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Re: Wordpress 2.9 Released

Anney Walker — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:37:36 -0000

I am also working in Wordpress and also using wordpress 2.9. I love the enhance functionality for example the "Built-in image editor" that allows you to edit, rotate, flip, and much more functionality for managing my images, specially when i inserted image for a specific post. I love wordpress 2.9.

Re: 32” LCD TV’s expected to drop to $500 by ‘05

22 inch lcd tv — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:11:47 -0000

Awesome!

Re: AT&T Tilt 2 and Pure

Brittany_Lynne — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:13:12 -0000

Recently I upgraded, I had to chose between these too phones, and I went with the tilt 2. I love it. I used to have the tilt so i went to the Tilt 2 which has better buttons and also has way better batter life. Which is a plus because I use Internet and texting as much as possible all day long.

Re: Crunchpad Release Date…

Best Registry Cleaner Tools — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:11:52 -0000

CrunchPad is a pretty neat idea, but I don't like how the guys got into such a legal tangle with it all. I'd much prefer to go with Apple instead.

Re: Which is better (or Joomla vs. WordPress)

hostforjoomla — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:43:45 -0000

Thanks, this is very useful

Re: Thunderbird 3 released

Paul — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:55:55 -0000

Hi Travis,

What are the settings you turned off to stop downloading everything?

Re: Google Chrome Extensions

grutkowski — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:47:38 -0000

I'm gonna guess and say yes... eventually. I'm pretty sure they'll work
cross-platform once each port supports extensions.

Re: Google Chrome Extensions

bamirzada — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:33:53 -0000

Any word if they will have Google Extensions on the Android (chrome-based) Browser?

Re: Google Chrome Extensions

Tiberiu P — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:49:15 -0000

seo for chrome toolbar, can be dwl at http://www.seomator.com

Re: AMD’s Eyefinity running L4D on a 175in display

Free Games — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:45:28 -0000

Wow cool video!!! This is amazing.. absolutely amazing!!

Re: Comodo congratulates Flora the Komodo on her upcoming motherhood

Gavelect — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:20:45 -0000

You will be sad to here that a young elephant passed away at Chester Zoo after developing a virus. We were down on holiday from Scotland, staying at one of the Ramada hotels in Chester, when we had taken the kids to the Zoo as a holiday treat - but me and my partner over heard the news, poor thing. The kids did not know anything so they had a great time. Apart from that I would still recommend the Zoo to anyone who loves animals.

Re: Which is better (or Joomla vs. WordPress)

Flv Player — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:02:07 -0000

in my point of view... joomla! Joomla is a wonderful CMS which is getting famous by every passing day. Building a website through Joomla involves less time. Within the shortest span of time, we can build a wonderful website with excellent content management system.

Re: Microsoft COFEE – Leaked and way over-hyped…

mjpinvestor — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:03:39 -0000

agreed, many tools that have been freely available (helix, ircr, ftk, wft, etc) perform the same basic functionality, many are more in-depth since they target technical folks, unlike COFEE which target audience is non-technical law enforcement. as for the XP only compatibility, this make sense as Vista and Win 7 did away with protected storage, where on would find IE history, saved passwords, etc.

http://praetorianprefect.co...

Re: Wordpress 2.8.5 Update

codeslinger — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:15:37 -0000

You would not think it was so funny if your web server had been cracked by a wordpress exploit.

They are using euphemisms to hide that fact that they are finally fixing some very bad security flaws.

this is why I don't use wordpress or phpbb or a bunch of other frameworks. too many people writing too many flawed and insecure systems.

I'm not speaking hypothetically, I've had to clean up the mess that attackers have left.

Re: Asus EeeBox PC EB1501

greg — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:47:32 -0000

Is it Sata-150 or Sata-300 and what's the rpm's.

Re: Asus EeeBox PC EB1501

greg — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:47:23 -0000

Is it Sata-150 or Sata-300 and what's the rpm's.

Re: Which is better (or Joomla vs. WordPress)

Hgoodies — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:07:55 -0000

After your review on both joomla and wordpress, now I know which platform that best suit my needs. Thanks.

Re: Submit your news

mikhailkryzhanovsky — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:49:43 -0000

Open letter to U.S. Senate from a former KGB officer and
CIA "Filament" on Central Intelligence Agency conspiracy.
Copy to: CIA Director Leon Pinetta.

October 21, 2009

Dear U.S. Senators,

My personal situation and my deep concern about the
U.S. national security pushed me to write this letter. I was born in 1958 in
Ukraine, I'm a former KGB USSR and SBU (Ukrainian
Security Service) intelligence officer (major), and KGB "Nabat" anti-terror
group member (a sniper). In 1991-1992, as SBU illegal intelligence officer, I
came to Moscow to get into Russian President Yeltsin
"inner circle" to influence his decisions, extremely anti-Ukrainian at the time.
Operation was in progress until Kremlin got somehow information about it, and in 1992
Russia and Ukraine signed a Treaty to stop mutual espionage.
I had to resign and move to Europe for security reasons.

In 1995 I came to USA where I hoped to work for the government as
strategic intelligence analyst on my own project - modern U.S. national security
strategy. Same year I met two CIA agents and FBI National Security Division agent
in New York City and signed a certain obligation as "Filament".
What happened next showed that I was recruited by political action group
(within CIA Special Activities Division) agents. And next was a joint CIA-FBI conspiracy.

They were impressed by my intelligence, counter-intelligence and anti-terror knowledge
and experience, and also, by my research in political science. I was really surprised -
they decided to "copy" my Moscow operation .I had to spy on the U.S. Congress and
work with Congress Librarian James Billington who knew me as a political
scientist through his Moscow representative, and could introduce me to the U.S.
Senators and Representatives. They wanted also to influence the White House
and approved my idea to create a special system of instructions for American
presidents on successful election and re-election campaigns, strategic planning
and top decisions making, national security, foreign policy
and diplomacy, propaganda, economy, war and special operations.

I was paid $900 just to start the job and they guaranteed me
"anything I wanted", including special CIA status ("stay in USA as long as you want
and do whatever you think is necessary") and best medical service ("same as we have").
It was absolutely clear that political surveillance and control over the
White House and the U.S. Congress, not national security, was and is
the CIA top priority. Besides, they were interested in effective interrogation,
tortures and murders methods (I gave them detailed instructions on that).
They asked me if I was a sniper, because they had "a job
up to my high professional skills" in America , though I' d rather work in
Europe (later I called Secret Service about this strange proposal - they
told me to "talk to CIA if you have problems with CIA".

In 1997 I've finished "The Professional" presidential handbook, a "system of
top political, espionage and war management for the White House". President Bill
Clinton used it to win 1996 election, but then he was too busy with his
impeachment. George W. Bush, Jr. , whose father was a former DCI and the
U.S. President, used my my " preventive war" and "America's global domination"
strategies, my total control methods (through "USA Patriot Act").
And his adviser Carl Rowe used my "propaganda and mind control"
schemes. I also take some responsibility for the war in Iraq - it was a part of
a long-term strategy of natural gas and oil markets control. Now, as I can see,
President Barack Obama is using my advices on economy, diplomacy,
domestic propaganda, war, and if he wants to build socialism, he's moving
in a right direction.

OK. I was in Washington , D.C. couple of times and met somebody there. But since 1998
I tried to avoid meetings with CIA and in 2000 I 've sent a letter to DCI George Tenet, saying
that I stop cooperation with CIA.They've pressed me very hard in return.
I'm immigrant, but it took me 3 years to get SS# and EAD; I have no green card,
no citizenship until now. For years INS ignored my family reunion
petition (they lied to Senator Hillary Clinton that my file
disappeared). Then there was open and aggressive surveillance in the
streets and taking pictures right in my face, illegal searches of my
apartment in my absence and stealing papers and phone books, breaking
the mail boxes and stealing my correspondence.I had to fight back.

In June 2001, three months before 9/11 tragedy happened, I've warned American
President George W. Bush and the U.S. Senate on CIA anti-American
activity, national security collapse and my personal situation.
Hillary Clinton, my Senator, took it seriously, but she helped my family only.
The White House sent my letter to the Department of Justice a year later
- no answer until now. NYS Attorney General refused to help me , too.
A month ago I wrote to President Obama ,Janet Napolitano, Homeland
Security Secretary and Mark Kappelhof, Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division - same
result. That's conspiracy - you ask the government a simple question and
nobody wants to answer it. Or they can't admit that American presidents follow
my instructions for 10 years ?

My life is hard, but I try to do something for America. In 2007 , ALGORA, a small
publishing company, offered me almost no money contract and released my "White
House Special Handbook, or How to Rule the World in the 21st Century", based on
"The Professional". There was actually no promotion, but at least students of
250 universities and colleges learn top political management in a right way
(see worldcat.org).
CIA wants me back no matter what. I have no job, no money, no place to stay
and I don't live with my family because I don't know what CIA is going
to do next. Still, I'm not going to be involved in other anti-American
conspiracy, and I want DCI Leon Panetta and his boys to leave me alone.
As a professional spy, I understand that sooner or later this game has
to come to an end - what end ?

To tell you the truth, I was ready to leave America , but then I said to myself
- let them leave, why me ?
As intelligence agency CIA does not exist, America is deaf and blind and
that's the fact we have to face. I want to create fundamentals of modern
espionage, counter-espionage, police work, war and special operations - the U.S.
national security system.

I do need your help
. For additional information you can contact CIA Director Leon Pinetta,
FBI Director Robert Mueller, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton,
a former U.S. President.

Thank you.

Mikhail Kryzhanovsky
prof7prof@yahoo.com

Re: Which is better (or Joomla vs. WordPress)

hanum — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:28:52 -0000

each of that CMS has benefit and weakness. But I prefer joomla to build web to wordpress. Good comparison review. Nice posting. Thank’s.

Re: Crunchpad Specs & Launch Date

Customerexplabs — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:32:52 -0000

when is this thing going to ship???? can't find any recent or new articles about this since this summer. what's up? we want them now. :)

Re: Wordpress 2.8.5 Update

V.C — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:23:55 -0000

Hardening upgrade... haha.
I think they did it for fun.

Re: Wordpress 2.8.5 Update

grutkowski — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:29:52 -0000

Although it may not be "necessary" to upgrade, I would advise anyone reading this to ignore V.C. and go ahead and apply the update.

The upgrade is exactly what it's advertised as: A hardening upgrade. It enhances security in a few places the WP team saw a need for it.

Re: Wordpress 2.8.5 Update

V.C — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:58:50 -0000

I don’t understand why they released the new version so quickly after the last update 2 months ago.
I don’t see any changing in this new version. It’s not really necessary to upgrade.

Re: Firefox 3.6 Gets Accelerometer Support

Syd Lawrence — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:11:00 -0000

I have been playing around with the accelerometer in firefox 3.6b, check out my youtube video: http://bit.ly/wLGb9 or try out the webpage itself http://playground.marmalade...

Re: 55-inch LED LCD coming from Vizio next month

yakijy — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:03:40 -0000

I too was waiting, but got the Panosonic plasma instead. I wanted to replace my other tv too, but now cash is low, so I will probably keep it.