April 3rd, 2008 by Walt
Hopefully my host has the database access issues solved. I took this opportunity to upgrade WordPress, and will once again be fiddling with it.
So, here goes, I did manage to upgrade it without borking anything up, so that is a very good start! 
Oh, I found some Emoticons, didn’t I?? I promise to not drive you up the wall (too far) with them.
I have found one possible hiccup, I don’t know how my saved tags will work, we’ll see……
Update: It looks like the tags work OK, they just don’t show up as I enter posts. I see that an editing glitch has been solved, too. That is where if you go back to edit, you sometimes lost the extra spaces between paragraphs.
Tags: upgrade, website features, WordPress
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October 25th, 2007 by Walt
I am now in the second day of using the latest version of Ubuntu, more precisely, Kubuntu in my case. It took almost seven hours to download the update due to the popularity of the OS. It should not take that long now. It did remember my settings when I told it to when it had downloaded and started the installation.
There is not a lot different in feel from the previous (Feisty Fawn, 7.04) version. Konqueror is still there, even though Dolphin is the new file exploration program. Dolphin has color thumbnails, and side panes on each side. You can select what you want on each side to some extent. When you hover over a thumbnail, an enlarged thumbnail appears in the right side pane (you can put it on the left side if you want). The thumbnail in the center where all the files are turns monochrome once you pass your cursor over it. I hope this is just a bug that will be fixed. Refreshing the page puts it color again. I like the feel of Dolphin, and know it will be a short while converting to it when being used to Konqueror. Personally, I like Dolphin better for exploring files.
I did notice that the GIMP at this time as released with 7.10 is a Release Candidate version. The interface in the GIMP is tons better than the older versions. The icons are much easier to see at a glance. There are other enhancements that I haven’t played with yet, but it feels like the GIMP we know and love. The more I use it, the more I like it.
Bootup and shutdown seem to be just a little faster in Gutsy Gibbon. I don’t have a graphics card that can take advantage of the enhanced graphics it can do out of the box. That is no big deal as it is really eye candy, anyway, and does not affect day to day use. The biggest nit I guess that I have to pick is that the screensaver does not work. Everything works fine when setting one up, but it won’t start automatically on my computer when the automatic startup is selected. No big deal with an LCD screen, and really not a big thing for people using CRT monitors as all made within the last decade or so are not as susceptible to burn in.
This latest release is supposed to support Broadcom wireless cards used in many notebook computers out of the box, without you having to “make” it work. It is also supposed to support printers by setting up for them when you plug one in. I have not tried that, yet. It will also support writing to NTFS, which is what Windows 2000 and above prefers.
You can still get a Live CD, and give it a try on your computer without installing it or changing anything on your hard drive. If you like it, you can install it with the Live CD. Just keep in mind that it will run considerably slower off the Live CD than it will installed on your computer.
Seeing that things like the Storm Worm are getting smarter and resisting efforts in many ways of being brought under control, the time is getting better and better to give Linux a try.
Update:
My Canon PIXMA iP6600D is not supported. The test page seems to come out right, but printing anything else is a flat bust… Honestly, I’ll still continue using Ubuntu, and do what little printing I need to do in Windows XP. I’m disappointed a little, but it is not a show stopper.
Tags: Internet hazards, Linux, online security, Open Source, Software, Ubuntu, upgrade
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October 2nd, 2007 by Walt
I can see it now, “Hunh?!? Dexter??” Dexter Gordon that is, the tenor saxophonist the latest version of WordPress is nicknamed after.
Probably the biggest difference is the tag cloud. I did the upgrade the day it was released, but didn’t post anything on it until now to make sure I didn’t blow up any of the behind the scenes things added. For example, I’m going to play with full justification with this post to see if I really can make both margins line up. I’m sure I can, since this is now a simple button click.
WordPress is now up to version 2.3 with this latest. Let’s publish and see…
Tags: blogging, Software, upgrade, WordPress
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