Recently I posted that Automattic was in the process of accepting Beta testers into a new managed security and backup service for WordPress powered sites. The service is called VaultPress if you have forgotten and the service is set to run about $20 a month when it launches (though I have found other posts on the Internet stating other prices).
Automattic, the folks behind the popular WordPress blogging software, have announced a hosted security bad backup service calledVaultPress. This service is supposedly offered to all current users of WordPress.com and now Automattic is offering this service to bloggers who self host their blogs. I use the backup plugin offered by iDrive but honestly I am not really happy with it so I am curious to see how Automattic’s offering will pan out.
The folks over at WordPress have turned out version 3.0 of their popular blogging software. This release is named after a famous jazz musician as normal and in this case the musician in question is Thelonious Monk who was a popular American Jazz player if you are not familiar with the genre.
Here is the new trailer for Scott Sigler’s newest novel Ancestor. The book is up for pre-order and if your would like to know more hed on over to this for ordering details. I’m looking forward to tis one and this trailer is pretty awesome!
Just a heads up that in the next 24-48 hours my site may go down for you. I am doing some DNS fiddling so hopefully after then updates go out across the globe I’m hoping that the site is much, faster and will give my (gs) a bit of a breather. 
A REVIEW OF J.J. ABRAMS STAR TREK
When I first heard that the man behind Lost and Fringe was planning rebooting Star Trek I was extremely apprehensive. I have been a fan of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek for as long as I can remember. I was introduced to the show when I was very young, as both of my parents had watched the original series. I grew up watching Star Trek: The Next Generation mainly but I also grew to love the original series. As I grew younger my love the various Star Trek shows increased as I watched Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Enterprise and the last two movies tough made me afraid that I had seen the apex of Trek popularity and that Paramount had lost its way and desire to keep the franchise alive, I suspected that if they had resorted to hiring J.J. Abrams to try and pull popular culture into the franchise that I probably wanted nothing to do with the new movie.
Just letting everyone know that the site should be much faster now thanks to a great plugin for WordPress. I am now using W3 Total Cache to speed things up as this plugin works with Amazon’s Content Delivery Network (CDN) Amazon Cloudfront. My site should now be cached worldwide for much faster viewing. Please let me know if something is broken so test the heck out of things. Also, please use my suggestions link on the right hand side of the page if you would like me to write about something.
I am helping out with the testing efforts for the Standard Theme. I cannot really talk about this theme yet but I like the new look and that is why the blog looks a little different. Stay tuned for more information.
Fellow blogger Paul Stamatiou announced today that he has launched his Blog suggestion service Skribit. You can see the suggestion widget that the service offers on the right hand side of the page. If you have any suggestions for posts that you would like me to make please feel free to use the widget. I wish Paul great success with his startup and hope it all goes well!
Viva La Konami Code! Up Up,? Down Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A FTW! 
Check out this video for more details!
Sign the petition to bring the FIFA World Cup™ to Kansas City, an official US Bid Committee host city.
I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and I hope you are spending time with your family and loved ones!
