BlogRush is now removed

I tested BlogRush for a few months now and its not delivered to my expectations so now i’m removing, you no longer see it. I would receive around 1 visitor every 2 weeks which makes me think whats the point in having it on your blog? Along with not delivering traffic it slows down the site and eats resources so thats a bonus of removing it. Will i ever return to it? Probably not unless they do...

Grand Theft Auto and Champions League Semi Final 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV came today but i couldn’t play it until 5:30pm when i finished work. I have to say its probably the best GTA game ever… no wait…. its the best game ever! Its so much more life like but still has that GTA feel to it which i’m glad about. Not much of a blog post really, just a quick one because i’m watching Manchester United take on Barcelona in the Champions...

Server is being upgraded to dual dual cores

I received an email from my hosting company notifying me that they are going to be upgrading my server. So that means this blog and talkplaystation will likely to receive some down time while the upgrade takes place. i will be moving from older Dual Xeons servers to newer Dual Dual-Core servers. Sounds good to me! The server moves will begin on Wednesday April 30th and complete by Sunday May 10th so if...

Upgraded to WordPress version 2.5.1

I’ve just upgraded to WordPress version 2.5.1 with no problems what so ever which is expected because the 2.5.1 fixed bugs and a major security hole. There is one thing i noticed is the fact that the backend is a little quicker and more responsive and they have fixed the uploader problem that i posted a week or two ago. The best thing about the new WordPress version is that new automatic plugin...

UK goes crazy for Petrol!

I was on my way home from work on Friday and i saw ques of traffic at every petrol station i past, i wondered what the heck was going on. Petrol prices are always on the up here in the UK, priced at around £1.08 per litre (roughly $2.05). When i started driving it was only £0.71. Anyway, after watching the news and reading some online articles it seems that the Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland has...

Grand Theft Auto IV is one step closer!

Grand Theft Auto IV is only 3 days away! To make things even more excited i received this e-mail from Gameplay.co.uk: Dear David Parkinson, We are pleased to inform you that your order has been dispatched by our team in Basingstoke. Thank you very much for ordering from us here at gameplay, you should receive your package in 1 – 3 Working Days. This dispatch contains the following: Qty Description 1...

WordPress 2.5.1 is now available

Yes thats right WordPress 2.5.1 is now out! So whats new? Nothing new, just bug fixes, improvements made to speed and one important security issue. Performance improvements for the Dashboard, Write Post, and Edit Comments pages. Better performance for those who have many categories Media Uploader fixes An upgrade to TinyMCE 3.0.7 Widget Administration fixes Various usability improvements Layout fixes for...