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WordPress 2.3 was launched some time back, amid much fanfare. Most bloggers held out for bug fixes, and I did the same. Looking back, there were a few positives and some problems.

Of course, WordPress 2.3 has some much-hyped features like:

1. Native tagging support
2. Canonical URLs
3. Plugin update notifications
4. Improved draft management: Draft titles are now paginated on the “Write Post” page.
5. Google BlogSearch for incoming links widget

It was a week back that Shankar tagged me on the MyDesktop meme that has been going around. I promised to take part, so this is the post for it.

Shankar’s desktop was rather un-inspiring, but atleast not the now omni-present Vista Emulation pack(which I am sick of). However, most people do not take the effort to jazz up their desktop. Well, I am not one of them!

Here’s my desktop(click for a larger image):

WordPress was released on September 24^th(maybe different in different countries), but I hung on to WordPress 2.2 for a couple of weeks. The reason was simple - WordPress is known for bugs and woes in the first release of a new branch.

However, I read some frightening posts about vulnerabilities being exposed in previous versions. Recently, KylesCove was hacked, but luckily, there was no malicious intent, and the hacker just left a message advising to upgrade, inorder to prevent further hacks. That scared the life out of me! Besides, the new features like tagging were too much to resist.

The Top Commentator’s list is commonplace now. Most blogs get extra comments. However, of late, Top Commentators list is abused. The blogger is forced to deal with hundreds of near-spam comments. Many blogs have taken out the Top Commentator’s widget owing to this.

While this blog is new, with fewer comments, I still feel that the top commentator’s list is not worth it. So, to prevent PR leaks and other problems, I have changed some things around this blog:

Last weekend, I had bought a new hosting account, and moved away from my old free account, to it. Due to some nameserver glitches, it took 28+ hours, and I was not at home then. So, the posts were not uploaded, and the site remained blank, and the condition of RSS feeds was no different. I just want to apologize for the interruption. Everything has been restored, and we have a new theme now. Click through to see
On a positive note, I have launched two new blogs. First up is Soccerblog.in (grab the RSS). I got a killer domain, and now need to put in some work. The blog will feature regular posts about soccer, mostly news and analysis. If you are a soccer fan, head that way! The next one is SumPr.com, my personal blog. The domain was formed so: SUMesh PRemraj, from my name. Flickr style, yeah. If you want to read what my life is all about, head there. Do not expect regular updates, so you would be better off subscribing to RSS.