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What’s New with WordPress 2.9

lancecorner — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:10:06 +0000

WordPress, a popular blogging tool has released its new 2.9 version. The developer of this particular version has placed the release as candidate which means all features that were to be added during the beta version are added. This version could be made official except it can use some extra testing for possible software bugs.

Wordpress logo

WordPress users are welcome to give feedbacks on the release candidate and test run the version to know if everything works well. A good example is to check the compatibility of this version to third party plug-ins. Some plug-ins are developed for a particular WordPress version.

You can download the Release candidate version using the link below.

http://wordpress.org/wordpress-2.9-RC1.zip

Notable WordPress 2.9 Features:

WordPress Recycle Bin / Trash

This particular feature is very useful. Instead of permanently deleting posts, users can now put the blog post on trash and recovered it later. By default, WordPress will empty the trash every 30 days but this limit can be change by simply placing code below in the wp-config.php file.

define ( ‘EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS’, 10 );

Image Editor

This is probably one of the most awaited features among WordPress users. The image editor will let users make simple changes on images like rotating, cropping, flipping, resizing, scaling and more. Below is the screen shot on how it looks.

Wordpress Image Editor

Post Thumbnails

Wordpress Media Editor

For earlier version of WordPress, it is usually done through custom fields. The ability to add thumbnails without a custom field is very useful especially for newbie WordPress users. Adding post thumbnails and displaying it in the template is even much easier. Users must have a WordPress theme that supports this function. To add, simply go to theme’s functions.php file and add the code below.

add_theme_support( ‘post-thumbnails’ );

To display, place the following code on the WordPress template:

The 2.9 version is considered a major update of WordPress.

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Facebook Turns 6

lancecorner — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:57:46 +0000

The popular social networking site Facebook is now on its 6th year birthday since it was established on February 4, 2004. This is according to Wikipedia website. It was originally called “Thefacebook” with a website domain name thefacebook.com.

Facebook homepage

Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, together with his friends in college namely Eduardo Saverin, Chris Hughes and Dustin Moskovitz.

Facebook headquarter is located at Palo Alto, California and currently has more than one thousand employees.

Facebook was originally intended to be social networking sites for Harvard students. Later, users from other universities joined Facebook. And now, it seems like the whole world is getting hooked on the Facebook phenomenon.

Latest report states that many Internet users now stay longer on Facebook than in any search engines like Yahoo, MSN and Google.

Facebook is the most used social network based on monthly active users on the Internet today.

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Dress up your Firefox Browser Using Personas

lancecorner — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:28:42 +0000

There is now a new way to customize the look of your Firefox browser and this is through Personas. Personas is an easy-to-use plug in that let you customize look of your Firefox browser.

Personas simply changes browser’s look by changing the header and footer sections while leaving the navigation buttons and menus intact.

personas

This is a great opportunity for those who would like to change the style their browsers without having to write any code. You can choose different themes from abstract to fashion categories.

To use Personas, simply install the Personas extension which is free to download at GetPersonas.com. Once the extension is installed, you can choose by clicking on the fox mask in the lower left-hand section of the Firefox window.

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Trivia Post: The World’s First SMS Message

lancecorner — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:47:32 +0000

The world’s first short message had been sent on December 3, 1992 from a PC to mobile phone on the video phone GSM network in the United Kingdom. The message was “Merry Christmas”.

Source: smslist.co.uk

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Short Message Service (SMS) Still the Most Popular Way of Communication

lancecorner — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:45:05 +0000

The total text messages sent from around the world reaches 178.8 billion. This is according to VerySign, a leading provider of Internet infrastructure services. The figure is equivalent to 26 messages per person on the planet.

Mobile Phones

Short Message Services (SMS) is the technology used to send and receive text messages to and from mobile phones. It is a means of sending messages up to 160 characters including spaces using a GSM mobile handset. The Short Message Service Center (SMSC) is the principal application behind text messaging. The majority of SMS usage is accounted for by consumer applications. In the latest development, SMS also changed the way people do banking such as account inquiry and remittance. In Australia, major banks have been sending SMS messages to bank customers every time cash is withdrawn from their accounts.

Short Message Services (SMS) has been a big industry in 2006.

reference: http://www.textually.org

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HP Mini Tord Boontje Designer Edition Netbook Launched

lancecorner — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:04:39 +0000

A new HP Mini limited edition was launched and features the design of famous Dutch industrial designer Tord Boontje.

This netbook features an 11.6 inch Diagonal High Definition LED BrightView widescreen display. It comes with 10 inch LED display and can easily be connected to HDTV through a HDMI port.

This notebook comes with a customized theme and screensaver by Stardock MyColors. The user manual is made from 100 percent recycled material and has a sleeve ships which is reusable.

It weighs 1.06 kg. and has a built-in Windows Live Writer suited for blogging. It comes with WLAN and an optional WWAN which enables users to easily get connected to emails, instant and web conferencing.

Amazingly, this limited edition of HP Mini introduces the HP Imprint 3D which features the first three-dimensional (3D) Personal Computer (PC) surface technology.

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World Pyro Olympics 2009 Postponed

lancecorner — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:01:29 +0000

The World Pyro Olympics is postponed due to safety issues of the current firing venue. The Executive Committee decided to stage the event on January 2010. The fireworks companies from participating countries have also agreed to move the event. The event is originally scheduled on November 21, 28, December 5, 12 and 19.

World Pyro Olympics is an annual competition of fireworks companies from all over the world.

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Miss Brazil is Miss Earth 2009

lancecorner — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:43:33 +0000

Larissa Ramos of Brazil was crowned as Miss Earth 2009 vesting other 80 delegates from various countries and territories for the Miss Earth 2009 title. The coronation night was held at an eco-village in Boracay resort, Philippines. Larissa is 20 years old and a Biology student. She is the 9th Miss Earth winner since the pageant started in 2001.

Miss Brazil - Mis Earth 2009

Below are the finalists:

Miss Air
Sandra Seifert (Philippines)

Miss Water
Jessica Barboza (Venezuela)

Miss Fire
Alejandra Echeverria (Spain)

Finalists
Alejandra Castillo Munera (Colombia)
Pascale Nelide (Martinique)
Izabela Wilczek (Poland)
Rujinan Phanseethum (Thailand)

Miss Earth is an annual beauty pageant with an advocacy to preserve and protect the environment.

Image courtesy of cool-chicks and Starmometer websites.

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Watch Out for World Pyro Olympics 2009!

lancecorner — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:32:48 +0000

Fireworks companies from all over the world will once again gather to showcase their artistry and technical skill by shooting dazzling fireworks synchronized with musical scores. The competition will be held at the Bonifacio Global City, Philippines.

World Pyrolympic

Below are the scheduled events:

November 21 - NICO-Lünig of Germany
Glorious Entertainment Production of China

November 28 – Pyro Studios of Canada
Explosives Productions of Australia

December 5 – Marutamaya Ogatsu of Japan
Parente of Italy

December 12 – Hanwha South Korea
RES of the USA

December 19 – La Mancha of the Philippines

World Pyro Olympics is the largest and most exciting international fireworks competitions in the world.

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Boracay to Host Miss Earth 2009

lancecorner — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:10:59 +0000

World-famous Boracay Island is this year’s host venue of the 9th Miss Earth 2009 beauty pageant. Miss Earth is an annual beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.

Miss Earth 2009

Boracay is popular for its pristine white sand beaches and crystal-clear seawaters and dubbed as one of the world’s best beach.

The Grand Coronation will be on November 22, 2009 at the Boracay Ecovillage Convention. The convention center can accommodate as much as 3,000 people.
The Miss Earth Foundation has found Boracay Island as the most appropriate location for the pageant night.

Miss Earth is organized by Carousel Productions Inc and will be aired via ABS-CBN and in many countries worldwide through The Filipino Channel (TFC) and other partner TV networks.

There are more than 80 delegates from different countries gather together to vie for the title and help promote environmental projects.

Miss Earth logo courtesy of Miss Earth Official Website

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