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WordPress 3.0

Mike Blasdel — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:29:56 +0000

So the new version of WordPress has finally been released. It’s been a long trip since version 2.1 where I hopped on the bandwagon, but as always it looks like a great release.

While WordPress has finally decided to up the major version to three, there aren’t any what I would call radical changes to the function of WordPress. I would sum up the changes in three points.

The merge with WordPress MU is arguably the most major of the changes to the underlying software. Rather than deal with incremental and sporadic updates to the MU, which in the past has been left behind in comparison to the rapid development of the main WordPress, all installations will have MU’s capabilities built in.
Kubrick has been replaced with the new version of Twenty Ten. I’ve never been fond of Kubrick and this update has been long in coming. The new theme features more flexibility and customization, which will make initial installations more appealing to general users.
The menu system of WordPress has been standardized in a similar way widgets were. The menu editor features a nice Ajax interface that should make organizing your blogs navigation a snap.

Beyond that there isn’t a whole lot that’s different. There are quite a few tweaks and adjustments, but I wouldn’t call any of them more than the natural growth of a feature set.

As with all WordPress updates, there is a lack of themes and plugins that are marked as compatible with 3.0, though I have not had any compatibility issues with my 2.9 theme and plugins. Make sure to make a backup if you are going to take the plunge and upgrade.

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Open Music Letter To Lily Allen

Mike Blasdel — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:58:44 +0000

As a regular user of the internet, and a believer in the core belief of freedom and collective community, I regularly read the blog, TorrentFreak. The blog covers a lot of the file sharing news from around the world that would not be available to people through normal media outlets.

This past week the UK artist, Lily Allen has been a topic of hot debate as she has declared that she will be leaving music because of piracy. The internet quickly set to steamroll the artist, quickly plastering evidence that the artist herself shares music in a case of classic hypocrisy.

One UK artist, Dan Bull, who is pro-sharing created the following song, that is a truly artistic piece of work. I just wanted to embed the YouTube version of the song here because of its great message, and to show my support.

[ TorrentFreak ] [ Dan Bull MySpace ]

One Among Many

Mike Blasdel — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:55:44 +0000

I’m not a devout writer or a very good one at that, but I feel that every once and a long while I have something to contribute to the general consciousness of the Internet. That is what Jukidon is to me, as one part of a vast sea of knowledge and opinion.

Let me post out a few things that are important about myself. I do not consider myself a fanboy in any usage of the term, but like all users of technology I have a bias towards systems and techniques that I grew up with. So of course take everything I say with that grain of salt. (Though reading the internet one must always keep buckets of salt handy lest you fall into oblivion.)