For those who are wondering, ESA stands for Enthusiast System Architecture.

This new platform will provide enthusiasts (me included ) with a common or standard way of controlling/monitoring hardware the way it should be implemented by now but for many reasons this couldn’t be done until now.

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The process of upgrading this site to the latest version of WordPress went as easy as it seemed.

It was my first time upgrading but i didn’t encounter any issues so far so i hope all is working the way it should.

Tomorrow i will post a quick How-to for people like me doing first-time upgrades using WordPress.

WordPress 2.3.1 has been released. Version 2.3.1 fixes over twenty bugs, including one security ulnerability. If you want to read the details, Peter Westwood, a developer from WordPress has made a post explaining all the internals.

I will be backing up (as i always do and recommend) this site’s files and databases so i can test version 2.3.1 locally before going online.

I will post when i finish upgrading this site along with any other details/notes on how the upgrade went as this is the first time i will make a WordPress upgrade to my site.

If you own a WordPress blog, read the below link for instructions to make the upgrade.

Upgrade Instructions Download

I have just released VistaTweaker 0.5 Beta. The file is already available for download in the download section of this site and i have made a version history page to track down changes and fixes.

If you find a bug, please report it to me so i can work on it as soon as i can to get it fixed.

A contact form is already available for you to send feedback, comments and suggestions.

Version History Download

Im just cleaning up the code a little bit before releasing it. There a lot of changes to talk about, but let me only say that it now remembers the tweaks that have been applied and can also “undo” the tweaks.

I will also release a setup file for U3 devices so everyone can take VistaTweaker for a ride!

Come back later to get both releases.

I was reading some blogs and came across this serious vulnerability in the way Wordpress handles the blogroll posting by unregistered users. The “wp-admin/link.php” script does not check the permissions of the user before adding a new Blogroll link.

BlogSecurity has posted a fix already, so it is highly recommended to fix it before you start to get spam on your blog. to fix it you just have to change some lines of code inside wp-admin/link.php.

if ( ! current_user_can('manage_links') )
wp_die( __('You do not have sufficient permissions
to edit the links for this blog.') );

If you want, there is a fixed link.php file here. Just backup your current file and replace it with this one.

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Microsoft Live Labs has released a tech preview of Listas, a site where you can create and share all kinds of lists. Be it bookmarks, to-do lists, notes and more…

They also have a community-shared list so you can share your lists with the world as well as be able to read the lists from others. The lists has tags so they can be easy to find.

In the link below you can read the full description and access the Listas website where you can sign up.

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People are already talking about the upcoming Windows 7 While it might be a little early, there is a live demonstration made by Microsoft’s Eric Traut. While thre is a video of that presentation, mostly he talks about virtualization and gives only a glimpse on Windows 7 development.

An interesting thing is that the Core of Windows is only about 25mb. Yes, 25!

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