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Looking into some Macro Photography with your Canon DSLR Cameras? You should consider getting an extension tube just like Canon Extension Tube EF25 II.
I’ve got this Canon Extension Tube EF25 II yesterday. I’ll be using it a bit more if I want to write something more in-depth about it.
Firefox 30.0 Beta 3 is now available for download.
Also available, new build of Adobe Flash Player 14 Beta.
Netflix announces price increase with streaming plans.
From Netflix email:
Hi SLACKER,
In order to continue adding more movies and TV shows, we are increasing our price from $7.99 to $8.99 for new members. As a thank you for being a member of Netflix already, we guarantee that your plan and price will not change for two years.
You can review your membership details at any time by visiting Your Account. As always, if you have questions, we are happy to answer them. Please call us at any time at 1-888-357-1516.
–The Netflix Team
Even at $8.99 per month, Netflix is still a bargain.
Considering that Netflix has recently signed peering deals with Comcast and Verizon, the extra $1 should be justified to Netflix.
WordPress 3.9.1 Maintenance Update
This maintenance release fixes 34 bugs in 3.9, including numerous fixes for multisite networks, customizing widgets while previewing themes, and the updated visual editor. We’ve also made some improvements to the new audio/video playlists feature and made some adjustments to improve performance. For a full list of changes, consult the list of tickets and the changelog.
It is highly recommended to update to the latest version of WordPress whenever possible, as long as it doesn’t break certain plugins you can’t live without.
Apple seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 build 13D61 to Developers and OS X Beta Seed Program Members.
As usual, be forewarned before installing any beta/preview release software. There tends to be some show-stopping bugs.
According to a certain Apple engineer, the development of OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 is nearing completion.
In addition to the new build of OS X Mavericks 10.9.3, Apple also releases Safari 7.0.4 Seed 1.
Firefox 30.0 Beta 2 is now available for download.
Also available, new build of Adobe Flash Player 14 Beta.
It started with a May 1, 2014 post on Secret.
Then came the revelation that it was a hoax:
This reminds me of the “Apple asymmetric screw” hoax.
Journalism is certainly far from being fine. The urges for “being the first to report” and “exclusivity” certainly to blame.