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So, there seems to have been lots happening online when it comes to the blog world. And I missed most of them due to work committments

One of the first interesting piece of news is that Google Reader has what they call a small update, this is something interesting though, you can new view imbedded Youtube videos (as well as other video sites) in your Google Feed Reader, currently this crashes my browser window a bit, but that’s on an old windows PC, I’m sure it works well on my Mac at home.

“We have another small update to Reader regarding video. Reader should now show videos from YouTube and Google Video (and a few other sites) that you have embedded in your blog posts and articles”.

Some people are a little worried about the compatibility of their plugins, and it is a very good idea to check out this list before upgrading to wordpress 2.1.

Gravator – I have noticed stopped working for me for some time (the service that allows you to show commenter’s image beside their comment on your blog) and the reason is simple really, the site/server has been down, but the site says they will be back to full strength soon.

“In addition to the new server architecture, development on Gravatar 2.0 is progressing rapidly and in the coming weeks you’ll see screenshots and news on this site. It’s a very exciting time ahead, once again, thanks for your continuing support!”

In other relatively interesting news, and I say relative, because I am a Mac user (don’t want to have a conflict of interest here - but Apple rules). But I have noticed that Bill Gates has been saying that Vista (just release in Ireland) has stated that it is the most secure version of windows yet, he would say that of course, but I also noticed that some experts challenge this view “Security experts have thrown doubt on Bill Gates’ claim that Vista is “more secure” than other operating systems.” BBC have it here.