Woo hoo! I’m exited! The latest version of WordPress, 2.3, is due out in late September. This go-round, the principle architects of the WordPress thang have released the schedule by which the final preparations are being made:
» WordPress 2.3 Release Timeline boren.nu
WordPress 2.3 went into feature freeze last night in preparation for its eventual release on September 24th. From now on we’re concentrating exclusively on testing and bug fixing. We are scheduled to release the first public beta of 2.3 this coming Monday, August 27th. We’ll be doing a new beta release every Monday and bug hunts every [...]
Having spent a number of years as a hardware tech support guy, I get a whole lot of questions about basic PC stuff, generally the same question over and over again. A big one in these days where we are becoming more and more involved in the Internet in both our work and personal lives is the question of password security.
Used to be that the very fact that you knew how to turn a computer on was more or less proof that you had a need to use one. Now, every moderately important function of the computer seems [...]
I’ve been on vacation all week, and after returning from Florida on Wednesday, have spent my remaining time working on making the switch from the older version of DFE to the new one.
The first step in this exercise was to condense and enhance the webspace situation. Until recently, I’ve had three separate accounts with 1and1.com, each for a different domain. I did a bit of math recently and realized I’m screwing myself when I could as easily be using one account with WAY more space and features. But of course, all that means transitioning everything over from [...]
Wired.com has a great article in it about the problems associated with what are the most popular social networking sites out there, Facebook and MySpace:
Slap in the Facebook: It’s Time for Social Networks to Open Up
Social networks like Facebook and MySpace are taking the web by storm because they make it easy to manage your personal data and keep in touch with people you know. But to get value out, you have to put something in — photos, contacts, appointments, lists of your interests and your blog musings.
Therein lies the rub. When entering data into Facebook, you’re sending [...]
