Updates, updates
Heads up, everyone. The software developers are back from their holidays with new goodies for us.
WordPress has now reached version 2, and it really is a fantastic piece of software. It features automatic import from Blogger and Movable Type, better support for plugins, an easier way to manage users and a pretty rich text editor for WYSIWYG writing. But I won’t spoil all the surprises for you.
Javacool Software has released Spyware Blaster 3.5.1. For those of you with a raised eyebrow, this is a freeware, must have utility for your computer’s security. It has a list of over 5,000 sites related to automatic distribution of malware and prevents Internet Explorer, Firefox and any other application (such as a virus or spyware seeking to auto-update itself) from accessing these sites. If you already have it installed, the recommended upgrade procedure is to download the new version, run the old one, remove all protection, close old version, uninstall from Add/Remove Programs, install new version, run the online updater then enable all protection.
Stay tuned for Microsoft’s batch of Windows updates, released as usual on the second Tuesday of the month. Hopefully they will get the patch for the WMF exploit ready by then.
All the best for 2006!
