Archive for December, 2009
Just upgraded to WP 2.9, as always, I was a bit late to upgrade my WP. This time was better though, just ten days after the released date (December 19th). Now the coolest new features of this version (according to WP Blog) are:
- Global undo/”trash” feature, which means that if you accidentally delete a post or comment you can bring it back from the grave (i.e., the Trash). This also eliminates those annoying “are you sure” messages we used to have on every delete.
- Built-in image editor allows you to crop, edit, rotate, flip, and scale your images to show them who’s boss. This is the first wave of our many planned media-handling improvements.
- Batch plugin update and compatibility checking, which means you can update 10 plugins at once, versus having to do multiple clicks for each one, and we’re using the new compatibility data from the plugins directory to give you a better idea of whether your plugins are compatible with new releases of WordPress. This should take the fear and hassle out of upgrading.
- Easier video embeds that allow you to just paste a URL on its own line and have it magically turn it into the proper embed code, with Oembed support for YouTube, Daily Motion, Blip.tv, Flickr, Hulu, Viddler, Qik, Revision3, Scribd, Google Video, Photobucket, PollDaddy, and WordPress.tv (and more in the next release).
Are they really cool or what! I haven’t tried any of those yet though! Soon I will, especially the image editing tools… However, just four days after the released date they found a new bug!
Unfortunately, the recent 2.9 release triggered a bug in certain versions of PHP’s curl extension. With these versions of curl, scheduled posts and pingbacks are not processed correctly. To fix this problem as well as a handful of other, lesser issues, we are quickly releasing 2.9.1, the first maintenance release of the 2.9 line.
So be ready for another upgrade. Aiyayaa… so many update!
It’s a reminder of what Christmas is all about…
“We are the Reason” by Avalon
– Avalon Lyrics
It blessed me and I hope it blesses you too!
It’s only hours before Christmas (the countdown widget up there is clearly not using my time zone), so I thought I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas before I got busy with family. We’re going to church to attend Christmas Eve service tonight and have family dinner at home.
Have a blessed Christmas everyone 
Our Christmas Tree
It was a little bit late, you might say. It was! However with hectic days we had for the last couple of weeks, we really didn’t have time to decorate the house, even just to put up our small Christmas tree. Initially we planed to decorate the house two weeks ago but then My husband was occupied in the office till late, while me busy with the baby and son’s school and Sunday school’s events. Everything seemed to be piled up at the last days of the year.
That’s why I was so happy when my dear nephew volunteered to to install our Christmas tree. He was in school break and came to the house yesterday afternoon. His first intention was to show off introduce his current girlfriend but when he saw no Christmas tree he said they would do it for us.
I joked to my nephew that years ago his dad (my cousin) was doing the same thing to my mom. He came to the house with his girlfriend and decorated our Christmas tree, but at the end he didn’t marry that girl! They just laughed when I told that. Later we left the house for dinner so those two love birds could enjoy their time alone while trimming our Christmas tree .
When we came back we already had a Christmas tree in our living room, built with love by two teens! It hasn’t finished yet as there were still some decors I wanted to add. Still, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our house .
As I mentioned in previous post I was asked to look for a new laptop for my office work. Since I haven’t followed the latest development in computer technology for quite awhile, I spent almost two days searching on the net to get information about the latest laptop. I also asked my brother and his IT geek friends’ opinions, and called my computer distributors to find out about their stocks and prices. Finally, this morning I emailed my purchase request to the office. I gave them two choices of laptop.
My first choice is HP Pavilion dv4-1532TX Moonlight White from HP Pavilion dv4t entertainment series
Take a look at her, isn’t she a beauty?
HP Pavilion dv4-1532TX comes in two color choices espresso black and moonlight white. I chose the white one. It’s a Core2 Duo laptop with 3GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, DVD±RW, NIC, WiFi, Bluetooth, Fingerprint, VGA NVIDIA GeForce G105M 512MB, Camera, 14.1″ WXGA, and genuine Win7 Home Premium.
The distributor’s quote was US$ 1,160 or US$60 higher than the company’s US$ 1,100 budget, but I’m sure our purchasing department can handle this. That was their first quote anyway so we still can bargain. Below is its detail specifications.
Platform Notebook PC with Intel Centrino Duo Technology Processor Type Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Processor Onboard Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P7550 (2.26 GHz, FSB 1066, Cache 3 MB) Chipset Intel 45PM Standard Memory 3GB DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM) Max. Memory 4 GB (2 DIMMs) Video Type NVIDIA GeForce G105M 512 MB Display Size 14.1″ WXGA TFT Display Max. Resolution 1280 x 800 Display Technology BrightView TFT Audio Type Integrated Speakers Type Integrated ~ Altec Lansing® speakers Hard Drive Type 500 GB Serial ATA 7200 RPM ~ HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Optical Drive Type DVD±RW ~ LightScribe Supermulti DVD+RW Double Layer Support Modem Integrated 56K Modem Networking Integrated Network Speed 10 / 100 Mbps Wireless Network Type Integrated Wireless Network Protocol IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n Wireless Bluetooth Integrated Keyboard Type Ergonomics 101 keys Input Device Type Touch Pad Slot Provided ExpressCard/ 54 Card Reader Provided SD, MMC, Memory Stick / Stick PRO, xD-Picture Card Interface Provided 3x USB 2.0, eSATA, VGA, HDMI, LAN, Audio ~ Webcamera, Fingerprint O/S Provided Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Battery Type Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery ~ 6-cell Power Supply External AC Adapter Dimension (WHD) 33.4 x 4.0 x 24.0 cm Weight 2.23 kg Standard Warranty 1-year Limited Warranty by Authorized Distributor Bundled Peripherals Carrying Case Others Mobile remote control
My second choice is HP Pavilion dm3-1028TX from HP Pavilion dm3t series.
There’s no color choice in this series, all come in black. HP Pavilion dm3-1028TX is claimed to have stamina to go all day! It is powered by Intel’s ultra-low-voltage with Core2 Duo SP9300, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, NIC, WiFi, Bluetooth, VGA NVIDIA GeForce G105M 512MB, Camera, 13.3″ WXGA, External DVD±RW, Win7 Home Premium.
Its dimension is only 32.6 x 3.18 x 23 cm and weight 1.91 kg. Much smaller and lighter than the dv4t series which is good for me! However naturally its display size is also smaller which only 13.3″ compare to dv4t series that has 14.1″ screen.
The distributor’s quote for this model was US$ $1,060 so it’s still under the company’s US$ 1,100 budget. Here’s its detail specifications.
Platform Notebook PC Processor Type Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Processor Onboard Intel® Core™2 Duo processor SP9300 (2.26 GHz, FSB 1066, Cahce 6 MB) Chipset Intel 45GS Standard Memory 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM PC-8500 Max. Memory 4 GB (2 DIMMs) Video Type NVIDIA GeForce G105M 512 MB Display Size 13.3″ WXGA LED Display Max. Resolution 1366 x 768 Display Technology BrightView LED Audio Type Integrated Speakers Type Integrated Floppy Drive Optional Hard Drive Type 500 GB Serial ATA 7200 RPM Optical Drive Type External LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer Modem Optional Networking Integrated Network Speed 10 / 100 Mbps Wireless Network Type Integrated Wireless Network Protocol IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n Wireless Bluetooth Integrated Keyboard Type QWERTY 82 keys Input Device Type Touch Pad Slot Provided Optional Card Reader Provided SD, MMC, Memory Stick / Stick PRO, xD-Picture Card Interface Provided 3x USB 2.0, VGA, HDMI, LAN, Audio ~ Webcamera O/S Provided Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Battery Type Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery Power Supply External AC Adapter Dimension (WHD) 32.6 x 3.18 x 23 cm Weight 1.91 kg Standard Warranty 1-year Limited Warranty by Authorized Distributor Bundled Peripherals Carrying Case
There! I’ve done my job looking for a new laptop. Now it’s up to the company which one they are going to buy. Whatever their choice is I will not be able to use it until I come back to work next month. Still three weeks left to enjoy my leave
