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With the release of WordPress 2.8, a new widget API was released into the wild. The effect of this is the widget portion of my configurable tag could plugin doesn't work the way it should any more. I have started working on upgrading the plugin to work with the new API, and it's looking good so far.

In case you haven't noticed the update notification on your WordPress plugins screen, I released an updated version this morning. No functional changes have been made (or needed), but the plugin in now 100% compatible with WordPress 2.7. You can get the updated version either via the automatic update function, or you can head over to the plugin page to grab a copy manually.

I mentioned this on twitter, but I wanted to get it out here too...if you use TextMate to do your theme development, would you use a bundle that contains a variety of functions for your functions.php file? I've got quite the collection set up that I use regularly, and I am thinking of releasing it for download.

Ok, first things first. I've upgraded to Wordpress 2.7...have you?

For the most part, my plugins still work work without need for an upgrade, with the exception of my CMS plugin. It needs some adjustment to account for the new menu system in 2.7. It'll still work as intended, it just doesn't fit in with the rest of the new menu design.

I finally found a few minutes to put the finishing touches on an open-source theme conversion I've been working on for a while. I have posted the theme for download here. Take a look, and let me know what you think.

(Note: edited at 7:32pm to clean up my inadvertent foul language...who decided the "I" key should be next to the "O" key!? :) )

Today I received the first part of the goodies I won by entering the WordCast Mugshot contest. I got a Lijit t-shirt and 3 stickers. Now I'm just waiting on a Wordpress t-shirt and coffee mug, and a book.

When upgrading the firmware on your PopcornHour A-100 Network Media Tank, you might end up with a hung machine before any operations take place. You'll know this has happened because your TV screen will go black as soon as you start the process. If this happens to you, there's a simple solution.

Ghost Rider has long been one of my favorite comic books, so imagine my surprise and joy to see this in my feed reader this morning...

The artist is doing a month of Marvel characters done in the style of The Simpsons. I'm glad he's doing some of the more obscure Marvel characters.

Got a Wordpress-powered blog that's been around a while (since 2.1 or thereabouts)? Is your Admin panel telling you that you have plugins that need to be updated, but when you try, you end up downloading the Wordpress Widgets plugin? Fear not, there is a (possibly) easy solution. Check your plugins folder for a "widgets" folder.