SourceForge are now accepting nominations for their Community Choice Awards, so head on over and nominate your favorite Open Source projects. My nominations are Magento, Drupal and Rakudo (click the images below to nominate).

Magento eCommerce

Drupal

Rakudo Perl

Well I feel like a bit of a luddite waiting this long to join the micro-blogging bandwagon, but I finally have. I guess I found all the hype a bit off-putting.

I am now on Twitter @rosskendall

Also, since I'm an Open Source (and open-data) fan, I have also signed up on Identi.ca - identi.ca/rosskendall
(the two accounts are linked, so all identi.ca posts end up on twitter)

Since I am usually short on time to write proper blog posts, I actually find micro-blogging suits me well. It is also a great way to keep up-to-date with things I am interested in - and pass helpful things on.

I'm going to keep my twitter posts focused on web-development, including: Magento, Drupal, programming (Perl and PHP), design, SEO, etc. I find trivial personal comments a bit distracting, especially if there are lots of them, so I won't be making them myself

I just received an email asking me just that.

I see on your site you mention about open source software like open office etc, can you recommend an opensource web design software that competes with dream weaver etc?

Well, here's my thoughts...

The Cast Iron Bath Company is a leading supplier of quality new cast iron baths and accessories.

Launched today is a classy looking brochure website that is the first step towards a complete e-commerce site.

Stay tuned, as in the near future this site will be re-launched on the Magento e-commerce platform

View the site at: castironbath.com

Those who are 'into' the Perl programming language will know about the mammoth project to re-design Perl for Perl 6. Part of that was to develop the Parrot Virtual Machine - a next generation VM specially designed for the unique needs of dynamic languages (in particular Perl 6).

...well, it's been quite a few years now, but I really feel that things are starting to come together. The launch of a shiny new website for Parrot at parrot.org is another thing that helps to confirm this. (As a side note, it's good to see the site running on Drupal, although I doubt they are using PHP on Parrot just yet.)

It has been a lot of hard work, but I'm proud to announce the launch of a new Magento e-commerce website for Out of the Ark Music.

If you think it looks great, the credit for that goes to Amy Kendall who developed the design concept.

The clients are happy too:

If you are not using Firefox yet, now is definitely the time. Go check it out, even if it's only for the groovy world map!

If you use Firefox 2 and are wondering why would I be interested in Firefox 3, have a look at this quick video screencast overview.

The Dottie Lottie website is an e-commerce website that sells clothing for children. It uses the Magento e-commerce system with a custom theme that was designed by Emily Edwards Creative and developed by me. This was one of the first Magento websites to launch in the UK.

If you haven't heard of Magento yet, it is now time you should. The web based Magento software is a next-generation e-commerce system that puts previous open source 'shopping carts' to shame.

I have been putting the beta versions of Magento through their paces for the last 6 months, and while it is still early days, I am thoroughly impressed.

The version 1.0 release is a significant milestone, which I'm sure will make waves.

Go check it out: www.magentocommerce.com

No9 is an award winning luxury bed and breakfast in Pickering, North Yorkshire. They needed a good looking website to showcase what they have to offer and reflected the quality of the accommodation they provide.

no9pickering.co.uk is the result.