Archive for March, 2011
Designing WordPress & How to Build a Better Blog
I recently came across John O’Nolan, a UK based core member of WordPress specialising in the UI, because of a plugin that he’s released, named UI Labs . This offers experimental WordPress admin UI features and is a great way for John to try out and get feedback for his ideas. I have it installed and am [...]
Creative ZiiO Android 2.2 Update
The day has finally arrived and Android 2.2 (Froyo) is now available for download for the Creative ZiiO 7″! Downloadable from the Creative website, it’s a 119MB file which is installed like any other app – this download includes both the Android update plus ZiiO firmware updates. Download links are at the bottom of this [...]
Sony Ericsson Elm
It’s been a good few years now since I bought my Sony Ericsson K800i . It really was an excellent phone – easy to use, basic functionality and a superb camera – and when it came to give it up (for my Nokia N95), I chose to give it to my wife. And, believe it or not, it was [...]
Soluto
Soluto calls itself “anti-frustration software”. A free program for Windows, and still in Beta, Soluto analyses your PC’s startup process and recommends solutions. It’s been out for a few months now and I’ve been trying it on a number of computers, running XP and Windows 7 64-bit. All work without an issue. You install it [...]
Creative Competition – a winner has been picked!
The competition to win a pair of the excellent Creative WP-300 Bluetooth headphones closed on Sunday. And we have a winner… Kristie Shuttleworth from Leeds Congratulations to Kristie – your headphones are on the way!
Dell UltraSharp U2311H monitor
For a while I’ve been after a new monitor – my 17″ Viewsonic may have been a PC Pro a-listed cutting-edge monitor back in 2005 (when it cost me £187.22!) but now it’s a little small and the colours aren’t quite as vibrant as they were 6 years ago. Now, I was happy to spend [...]
Plains laid for WordPress 3.2
WordPress have given some initial details of the plans for WordPress 3.2. Rather than adding lots of new features, this release is going to concentrate on speed improvements and restricting the WordPress minimum requirements (this will allow existing code to be removed and will make adding code in future easier). The requirements changing are… PHP 5.2.4 required – [...]
Creative ZiiO Android 2.2 update
Creative have announced availability of Android 2.2 on their ZiiO tablets. Current Creative ZiiO 7” owners will be able to enjoy a free upgrade via support.creative.com or at ZiiO Space portal creative.com/ziiospace/ found on their tablets, beginning 25 March 2011. From today onwards, all new 7″ units shipping will have Android 2.2. The Creative ZiiO 10” is [...]
Wazala launches a mobile optimised e-commerce store
Wazala , a startup in the e-commerce business, has launched a new feature – Wazala Touch. This automatically enables a mobile phone optimised shopping experience on iPhone andAndroid handsets (without the need of any downloads to get it to work!). This features costs no more and is now integrated into their standard e-commerce package. Wazala is [...]
3 WordPress Plugins Updated
Today I’ve released minor updates for 3 WordPress plugins – Flu Pandemic Level , Simple Twitter Data and Simple URL Shortener . This is to fix a bug in the file fetching routine which may cause it to fail for some users.
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