Posted: 07 Sep 2012 03:00 AM PDT

Exploring different desktops is a good thing. I've recently converted to GNOME 3 ("hallowed be its Name in all the earth, etc.") and I admit freely to enjoying it (a lot).

I also have to admit that part of the reason I'm enjoying it is because it's a change.

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Winston Churchill and the open source way

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 02:00 AM PDT

Winston Churchill was known as a charismatic leader and statesman, able to rally his country to great things when they needed it most. He was also fond of the occasional salty outburst when needed—I won't repeat one of his more famous ones here, except to paraphrase it a bit:

"Keep Calm and Move On"

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WordPress 3.4.2 Maintenance and Security Release

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 01:07 PM PDT

WordPress 3.4.2, now available for download, is a maintenance and security release for all previous versions.

After nearly 15 million downloads since 3.4 was released not three months ago, we've identified and fixed a number of nagging bugs, including:

Fix some issues with older browsers in the administration area.
Fix an issue where a theme may not preview correctly, or its screenshot may not be displayed.
Improve plugin compatibility with the visual editor.
Address pagination problems with some category permalink structures.
Avoid errors with both oEmbed providers and trackbacks.
Prevent improperly sized header images from being uploaded.

Version 3.4.2 also fixes a few security issues and contains some security hardening. The vulnerabilities included potential privilege escalation and a bug that affects multisite installs with untrusted users. These issues were discovered and fixed by the WordPress security team.

Download 3.4.2 now or visit Dashboard → Updates in your site admin to update now.

Fixes for some bugs
Back to work on 3.5
It's time to update