Almost forgot to post that — via wordpress.org:

I’m thrilled to announce that Version 2.3 “Dexter” of WordPress is now ready for the world. This release includes native tagging support, plugin update notification, URL handling improvements, and much more. This release is named for the great tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon.

The entire team is really proud of this release, and I’m happy that this is our second on-time release under our new development schedule. The grand experiment of a more agile WordPress with significant features in the hands of users more often is working. I could write a blog post about each new feature, but I’ll try to be brief: Read the rest of this entry »

Via eq2players.com:

Calling all EverQuest® and EverQuest® II players! What’s more fun than defeating opponents in your game and picking up Legends of Norrath booster packs, starter decks, and combo packs? Well, how about the opportunity to get even more of them?

Introducing the Legends of Norrath Promotion Weekend beginning at 2PM (PDT) Friday, September 28th and concluding at 11:59PM (PDT) on Sunday, September 30th. During this special weekend, EQ and EQII players will not only enjoy a significantly increased rate of card pack drops, but will have the opportunity to obtain two brand new cards, Hatred (1P1) and Switch (1P2):

For now, these two new cards will only be available during this three-day promotional weekend, so don’t miss out on the chance to get them!

It’s not only a great time for current Legends of Norrath players to score big, but the perfect opportunity for EQ and EQII players to come see what all the buzz is about with this great new addition to the universe of Norrath. It will be a blast – especially with such an increased opportunity to win cards!

So combat those EQ and EQII enemies this weekend and loot, loot, loot! Then use your card bounty to continue on your way to becoming the ultimate Legends of Norrath player!

UPDATE: In case you are having problems reading the cards description:

Hatred:

Card type: Ability (1 Leveltoken)

Card cost: 1 Mana

Card text: “While your avatar is in combat with one or more light combatants, this ability gets +2 defense. (SHADOW) This ability gets +3 defense in combat against one or more light combatants instead.”

Card comment: “Forget all the poetics about stabbing and spitting your hate. I loathe all who walk in the light with the blunt force trauma of a battle hammer and I exult every day I crush their skulls in my hands.”

Cards number: 1P1

Illustrator: Kieran Yanner

Switch:

Card type: Ability (3 Leveltoken/3 Defense)

Card cost: 2 Mana

Card text: “When you play this ability, destroy one of your abilities.”

Card comment: “We cannot see beyond the choices we must make. So choose — wisely! ~Lanken Rjarn, Erudin’s Craftkeepers Enchanter Guild”

Cards number: 1P2

Illustrator: Kieran Yanner

UPDATE: Added “Hatred” card comment. meanwhileI was able to get 4 of each cards for my collection ;-)

Via eq2players.com:

Beginning at 11:30 p.m. PDT on Monday, September 24th, all SOE services will be unavailable so that we can perform significant upgrades to our authentication and account management systems.

Currently we expect this maintenance to take approximately 14 hours. But as first indicated, it could extend to as long as 24. Customer service, chat and support will also be unavailable at this time. Phone support will still be accessible. SOE websites will indeed be inaccessible at that time but there shall be an automatic site redirect that will be continually updated throughout the day as to the progress of the maintenance.

We apologize for this interruption, however when service is resumed you will have an enhanced user experience to manage your accounts at Station.com.

UPDATE: Maintenance seems to be finished — all EQ2 forums, the eq2players.com site, Legends of Norrath and EQ2 itself seems to be up and running again.

VMware Server 1.0.4

Latest Version: 1.0.4 | 9/18/07 | Build: 56528 | Release Notes

What’s New in Version 1.0.4

Version 1.0.4 is a maintenance bug fix release to address security issues. See Resolved Issues for information on what has been fixed.

VMware Workstation 6.0.1 for Windows

Latest Version: 6.0.1 | 9/18/07 | Build: 55017 | Release Notes

New in Version 6.0.1

Updated Support for Host and Guest Operating Systems

Workstation 6.0.1 adds experimental support for the following operating systems:

• 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2008 (code name Longhorn) as host and guest operating systems
• 32-bit and 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 as host and guest operating systems
• 32-bit and 64-bit openSUSE Linux 10.3 as host and guest operating systems
• 32-bit and 64-bit Turbolinux 10 Server as a guest operating system

Workstation 6.0.1 adds full support for the following operating systems:

• 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu Linux 7.04 as host and guest operating systems
• 32-bit and 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 (formerly called 4.0 Update 5) as host and guest operating systems
• 32-bit and 64-bit FreeBSD 6.2 as a guest operating system

What’s New in Firefox 2.0.0.7

Release Date:

September 18, 2007

Security Update:

The following security issue was fixed.

Earlier Changes:

For information about previous changes, please see the Firefox 2.0.0.6 Release Notes

Firefox 2 Features:

For an overview, please see Firefox 2 Features.

Fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.7

MFSA 2007-28 Code execution via QuickTime Media-link files

Mit iTunes 7.4 können Sie Ihre Lieblingsmusik und noch mehr auf den neuen iPod nano (der dritten Generation), iPod classic und iPod touch synchronisieren. Außerdem können Sie aus vielen Ihrer Lieblingstiteln, die Sie im iTunes Store gekauft haben, eigene Klingeltöne exklusiv für das iPhone erstellen. Sie können jetzt auch gekaufte Videos mit Untertiteln (falls verfügbar) wiedergeben, Ihre Lieblingsalben ganz einfach mit eins bis fünf Sternen bewerten und innerhalb des iTunes-Fensters Videos größer wiedergeben. iTunes 7.4.2 behebt ein Problem beim Erzeugen von Klingeltönen mithilfe von in iTunes Plus gekauften Musiktiteln und enthält Fehlerbehebungen zur Optimierung von Stabilität und Leistung.

Via vowe.net:

Julien is a “Domino consultant among thousands” as he describes himself. But now he has created a side business for his wife:

Skinizi is the best solution to give your iPod a personal touch and to protect it for every day use. Our artists have created some wonderful, whimsical designs for you. Please take a moment to browse these delightful iPod skins in our photo gallery!

This is how they look like:

And here you can get them.

PS: Julien mailed me that I happened to be the first customer ;)

Via eq2-daily.com (via cuppycake.org):

For those interested, go apply for the Rise of Kunark beta.

Are you an adventurer without equal? Are you the kind of person that likes to explore new, uncharted lands? If this sounds like a great adventure, the Rise of Kunark beta may just be for you! Bear in mind, it’s not all fun and not for the faint of heart. Joining in this adventure means providing continued feedback so those that follow in the trails you blaze can be ensured of adventures all their own.
We’ll be adding people periodically over the coming weeks and months, you will not be immediately added when you apply. Sign-up does not guarantee acceptance in the beta program. Please note that you must have a valid station account to sign up for beta, and Beta testers are required to sign a License and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in order to participate in our beta program. In order to sign the NDA, participants must be 18 or older.

I do not yet have a link to the official announcment but nonetheless I just signed up — despite the fact that I should receive beta access due to my Equinox pre-order — for my three accounts.

I also still have that genius SOE FanFaire VIP Beta-Pass that literally is a “Get into beta free” pass just like those “Get out of jail” cards in monopoly ;)

UPDATE: Meanwhile i was able to find a Dev post on the SOE EQ2 forums.

UPDATE(2): If you are located in germany and the application link gives you an error 404 then please try this one instead.

I appologise if this is old news for you — otherwise the Legends of Norrath standalone client is available since 2007-09-12.

The file is approx 10MB in size but actually this is just the patcher that will grab all it’s files and download them from SOE.

This is how the patcher looks like: