http://wordpress.org/news/2012/09/wordpress-3-4-2/

Download it now:

http://wordpress.org/download/

http://startupsofa.com/9-ways-to-get-serious-about-your-work/

Nobody can geek up a bar like us!

The Semper Fi Web Design lounge is now open!WordPress Developer Bar | Michael Torbert bit.ly/LqDwjL

— Steve Mortiboy (@wpsmort) June 15, 2012

In a day full of releases and upgrades, WordPress 3.4 is out!tinyurl.com/wordpress34

— Michael Torbert (@michaeltorbert) June 13, 2012

I feel like this will definitely come in handy.

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Will it break the internet if I embed the auto tweet to this post?

New blog post: New Twitter embed in WordPress 3.4 michaeltorbert.com/wordpress/twit…

— Michael Torbert (@michaeltorbert) June 13, 2012

There’s a new theme customizer for users, and tons of new enhancements under the hood for developers.

On a related topic, we’re still hiring.

• Improved canonical link handling for taxonomies
•  Javascript improvement for Google Analytics link tracking feature
•  New Russian translation added
•  Elimination of warnings with WP_DEBUG turned on

To celebrate the launch, we’re adding a 30% savings to the already discounted prices on the premium plugins. Just visit the plugin page, select the plugin(s) and support package you want, enter SEMPERLAUNCH30 at checkout and your 30% savings will be applied.

This discount code is valid through the end of the year…so make sure you take advantage of it before December 31st at midnight.  

Come visit Semper Plugins - and if you have a need or an idea for a plugin, let us know via the contact page.

http://wordpress.org/news/2011/12/sonny/

As Christmas gets closer, I’m reminded of how thankful I am to have such an amazing job, with great coworkers, and to be part of an incredible WordPress community.

We recently discovered that one of our internal servers had been compromised. We have received no reports of any harm to customers as a result of the attack. However, we did want to notify you regarding the situation quickly in order to allow you take any necessary precautions and to inform you of the steps we’ve taken to further secure your information.
What Happened
An attacker was able to gain access to one of our internal servers that hosted our billing system. Our billing system contains the contact information you provided to us when you signed up, as well as encrypted credit card information and encrypted account passwords.

Because the attacker was able to remove a number of server logs, we cannot be sure what (if anything) the attacker was able to access or if the attacker was able to decrypt any sensitive information. However, we are choosing to err on the side of the caution.

What We’ve Done
Immediately after detecting the breach, we initiated a full security lockdown across our entire network and made a series of technical and procedural changes to increase the security of all servers and services.

Besides the security procedures that we have enacted internally, we have also taken a number of other steps to ensure that this never happens again, including the tokenization of all credit card data. For our customers, this means that their credit card data will be stored securely directly with our payment gateway provider. We are also changing our procedures to ensure that customer passwords are not stored in our database.

In an effort to assist in the possible apprehension of the attacker, we have contacted and are fully cooperating with law enforcement officials.

We do not believe that any data from any of our other brands or partners has been compromised as a result of this isolated incident. However, we have taken steps to increase security throughout our entire company.

What You Can Do
We encourage our customers to follow security best practices and continue to use unique and secure passwords that are updated regularly.

If your current cPanel password is still the same as when you signed up with us, we encourage you to change that password and will be sending you a separate email with further instructions later this week. If your current cPanel password differs from the one you had when you signed up (as it does for many of our customers), we will not be contacting you further.

As always, it is also a good idea to review your credit card and bank statements on a regular basis to ensure there is no irregular activity.

Our Apology and Our Commitment
I apologize about any inconvenience that this intrusion generally, or the password resets in particular, might cause you. We are committed to providing our customers with the best possible web hosting experience and part of that is ensuring that our customers’ data is as safe and secure as possible.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. Like always, we will be available to answer any questions you might have 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Sincerely,

Douglas Hanna
CEO, A Small Orange LLC
ceo@asmallorange.com