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WordPress 2.3 upgrade (October 30, 2007): Apparently upgrade to WP 2.3 is much more problematic then I thought. Even though I updated the test blog first (didn't see any signs of trouble), the upgrade of this one left me without much liked plugin Ultimate Tag Warrior. Hopefully the developer will release an update soon...

Why .COM domain name is important (December 30, 2007): (initially this was a reply to the discussion on WebHostingTalk in regards to the .ws domain name for web hosting business web site) Running your company's web site doesn't really require .com domain. However, for marketing purposes, .com domain is almost a necessity, since most people are so much used to all domain names ending in [...]

Upgrading WordPress to 2.3.3 (February 5, 2008): Looks like there is another vulnerability discovered in WordPress, that's why I have to upload all 3.1MB of files again to all the accounts I have WP installed. After backing up the account and downloading backup. Maybe I am being too quirky, but I would just post files that need to be updated - just like [...]

Network Solutions Plays It Dirty (January 9, 2008): So, after all this time it turns out to be true - someone DOES snitch domain names at the time of the search. Guess who that might be? Some anonymous hacker? Wrong! It's one of the largest domain name registrar - Network Solutions. Multiple blogs and other sources confirm that NetSol preserves any .com name [...]

Upgrading WordPress to 2.3.3 (February 5, 2008): Looks like there is another vulnerability discovered in WordPress, that's why I have to upload all 3.1MB of files again to all the accounts I have WP installed. After backing up the account and downloading backup. Maybe I am being too quirky, but I would just post files that need to be updated - just like [...]

Zoundry Blog Editor (January 15, 2008): While contemplating on my ideas of blogging editor I stumbled upon various reviews of existing blogging clients. One of them caught my eye, so I ventured ahead and downloaded Zoundry - free blogging client. I am attempting to write this post in Zoundry, version 1.0.40. Generally, I am not looking for features I came up with [...]

Updating the blog (December 20, 2007): My sincere apologies if the blog will malfunction tonight - I am installing a plug-in to list domains I have for sale and the site might be a little unstable during this time. Please bear with me.

The Irony of Wordpress Themes (January 27, 2008): Most of WordPress bloggers know that there are hundreds of themes to make your blog different from others. Some bloggers create lists, contests and other blog theme promotion events. Of course, the presentation is important, there is no doubt about it. What is, actually, puzzles me is that while we, bloggers, spend tremendous amounts of time [...]