flash: Developers, Choose Wisely

This past week, the entire Web community it seems has been obsessed with Apple’s announcement of the iPad . Is it a revolutionary device that will change personal computing forever, or an overpriced toy that will lock those foolish enough to buy one into a closed software ecosystem? SitePoint members had plenty to say in both blog comments and forum posts .

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iPad vs Flash: Developers, Choose Wisely