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WordPress 2.6 Beta 2 came out while I was on vacation, so I just now have upgraded.  There is a huge amount of fixes (and luckily the inserting of images is one!) so if you’re still on Beta 1, now’s the time to upgrade!

That’s about it for now… oh!  Go play with Twitter.  It’s quite fun!

WordPress 2.6 Beta 1 is out and I’ve upgraded the blog to the new version.  There are some pretty cool additions (like Post Revisioning) and so far seems pretty stable!

Check it out here: WordPress 2.6 Beta 1

Release Info:

Post Revisioning
A “Press This” bookmarklet for tumblelog style quick posting
Caching of static files with Gears for faster Admin page loads
A new and improved image editing dialog that offers lots of control over the images in your posts
Theme previewing as seen on WordPress.com
Built-in word counting in the post editor
The ability to disable remote publishing for the security conscious
XML-RPC API for changing blog options
Better SSL support for the Admin
Hierarchy-aware paging in the Manage Pages and Manage Categories admin pages.
The ability to relocate your content directory
The ability to move wp-config.php out of your web root
Drag-and-drop sortable galleries
Customizable default avatars
Bulk delete, activate, and deactivate for plugins
Check box range selection with shift-click
TinyMCE 3.1.0.1 with lots of bug fixes
jQuery 1.2.6 with some nice performance improvements
jQuery UI 1.5
Lots of bug fixes and performance improvements

Enjoy!

The Ramones famously sang “Hey Ho, Lets Go” many years ago and many people instantly recognize the beat as soon as it hits the radio.  Sadly, this is a poor song choice when it comes to refering to certian topics (especially if you wanna get clever).

Howard Kurtz, a Washington Post Staff Writer recently wrote a column about Hillary leaving the race for President… the issue?  The title of the article:

Hey, Ho, Please Don’t Go

Here’s a screenshot incase they “fix” it:

For those not “hip” on the lingo… from Bartelby:

Hmmm… yeah, that’s not a good thing.  Let this be a lesson to you writers out there… pay attention to what you’re saying before you let it out into the world.

UPDATE - Looks like they caught it:

Nice catch, guys!  Took a bit of time, though… 5 and a half hours, tsk tsk.

From Neowin.net & Bink.nu:

Windows XP SP3 is finally here for those that use Windows Update, and here is a direct link to the stand-alone version of SP3 for x86 XP systems (32 bit). Thanks Bink! Neowin reader WindowsNT says: “There won’t be a 64bit version until Windows Server 2003 hits SP3 since they share the same code base.”

Here is an interesting article regarding SP3 performance, ignoring the fact that Vista SP1 is still faster than XP SP2/SP3 users will enjoy a performance boost over SP2. When will people learn that Vista ain’t all bad!

Windows® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system.

Links:

Download Direct: Stand-alone installer for Windows XP SP3 English, 32 Bit (316 MB)

Download Direct: Windows XP SP3 for Chinese Traditional, 32 Bit Systems

Download Direct: Windows XP SP3 for Spanish, 32 Bit Systems (308 MB)

Download Direct: Windows XP SP3 for German, 32 Bit Systems (313 MB)

Download Direct: Windows XP SP3 for Polish, 32 Bit Systems

Download Direct: Windows XP SP3 for French, 32 Bit Systems

Or just use Microsoft Update: Service Pack 3 for Windows XP via Windows Update (Size varies)

Again, from Neowin:

Known issues:
On some hardware configurations, you may encounter the Windows XP SP3 BSoD Endless Reboot Loop with Stop c0000139 on GDI32.dll Error, follow this guide to repair your XP installation. Thanks daPhoenix for the tip!

Also, if you need the Uxtheme.dll, you can use my patch (it’s English Only):

Download Direct: Windows XP SP3 Modified Uxtheme.dll for English Systems

Have fun updating, everyone!