It occurs to me that I haven’t done a navel gazing post in ages. Which means we are long overdue one and, because it’s both my site and my rules, you have to sit through another one. Lucky you. So, how people got here. Filthy minded people are still my primary resource. Welcome perverts and [...]
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WordPress RC3
This is a kind of big deal. The next version of WordPress.org, version 3, is nearing release. In fact, the release candidate 3 (RC3) is ready to be downloaded for people to test out. This site is still on v2.92, but I will be upgrading when 3 is released. So, what do we blog owners [...]
Zemanta Revisited
Way back in 2008, I wrote a brief post about Zemanta. I think it’s about time I updated it. I use Zemanta every time I write a post. The artwork normally to the top left of any post is usually picked from a selection suggested by Zemanta. The tags I pick are, again, from a [...]
Commentluv & IntenseDebate BFFs
Just a quick post. Pretty much my favourite plugin here has been Commentluv by Andy Bailey. Unfortunately, enabling IntenseDebate meant that Commentluv stopped working. However, our favourite programmer/purveyor of fine food has written a Commentluv plugin for IntenseDebate. Cool, eh? So we get threaded comments, single sign and Commentluv all in one place. If you [...]
Older WordPress Versions Are Insecure
Image via CrunchBase I have said this many times before: UPGRADE WORDPRESS WHEN PROMPTED. This one is in the style of “beating you about the head and body and then caning you across the eyeballs“. Why? Because a hack has been discovered that makes your older, more stable, more comfortable WordPress.org install very insecure and [...]
WordPress v3.0 Released
Hey gang. This post will show how much I love (or even luv (this will become apparent later)) you all. WordPress version 3.0 – codename Thelonius – is released and available. Blog owners should go now to their dashboard and, if the upgrade isn’t flagged up, click the relevant button to upgrade in seconds. So, [...]