Working with wordpress is a charm but it does get to a point where keeping your blog primmed and updated becomes more of a chore. Problem is, if you don’t update your blog often then you’re likely to be vulnerable to attacks… but what if you need to update 50 or more blogs? Hassle? Not really.
WordPress 2.8.5 has been released. As always, it is recommended to update your Wordpress installation to the latest patch for security purposes. Here’s a quote from the Wordpress team about this release.
As you know over the past couple of months we have been working on the new features for WordPress 2.9. We have also been working on trying to make WordPress as secure as possible and during this process we have identified a number of security hardening changes that we thought we worth back-porting to the 2.8 branch so as to get these improvements out there and making all your sites as secure as possible.
- A fix for the Trackback Denial-of-Service attack that is currently being seen.
- Removal of areas within the code where php code in variables was evaluated.
- Switched the file upload functionality to be whitelisted for all users including Admins.
- Retiring of the two importers of Tag data from old plugins.
Changelog: WordPress 2.8.5
Download: WordPress 2.8.5
Download: Modified files since WordPress 2.8.4
For everyone looking to upgrade multiple wordpress blogs on the same server at once, you can use my bash script to do that for you.
It’s 2009 and yet everyone still hasn’t adopted the .docx file format which is why we usually end up hunting for free Docx to doc file converters online. Not five minutes before deciding to write this, I was scouring google for ways to convert to convert DOCX to DOC and as expected, the usual problem of “FREE-yet-you-need-to-pay-to-download-the-converted-file-converters” popped up. How hard can it be to convert a DOCX to a DOC file? Well apparently it’s profitably hard.
So… to help me avoid this experience again AND to share it to everyone looking for any free method of converting from Office 2007’s godawful DRM’d file, here’s a list of ways to convert your DOCX file to DOC for FREE!
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Fresh news from the It’s Only Rock and Roll event, Apple launches it’s new fifth generation iPod nano. Encased in a polished aluminum and glass exterior, the new nano unit sports a new built-in video camera, microphone and speaker, allowing users to record H.264 VGA video (640 x 480 pixels) at up to 30 frames per second with AAC audio.
The Amazon Kindle is set to hit Philippine shores on October 19 at $279 (approx. Php13,000 not including customs and other taxes). This 6″ international GSM version will be available to over 100 countries (obviously including us 
) with international shipping.
Congratulations to the youtube team for reaching this epic milestone.
Remember it’s rocky history? Google acquisition, royalties, lawsuits, blocking….. in spite of all this, Youtube still manage to be our defacto video site. And they make sure we all take part in the celebration with their new logo which now includes a new 1BN banner, with the words “1 billion views per day!”
So why just put out a banner now? It turns out that three years ago, this was the exact time that Google acquired YouTube for a whopping $1.65 billion!
Now to top all the fun off, the logo’s file is named logo_holy_crap_1bn_a_day. Holy crap indeed
Most of us has experience with Malware but this strain simply takes the cake. It’s a rogue application that disguises itself as an antivirus, tells you that your computer is infected as asks you to pay the guy who created it to remove it.
Mobile phones like Nokias are so popular that they’re even getting imitations, much like software available only.
They say that imitation is the best form of flattery but when comes to products, imitations are bootlegged or pirated copies of actual products that have subpar or worse quality. Buying one is a waste of money and time.
Fakes are Cheap
Yes, bootleg phones may cost a whole lot less than original phones but that’s only because manufacturing them is cheap. How? Sub-standard parts (and cheap labor, most are from Chinese companies), which also means that these cheap imitations does not perform as well as originals and that their lifespan is quite short.
What’s the point of buying a substandard phone when you’ll have to dump it in two months?
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Nokia N95 Maps: Cracks, License Code and KeyGen
It is highly recommended that you update your N95 to the latest firmware version using the Nokia Software Updater to ensure optimal performance and stability between your N95 device and Nokia Maps.
The new software release for N95 includes the Assisted GPS service (A-GPS), which is designed to enable the device to establish the satellite fix more quickly and reliably than with standalone GPS.
If you have a navigation license, restore it after the update by the following procedure:
- Start Nokia Maps application.
- Go to Options > Extra services
- Select Add navigation, accept the terms and conditions and select the correct region
- After this select: Options > Update.
- Allow connection to license server by selecting suitable Internet access point.
- Press OK
Supports: Nokia E71, E51, N95, N96, N78 and E90.
I’ve encountered this virus/malware the other day and while it was fairly easy to remove, I thought it would be useful to provide instructions on how to remove jargon.vbs. A quick search on GOOG turned out several useless results (okay, a lot of useless results) so I thought of doing my part to help.
Here’s how you can remove JARGON.VBS from your computer and your infected flash drives.
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