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There is a lot of good work being done by the development team. I have been monitoring the changes using CommitMonitor and also looking at the Wordpress Milestone 2.5. But from what I can see even though all this updates are coming its going to be a tough given that the deadline has been moved twice (once because 2.4 was never released | WordPress 2.5 Delayed a Week) now. Not to mention there are over 400 Active tickets as I am writing this.

I wish the developers good luck in getting it done in the next 6 says. But I am not hopeful that they will be ready for to release it by then.

According to lorelle “Indeed, WordPress 2.4 has now been removed from the WordPress Roadmap, and WordPress 2.5 is still scheduled for March 24, 2008″. Now that seems more positive and reasonable to me.

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The favourite websites visited by UK surfers were not surprisingly made up mostly of the large search giants Amazon and Google, proving that people continue to enjoy mega search sites with the occasional odd favourite site.

Awards for the best sites during the past three months were voted on by visitors at BT’s website in the BT Online Excellence Awards made up of 5,000 nominations and 27,000 votes.

The top ten votes from first to last are as follows:

1.Google.com
2. BBC.co.uk
3. Amazon.com (books)
4. Next.co.uk
5. BBC.co.uk/cbeebies
6. Amazon.com
7. BBCgoodfood.com
8. Amazon.com (electrical)
9. Greenpeace.org.uk
10. Gardenersworld.com

Matt Walton, head of online channel development at BT, said: “We weren’t interested in the technical aspects of the sites, just why users like them.

“As we suspected, the range of products or information available was the most important factor, followed by how easy it was use.”

The BBC won best in three of the 17 categories in the contest, winning the top spot for Best Cookery Website, Best Kids Website and Best News Website.

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Researchers have developed a new form of biometric identification that could phase out the use of passwords, pin numbers and credit card numbers.

Scientists at the University of Houston have developed facial recognition software that recreates faces in three dimensions, providing a completely unique identifier.

The URxD application could be used to help people obtain access to secure facilities and authorise credit card transactions, according to the researchers, led by Professor Ioannis Kakadiaris.

‘Pins and passwords are not only inconvenient to memorise, but also are impractical to safeguard,’ he commented, adding: ‘The solution is to be able to tie your private information to your person in a way that cannot be compromised.’

A recent report by research firm Global Industry Analysts suggested that the worldwide market for electronic access systems, including biometric applications, will grow to $6.1 billion (£3 billion) in the next three years.

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