What’s new in WordPress 2.8
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What’s new in WordPress 2.8

A new iteration of the popular blogging platform WordPress has been recently released. Codenamed “Baker” after renowned trumpeter & vocalist Chet Baker, the new version has a slew of under-the-hood changes in addition to changes to the Administrative interface: New drag-and-drop widgets admin interface and new widgets API Syntax highlighting and function lookup built into plugin and theme editors Browse the theme directory and install themes from the admin interface Allow the dashboard widgets to be arranged in up to four columns Allow configuring the number of items to show on management pages with an option in Screen Options Support timezones and automatic daylight savings time adjustment  Support IIS 7.0 URL Rewrite Module Faster loading of admin pages via script compression and concatenation What’s noteworthy about this particular release is the sheer number of support tickets both opened and closed (over 790 in total), which means that the developers have made a conscious effort at listening to what the users’ feedback and issues are and trying to get them resolved.

Movable Type Pro for Bloggers (Weblog Wednesday)
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Movable Type Pro for Bloggers (Weblog Wednesday)

In an amazing attempt to fight the competition, which I believe is primarily WordPress, Movable Type is now allowing bloggers and K-12 Educational Institutions to download Movable Type Pro. The Movable Type Pro Blogger License comes with Unlimited blogs, authors and community profiles. However, support comes at a fee or $99.