Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
I don’t feel safe with Wordpress, hackers broke in and took things  —  A few weeks ago some hackers broke into my blog here (this was before 2.8.4 was released).  At first I thought they just left some porn sites in a couple of blog entries.  So we upgraded Wordpress (I […]

Matt / WordPress:
How to Keep WordPress Secure  —  Filed under Development, Security.  —  A stitch in time saves nine.  I couldn’t sew my way out of a bag, but it’s true advice for bloggers as well — a little bit of work on an upgrade now saves a lot of work fixing something later.

Blassey / Brad’s Blog:
Fennec Alpha 3 for Windows Mobile  —  We’re very happy to announce the availability of Fennec Alpha 3 for Windows Mobile.  There are lots of great features and fixes included in this release.  You can find the release notes here and a cab installer here.  Personally, I’m turning off my iPhone […]

Joe Nocera / New York Times:
The Cloud Hanging Over Skype  —  Early this week, eBay announced that after four years of owning Skype, the popular, and free, online phone service, it had sold the company to an investor group for around $2 billion.  The investors included the Silicon Valley private equity firm Silver Lake […]

MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Google, Twitter, Aliens, And Internet Memes: The Truth Is Out There.  —  When Google officially joined Twitter back in February, its first message was sent in code.  Earlier tonight, Google reverted to using a coded message on Twitter, with a cryptic tweet stating the following …

Lorelle VanFossen / Lorelle on WordPress:
Old WordPress Versions Under Attack  —  Otto42 of OttoDestruct, a key WordPress developer and supporter, reports that there is an “attack” on older versions of WordPress right now.  The number of sites hit by this is growing every hour.  Protect your WordPress blog now: UPDATE NOW!!!

Karl Bode / DSLreports:
AT&T’s ‘Blogger Guy’ Faces Public Backlash - Customers apparently not accepting AT&T’s apology  —  AT&T’s new self-proclaimed “blogger guy” Seth Bloom has been tasked with damage control in the face of AT&T’s recent wireless network congestion PR problems.  While Bloom put a welcome human face …