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I took the kids out for a walk late Wednesday afternoon while I had a break from programming. They wanted to go to a new park, so I took them up to a park the other side of estate that they haven't been to for ages. They loved playing on the playground equipment as there was some different things there, some leap frog mushrooms and a climbing wall for example.

More importantly there is a lake there, and there were 3 black swans on it. I only had the phone camera so the photos aren't very flash. More on Flickr.

Bink.nu has the news that Windows Live Writer has come out of beta, and will be rolled out as an important update to all beta users with microsoft update. For new users wanting to know what the fuss is about, go and download it directly from the Windows Live site.

The freeware application WinOFF schedules Windows shutdown, restart, log off, hibernate, and other shutdown modes with a scheduling criteria. You can opt to shut down after a specific time, or when the CPY is idle or usage is low for period of time. Find out more and download WinOFF.

Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP only.

Last week Drupal 6.3 Beta was announced along with the statement that Drupal Version 6 would be released in a week or so. Look for an announcement later this week or next week.

I haven't bothered testing the betas but as soon as version 65 is released for real I will get a copy isntalled on a test dserver for a play. There are some particularly nice features in this new release. Heres a list:

Installer

The new Drupal 6 experience starts with the installer, which has been
drastically improved. It now guides you through the initial setup
steps, so starting a new Drupal site is significantly easier.
Configuration parameters that used to be all over the place are now
prompted for during the install so there are fewer steps necessary to
get the site configured.