• Wow, what a lovely sunny morning I trust everyone had a great weekend. #
• @5hameless Same as you, stuck in side with the rain, but got a lot of stuff done. I had a pretty good weekend considering the weather. in reply to 5hameless #
• That's bloody well done RT @velofille: OMG this is SOO epic! needs sound http://bit.ly/xT1lp #fb #
• woohoo, beer o'clock and a beautiful afternoon to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine too. #
• @onzamap_nz Nothing wrong with a nice cup of tea either Use to drink Chanui Vanilla Espresso until they stopped making it. in reply to onzamap_nz #
• @onzamap_nz hehehe, It was a nice tea. Now it's just earl grey or english breakfast. in reply to onzamap_nz #
• @5hameless mmmm, Marshmellows, hot chocolate and a camp fire. Brings back child hood memories. in reply to 5hameless #
• RT @metallica_com: #BeatCancer – mashable.com/2009/10/17/tweeting-to-beatcancer/ #
• RT @wordcast: New WordPress Exploit Scanner development version supports 2.8.4, give it a go at http://wordcastpodcast.com/exploitscanner284 #
• RT @wptavern: RT @wpanswers: WordPress 2.8.5 is released. Security update. http://bit.ly/45fB7w (Direct download: http://bit.ly/16GZrB ) #
• @5hameless I'm just in the process of upgrading all my lot now in reply to 5hameless #
• @5hameless I'm going to build a script to download the latest release then just unpack it to all the locations / servers using ssh in reply to 5hameless #
• @5hameless I've been using SSH for years. I mirror servers with it that works really well. in reply to 5hameless #
• Have a very crude bash script to upgrade wordpress to the latest d/l available via ssh/rsync. Runs on my local linux box and works well #
• wohoo, no more upgrading each wordpress site via the dashboard #
• @5hameless hehehe, opps. I think I'm guilty of that * goes looking * in reply to 5hameless #
• @5hameless making changes now hadn't crossed my mind until you mentioned it in reply to 5hameless #
• @5hameless that's why I'm an admin and not a designer in reply to 5hameless #
• hmmm, bizarre. My net connection literally just choked for a minute. #
• @5hameless ohh, damn, It's beer o'clock already. heck… time to raid the fridge in reply to 5hameless #
• @SilkCharm personal opinion. It's the best plugin for wordpress out there. I've tried others but none came close to @blubrry powerpress in reply to SilkCharm #
• @SilkCharm I don't use Feedburner, I just let wordpress deal with the feeds. but Powerpress does have a field for a feed burner url in reply to SilkCharm #
• @Jerzy No problems with Powerpress breaking on WP 2.8.5, I also run it on 2.9-rare without issues. in reply to Jerzy #
• Powerpress Users! WordPress 2.8.5 does not break powerpress. The @blubrry team have a one of the most stable plugins. Even on WP 2.9-rare #
• Wow, been an extremely busy Friday morning. Still, have a 3 day weekend a head to rest and relax #
• right, time to cruise into the long weekend. Have a great weekend everyone. Take care if you're traveling around the country. #
• Until it disappears again. Not going back here RT @wordcast: podPress plugin resumes development! Will users go back? http://bit.ly/1lD1EH #
• RT @blogittoday: New blog post: Motorcyclists to Protest ACC Levy Increases http://bit.ly/19KNo2 #
• NZ Motorcyclists Jam It ACC http://bit.ly/2Q2xMF Proceeds of Track Sale goto Canteen From NZMCCG Member Fatt Max – Awesome Song. #
• While I love the @blubrry free stats, I think I might have to do some budget re-work so I can upgrade it to the Premium stats #
• @theRamenNoodle Have you checked the Display player / links in excerpts check box under the Appearance settings? hth. in reply to theRamenNoodle #
• @theRamenNoodle Ahh, Sorry not a plugin I'm familiar with. Could you use the tag in the excerpt editor to put a player in ? in reply to theRamenNoodle #

Well well, What do you know, the Podpress developer has come out of the wood work and announced that Podpress is back under development.

I’m sorry, 2 years of nothing from a developer I would consider it abandoned. In fact I had. I switched to Blubrry Powerpress not long after the WordPress 2.7.1 update by memory. May have even been earlier than that.

Would I go back to a package that had been abandoned for 2 years? Hell no! What’s to say in 6 months time the same thing doesn’t happen again. Then I’d be at square one again with a plugin that’s not going to be fixed / upgraded if problems arise.

I’m firmly sticking with the @blubrry Powerpress plugin. The blubrry powerpress team have a vested interest in maintaining their plugin. Not only that, their support is second to none and their services are just the icing on the cake.

Honestly I would not trust a wordpress plugin that has a history of being abandoned to control my podcasting feeds or iTunes info. But that’s just me.

I have no problem if those people who are die hard fans of podpress run it, Great there’s nothing wrong with multiple podcasting plugins for wordpress. In fact I’m sure it just makes Powerpress even more powerful and more advanced than those already out there

• RT @johnnynl: JOHN KEY prim minister NZ introduces drakonian ACC Levy on motorcyclists and looses 21000 votes in one move #
• @5hameless I didn't vote them in either. but now they're screwing the country over once again. in reply to 5hameless #
• @5hameless yep, and it's happening all over again.. The country has too many lemmings in it.. in reply to 5hameless #
• @5hameless hehe, I'll have to adopt that one. in reply to 5hameless #
• Time for some sleep I think. Been a busy evening. 'nite everyone. #
• huh, Stuff.co.nz's poll isn't very accurate when it lets you vote multiple times is it.. what's the point of the opinion poll ?? #
• hahah, opps RT @velofille: hahahaha #epicfail http://bit.ly/1SHFV5 – seen any sick people? #
• Too right we are. RT @nzherald Motorcyclists are unhappy about those big ACC increases imposed on them http://bit.ly/3wYjZ7 #
• Submit against the ACC Levy proposal 'copy and paste' this one if you want. – Kiwi Biker forums http://bit.ly/3KMDhk #
• RT @ACCletMeBe: "Motorcyclists 18 times more likely to crash" but "make up only eight percent of all road injuries" http://bit.ly/1DoGUy #
• Oh, it is too. Woohoo RT @onzamap_nz: Oh would you look at that, it's beer o'clock! Marvellous #
• @onzamap_nz I'm a heineken girl in reply to onzamap_nz #
• Is it just me, or are there a lot of sick sounding (wanna be) boy racer cars around at the moment.. #
• @PeteMarcroft yep, sorry. Runs canceled, beer is more important hahah in reply to PeteMarcroft #
• time for some sleep. 'nite all #
• ahhh, Friday. Just something about Fridays that I love. Maybe, because it's leading into the weekend. Will be a busy day but hey all good #
• @velofille haha, I think that was a mental image I could've done without. in reply to velofille #
• haha, Just had an email asking if the Motorcycle in my blog header is mine. Don't I wish. No! It's my dad's Suzuki Boulevard C90T (VL1500) #
• Time for sleep I think. Been a busy day. Have a good night everyone. #
• RT @johnnynl ACC motorcycle stats http://retwt.me/113gm #
• Just had a Kauri Clock fall on my head. Luckily it's not a really big one #
• Time for a nice relaxing bath and then bed on this very wet saturday night in palmy. nite everone #

This is a sure fire way to have 21000 bikers lobbying furiously at the next election.

ACC’s proposal today to increase motorcycle registrations as part of arise in levies is a disgrace.

All motorcycles currently pay $252.69 in levies. Under the changes,

126-600cc bikes will increase from $252.69 to $511.43;
601+ cc increases to $745.77;

if you drive a moped, you’re screwed – currently $59 but you will pay $257.58 a year.

And ACC’s argument? Motorcyclists are 16 times more likely than car drivers to be involved in accidents.

They seem to have forgotten or just blatantly ignored the fact that it is, in most cases the car drivers that hit the motorcyclists because they are either just dumb, ignorant or too busy talking on their bloody cell phone.

If we’re going to start levying the CC rating of motor cycles, why not kick these boy racers with their performance cars too. This is a joke New Zealand. And pure daylight robbery.

The NZMCCG members are currently drafting a petition and possibly a ride down to wellington to make our thoughts heard on this. I will post info as I get the info but keep an eye on the NZMCCG Blog or the NZMCCG forums if your a member of the site.

Come on Kiwi Riders, we cannot do what New Zealand is good at and be a lemming. We need to make our voices heard on this.

• @AngeloMandato Got it all sorted. I installed the Role Manager plugin. Thanks. in reply to AngeloMandato #
• @AngeloMandato I'm using the Role Manager thats in the Powerpress tools menu. Do you know is Role Scoper is any better ?? in reply to AngeloMandato #
• @AngeloMandato I found Capability Manager by Jordi Canals http://bit.ly/moNLs Which seems more streamlined and a little more efficiant. in reply to AngeloMandato #
• Yay, we finally have blue sky and sunshine. Wonder how long this will last. #
• Really hope the weather clears for this weekends Motorcycle Charity ride for the Wima Pink Ribbon 2009 #
• Just listened to the @geeknews Central Podcast. Had to laugh about Apple taking on the Woolworths logo. #
• Just had a delightful aromatherapy bath, with Lavender, Chamomile and Vanilla essential oils. Time for a good night sleep #
• I'm loving the new @blubrry Powerpress 1.0.0beta Blubrry have taken Podcast plugins to the next level for wordpress #
• This is a cool feature.. RT @GeekNews: The Premium Feed feature in PowerPress 1.0 is going to make a bunch of people happy! #
• Think it's time to organize a decent intro to my primary podcast. Time to hit up some musicians I know for some intro music #
• RT @Toreawines: @AMonFM Aisling Symes, 2 yr old, missing in Auckland NZ – ?abducted – pls RT – get this wee girl home http://yfrog.com/0ggjj #
• Right, time for sleep. Been an extremely busy day. Have a good night/day whatever the time is wherever you are #
• Just looking at my highly neglected Facebook account been awhile since I bothered with that one. #
• Just introduced Miss 10 to the Fedora Linux installation procedure. Miss impatient just wants it installed now to play Tux Racer #
• Been a busy Friday. Finally get time to sit down and relax Can't complain though, It's been a great day. ashame about the weather though #
• well, no power does not make for a good round table podcast recording session. hmmmmmmmmm #
• Time to take my iPod to bed and catch up on the @geeknews Central Podcast. #
• @PeteMarcroft I thought we were in luck, we had the yellow thing for a whole 5 minutes. but it's gone again. Think I might hibernate in reply to PeteMarcroft #
• Just playing with WordPress MU and domain mapping Think I'll wait 'till WP/MU join before considering putting all my sites on one install. #
• @velofille yeah, I have family blogs on MU, not too keen on the signup form on MU and Register Plus doesn't seem to work too well. in reply to velofille #
• @velofille Think I'll wait 'till WP 3.0 or what ever version is going to include the MU functionality and see how that goes. in reply to velofille #
• @velofille yeah, had to re-write a couple of plugins to get them to behave on MU. Only had 1 fail to the point I had to delete it though. in reply to velofille #
• Didn't feel it in Palmy either. RT @PeteMarcroft: Didnt feel the #earthquake at all in Wanganui #
• @johnnynl yeah. Nicer interface than using the web version. in reply to johnnynl #
• hmm, TVNZ have taken off the only program worth watching and replaced it with one containing a moron.. #
• hmm, got an email from Microsoft to upgrade msn messenger for security. but I have the latest amsn installed on linux #
• @johnnynl see now that looks better than the default bird in reply to johnnynl #
• Motorcycle Cruisers in Auckland Take Notice: RT @johnnynl: New blog post: BIG CITY BRIGHT LIGHTS NIGHT RIDE SHOOT DVD http://bit.ly/AFgcU #
• time for a nice relaxing aromatherapy bath with Lavender, chamomile and vanilla essential oils. #
• Time for bed, 'nite all. #
• woohoo, we have sun and blue skies, Time to head down to the farmers market to get fresh fruit and vege. #
• as much as I hate house work, it's a necessary evil and has to be done. I think I've now done enough for a mellowpuff. #
• Auckland Motorcycle Charity Ride for WIMA Pink Ribbon 2009 Video http://bit.ly/ixY9C #

Well, @blubrry have done it again. The team at blubrry have superseded all expectations once again.

I’m one of the lucky ones who get to test Powerpress 1.0.0beta before it’s official release and what can I say. There are some really cool new features and the layout is just awesome.

The powerpress podcast plugin has just taken WordPress Podcasting to the next level.

  Angelo has done an excellent job with the new features, I think alot of people will be scrambling to migrate to Powerpress 1.0 when it is released.

I’ve installed the new Beta of Powerpress on this site and my other business / primary podcast sites.

While I’m not sure if I’m going to be using the Premium Content Feed capabilities initially, it’s nice to be able to have the option for the future. Especially with one of my podcasts, I can see the benefit of “premium content” in the future.

What else can I say, If you’re looking at setting up a podcast on WordPress, or you already have a podcast setup with WordPress, You’d be silly not to at least give Powerpress 1.0 a look in when it is released.

No other WordPress podcast plugin is evolving as fast as Powerpress. The support from the @blubrry team is outstanding.

For those that are hell bent on the likes of Podpress or Podcasting, I think you’ll be impressed with Powerpress 1.0

• Ok, I'm over the school holidays. Can I send the kids back to school now ?? #
• @chimerauk umm, yeah. The school holidays did start today in reply to chimerauk #
• Just pawned the children off to their grandparents. Maybe I'll be able to get some work done now. #
• RT @3business: Popular Reddit social news site Reddit.com under attack from XSS virus http://tinyurl.com/redditXXS #
• Bugger that haha RT @etchmagazineNZ To add a 'leave a comment' feature is $450, $174 per month for ongoing maint and $197 for casual changes #
• ok, Looking around the net. I'm amazed at what Businesses in New Zealand are paying for web hosting and development. Glad I do all my own #
• I can see why the sensible ones host off shore with the likes of godaddy.. #
• The day is nearly over and now the sun comes out. hmmmm. #
• Going to a Radio Network Advertising Seminar tomorrow, be interesting to see if there'll be a hard sell of their services. #
• Well, it was an interesting seminar with the Radio Network. Look forward to working with them in the future #
• RT @rgoodchild: RT to win 1 of my books. You're invited to http://bit.ly/4B9OBQ to hear me spk in chch 2/10/09 #
• hahahahahaha.. RT @velofille: #fb Blog post: How to prevent children for the Irish and Australian http://bit.ly/119B2e #
• @velofille that's a good one.. Thank your mum for providing a good laugh.. in reply to velofille #
• RT @GeekNews: Press release about the Travel Cast Network is online now http://bit.ly/7jSn2 #
• Just had a yummy BLT sandwich for lunch. Think I might top it off with a piece of date loaf and a coffee #
• If you're in Christchurch don't forget @rgoodchild: is speaking at http://bit.ly/4B9OBQ on 2/10/09. That's this Friday… #
• @mari_woodhead Happy birthday for today. Hope you are having a lovely day. xxx #
• arrgghh, don't you hate that! Had the perfect sentence formed in my head, went to type it and "blank" arrgghhh…. #
• working on a post to hopefully help kick a couple of professional bodies into gear with getting regulations in place with the government. #
• Right, time to take my ipod to bed and catchup on the @geeknews Central Podcast and some others. Have a good night everyone #
• Cool RT @buddypressdev: BuddyPress 1.1 is here! http://bit.ly/18AJG9 #buddypress #wordpress #
• hmm Just did a Paraffin Wax hand dip. Kind of fun playing around with it. #
• Upgrading to @blubrry Powerpress 0.9.11. Can't wait for v 1.0 #wordpress #podcast #plugin #
• @blubrry I'm keen to test #powerpress on WordPress 2.9-rare for you guys. in reply to blubrry #
• Hell, it's not even 9am and I've managed to quite a bit of work this morning.. Might be able to relax this afternoon. #
• So much for having a relaxing Friday afternoon. Been a busy day. Mind you, the weather is crappy so I guess it's been a good day considering #
• @velofille I'll bail the kids up. They have bags full of them they don't play with. #fb in reply to velofille #
• RT @velofille: #fb Blog post: Have you got any small McDs or BK toys spare? Please Read! http://bit.ly/pRsU4 #
• just added a user level check and a wp_redirect to a page template. and it works. woohoo… #
• I'm up stupidly early for a Saturday, But it gives me some time uninterrupted in the studio to record some podcast stuff. #
• Just looking out the window, Looks like it's turning out to be a gorgeous Saturday morning. Might be able to get out side today. #
• Wow, one of my podcasts has listeners in the U.S.A, Norway, Sweden, France, Japan, Germany and NZ. I'm impressed. Love @blubrry stats. #
• @blubrry Question. Would it be possible to get the Powerpress Stats dashboard widget not to display for the "Contributor" user level in WP?? #
• Just had some yummy bacon and eggs with toast for breakfast… #
• @blubrry @angelomandato Think I figured out my issue by adding the Powerpress Capabilities to the roles in the Powerpress tools menu #
• Don't you hate it when you ask a question just to find the answer right in front of you.. hehehe, opps. #
• @AngeloMandato one of my podcasts I'm allowing "contributors" to add blog posts but I am locking down the dashboard/podcast so they don't… in reply to AngeloMandato #
• @AngeloMandato … see what I don't want them too. Means re-coding some plugins though to limit dashboard widgets. Didn't need to do that .. in reply to AngeloMandato #
• @AngeloMandato … for powerpress though. once again you guys have made my life a little easier. in reply to AngeloMandato #
• Been a long day. I do not advise getting up at 6:30am Time for sleep have a good night everyone. #
• Having a laid back Sunday. It's too damn cold to do anything. Where's my blue sky and sunshine? #
• I think my poor 4 channel mixer is starting to give up the ghost. I'm getting some really weird noises out of it. The Rockshop here I come. #
• @velofille Desert Road, Napier – Taupo and Waiouru – Ohakune are closed in reply to velofille #
• @velofille We live in the central region I got info from @newsnz and Radio Hauraki with some 3 news.. in reply to velofille #
• @velofille We're in good ol and f'n cold Palmy north. in reply to velofille #
• @velofille hahaha, Never had a stalker.. At least not that I know of . in reply to velofille #
• RT @blubrry: Looks like voting is open: http://www.podcastawards.com #