Archive for December, 2008

WordPress 2.7 (Coltrane) is jazzy!

Dec 16th

Posted by Administrator in E-Musings

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Sorry for the blog snafus over the past 24 hours. A schedule WordPress update went horribly wrong. First I deleted the wrong folders. Then I uploaded all the wrong files. Then my Net connection broke down for the evening.

This morning with a clear (rested) brain I restored my previous (2.6.x working) version first. Then after I’d had my morning cuppa joe, upgraded the blog to WordPress 2.7 ‘Coltrane’. There are still a few installation bugs I need to work through. My pretty URLs are all broke for now. And several plugins are misbehaving (could be as a result of URL More >

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Plug that Burning (er, Firefox) Leak

Dec 15th

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If you are as regular a Firefox user as I. You do need to be aware of two key learnings about Firefox extensions.

First, it’s not a good idea to load up your browser with multiple extensions. The greater the installed extensions, the longer the browser takes to fire up (load into memory for the non-geeky). And think by installing then disabling extensions speeds matters up. You are W-R-O-N-G!

As far as Firefox is concerned those extensions must be loaded. Before the next instruction is to disable them. They remain embedded into memory along with the rest of the browser. Until More >

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Why Firefox 3.1 Beta Rocks

Dec 1st

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I know I’ve been emoting (anyone got a better alternate?) that I’ve grown too old and cautious to keep testing cutting-edge Beta stuff. That’s not really true. I still use quite a few software in Beta. But only from the developers I trust.

Firefox 3.1 Beta is one such app. But Cautious I remain. And use a Portable version. Not only because I can carry it around on my lifeline USB sticks. But also ‘cos it sooo much easier to keep my home and office versions updated. On Monday’s I carry my home version to work. And on Friday’s bring my More >