I upgraded my blog to the latest and greatest WordPress release, and a few plugins are broken.
What fun. Anyway, I am playing with my different themes at the moment and can display at least a few tags, from the many that disappeared after the 2.3 install.
Update: WordPress 2.3 has native tagging and one can import previous tags. Waiting patiently to see if the author of ‘Simple Tagging’ manages to get that plugin working with 2.3, or else I may have to retag 296 posts.
Another update: Fellow MVP Nellie2 gave me a tip and I have successfully imported all my previous Tags.
I backed up my Blog, (just in case and good practice), then with the Simple Tagging plugin de-activated, I imported all my tags.
Easy! Thank you WordPress 2.3 and Nellie2.
Ok so it’s not about security, but I have an interest in Word Press as it is my blogging platform.
Anyone who has ever spent hours trying to figure out hover menus, will appreciate this tutorial by small potato at Wp Designer.com
Do-It-Yourself WordPress Hover Menu
He has a bunch of nice tutorials, check them out.
Windows Genuine Advantage Blog
Validation Issue Fix
We’ve been receiving reports on our forum and through customer service starting last night that Windows Vista validations have been failing on genuine systems. It looks now as though the issue has been resolved and validations are being processed successfully.
Customers who received an incorrect validation response can fix their system by revalidating on our site (http://www.microsoft.com/genuine). We encourage anyone who received a validation failure since Friday evening to do this now. After successfully revalidating any affected system should be rebooted to ensure the genuine-only features are restored.
I held off writing an update until posts from a few users, who were still reporting problems after trying to revalidate, had abated.
Kudos to the WGA Team for resolving the issue quickly, although I am sure this incident will add fire to the already hot WGA debate.
If you are interested in WordPress theming, plugins, reviews and tutorials, be sure to check out WPDesigner.com 
One new theme I have onboard is Wrath developed by Small Potato.
by certifiedbug on August 22, 2007
in Security
by certifiedbug on August 20, 2007
in Security
I have been a bit busy and now catching up on blogs, articles, news etc.
Saw paperghost had recently blogged about a site called ‘zingozango’.
Apprantly the Canadian owner of the zingozango blog has received a C&D from Zango’s Trademark Compliance Team.
His response was:
The Zango Trademark Compliance Team can kiss my ass.
This will be interesting…
Source: Vital Security
08-27-07.
Edit: Translator deactivated and removed, that’s it for me.
Google has a translator for those who need such, sorry folks.
Previous: Update: The Translator Plugin Pro is working well again.
A big thank you to Angsuman Chakraborty who came to my assistance. 
Angsuman is the developer of the Translator Plugin and also one of my themes, Anaconda.
Previous:The Translator Plugin Pro is disabled for the moment, sorry about that.
by certifiedbug on August 8, 2007
in Programs
Entrepreneur Magazine offers a free eBook, “I Hate my Website: 10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Website, Plus 9 Things Never to do,” sponsored by Microsoft Office Live.
This 54-page pdf includes tips, techniques, and tools to help you design an effective and engaging Web site, generate more Web site traffic, maximize search engine results, engage a Web professional, provide a more secure online experience, and much more.
Download: The Office Live Blog
Source: Christian Longstaff’s Blog
Brad Stone of the Times unmasked Daniel Lyons, a senior editor at Forbes magazine, as the anonymous blogger of “The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs.”
“Damn, I am so busted, yo” was the headline at Dan Lyons blog Sunday, August 05.
Well it had to happen. Honestly I can’t believe it’s taken this long. But as you may have heard, I’ve been busted by a newspaper reporter. My cover has been blown.
The Secret Diary will receive a new sponsor, Forbes.com 
by certifiedbug on August 4, 2007
in Security
Weblog Tools Collection posted an alert regarding a site called Templatebrowser dot com, which provides direct downloads to public blog themes.
Apprantly the themes have been modified to include an additional functions.php file, which calls home after a theme is installed and can be used to insert hidden spam or malware links.
Mark Ghosh strongly suggests users stay away from the site.
WARNING: TemplateBrowser dot com
WordPress & Joomla theme users beware!
