October 23, 2006, 20:01
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 to be released tomorrow... IE7 wallow in the mire
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 will be released tomorrow. Do the Mozilla community a favor and download it tomorrow instead of today.
Free Software projects are often served up through one official server which then seeds the release out to local mirror servers. Obviously, if a big release is about to come out, it will be available before the actual launch so that local mirrors can pick up on the release.
It's no big secret so I'm not sure why big media outlets like Slashdot make it out to be. You'd think they'd know better.
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Internet Explorer 7 was recently released. Robert Scoble, a former Microsoft employee doesn't like it.
In my opinion, the only reason a new version of IE is out is because a new version of Windows is coming. So MS feels it can dedicate the resources into bringing out a new browser. Version 6 was released on August 27, 2001, a few weeks before Windows XP.
When will the next version of Windows come out?
August 08, 2006, 12:31
Anti-Spam Commenting plug-in added to LavaNet 'Ohana Blogs
There has been a minor spate of comment spam in the Blogs.An Anti-Spam Commenting plug-in has been added. If enabled for your blog, commenters will need to type in the details of a captcha to add a comment. This comes highly recommended as it prevents script kiddies from spamming the blogs.
The plugin configuration page can be found under Control Center->Anti Spam Management. You must click on 'Enable this plugin' for it to be enabled.
If you'd rather not use the plug-in, you can continue to mark comments as spam. The blogging system incorporates its own spam filtering system so a lot of spam is already blocked! Marking a comment as spam also helps 'train' the filtering system.
Feel free to drop me a line if there are any issues!
June 05, 2006, 09:21
To add pictures, music files or whatever to LavaNet Ohana Blogs!
A picture, an MP3 or any type of file is defined as a 'resource.' You can upload these to your albums and use them in your blog posts.1. Go to the 'Resource Centre'.
2. Create a New Album if you have not done so already. You need at least one album to add pictures.
3. Create a New Resource. Select the file on your computer and select the Album that will hold the resource.
4. You're Done!
