WordPress 1.5 is here!!!
Gasp! Version 1.5 is finally out! Download it right now! Am going to iupgrade to it right away! Wish me luck!
Blogsome
Just surfing around as usual when I noticed a link to a new FREE blogging service, siimlar to Blogger and LiveJournal. The big difference is that is running on WordPress – yes, the very software this blog is powered by? I’ve set up a test account and it seems to be running off a version 1.5 beta of WordPress, as the manager interface seems to contain features missing from my version 1.2.2 of WordPress..including a handy theme manager! Time will…
and the fastest web browser is…
Well we all know that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (yes the web browser that comes preinstalled in every copy of Windows) is probably the least secure web browser around, due to the countless well-publicised security issues involving it. But is it really true that IE is the undisputed leader when it comes to browsing speed? Or has Mozilla Firefox claimed the throne? Read this browser speed comparisons – the conclusions might surprise you!
Plume CMS Part 2: The trial and the themes
Plume CMS has turned out to be precisely what I was looking for because it has a very beautiful and simple interface, a quick and easy way of posting information (almost blog-like…we’ll get back to that in a while), elegant and simple file management system which allows users to upload files into their own subdirectories (only), AND easily create links to those files/images using a point-and-click interface….in other words, just what a harried teacher with little-to-no free time needs! (Does…
Plume CMS Part 1: Multiple user blogs…the road to Plume
When my HOD/IT asked about the possibility of teachers having their own pages in Mambo (the CMS that the school is planning to move the school website too), I was intrigued. So I did some searching at Mambers and came across two component projects by the name of http://pxsystem.sourceforge.net/ MyHomePage and UHP. Without delving into too many details however, I found the two unsuitable: the former was too unnerving (required installation of several separate parts) and would give teachers too…
help for iPhoto users
iPhoto has the ability to assign keywords to photos, but even in the latest version 5, it is so tedious that people never get around to using it. Yes, iPhoto 5 makes it easy for one to assign keywords when importing new batches of photos, but what about those already in iPhoto? Luckily, Keyword Assistant for iPhoto makes this a much less painful process.