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Decision time for European Windows users

It’s finally coming.
Many months ago, Microsoft lost an argument with the European Commission, the result of which is that it has to give Windows users a choice of which browser to use on their system, instead of just installing Internet Explorer 8 and leaving it up to users to go and find, then install, an [...]

WordPress 2.8.5 Released

A new version of WordPress has been released. This isn’t the major, extra-improved 2.9 that all WordPress developers are waiting for, but rather a minor interim release to harden existing installations against recent attack methods.
From the WordPress site:-
The headline changes in this release are:

A fix for the Trackback Denial-of-Service attack that is currently being [...]

Custom WordPress User Editing Restrictions

Do you remember how, in a recent post called “Let clients use the WordPress Dashboard“, I discussed the limitations inherent in the user management system in WordPress?
In a nutshell, if you use the Role Manager plugin to give a WordPress user who is fairly “senior” (but not an administrator) the ability to manage more “junior” [...]

Why Web Developers should use KeePass

What is KeePass?
KeePass Password Safe, to give it its full name, is a free, open-source, password manager available on multiple platforms and also suitable for self-contained operation on a USB stick. The official build is for Windows though it has been ported to Linux, Mac, Blackberry, iPhone, etc.
Disclaimer: I have no commercial or other [...]