Ireland Joins the Developed World
Where else would you find a sign like this in a major airport? (Excuse the blur)
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Moving Your WordPress Blog
As I found recently, if you’re planning on moving your WordPress blog around on your server or domain there are a few things to be aware of. Most importantly, do not move the blog before setting up the WordPress for the new location!
- Go to the admin section of your blog, select and find the Options > General panel.
- Change the WordPress address and Blog address entries to reflect the new location of your blog.
- Update your blog, and do not worry if there appear to be problems, simply log out.
- Delete the wp-content/cache folder from your WordPress installation (if it exists).
- Move the WordPress files to their new location, including all subdirectories.
- If you use Permalinks, update them via the Options > Permalinks panel.
- Update the settings for any plugins which require addresses which have changed.
- Navigate to your new blog address and check everything is working.
Whilst this should update most of your settings to reflect the blog’s new location, some problems might arise with links and images, particularly relative links if you have changed the blog’s location within a single domain. If this is the case it would be easiest to edit the links en mass via the SQL database, however if this affects only a small number of posts it could prove simpler to edit these manually.
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WordPress 2.1.1 Vulnerability
No doubt this news will be all over before the day is out, but it is worth spreading this announcement all the same.
Long story short: If you downloaded WordPress 2.1.1 within the past 3-4 days, your files may include a security exploit that was added by a cracker, and you should upgrade all of your files to 2.1.2 immediately.
Whilst the news is that the hacked changes were installed after the 2.1.1 release, since the new version includes an unrelated security patch it is probably worth everyone upgrading their WordPress files to 2.1.2 regardless. A sad occasion for WordPress, but the exact details are as yet unknown, and hopefully this release will be dilligently applied to prevent any serious damage being done.
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In den Schwarzwald
Morgen fliege ich nach Karlsruhe-Baden. Es wird mein erster Besuch in Deutschland seit der Wiedervereinigung sein. Letzes Mal habe ich noch vor der Berliner Mauer gestanden und mein Reisepass trug einen Stempel der DDR. Die Zeiten haben sich geändert!
Ich werde dort bei meiner wunderschönen Freundin in Freiburg bleiben, so dass dieser Blog Eintrag für einige Zeit der letzte sein wird.
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Investment Opportunity
Although its development has been in no small part prompted by the awful rampancy of HIV in Africa, the product exhibited in this cheeky little advert could soon be found on sale in chemists worldwide if the makers get the right offers. If this company floats, you know where to put your boats.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcqRSfYUfYI
And for you smart cookies out there, that’s right, Jacob is meant to represent a certain Mr Zuma .
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Back to the Blog
It’s been a while since the last post, but the holidays are over, even if the summer months seem adamant to stay. Expect a post (or two) on my recent trip to Latvia and southern Poland in the coming days, and hopefully some more time to keep active over the coming months.
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“Revolutionary” Cornershot
This new weapon developed jointly by the Israelis and Americans purports to be a revolutionary new idea, but firearms afficianados will no doubt remember the “Krummer Lauf” modification to the German Sturmgewehr 44
of some sixty years previous. With seemingly questionable construction, the weapon would suit only the most specialised of tasks, and without decent training and experienced handling could easily result in costly errors, which the weapon is designed to avoid.
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