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WordPress 2.7 Delayed?

The WordPress community has been eagerly awaiting the release of WordPress version 2.7, which was slated to arrive on or before December 10. Unfortunately, it appears that it might be a bit delayed.

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WordPress.org, Where Is The Love?

Well, it appears that the folks over at Automattic, the company behind WordPress, are showing some favoritism to the .com users. That’s right, they’ve already rolled out the new WordPress, version 2.7, for blogs hosted at WordPress.com… So, what about the rest of us?

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Akismet Marks Valid Comments As SPAM!

The Akismet anti-spam system is one of the most handy tools for automatically detecting spammy comments. However, we have found that it doesn’t work as well as it should. In fact, you might find yourself victim of an Akismet attack and have all of your comments regarded as SPAM. It happened to us!

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Firefox Users Beware: A Trojan Just for You!

Enterprising hackers have developed a malicious trojan just for Firefox that is able to masquerade as an add-on, all while harvesting your passwords.

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Type a Lot? How to Avoid Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

If you are a web developer, or just spend a lot of time in front of your computer typing, then you have increased risk of developing repetitive strain injuries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Learn how to minimize your risk.

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Upgrade to WordPress 2.6.5 – Important Security Fix

The developers of WordPress have released a new version. It’s not the long-awaited version 2.7, but it does have some very important bug fixes.

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Google SearchWiki Allows Users to Personalize Search

The next time that you return to Google, you may notice something new. It is called SearchWiki, a new tool that enables you to personalize your search results by reorganizing them and writing notes.

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Next Google PageRank Update

Its about that time again! In the next month, we will likely have another Google quarterly PageRank update. If you are not ready for it, don’t despair. You still have time to turn your website into high quality search engine food and link-bait.

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