Tag: Applications

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Upgrading to WordPress 2.5

The great folks at WordPress.org have been working hard at new WordPress version. I finally upgraded this blog 37prime.news (http://37prime.com/news/) to version 2.5 about fifteen minutes ago. I was reluctant at first to upgrade the blog since my previous big upgrade killed 37primeBlog database. Don’t know how and why it happened, but it was not pretty. This time I backed up the database using three different methods, just in case.

To my surprise the upgrade from WP 2.3.2 to WP 2.5 was smooth. No hick-ups. I am thankful for that.

Anyway, you can grab WordPress 2.5 at WordPress.org. You can also read more about it here.

p.s. I am planning to upgrade 37primeBlog to WP 2.5 and gradually restore the database from an outdated back-up.

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One of Many Reasons to Get FiOS

I’m fortunate enough to find out that FiOS was available in my area. I ordered it and had it installed sometimes in 2007. Currently I have the 15Mbps up and 2Mbps down. I’m want to upgrade to the 15/15 service.

This is one of many reasons to get FiOS, and it actually peaked at 1.8MB/s:

iPhone SDK Download on FiOS - 17MB/s

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WebKit Achieves 100/100 on Acid3 Test with Flying Colors

The people who develops Opera and WebKit are racing to pass Acid3 test. Both camps have scored 100/100 on Acid3 test. According to both Opera and WebKit camp, even though they scored 100/100, there are still some bug fixing to do.

The WebKit folks announces that WebKit achieves Acid3 100/100 in public build, today.

With r31342 WebKit has become the first publicly available rendering engine to achieve 100/100 on Acid3.

Meanwhile, Opera folks were the first to claim perfect score on Acid3 test using their internal build.

I downloaded WebKit build r31344 and ran Acid3 test on it. The video can be found here (QuickTime Movie 744KB).

WebKit Acid3 Test 100/100

WebKit is available for Mac OS X and Windows.

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WebKit Aims to Pass Acid3 Test

Flurry of “nightly builds” of WebKit were released today, and it appears that the WebKit team is aiming for a perfect score on Acid3 test. I downloaded at least five different WebKit builds today, and the latest one (build 31334) scores 99/100 on Acid3 test (QuickTime Movie 376KB). Can they make the perfect grade? I’m sure they will soon. Apparently an internal build of Opera has passed Acid3 Test.

WebKit Acid3 test

WebKit is available for Mac OS X And Windows

http://webkit.org/

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Yahoo! Messenger 3.0 Beta 3

Yahoo! updates its Messenger program with more features. Yahoo! Messenger 3.0 beta 3/build 98855.

Voice is Here!

Yahoo! Messenger Voice Windows

Yahoo! Messenger 3.0 Beta 3 is ready, with some exciting additions:

  • Free voice conversations with other Messenger users on both Mac and Windows.
  • Cheap PC-to-phone calls: make calls from Messenger to landline and mobile phones at low rates with Yahoo! Phone Out.
  • Receive phone calls: get a phone number for your Messenger and start taking phone calls on your computer with Yahoo! Phone In. Plus, choose your area code!
  • Now it’s easier than ever to send SMS text messages to your friends.
  • Forward calls and voice conversations to another phone number.
  • Get voicemail by email.
  • Numerous improvements to stability and user experience.

It seems that Yahoo! is treading on Skype’s territory. I am a big fan of Skype, and I have been using it for a long time. May the best technology win.

Yahoo! Voice Credit

http://voice.yahoo.com/phone_rates.php

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Apple Releases Plugin Manager 1.7.3

Apple releases Plugin Manager 1.7.3 for ProApps

Plugin Manager 1.7.3 – 864KB
This update improves reliability for Apple professional applications and is recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express, Aperture, Logic Studio and related SDKs.

System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later

Release Notes:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1190

From Software Updates, the Plugin Manager 1.7.3 weighs in on 1.3MB instead of 864KB. Interesting.

Plugin Manager 1.7.3 Software Update