What's it all about, Alfie?

This morning I noticed that WordPress 3.0 was out (I had seen that it was in the final beat testing a little bit ago), and glad to see that SimpleScripts at HostMonster already had it ready to go for me. As usual, every upgrade went very smoothly, and in just a few minutes, I had everything upgraded - including the WP Super Cache plug-in. It is really nice to have access to such a great hosting service. Things just run exceptionally smoothly.

So there we have it - WordPress 3.0... I wonder if I'll even notice the difference? Maybe.

Interestingly, I read about this and still my 6.0.427.0 didn't see it as an update... so I went to Google's site and got the app directly from them to avoid any possible issues with trojans, etc. In any case, there are a few nice things in this release:

• Detach Reload from omnibox, combine with Stop, and eliminate Go.
• Implemented initial version of extension syncing. (Issue with instructions on how to enable)
• The onChanged event is now working in the extensions experimental cookies API.
• Faster scrolling on 10.6
• Fix a bug where menu items would be disabled if no windows were open.

And it's the faster scrolling that interests me most. Good enough. Up to date from the source. I hope this doesn't keep happening, it's a little creepy and I start to suspect someone's gotten into the code.

Today I got a tweet about MarsEdit 3.0.3 being out, and while I'm not using the rich text editor, it's always a good time to remove memory leaks. The update list is small:

• Fix functionality of Copy & Cut commands in rich editor
• Fix handling of relative e.g. "/index.html" URLs in rich editor
• Fix a few memory leaks

but it didn't take long to upgrade, and it's always good to be cleaner in the memory footprint.

Well, you can't tell from looking at it, but the update for Transmit 4.0.5 has a boat load of new things. It's amazing to look at the list - really. There's more support for OS/400 - like that's a major issue for Mac users... but I guess it's just enough for them to want to make sure it makes it in.

Very impressive. Love this product.

This morning I noticed that iTunes 9.2 is out on Software Updates, and contains all the additions for iOS 4 devices - including the new iPhone 4, that I should have in a little over two weeks. Golly... that's a lot longer than I thought when I ordered it yesterday, but I guess I'm just excited about this guy.

Anyway, they made improvements in the thumbnails of album artwork, which is all fine by me, and a few other things - like iBooks and PDFs for iOS 4. All good, and glad to see it.

It's not often you see something so well thought out as this imagined monologue by the font Comic Sans. It's really a classic. This is just too good:

People love me. Why? Because I'm fun. I'm the life of the party. I bring levity to any situation. Need to soften the blow of a harsh message about restroom etiquette? SLAM. There I am. Need to spice up the directions to your graduation party? WHAM. There again. Need to convey your fun-loving, approachable nature on your business' website? SMACK. Like daffodils in motherfucking spring.

while I'm not a huge fan of the swearing, in this case, it's just how I'd imagine Comic Sans would act after already establishing itself as the fun-loving font. Like Betty White in Lake Placid - amazing dialog from that woman.

So have fun, Comic Sans! I love it.

And thanks, Gruber... Daring Fireball is a fantastic site.

Yesterday I tried several times to order an iPhone 4 from the Apple Store. It was always a problem with the AT&T account verification. It was quite the sight. I wasn't really surprised because of the number of iPhones out there now, and all the features that are in the iPhone 4 certainly make it something you want to have - if you can drop the $500 for it.

Yeah, my contract isn't up, but it doesn't matter, I've had enough of the contract extensions that I'd like to just get to the point that it's not something that I have to deal with. Plus, I'm lucky enough to be able to afford it.

Sadly, the initial lot of the Launch Day iPhone 4s was sold out by 4:30 yesterday, so even if I'd have gotten in later in the day, it wouldn't have mattered. Still, it's impressive to see the demand for the iPad and iPhone 4 as strong as it is. Amazing is a word that comes to mind.

So this morning, I ordered one - a 32GB Black one, and it should arrive some time around July 8th. As long as I have my 3GS, it's OK to wait, and I can upgrade it to iOS 4 when it gets here in a week or so.

Exciting times... can't wait to get it.

This morning I noticed that Cyberduck 3.5.1 is out with a few bug fixes that happened to be serious enough to crash. Ouch. It was an easy update, but with Transmit 4, I've slid Cyberduck to my #2 spot. Good, but not as polished as Transmit.

This afternoon I got a tweet from the guys at Panic about a new release of Code 1.6.11 that fixes the problems with Safari 5.0, and imports the favorites from Transmit 4. Unfortunately, soon after seeing this, they pointed out that the Transmit import only works if you had Transmit 3 and paid for it. So still a few wrinkles to work out, but they are getting there. Thankfully, I had Transmit 3 so I'm OK - Whew!

As always, it's great to see them working on great products making them better and better.

There have been a few widely publicized security holes in Flash in the last week, and it seems Adobe has responded to them with a new version of the player. Good enough. This one is still not the guy that uses the hardware acceleration on the Mac, but that's coming, and soon enough it'll be a decent player for the Mac. For now, I can rest a little easy knowing that it's at least not a security risk. That's something.