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Another Month, Another WordPress Update….
After releasing WordPress 2.2 just last month, WordPress 2.2.1 has just been released. Rather than delaying an upgrade I decided to jump straight in, as I’ve changed my installation so that I don’t have to tweak any of the files. I had no issues, other than my FTP client having a bit of [...]
22Jun2007 | Everton | 10 comments | ContinuedMystery Of Faces On Vista DVD Solved
A Microsoft Product Manager has responded to the images that broke last week of the 3 faces found on Vista DVDs. Apparently the story behind the images is pretty boring. The image is just one of many placed on the discs to make it harder to produce accurate counterfeits.
21Jun2007 | Everton | 5 comments | ContinuedAnti-plagiarism Site Turnitin Sued For Copyright Violation
Cybernet News have picked on an interesting story about anti-plagiarism site Turnitin being sued by students for copyright violation. The students sneakily applied for copyrights on some of their papers, and then submitted them to Turnitin. Because Turnitin has an automated essay submission service designed to be used by teachers, the [...]
21Jun2007 | Everton | 2 comments | ContinuedAre Feedburner Doing An Update?
My Feedcount hasn’t changed for a few days now, and I’ve noticed that a couple of other sites haven’t changed as well, so I think Feedburner are working on an update or some new functionality. Has anyone else’s feedcount not changed?
Unfortunately, mine is stuck on on a very low number rather than my usual [...]
What Online Service Or Site Couldn’t You Live Without?
What online service couldn’t you live without? According to ICM, 50% of 25-24 year olds in the UK couldn’t survive without email. The survey also found tht 41% of teenagers said that they relied on e-mail and 44% of 35 to 44-year-olds said that email was vital.
19Jun2007 | Everton | 10 comments | Continued83% Of People In UK Use Online Dating Sites
Have you ever used an online dating site? According to a survey by TopDates over half of the UK have registered at two dating sites, and 83% of people have been on a dating site at some point.
I have never used a dating site before, but a good friend of mine swears by match.com. [...]
Is WordPress Getting Stale?
Is WordPress starting to get stale? For the last six months or so, I don’t think there has been a WordPress feature delivered either by the numerous releases, or introduced via a plugin, that has got me really excited. Yes, I’ve added a few new plugins, but they have been to solve particular [...]
18Jun2007 | Everton | 19 comments | ContinuedApple: Safari Is Now Available To Windows Users Also
On Monday, Apple Inc. launched beta version of Safari Web browser for Windows-based PCs, competing against the two popular browsers Internet Explorer and Mozilla’s Firefox. Safari is available on only Mac until now.
Like the other web browsers Safari for Windows free of cost. It can be downloaded from here.
YouTube User Facing Jail After Posting Video Of Driving At 140mph
An 18 year old YouTube user is rightly facing jail after being tracked down after posting a video on YouTube of himself driving at 140mph in his Dad’s Toyota MR2.
After watching this video I really hope this guy is given a very long sentence. Driving at 140mph is crazy (and filming with your mobile [...]
Feedburner FAN Already Benefiting From Google Acquisition?
I think that Feedburner are already benefiting from being acquired by Google, which appears to have raised their profile with advertisers. Over the last couple of days I’ve had to approve way more Feedburner FAN adverts than usual, mainly from advertisers I haven’t seen before. Are other Feedburner FAN partners having a similar [...]
12Jun2007 | Everton | 5 comments | Continued



