Monthly Archives: January 2009

My latest Windows Update run just downloaded an update to Microsoft’s .Net Framework 3.5. Here are the details of the update:
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is a full cumulative update that contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 and includes cumulative services updates to the .NET Framework 2.0 [...] Continue reading →

You might have noticed that my Tweetroll (in my sidebar) has been changing colours recently. Well, you guessed it, we’re almost ready to release the next version. The main thrust behind this new version has been allowing greater customisability and conformance. Hyder has been improving the design to make sure it works with more and [...] Continue reading →

An interesting plugin caught my eye this morning, one called WP E-commerce, a plugin which turns your blog into a fully fledged shopping system, with the ability to sell things straight off your website. Here are the key features:

Works with WordPress 2.5
Google Checkout – Level 2 Integration
DPS / Paystation Integration
PayPal IPN integration
Web 2.0 powered DropShop [...] Continue reading →

It was with sadness what that I read that Michael Arrington has decided to take a leave of absence after he was physically abused in the street. In his post he also talks about other confrontations he’s had over his success with TechCrunch including having his life, that of his family and his staff threatened [...] Continue reading →

There’s been a new release of one of the more awesome plugins around: WP Super Cache. In case you’ve never come across it, it gives WordPress a boost by preparing static versions of pages when they are called so that the next time a user visits the site they don’t have to be generated again [...] Continue reading →

I came across a User Guide for WordPress 2.6 today and although we’ve moved on to a new version, it’s the most recent one I can find. Here’s a copy to read if you’re brand new to Wordpress.
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Now, as 2.7 has been released some of the sections in the document are a bit dated, but [...] Continue reading →

Over the weekend I’ve installed the new beta of Twhirl and am happy to report that I really like the new features. I haven’t got round to testing them all, but the one I *have* tested and love is that ability to specify search criteria which gets merged into your main feed. It’s pretty easy [...] Continue reading →

High Performance WordPress
View more presentations or upload your own. (tags: wordpress scaling)

Interesting slide presentation down at WordPress.tv that talks about performance considerations for WordPress. I think the main message for most people is that if you’re serving less than half a million page views a day, you probably don’t need to bother too much about [...] Continue reading →

If you’re interested in learning more about Wordpress, check out http://wordpress.tv. It’s a collection of videos about WordPress, how to do different things, how to implement different functions and snippets from presentations that people have given.
It’s a great resource that will grow with time, but already have a number of interesting things to watch. Check [...] Continue reading →

If you’re interested in learning more about Wordpress, check out http://wordpress.tv. It’s a collection of videos about WordPress, how to do different things, how to implement different functions and snippets from presentations that people have given.
It’s a great resource that will grow with time, but already have a number of interesting things to watch. Check [...] Continue reading →