WordPress 2.6 Released Today

Version 2.6 of WordPress.org is now available, almost a month ahead schedule. Version 2.6 “Tyner,” named for jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, contains a number of new features that make WordPress a more powerful CMS: you can now track changes to every post and page and easily post from wherever you are on the web, plus there are dozens of incremental improvements to the features introduced in version 2.5.

After brief analysing, i could find this new version having some issues with feed and Permalinks.

We can't make permalinks like /index.php/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%/

and we have to change our feed link to http://www.mysite.com/?feed=rss

Temporary fixes:

1. If you're using Linux/Apache on your webserver, you don't really need the index.php anyway. Try removing it. The index.php thing was only meant for IIS servers, which don't support mod_rewrite.

2. If you need/want the index.php to be there, then on the Settings->Permalinks screen, add some values in for the category and tag bases. The words "category" and "tag" will do just fine. As long as they are not blank, this should work around the bug.

Bug Shooting: The Perfect Screen Capture Utility for Windows - Free

Bug Shooting is an awesome screen capture program for Windows that is completely free and offers loads of features that are normally available only in commercial screenshot applications like SnagIt.

To give you an example, Bug Shooting has a "Delayed Capture" mode that is like setting a timer for your screen captures and can be used for grabbing menus & tool-tips.

Bug Shooting has a built-in screen magnifier that enlarges the screen area and helps you place the mouse cursor at the exact location on the screen before the screenshot.

Requirements:

* Windows XP (x32), Windows Vista (x32)
* Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

See also:

* Complete Feature List
* Release Notes
* License terms and conditions

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Set Advanced Settings in Firefox With About:Config Visual Editors

The about:config page in Firefox allows you set preferences and tweak certain settings that are otherwise impossible to edit via the regular Firefox Options dialog. For instance, you can alter the default behavior of address bar, set your own domain guessing rules, change user-agent strings, and so much more.

The only problem is that about:config settings are too technical and packed in a geek interface which can be slightly intimidating to most Firefox users.

Luckily, there’re some excellent add-ins that add a visual interface (GUI) to about:config settings thus enabling anyone and everyone to "hack" Firefox without being a geek.



1. GUI Config - This lets you change the default behavior of mouse clicks, browser cache, download window alerts and a dozen other settings. You can hover the mouse over a setting to know in simple English how that change will affect the browser behavior.

GUI Config is accessible from Tools -> Advanced Settings.



2. Configuration Mania - While GUI Config gives you access to only a limited set of Firefox hidden settings, Configuration Mania supports a more comprehensive list though the help system is not that great.

The extension is nevertheless very powerful and combines features of several add-ins into one. You could change user-agents (to read magazines or WSJ), perform virus-scans after file downloads, disable security checks to install older extensions, etc.

Configuration Mania is accessible from Tools -> Configuration Mania.