We are releasing WPUpdater 1.2 today. This update includes:

• Prompts to start and exit the update process.
• A message indicating where the backup file is located
• Changes the permission of the backup file to, “read only by owner”, in order to prevent public access to the backup file.

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vunitemedia is now visible on Startup Warrior, a site which shows startups around the world on a map (data primarily sourced from CrunchBase).

Manish Jethani explains how short URLs (“Smart URLs”), a new hidden feature in WordPress 2.5, can be used to create short urls.

You may have used URL shortening services like TinyURL.com or is.gd for compressing long URLs so they can be easily pasted into email or shared on Twitter (what with the 140-character limit). Even if you haven’t, you’ve probably wished at some point that the URLs of your blog entries could be shortened without losing their structure.

Well, with WordPress, you have URL shortening built in!

From grunge to vintage/retro styles, notes and paper clips to ink spatter, Web Designer Wall has put together a really neat and inspirational list of sites showcasing current trends in web design.

Mozilla Developer News:

Whenever we’re asked “when is Firefox going to be released” we endeavor to answer to the best of our abilities, but the truth of the matter is that we’ll only ever ship “when it’s ready”. We have a lot of indicators that help us understand when the product is ready for release: feedback from our pre-release milestones, excitement in the community and the press, availability of compatible Add-Ons, and a large active beta community helping us ensure that the release is compatible with all the various sites on the Internet.

After more than 34 months of active development, and with the contributions of thousands, we’re proud to announce that we’re ready. It is our expectation to ship Firefox 3 this upcoming Tuesday, June 17th. Put on your party hats and get ready to download Firefox 3 — the best web browser, period.