Wordpress 2.5 is out, warts and all, for public consumption today. Many users are opting to wait for a burn-in period to take place before taking the plunge. Several major updates from Wordpress have had a point-release take place within days, usually to fix a security flaw.
I have installed it on the sandbox where I’m [...]
Entries from March 30th, 2008
Wordpress 2.5: The rubber hits the road
March 30th, 2008 1 Comment
Tags: Blogging · Internet · Open Source · Tech News · Web 2.0 · Wordpress Plugins
Virus Hunting — Avast + Unlocker
March 28th, 2008 2 Comments
After a somewhat brief Aikido class tonight I was enlisted by Crow to help rid a Vista machine of the Vundo trojan which found it’s way onto the machine (prior to Avast being installed).
Avast did a great job of finding most things and cleaning them up. What it had trouble with was a few DLLs [...]
Tags: Admin Tools · Security · Utilities · Windows
Endless Options: The Redesign Begins
March 26th, 2008 No Comments
I’ve been contemplating an update to the look of the blog for several months now. I know it’s only had the current incarnation since the summer, but I’ve always liked things to feel new and fresh.
The trouble had been finding the right WP theme. Many of the ones I like visually didn’t have enough support [...]
Tags: Admin Tools · Blogging · Web 2.0
GGP #81 :: Interview with JJProjects
March 24th, 2008 No Comments
This week the Geeks interviewed Twitter enthusiast JJProjects. This is one of the few shows I’ve missed in the last few months, but sit back and listen to Dave, Cait and JJ telling you why you need Twitter.
And if that’s not enough twitter for you, here’s the Common Craft segment Twitter in Plain English.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o]
Tags: Global Geek Podcast · Podcasting · Web 2.0
Easter Eggs — Software style
March 23rd, 2008 No Comments
There’s a quick list of Easter Eggs over on LifeHacker… Some of them are pretty sweet (Google Earth Flight Sim!). Some are old classics.
Have a look at the LifeHacker post, and then check out these other two sites for a few more:
Mac OS X Easter Eggs
Windows Easter Eggs