Monthly Archives: February 2007

DRM in Windows Vista

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

It probably won’t surprise blog readers that I did not run out and buy Windows Vista at the first available opportunity when it was released recently. (Nor did I run out for it at the second, third, fourth, or any … Continue reading →

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Upgrading WordPress from SVN

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

I might have to try this out. There’s a good post over on the WordPress Codex about using Subversion to track WordPress development. It has examples for tracking development and stable releases, and shows how you can start using SVN … Continue reading →

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Why would anybody need that?

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

A bit ago, I wrote a piece on Data Crow that went up on Linux.com yesterday. Data Crow is a application to manage a media collection, which comes in handy when you have more than a few hundred CDs, books, … Continue reading →

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Most over-used phrase in PR

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

I realize that PR is not about brilliant creativity, but I’m so damn sick of seeing the same phrase over and over again — I get at least 30 emails a day (at least it seems that way) that start … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2.1

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

After coming back from Linux.conf.au last week (I stayed in Sydney an extra week for vacation) I noticed that the WordPress folks had released 2.1 while I was busy getting sunburned. I’ve upgraded my blog to 2.1 and all went … Continue reading →

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