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If you have a WordPress blog installed on your hosting account you will want to make sure you update it to the newest release through Softaculous. This maintenance and security release fixes almost thirty issues in 3.1, including:

Some security hardening to media uploads
Performance improvements
Fixes for IIS6 support
Fixes for taxonomy and PATHINFO (/index.php/) permalinks
Fixes for various query and taxonomy edge cases that caused some plugin compatibility issues
Version 3.1.1 also addresses three security issues discovered by WordPress core developers Jon Cave and Peter Westwood, of our security team. The first hardens CSRF prevention in the media uploader. The second avoids a PHP crash in certain environments when handling devilishly devised links in comments, and the third addresses an XSS flaw.

On the heels of the February release of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla has unleashed a near-final version of Firefox 4, the latest iteration of the free, open source web browser.

The Mozilla Firefox 4 Release Candidate is available for download in 70 languages for Windows, OSX and Linux platforms. Android users can also find the Firefox 4 RC app at the Android Market.

What’s new in Firefox 4? The team at Mozilla has delivered a cleaner look, more customizations, syncing between devices, and improved security.

Mozilla claims that Firefox 4 is six times faster than previous offerings and cites noticeable differences in start-up and page-load times, as well as improved graphics rendering.

Most noticeably, Mozilla has tweaked Firefox’s user interface to make tabs a priority. A “Switch to Tab” web-browsing feature prevents users from opening duplicate tabs by navigating to the one that’s already open. Users can also create “App Tabs” for their most-used web applications, like mail, music and social networking sites, and can pin these apps to their tab row for quick access.

For users who work with many tabs, the “Panorama” feature helps keep track of what’s open and offers drag-and-drop grouping options.

Firefox 4 also offers syncing between home, work and mobile devices, giving users constant access their browser history, passwords, bookmarks and open tabs. This data is encrypted locally to ensure the user’s safety.

Mozilla’s focus on security is apparent in this new release. Users can turn on a “Do Not Track” feature that allows them to “opt-out” out of behavioral tracking by advertisers. Firefox 4 also protects users’ sensitive login data by ensuring secure connections with websites.

Other features found in Firefox 4 include a redesigned Add-Ons manager, lots of goodies for web developers, multi-touch support for Window 7, and more. You can learn more and download by visiting the Firefox 4 Release Candidate site.

It’s February already and the ground hog did not see his shadow – our Pittsburgh team is happy to hear that spring is right around the corner.  We here at CK Web Systems has been off to a flying start during the first month of the new year.  Our product offerings have grown to include a free site builder for all hosting clients, managed SEO options and additional top-level-domain registration options.

Our brand new affiliate program is off to a great start.  You can now earn 30% commission on each sale which is generated through your affiliate link.  If you are interested in becoming an affiliate, simply visit our affiliates page to get signed up.  We are very excited about the upcoming year and look forward to making CK Web Systems your one stop shop for all of your web hosting and design needs.

Please stay tuned to our blog for some exciting news about additional products and services as we move through the month of February.  From all of us at CK Web Systems, we thank you for your patronage.