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WordPress for Android 1.4 Now Available

Jaypee Habaradas — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:00:10 +0000

Just want to share to all you WordPress and Android users out there that WordPress for Android version 1.4 was already released yesterday and is now available via the Android Market. So what’s new with this WordPress mobile app made for Android devices?

Post Scheduling – enables users to schedule posts or pages and publish them on a specified date or time.
Post Password – enables users to password protect posts and keep posts or pages private to certain users.
HTTP Authentication Support – self-hosted blogs using HTTP Authentication (username/password) can now be managed via the Android app.

Other Additional Changes/Improvements

Added secure password storage to the local database.
‘Unapproved’ comments now have a yellow tint.
Added ‘Today’ option in stats.
Fixed crash when alert dialog was trying to be shown after the app was closed.
Fixed crash related to large post ID values.

Since WordPress for Android is an Open Source project, most of the features were contributed by volunteer developers within the community. Kudos to all the volunteers who share their time and effort in helping maintain and adding more features to the WordPress for Android app.

Download WordPress for Android 1.4 from the Android Market.

Since I have an iPhone, I’ve only used the WordPress for iOS and haven’t tried the Android version. Anyone here who’s tried both apps? Which one works better or has more features/options? Please share your thoughts.

Pale Moon – Custom Built & Optimized Firefox Browser

Jaypee Habaradas — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:04:16 +0000

Mozilla Firefox is a very good and stable browser and I love it because of the many available extensions/addons/plugins that provide lots of extended features. However, Mozilla Firefox when used (with a lot of extensions installed) on Windows Operating System, tend to slow down and tend to crash more often. I think its because Ubuntu like other Linux flavors get a Firefox version that’s optimized for the system. If you’re a Mozilla Firefox user who’s looking for a custom-built Firefox browser that would perform 25% better and faster on Windows Operating System, then you should try out Pale Moon.

The Pale Moon project is a custom-built, optimized Firefox browser designed specifically for the Windows Operating System. Although it is built on Firefox, it doesn’t have all the features or functions that Firefox has because some features have been disabled to maximize the speed and efficiency of Pale Moon.

Features:

Highly optimized for current processors
100% Firefox sourced: As safe as the browser that has seen years of development.
Uses slightly less memory because of disabled redundant and optional code
Significant speed increases for page drawing and script processing
Support for SVG and Canvas, downloadable fonts, WOFF and some HTML5
Support for Firefox extensions, themes and personas
Support for OOPP (Out-of-process plugin execution)
Able to use existing Firefox profiles, bookmarks and settings with this migration tool

System Requirements:

Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/Seven, 32-bit or 64-bit (64-bit O.S.es are not natively supported, but the browser will run fine on them)
A modern processor with SSE2 support like a Pentium IV or Athlon 64 or later (see list of supported processors) Standard Pale Moon will NOT run on Athlon XP processors! Please GO HERE if you are running on an Athlon XP or Athlon MP processor machine.
64 MB of RAM (128 MB or more recommended)
At least 50 MB of free (uncompressed) disk space

I’ve tried Pale Moon for about a week now and I can say that it really is faster and performs better than a regular Mozilla Firefox build on a Windows Operating System. I’ve compared the boot time for each version and Pale Moon definitely boots up faster than Firefox. One particular test that I did was to load up several flash intensive websites like NBA.com, CNN.com, YouTube and Hulu on both Firefox and Pale Moon, and then checked the memory usage for each browser. As you can see from the screenshots below, Pale Moon uses less resources than Firefox.

Another important thing to mention is that almost all Firefox extensions/addons/plugins can be installed and will work on Pale Moon. I installed the exact extensions/addons/plugins that I have on Firefox and everything worked fine. I also noticed that the whole time I was using Pale Moon, the browser has never crashed. I tried and tested it by doing the same stuff I do on Firefox – logging in to my WordPress dashboard, web browsing, watching online videos, etc.

Pale Moon is an open source project so it is FREE to download/use. If you want to be updated with the latest Pale Moon developments and news, you can follow it on Twitter – @palemoonbrowser.

Click here to download Pale Moon.

IMPORTANT: Some users who tried it report that uninstalling Pale Moon can delete your existing Mozilla Firefox profile (stored bookmarks, passwords, sessions, etc.). To make sure you won’t lose your profile you can back it up by installing either the FEBE (Firefox Environment Backup Extension) or the MozBackup Firefox addon.

UPDATE: As pointed out by one of our readers, only older versions of Pale Moon caused issues with the Mozilla Firefox profile as Pale Moon 3.6.6 and later versions no longer share profiles with Firefox. If you’re running a version earlier than 3.6.6, you can use the Profile Migration Tool to migrate your profile.

Anyone else tried or are using the Pale Moon web browser? From your experience, is it faster and does it perform better than Firefox? Please share your thoughts.

WordPress for Windows Phone 7

Jaypee Habaradas — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:52:21 +0000

I’m sure WordPress users rocking the latest Windows Phone 7 devices would be happy with this news. The WordPress team has released the WordPress for Windows Phone 7 app and is now available via the Windows Market Place. The WordPress for Windows Phone 7 app is the latest addition to WordPress line of mobile apps and was made possible with the help of the folks from Microsoft and iSoftStone.

Announcement from the official WordPress for Windows Phone 7 blog:

Ever since Windows Phone 7 was announced we’ve been very much looking forward to creating a new WordPress app specifically for the platform. Today the first version of that app went live on the Windows Market Place! It’s a partnership between iSoftStone, Microsoft and us that’s made this possible, however we hope to get the help of the Open Source community to help the app get even better in the future!
The app itself follows the Windows Phone 7 guidelines in many ways, it uses a Panorama view to let you easily manage your blog/website, but also has an Actions dashboard that quickly lets you get to what you need to do. It’s all about keeping it simple and functional. There’s something magical about the stylish typography combined with simple and easy-to-understand icons. All accompanied by well known WordPress colors and styles.

Features:

Write and edit posts
Moderate comments
Upload photos
Check blog stats

Demo video of the WordPress for Windows Phone 7 app

Screenshots:
Dashboard and Comments

Posts and Pages

Stats

To get an idea on how the WordPress for Windows Phone 7 app works, check out the slideshow on the WordPress for Windows Phone 7 website.

The WordPress for Windows Phone 7 app is open source and is released under a GNU General Public License. If you want learn more about it or get involved with the development – providing code or simply just providing suggestions and feedback, visit http://windowsphone.wordpress.org/development.

Download the WordPress for Windows Phone 7 for FREE from the Windows Mobile Marketplace.

Anyone here tried the new WordPress for Windows Phone 7 app on your mobile device? How do you like the app? What other features or options would you like the WordPress team to add in future releases? Please share your thoughts.

Weekend Roundup #107

Jaypee Habaradas — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:45:46 +0000

Hello people! Belated Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it. Hope you all had a good time with family and friends. Anyone here went shopping during Black Friday? Anyways, I was finally able to publish this week’s edition of the Weekend Roundup on time. Expect some cool and interesting posts this week and like I mentioned in the last week’s Weekend Roundup, I have an upcoming contest/giveaway that will start in the next few days so watch out for the official announcement and official contest post.

Hope you all enjoy this edition of the Weekend Roundup!

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Weekend Roundup #91

Jaypee Habaradas — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:53:10 +0000

Hi everyone! Hope you’re all doing fine. My apologies for this late edition of the Weekend Roundup. I wasn’t able to publish it during the weekend because I was busy with some stuff and because last Sunday, July 25th was my birthday (most of you who are my friends on Facebook know this). I thank God for giving me another year and I’d also like to thank my family and friends who’ve made my birthday special.

Even though it’s late, I still hope that you enjoy this edition of the Weekend Roundup. Have a nice day and stay safe everyone!

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