Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Even Google makes mistakes
Since half an hour all of the Google search results are considered harmful for your computer. It looks like someone over at Google updated their search engine to a wrong untested version. I’m sure Google is already working hard to getting this fixed as soon as possible.
Google considering all websites to be harmful
Update 16:25 GMT+1: It looks like Google fixed the rather annoying bug, happy Googling!
Update 2: As all of you might know, it wasn’t Google’s fault. The problem started after an update of Google’s website blacklist which is provided by StopBadware.org. This non-profit company mistakenly added root (”/”) to their blacklist, which Google blindly copied to their server. For more information, read the full story of Google.
Upgraded to WordPress 2.7
Since I’m enjoying my Christmas holidays, I thought I’d do a couple of things I should have done ages ago. One of them is upgrading WordPress. When I read about the new admin interface in WordPress 2.7, I couldn’t resist to upgrade right away. I have to say, WordPress did a really nice job on the new interface. It’s so much better than the old version. If you’re still running an older version, I recommend to upgrade to WordPress 2.7, it only takes a few minutes. Be sure to read the Upgrading WordPress and WordPress Backups guides at the WordPress codex pages.
As you might have noticed, I also installed a new WordPress theme. This time by the guys of LetsEat.at, thanks!
A new look has arrived
Since I didn’t make a Wordpress template so far, I decided to go with a free template I found at Smashing Magazine a while ago. I have to thank Igor Penjivrag for offering this template, called Cubismo, for free! So, this is going to be the look of my weblog till I’ve designed and developed my own template.
In other news, I recently bought a 15″ Macbook Pro for primarily web development, but also for a whole new user experience in operating systems. I have to admit, Mac OS X works like a charm! A great variaty of (third-party) applications which work like they should and have even better user interfaces. Talking about Mac applications, check back soon for a list of 5 Mac applications worth buying! Sorry!
Finally online!
Last month I decided it was time to get a weblog and a portfolio, since companies in the web development branch often ask for your references. And hey, what’s a web developer without a weblog these days? So, here it is, brand new and shiny, the weblog of Maurice Snip. You can read more about me here.
As you can see, a lot of work has to be done before this website is completely finished. First of all I need to make a user interface, and mold it into a WordPress theme. As I’ve read so far, it’s fairly simple to make one, I expect it to be online hopefully within a month. Second, I need to install or make my own portfolio plugin, so i can show you all my latest projects. Time will tell!
What subjects can you expect on my weblog? Well, mainly my experiences in web development, some daily life stuff, and maybe even software updates. When I think it’s worth mentioning, I post it.
As all good things come to an end, so is this very first post on my new weblog. More posts to come!