A new version of WordPress (2.0.6), which fixes a major security flaw is now available. Although the update only fixes other minor issues, it is recommend you upgrade due to the security issue. For all WordPress users out there, version 2.0.6 which fixes a security flaw is now available. We upgraded Skatter Tech earlier today and had no issues what so ever.

WordPress 2.0.6 Features:

• The aforementioned security fixes.
• HTML quicktags now work in Safari browsers.
• Comments filtered to prevent messing up layout.
• Compatibility with PHP/FastCGI setups.

According the announcement, this is (or should be) the last minor upgrade before v2.1. The next major upgrade will bring plenty of new features rather than fixes to the engine. A beta of v2.1 is already now available for those who join the “beta group” on WordPress.org.

Note: There are apparently a few bugs which causes feed readers such as FeedBurner to have difficulty fetching feeds from this version. Despite this bug, is it is recommended you upgrade because of the security holes being patched. (A new v2.0.7 might be pushed out soon.)

Links: WordPress 2.0.6 | Download

The Digg Search Widget (DSW) v1.0, was originally released on March 6th, 2006. About a month after the launch successful of DSW v1.0, I am pleased to announce The Digg Search Widget v1.70! DSW now includes such features as Advance Search, Themes, RSS Reader, and Alerts. (see details below) As you must already know, the DSW runs off the Yahoo! Widget Engine (aka. Konfabulator) and now functions properly on both Windows and Macintosh computers. The main goal of the DSW is to help Digg.com users easily access a large variety of Digg content right from their desktop. Please download the widget and try it out. I guarantee you’ll like it.

Digg Search Widget v1.70 Features:

Search Features:

• Area – All Stories, Front Page, or Queue
• Type – Title, Body, or Title/Body
• Age – All, 30 Days, or 60 Days
• Buried – On or Off

Theme Features:

• Widget Colors – Blue, Green, or Grey
• Tooltips – show digg story description on hover
• Scrolling Text – marquee long headlines
• Numbered Items – shows number of each item

Feed Features:

• Collapsible Feed Reader: On or Off
• Feed Selection: Home Page, Digg Queue, or Top Stories
• Category Feed: Apple, Deals, Design, etc. (16 total)
• Username Feed: Dugg, Submitted, Home Page, or Comment
• View Headlines: Display 1-15 Items from Any Feed
• Update Interval: Auto Update every 5-60mins
• On Demand Update: Right-Click then press “Refresh Feed”

Other Features:

• Logo Link: Digg Home, Queue, Search, Submit, Spy, and more…
• Beep on Update: Plays a Sound When There Are New Stories
• Software Update: Checks the Widget Gallery for Newer Version

For our next goal we will need your help! While keeping the file size under a 1mb (currently ~375kb) and making sure this widget stays simple and clean, we hope to add many new features to make the Digg Search Widget an even better tool. To help us out, please report any bugs, give suggestions, make comments, or request features in the comments.

Download: Digg Search Widget (win or mac)
More Info: Widget Gallery – Digg Search Widget
Required: Yahoo Widget Engine (v3.1.1)
Related: Digg Search Widget v1.0 – v1.68 Info

Update: Digg Search Widget v2.00 Released

1) Google Calendar screenshots have been revealed by TechCrunch, a popular Web 2.0 blog. (Yahoo! apparently fed them the info) Anyways “to be launched” service is an online AJAX based calendar service, which is suppose to be called CL2. The service has a gmail-like user interface and will have plenty of colaboration features, including RSS. It should also become intergrated with many of Google’s other services.
Links: Tech Crunch | CL2 Login Screen

2) Comedy Central’s The Daily Show and The Colbert Report have been added to the iTunes Store. The “season pass” will cost only $9.99 and will download the current episode plus the next 16 shows when they become available. Epsiodes can still be purchased individually for $1.99.
Links: Daily Show | Colbert Report
iTunes Links: Daily Show | Colbert Report

3) Microsoft has announced that their code name “Origami” Tablet PC should be available by the end of April. This is a new line of products, influenced by Microsoft, which are ultra-portable machines that are powered by Windows XP. Samsung’s version has a 7″ touch screen display, an extendable keyboard, Bluetooth, and WiFi. They can also run standard apps such as MS Office as wells as support playing videos, listening to music, and viewing photos. (Pricing will be around $600-1000)
Links: Origami Project | Microsoft’s Preview

4) MSN Live (aka. Windows Live) has just gotten a full AJAX makeover. Although still in beta, the service looks simple and clean. It has support for custom RSS feeds, as well as a selection to choose from. (weather, horoscope, email, news, etc.) The interface looks much better than Google IG. One neat feature that other services don’t offer that MSN Live does is Feed Search. For example search for “CNN” and when the results appear, if a feed is available a “add feed” button will be displayed.
Links: Windows Live | LiveCom Offical Blog