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The first beta of WordPress 2.7 has just come out, and i wanted to make a little preview of the new admin interface for those of you that won’t try it up until the RC is out. Let’s check it out…

This brand new design layout is setup with comprehensive user feedbacks and surveys. It provides a slim and professional look of how open source development can reach. Elements have been grouped in such a way that you can easily find your way out to make out any operation on wordpress with only a few clicks.

The new WordPress 2.7 navigation bar, is now in a vertical layout. Just to point out everything listed here is the same as in your previous version of WordPress, it has been revised for a better and quicker way to access your operation.
Posts: You can manage your post here (add, edit, tags, categories)

Media: You can independently add media(Without being in a post)

Links: Manage links

Pages: Manage Pages (add, edit)

Comments: manage comments (validate, delete, spam)

Appearance: Themes, Widgets and other colors option

Plugins: manage your plugins

Users: manages users and rights

Tools: Export, Import

Setting: General settings and other settings for WP and Plugins

New WP 2.7 has made out some revision on the new post admin screen to make it a lighter and less clumsy interface compared to WP 2.6, It does not have much elements by defaut on the top of the screen there is a “Screen Options” where items that are visibles can be checked off.

This is only a quick glance of the changes that are available in the coming WP 2.7, so keep in connected and check out news to come here.

I just bought a Lenovo 3000 N100 6 month ago. Now it’s time for some review on this piece of hardware.

The hardware specification is as follows:

Model: N100 0768-FFG
CPU: Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83 Ghz
Memory: 1Gb DDR2 PC5300
Hard Drive: 120 GB HDD (Fujitsu) SATA
Screen: 15.4″ WSXGA+ 1680×1050 Glossy
Optical Drive: DVD-RW Matshima
GPU: NVIDIA 7300 Go 128 MB (dedicated)
Network/Wireless: Intel Wireless 3945A/B/G, Realtek 10/100 Ethernet Card, Modem and Bluetooth
Inputs: 84 Key Keyboard with Two Button Touchpad with Scroll Bar
Buttons: Power, Lenovo Care, Power Up and Down, Mute, and WiFi/Bluetooth On/Off Switch.
Ports:

• Four USB 2.0
• Four-Pin Firewire
• 4-in-1 Card Reader
• Ethernet
• Modem
• VGA Out
• S-Video Out
• Microphone
• Headphone
• Security Lock
• Power Connector

Integrated Camera (1.3 MegaPixel)
Fingerprint reader
6c Li-Ion

It was delivered with Windows Vista Business Edition. And some other software that makes it run slower than it should. Thus after the 1st month having Vista on it, i decided to downgrade back to Windows XP SP2 Pro. And this is just so fine. Beware before doing this operation make sure that you download any Driver that are needed. Since the set is not delivered with a driver CD. I found all the drivers on the Lenovo website.

Here are some stats and test that i did.

Using CPUz(http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php)

Super Pi Calculation (http://www.overclock.net/downloads/28044-definitive-super-pi-thread.html)

Will be coming soon… let me get some time.

Today I have been trying to web stress my development website using ACT from Microsoft. I am using Visual Studio 2005 Professional, and while taking a look to find this precious tool that was readily available in the previous version VS.NET 2003. I couldn’t find it. (uh!!! did i forget to install it ???? ) checked out but nothing done, checked on the web and reach a forum post which said. Application Test Center is no more available on VS.NET 2005, you can buy a new licence of VS.NET Team tester to to be able to use some stress tool. Ok how nice marketing strategy…

Anyway, i have been wandering around the web to find a proper web stress/load tool to be able to test my web developments. results have been pretty deceiving… could not find a proper tool for testing ASP.NET Websites. After some time i came up on sourceforge. to find this tool : WEBLOAD (Open source performance testing) which is the open source version of the recognised Radview Webload.

I’ll be now trying this tool and then give some feedback soon after.