Wordpress has released  WordPress 2.5 for free download, after  several delays in schedule. wordpress 2.5 has major improvment and new feature such as multi-file uploading, one-click plugin upgrades, built-in galleries, customizable dashboard, salted passwords and cookie encryption, media library, a WYSIWYG that doesn’t mess with your code, concurrent post editing protection, full-screen writing, and search that covers posts and pages.

Today i got my new keyboard Logitech Cordless Wave Desktop after i read good review about this keyboard and i cant believe it how this keyboard is comfortable comparing to my old microsoft keyboard.

i mean this keyboard is EXTREMELY comfortable and i wasn’t to be this comfortable . yes logitech knows how to make awesome keyboard .

also it comes with mouse so i say for $79 its great deal.

Microsoft is allowing Windows XP Service Pack 2 machines to be offered Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 Refresh via Windows Update. You may also download standalone update packages for Windows XP SP3 RC2, in English, German, and/or Japanese. Windows XP Service Pack 3 will be offered on Windows Update when Service Pack 3 releases in the first half of 2008.

To obtain RC2 via Windows Update, download the script and run it on a machine currently running Windows XP Service Pack 2. The script sets a registry key on your system. The registry key is required for Windows Update to recognize your machine as a valid target for Windows XP Service Pack 3 RC2 Refresh.

Versions of Windows XP Service Pack 3 prior to Release Candidate 2 should be removed before attempting to use the registry key. Windows Update will not offer Release Candidate 2 to machines with previous versions of the Windows XP Service Pack 3 beta.

It is recommended that you apply the resulting update package to an activated, genuine copy of Windows XP, in a test environment. As with any pre-release software, it is also recommended that you back up files and settings on your machine before applying this update package.

Alternatively, you may choose to download the standalone update packages for Windows XP SP3 RC2, in English (ENU), German (DEU), and/or Japanese (JPN).

Important: Windows Service Pack 2 is required in order to install this preview. Please uninstall any previous beta release of Service Pack 3 before installing SP3 RC2.

Download: Windows XP SP3 RC 2 Refresh

Microsoft has issued a warning that cyber criminals could advantage of an unpatched flaw in Windows to install malicious software on a victim’s PC. The reported attack, now under investigation by Microsoft, involves a malicious Word document, but there may be other ways of exploiting the flaw, the company said.

“Do not open or save Word files that you receive from untrusted sources or that you receive unexpectedly from trusted sources,” according to a Microsoft security advisory. The flaw lies in the Jet Database Engine that is used by a number of products including Microsoft Access. Microsoft is investigating whether other programs may also be exploited in this type of attack. Although this kind of unpatched, “zero day” attack is always cause for concern, Microsoft downplayed the risk.

Source: TechWorld

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 will contain changes focused on addressing specific reliability, performance, and compatibility issues; supporting new types of hardware; and adding support for several emerging standards. SP1 also will continue to make it easier for IT administrators to deploy and manage Windows Vista. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone version can be installed on systems with any of the following language versions: English (US), French, German, Japanese, or Spanish (Traditional).

Read the overview of Windows Vista SP1, including what’s new, technical details, guidelines and notable changes.

Read the Deployment Guide for Windows Vista SP1. This guide includes technical information, procedures, and recommendations for installing Windows Vista SP1 in a business or corporate environment.

DO NOT CLICK DOWNLOAD IF YOU ARE UPDATING JUST ONE COMPUTER: A smaller, more appropriate download is available on Windows Update.

To download the Standalone version of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 please follow the directions below in the Instructions section.

Before installing SP1, please visit the Windows Vista TechCenter and read the page “Things to Know Before you Download Windows Vista SP1”

The Microsoft Download Center site is your only authorized web source for downloading a licensed copy of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. To report a website offering unlicensed copies of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for download, please send e-mail to: piracy@microsoft.com or visit http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/ReportingUs.mspx.

.edu and .gov backlinks are very important to your website pagerank and because pagerank depends on the quality of your backlinks, you want to consider these links when you build links to your site.

search engines call these links (authority link) , its hard to get .edu and .gov backlinks , but i’v found one way to do it

first you need to search for sites, blogs, forums…. that have .edu and .gov

you can search on google by using these search terms

“keyword” “powered by wordpress” site:.edu

“keyword” “powered by wordpress” site:.gov

you place the keyword you looking for and then you can change powered by wordpress to what ever you want vBulletin, joomla, phpbb………

Examples

“microsoft” “powered by wordpress” site:.edu

“technology” “powered by vbulletin” site:.gov

now you can search for blogs, forums… that have these keywords , most of these blogs, forums allow users to register so you can start posting comment and posts, but don’t spam try to leave useful comments.

I expected to see some lower Vista prices in this weekend’s ads, but was surprised to see just how low the prices had fallen.

Officially the price cuts announced by Microsoft on Thursday don’t take effect until later this year when Service Pack 1 hits retail shelves. However, the company had said that many retailers were offering promotions that bring the software to its lower price.

But the ad at OfficeMax took things a step further. In this week’s circular, the office products chain is selling Windows Vista Home Premium for $99. That’s $30 less than Microsoft’s just-lowered price and the same as the suggested price for Windows Vista Home Basic–though perhaps just a hair more than the clearance prices a couple weeks back at closing CompUSA stores.

Source: c|net

Social Bookmarking Sites are great way to get instantly visitors to your website, as well as backlinks to your sites, these are the top social bookmarking sites, if you looking for full list of social bookmaking sites , you have to consider that most of these social bookmaking site ar wast of time so don’t submit your links to all of these site, you need only to submit your links to the top 50 social bookmaking sites.

1. http://digg.com/
2. http://reddit.com/
3. http://www.propeller.com/
4. http://fark.com/
5. http://slashdot.org/
6. http://www.mixx.com/
7. http://www.shoutwire.com/
8. http://www.newsvine.com/
9. http://newscloud.com/
10. http://hugg.com/
11. http://www.plime.com/
12. http://www.care2.com/news/
13. http://www.sk-rt.com/
14. http://www.nowpublic.com/
15. http://teenwag.com/
16. http://www.valueinvestingnews.com/
17. http://wordsy.com/
18. http://www.iliketotallyloveit.com/
19. http://links.hubspot.com/
20. http://chictini.com/
21. http://www.stumbleupon.com/
22. http://del.icio.us/

Today (21/2/2008) i passed 70-431 exam with score 929 and i think its good considering i wasn’t prepared enough, so i guess its good, now getting ready for my next exam 70-536 .

if you planning to take this exam soon i recommend you first read the study guide MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-431)

then you can study the latest testking ver3

…..Click here to read more

After you build your website you need to get links to your website these links will help you get traffic as well as search engine ranking, and because Developing links is essential for any website or blog you should focuses on building link.

Why Building links is important?

Links to your website will determine your place on search engines like google, yahoo and msn , the more links you have the more you get better place on search engines as well as higher pagerank

How To Get More links?

There are 8 essential methods for building links

1-Submit your website to directories.

submitting your site or blog to web directories can get you hundred of backlinks to your site, and here is list of free and seo firendly directories
, and list of Blog Directories, one things you should consider about this method is , submitting to directories take times this means that there are hundred or thousand of web directories so it can take lot of time to submit your site to all these directories , alternative way to do it is to hire someone that offer directory submission service, you can find many people offers directory submission server at Digitapoint forums.

2 -Submit social bookmarking sites.

Social bookmarking sites are good way to get traffic and links to your site, also lets not forget to say that popular social bookmarking sites indexed well by search engine so there is good chance that you get better place on the search engines, for full list of social bookmaking sites.

3-Link exchange with smiler websites.

Link exchange with smiler website also is good way to get traffic and backlinks , you can offer link exchang with smiler website at webmaster forums like Digitalpoint forums.

4-submit to press release sites.

Submitting to press release site PRWeb and PRLeap , is good way to get backlinks and traffic , people use press release to search for news and articles.

5-Forums signature.

Forums signature is very good way to get free backlinks and traffic, put link to your site or blog in your forums signature.

6-Comment on other blogs

Find all Blogs that is similers to your niche and start commenting on these blogs but DON’T spam no one love spam comments on its blog , try to leave relevant comment

7-Submit Articles to Article directories.

Write Articles and submit it to article directories you will get backlinks and traffic to your site or blog.

8-Squidoo Lenses And Hubpages.

Create Squidoo lens and Hubpages and yoy will able to insert your site links and feeds.