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
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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
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
Broadband ISP acting smart?
According to a post on Jason's blog (welcome to the blogosphere by the way!) Irish ISP Smart Telecom have decided to block port 25. It seems that the new policy affects all customers unless they have a static IP and specifically request that the restriction be lifted. It's an interesting and quite brave move for an Irish ISP to make and probably won't be the last one. From the … [Read more...] about Broadband ISP acting smart?
Rough Cuts – Publishing on the edge
If you are tired of waiting for books on "bleeding edge" technology to be published then the new service from O'Reilly and Safari should be of interest. … [Read more...] about Rough Cuts – Publishing on the edge