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A Bittorrent of the whole of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows (albeit a PDF of document images, no just text) has arrived four days before the book’s official release. Most reports suggest it’s probably genuine…

Australian PM John Howard’s first YouTube clip has become a focal point for the web2.0-savvy folk to vent their frustrations with his vision and policies! (The downside of embracing social software without understanding it!)

Automatically upgrade to the most recent version of WordPress. Maybe a little risky to automate this, but it would certainly save time!