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Automated Upgrade to WordPress 2.5

I’ve finally upgraded to WordPress 2.5. My upgrade experience was quite good this time because I used the WordPress Automatic Upgrade plugin, version 1.1. Note that the version listed on the download link on the linkd page is “0.1″ but it actually downloads the current 1.1 version of the plugin. I installed the plugin and [...]

Software Gadgets Returns in 2008

It’s been several months since Software Gadgets had regular updates. There have been several reasons for this:
1) Serious illness in the family. My wife has been diagnosed with oral cancer. Dealing with this has (and still is) taking time and energy. However, things are finally moving and the situation is improving.
2) I switched my computer [...]

“XPLinux” — Running Linux on Windows with VMWare and Xming

As most people reading this blog probably know, I’ve decided not to upgrade to Vista. I would need a new computer and really have no need for one, other than to run Vista. I have, however, upgraded to 1 gig of RAM over the weekend and this has finally allowed me to run Windows and [...]

Discoveries — Short Notes About Possibly Interested Software Gadgets

I come across an interesting software gadget almost every day as I cruise the web. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to download and test every gadget-like program I see — especially if neither I nor my associates have an immediate use for the program.
I have decided, however, that I should at least mention the [...]

Software Gadgets is Back

After over a month of fighting Thingamablog database problems (see this post on the “old blog” part of this site for more), I am happy to announce that Software Gadgets is back, hopefully better than ever.
I’ve switched to Software Gadgets to WordPress. This means that site readers will finally be able to comment on posts [...]