Matt has announced the release of Wordpress 2.0.1 ie. the first point release of the 2.* series of my favourite blogging tool. According to the announcement all the major issues have been resolved and 114 bugs have been fixed. Not bad in 30 days! Some of the highlights: You can now specify an upload directory, and whether to use date-based storage or not. Caching has been … [Read more...] about WordPress 2.0.1
Archives for January 2006
Easy Ubuntu
I mentioned a handy little tool I came across for installing a variety of useful apps on my ubuntu laptop recently. Paul O'Malley has pointed me in the direction of an alternative called (strangely enough) Easy Ubuntu It doesn't offer as wide a selection of applications, but it probably does more than enough for most people: Easy Ubuntu allows you to:Add extra … [Read more...] about Easy Ubuntu
Adsense For Blogs
A few months ago I mentioned the adsense "heat map", which is a handy graphic representation of the best performing "zones" of a website in terms or clicks. The official adsense blog carries some tips on maximising your blog's revenue potential through applying some basic techniques:Choose the right ad formats Place ads where your readers will notice Improve … [Read more...] about Adsense For Blogs
Agricantus
While visiting friends in Palermo I was handed a tape by Palermo group Agricantus. I'd never heard of them nor had I ever heard any of their music. I fell in love with the rich sound immediately. When I got back to Milan I scoured the record shops for CDs and was able to pick up a pretty good one of them in concert, which I seem to have misplaced somewhere. That's one of the … [Read more...] about Agricantus
Web Development Basic Reading
I was chatting to an entrepeneur early this evening who has some really interesting ideas. He knows his business area very well. He's familiar with his target market and he has managed to win recognition at various levels for his business acumen and marketing skills. … [Read more...] about Web Development Basic Reading