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  • First Impressions of WordPress 2.2

    I upgraded my site to WordPress 2.2 without any problems this morning. I’m not sure if it’s enough of a difference from 2.1.3 to justify the upgrade for most users, but I’m a sucker for new software. In this release they’ve added support for WordPress Widgets without requiring a plugin. Among other things, the latest WordPress release also features full Atom support, a new Blogger importer, a revised Comment admin page (with AJAX-y goodness!), and a new plugin “protection system” – that will prevent you from installing a plugin that will break your site.

    • The Comment admin page now displays the last 20 comment, no matter what. When you delete a comment, the next comment dynamically gets pulled into the page.
    • WordPress 2.2 broke the FlickrRSS plugin somehow. I’ll need to look into how to remedy that…

    All in all some nice additions, but again… not sure if it’s enough to justify an upgrade for most folks.

  • WordPress 2.2 Available

    WordPress 2.2 Available. I’ll be upgrading sometime this morning.

  • Web Design Survey

    Over 30,000 people have taken The Web Design Survey, have you? (I have!) The survey closes on May 22nd. If you haven’t taken the survey yet, now’s the time to act!

  • So, umm, where you want to meet?

    So, umm, where do you want to meet for lunch? This might just be a godsend for some folks. Nice use of the Google Maps API.

  • Wiikly Update: 14 May 2007

    Three new (old) titles hit the Wii Virtual Console today: Pac-Man (NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points); Ninja Gaiden (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points); and Ninja Spirit (TurboGrafx16, 1-2 players, 600 Wii Points).

  • Game On!

    Game On! This collection of 100 playable NES games is definitely going to kill some time… (Hat tip: JuberJabber)

  • Stream iTunes via AIM6

    (Somewhat) fresh from the AOL Greenhouse comes the AIM Buddy Tunes plugin which allows you to stream non-DRM’d music in iTunes to folks on your buddy list. Seems like a neat idea.

  • Up and Running Again

    Wow. I started the process around 7:30pm or so and I am just now finishing up at 4:15am. Insane.

    The good news is, though, that I now have a fresh install of Windows XP SP2 with CS3 Web Premium up and running without any problems. Was it worth staying up this late? I doubt it…. but it’s done now. I’m just glad it’s working.

  • Automate Stuff in Firefox

    Automate stuff in Firefox. This extension could come in handy.

  • Wish Me Luck

    I screwed up my laptop earlier this week while trying to install CS3 Web Premium. I tweaked some Registry settings on my laptop without doing a backup, and guess what? I screwed it up. I thought I’d have Windows Restore to fall back on, but alas, that is not the case.

    It’s not completely screwed… but I’ve got to back up all of my data before I go through the process of reinstalling Windows XP, getting software reinstalled, etc.

    Wish me luck. Hopefully I’ll be back up and running at home before midnight tonight.