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WordPress 2.5 RC 2 + Screencast

It seems that the long wait for WordPress 2.5 is still not yet over. Inspite of the delay, WordPress users should be happy to know about the new features that it will include once it gets released. For now, you can try it out for yourself if you download the WordPress 2.5 Release Candidate 2 which was released earlier today. Below is a screencast made by Matt Mullenweg, showing off the new dashboard and image uploader in WordPress 2.5. I admit that the first time I saw photos of WordPress 2.5's dashboard I wasn't that impressed. I was expecting it to be more "pretty". However, after installing RC1 on my sandbox and seeing this screencast, I'm actually starting to like it. I like the way the content are displayed in the dashboard's main page because it looks cleaner, more organized and easier to access. If you watched the screencast you would've seen that with WordPress 2.5, you can edit the Incoming Links and choose between Technorati or Google Blog Search. You can also make the WYSIWYG editor into full screen mode which is handy when you're composing a long post and/or if your computer has a small screen (Asus Eee PC). The new image uploader is really cool! Although I don't use it in my blog, I'm sure many WordPress users can't wait to get their hands on it and would find it very useful.

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