Tag: release
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WordPress 3.0 Installation Process
Today, I tried the upcoming WordPress 3.0 distribution. It’s not yet released. I installed WordPress 3.0 Beta 2. I do this because I want to know whether I will have some WordPress installations upgraded or not, to find the possibilities and considerations. The installation process is similar to the previous versions, but I think it’s…
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Wishlist: Twitter released a new feature called 'Mute'
I tweeted a Twitter wishlist. I want to see a new feature called “Mute” on Twitter. So, why I want to have this, or how it should be useful for user (at least for me)? Here’s a situation: I follow some people on Twitter. I follow them because I know them well — have a…
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Posterouseptember: Posterous Features in September
This September, Posterous blogging service released some new features and improvements. If you’re not familiar with Posterous — or never heard about it before, it’s a service that will help you put something online. You can post text, photos, videos and also documents. The big difference is that you can do it directly from your…
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Firefox 3.7 and 4.0 Windows Theme Mockups
Mozilla just released its new theme screenshots for Mozilla Firefox 3.7 and 4.0. Compared to the current version — I’m using Firefox 3.5.3 — I think the design is much better. I like it. But, it’s still a mockup and it’s still far(?) from finish. These are the mockups of Firefox 3.7 for Windows Vista/7…
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One Billion + You
One Billion + You is a site by Mozilla, dedicated to celebrate its one billionth download time since the release of 1.0 in 2004.
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Upcoming Firefox 3.5 Logo
For the upcoming Mozilla Firefox 3.5 release, Firefox will have its new logo. The current logo is designed by Jon Hicks (see article). And, this is the new Firefox 3.5 logo. The new logo and other variations are available to download.
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Mentioned brands on Twitter
Brand Republic released a list of 100 most mentioned brands on popular microblogging service, Twitter. Here are the top ten (order by how many these brands were mentioned): Starbucks Google BBC Apple AIG Amazon Microsoft Guardian Dell Coca-Cola Do all of those brands — and the rest on the list — have their own Twitter…
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You are using an incompatible web browser, Facebook said
I almost have no problems accessing Facebook site using many different browsers. But, I sometime I found problems when using Opera 10 browser. It says that I’m using incompatible web browser. But, it only happens randomly, even when I do the same actions like reloading pages, clicking on the links. And so far, it only…
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JaikuEngine released as an open source project
In 2007, Google acquired Jaiku. I have an account there, but I don’t use Jaiku actively. I don’t know why, but I just felt that this service is not for me. This month, JaikuEngine was released as an open source project. It’s available at Google App Engine. Google will not develop Jaiku code base and…
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vBulletin Database Backup
I’m maintaining a pretty big forum. It has a great amount of traffic, AND huge database size. Right now, it has a remote backup server. The optimization is always challenging. Anyway, vBulletin upgrade process was easy. The forum I maintain used vBulletin 3.6.x when it was firstly installed. Right now, it’s using the latest stable…
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Internet Explorer 8 Released
Internet Explorer 8 is available in 25 languages. It’s said that there are some improvements — faster, easier and safer — compared to the previous versions. Check the feature overview.
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Facebook and Friendster in Indonesia
I feel that more people added me as their Facebook contact list these days. And, many of them already added me to other social network site: Friendster. I joined both sites, but I almost never use Friendster in the last few months. I found that Friendster is too boring. I know, it might because I…
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Opera Turbo for faster browsing experience
Today, Opera Software released Opera Turbo. It’s a server-side optimization and compression technology that provides significant improvements in browsing speeds over limited-bandwidth connections by compressing network traffic.
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WordPress 2.7.1
The first maintenance release for WordPress 2.7 is ready to download. Using the auto-upgrade tool from the dashboard, it should not be painful. I’ve upgraded, and it only took few seconds. :)
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WordPress will be much better with your help
As WordPress users, we can contribute to its development in many ways. But, if you do not involve actively in the development, you can get involved by participating in a survey. This survey will help WordPress developers to determine which features should be on the top priority for WordPress 2.8 (and/or 2.9 and beyond) .…