Tech Mania: Wordpress 3.0 Beta 1 released plus 1 more articles

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:59 AM PDT

For all beta testers out there, Wordpress 3.0 Beta 1 has arrived.This release as per the Wordpress blog is a early beta which is released earlier so that this weekend the beta testers can test everything until everything is finalized and polished.

Things you would need to know when testing

The custom menus system (Appearance > Menus) isnt done yet and in the Beta 2, the layout will be different and a bunch of the functionality will be improved.So play with making custom menus, and report bugs if you find them
Now you wont need a seperate installation of Wordpress MU for Multi user as this version comes with both Wordpress and Wordpress MU integrated.This does not mean that you can suddenly start adding a bunch of new blogs from within your regular WordPress Dashboard. If you're interested in testing the Super Admin stuff associated with multiple sites, take a look at some simple directions to get started.
Some more tweaks in the making and functionality is concentrated first then to the UI.

Things you may test

First thing is check out the new theme Twenty ten which includes the custom background and header options.
Next you can check out how to add various types to custom post type functionality
Lastly for the time being the Wordpress MU and Wordpress merge to see nothing breaks up.

If you already have a test install that you want to switch over to the beta? Try the beta tester plugin.Testers, don't forget to use the wp-testers mailing list to discuss bugs you encounter.

So i am gonna try this on my local pc until then you can Download Wordpress 3.0 Beta 1 from here.

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Download Windows Phone 7 series Icon Pack

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:45 AM PDT

Windows Phone Developer Blog has released the icon pack of Windows Phone 7.This icon pack would be useful for developers for building apps and games for Windows Phone 7 series. Here is a excerpt from the blog

We've just release a package of application bar icons for developers building apps/games for Windows Phone 7 Series. This package contains a set of 64 app bar icons that you can use when developing applications for Windows Phone. In addition to the 64 icons in PNG format (32 dark and 32 light), this package also contains vector versions that can be easily imported into Microsoft Expression Blend 4 Beta when using the Microsoft Expression Blend Add-in Preview for Windows Phone.

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