WordPress 2.9 Released

WordPress released version 2.9 of their eponymous software over the weekend. I would not recommend an update until a few more weeks have passed. (Call it beta testing.) There were over 500 bug fixes in this release. However, the most notable changes are a built-in image editor, better support for embedding media, and a universal trash can so you can retrieve previously-deleted work.

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