I feel bad for the guys at MyBlogLog. Ever since being acquired by Yahoo, they’ve not exactly had a comfy ride. Things escalated this weekend, with reports that spammers had found an exploit that allowed them to add themselves as "co-authors" on as many communities as they wished.
WordPress Updates And Other Blog News
In case you haven’t heard, WordPress released another update – called Ella (after Ella Fitzgerald) – that promotes the blogging software up to the 2.1 level. The update includes a number of new feature introductions like autosave, increased use of AJAX and a spell checking function for the visual editor. According to the WordPress blog, […]
Google Updates Search Appliance
Last month, Yahoo and IBM announced a Yahoo optimized version of OmniFind, an enterprise search utility. Less than three weeks later, Google is now offering up new features found within its own business search utility.
Google Earth Updates Give History Lesson
Google is usually on the cutting edge, or at least near it. The company’s latest “innovations” are intentionally out of date, though. Google Earth will now feature historical maps dating back as far as the 17th century.
Mozilla Updates Stroll Into Firefox
Versions 1.5.0.7 of the Firefox browser and the Thunderbird mail client have been appearing on user PCs as Mozilla tweaks a few security issues with both products.
Webmin, Usermin Need Updates
The French Security Incident Response Team (FrSIRT) has reported a pair of vulnerabilities in Webmin and Usermin that could be exploited by remote attackers.
Yahoo Unearths Site Explorer Updates
Webmaster fans of Yahoo’s Site Explorer will enjoy the service’s biggest update since December 2005, as Yahoo responds to feedback and requests.
Stylus Studio Updates XML Developer Tools
Stylus Studio is offering a free full demo of its newly launched set of enterprise XML tools until July 14. The company says Stylus Studio 2006 Release 3 XML Enterprise Edition has enhanced support for data processing components for XQuery, EDI, XSL: FO and XSLT.
Haystack Updates – May 17, 2006
Some news, hot off the presses on the Haystack front.
Haystack Updates
A bunch of news on the Haystack front. In addition to moving to a new infrastructure provider, have put in a load of new capabilities.