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WordPress 2.6 disables remote access, swats 194 bugs

WordPress 2.6 disables remote access, swats 194 bugsCondom photoAnd the condom photo signifies what exactly? Increased protection?Another OpenSource Triumph!Insecure architecture fixed in version 2.6! Well, better late than never, right? And of course in the OpenSource tradition, they fixed it ... fast? 196 bugs! A service pack and a half,...

Tags: WordPress 2.6, OpenSource, Wordpress, remote access

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

WordPress 2.6 disables remote access, swats 194 bugs

WordPress, one of the fastest growing blog software providers, has shipped a new update with fixes for nearly 200 bugs and a major security-related change to disable remote publishing protocols by default. With WordPress 2.6, the open-source software promises to be more secure out-of-the-box with full SSL...

Tags: Remote Access, Wordpress, SSL, WordPress 2.6, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Additional Resources

Does Big Brother know where you've been surfing?

Does Big Brother know where you've been surfing?microsoft.com & msdn, plus some weird gothic stuff knowing you:PRE: Does Big Brother know where you've been surfing?It'd be easier if my ISP asked me which porn sites I was going to instead of doing the deep packet sniffing. I'd be glad to...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, NOW IT, Does Big Brother

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

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QFor the review1. How does the screen fare in sunlight?2. How is the keyboard for medium size fingers?3. Dimensions with respect to the Centro.4. How is the video/picture quality?5. How is the speakerphone quality?PalmWith all these announcements in the mobile space this week, it's a great time to be a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Engineering, Operating systems, Palm Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Pleasant 'Dream' for HTC, Google: FCC approves

Pleasant 'Dream' for HTC, Google: FCC approvesAndroidIt has been a very big week for Android and all of the consumers who have been waiting for the product to arrive. Let's see if Google can deliver or if the public will be unimpressed once it finally arrives.http://kreuzer33.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/google-android-all-hands-on-deck/

Tags: Federal government, Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., FCC

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Yahoo Buzz opens up to all Web publishers

Yahoo Buzz opens up to all Web publishersYahoo BuzzI'm very interested in Yahoo Buzz and glad to see that they will be opening it up to all!http://kreuzer33.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/the-buzz-on-yahoo-buzz/

Tags: Channel management, Web, Yahoo Buzz, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

China busts hacking ring, managed to penetrate ten government databases

China busts hacking ring, managed to penetrate ten government databasesChinese hackers bustedWell, at least we know now that it's not just other countries that they work on. and "however, as in many other countries there seems to be a lack of political awareness on how severe the situation has...

Tags: Government, Chinese Government, hacking, government database, Chinese Hackers

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

BuddyPress, an open source competitor to FaceBook

At Today's WordPress Camp in San Francisco - covered in detail by ZD's Andrew Mager here - Founder Matt Mullenweg discussed impressive growth for WordPress.com and WordPress.org. Page views grew from 1.5 billion to 6.5 billion/month with 120-160 million unique visitors, including a third from heavyweight media...

Tags: Facebook, Network, Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, BuddyPress, Andy, Blogging, Social Networking, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-08-16

Wordcamp 2008

In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...

Tags: Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, Plug-in, Automattic, Wordcamp, Mullenweg 3:00, BuddyPress, Discovery Channel, Al Upton, ChickSpeak, ScholarPress, Netconcepts, Post Title, Akismet, Virality, Diso, Compliment Spam, Monotone, Prologue, GigaOm Daily, Gigalogue, Comments Screen, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-16

Netflix back to normal; promises Saturday night movies and 15 percent off.

Netflix back to normal; promises Saturday night movies and 15 percent off.RE:RE: Netflix back to normal; promises Saturday night movies and 15 percenOppurtunistic to use this forum to advertise your business. Yes, well done Netflix! I'm so proud that you spend your days with porn, have no time for mainstream...

Tags: Corporate communications, movie title, NetFlix Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

Video commenting hitting the information highway

Bubble Comment is exactly that, a way to comment on a website in your own little bubble. It's hardly new in terms of allowing people to leave comments, but as I've previously written, webcams do seem to be the social tool of the modern generation. This new...

Tags: Video, Web Site, Bubble, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Marketing, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-08-13

Jobs confirms App Store kill switch; 60M apps downloaded

Jobs confirms App Store kill switch; 60M apps downloaded"Admission"? Inappropriate Word ChoiceSo Jobs "admitted" there have been 60 million downloads. One "admits" to mistakes, failures, etc. One "acknowledges" successes or "brags" about them or "announces" them etc. etc.Me thinks there is a bit of ill will in your focusing on...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, App Store kill-switch, kill-switch, App Store, job

Discussion threads 2008-08-12

Do you know where your computers are being recycled?

Do you know where your computers are being recycled?Good storyIf this were a story about Windows vs. Mac vs. Linux there'd be a hundred posters yelling at each other by now. It isn't, it's just a really significant issue that affects people here rather directly... we're all using computers, that...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, One-Man, computer, Basel

Discussion threads 2008-08-11

Copying pasting blogging = trouble

Copying pasting blogging = troubleAgreeI agree... Too many people talking about the same thing.RE: Copying pasting blogging = troubleIt drives me nuts. The amounts of comments pinged back to my blog are purely regurgitated, as if it's been automatically picked. It's just...

Tags: blog, blogging, Cut-and-paste

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Is copy and paste really needed on the iPhone?

Is copy and paste really needed on the iPhone?Stop making excusesI can't even count the number of times I send someone a URL or get a URL in an email.The iPhone is showing it's lineage as an iPOD and not a serious computer, and I at least give Apple credit...

Tags: E-mail, Desktops, iphone, Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Wordpress

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

PicLens Plugin for Wordpress (zip)

The PicLens Plugin for WordPress makes it easy for you to provide your readers with an immersive slide show experience. Visitors simply click a "start slideshow" link see example to activate PicLens Lite, a slick filmstrip-style presentation console. From there, they can play or pause your slideshow, or better yet...

Tags: slideshow, wordpress, cooliris

Software downloads 2008-08-05

Failed IT causes major Georgia Blue Cross health privacy breach

Failed IT causes major Georgia Blue Cross health privacy breachRegulation neededI agree that regulation is needed. But until consumers really start pitching serious fits, and/or the courts start implementing some punitive damages with teeth, it's not going to happen. http://whistlersear.wordpress.comRE: Failed IT causes major Georgia Blue Cross health...

Tags: Regulations, health care, information technology, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Georgia Blue Cross health privacy breach, Georgia Blue Cross health, Failed IT cause, privacy breach, regulation

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

Day 2: iPhone Dev Camp 2

Yesterday I learned a few lessons about live blogging. Not many people are refreshing it as much as I was. I should list my posts with most recent at the top instead of the other way around. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, App, Melodies, Medialets, Games, Personal Technology, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-03

The Ultimate Geek Vending Machine

The Ultimate Geek Vending MachineNo problem.When you buy an ipod from an apple vending machine, you're under the hardware warranty. If it is DOA, you do have the right to get a replacement. Either go to an Apple store or call applecare.It sounds intriguing but,I can envision having...

Tags: Digital music, OTB, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Top US sites in June 2008

Rank Property Audience, 000 Total Internet 189,873 1 Google Sites 140,163 2 Yahoo! Sites 140,080 3 Microsoft Sites 119,677 4 AOL LLC 110,841 5 Fox Interactive Media 85,998 6 eBay 72,972 7 Amazon...

Tags: Site, Advertising & Promotion, Wiki, Internet, Marketing, Online Communications, NB

Blog posts 2008-07-31