Orkut introduced a new redesigned homepage at the end of October. The new Orkut as its users like to call it is currently invite only meaning that only those Orkut users who received an invitation to join might do so. Everyone else is left with the old Orkut page for now unless they can find [...]
Wiredtree Review After Four Months
I switched servers from my old dedicated server hoster Hetzner to Wiredtree back in July this year. There were several reasons for this step but especially the incredible offer that I was able to get, the managed support and the need for a faster server due to recent traffic increases. The deal got me an [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Nov 13th, 2009
- Comments: 4
Tweet from the command line with Twidge
For the longest time I refused to see the value in Twitter. Over the last six months I have changed my tune on that. Now I use Twitter primarily as a PR tool for my articles. And since my renewed belief in micro-blogging, I have found plenty of tools with which to enact with Twitter.
One [...]
Wordpress 2.8.6 Security Update
The Wordpress developers have just released a security update for their blogging platform Wordpress which raises the version of the software to 2.8.6. It is always recommended to update to a new version of Wordpress as soon as possible and especially so for a security release. This release fixes two vulnerabilities that are only relevant [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Published: Nov 12th, 2009
- Comments: 3
Read your RSS feeds on your Linux desktop with Liferea
RSS has become such a common source of information for us information junkies. Whether you are following Ghacks via RSS, your favorite news site, or your favorite blog, it’s nice to be able to get all of those feeds centralized on your desktop.
For Linux there are plenty of possible RSS feed readers. One of my [...]
Safari 4.0.4 Released, Update Now
Just a little heads up for you guys. Safari’s new update has been released. Mac OS 10.5.x and 10.6.x can update right now. Check your software update if you have not been notified yet. Screenshot on the other side.
It improves on three major points and one of them is better stability for third-party plug-ins. Good [...]
Bing Maps Gets An Update
Bing Maps has been updated today with several new features and a new look and feel. Most notably in this regard are a new button bar with each button loading a specific feature of Bing Maps. Microsoft has also added some new colors to Bing Maps but those are only the obvious changes to the [...]
