According to an email sent to Microsoft Connect users today. myself included, the final version of Microsoft Security Essentials will be released to the public in the coming weeks. Here is the email that was sent out:

Dear Beta User,

Thank you for participating in the Microsoft® Security Essentials Beta. Your participation has been instrumental to ensuring the best possible product release quality.
The final version of Microsoft Security Essentials will be released to the public in the coming weeks. If you are…

Initially, while developing the Programming Designs blog I had WordPress 2.6 installed — if anybody has used previous versions of WordPress before they’d remember the slightly confusing user-interface and how accessing certain features were several clicks away; however, I installed the update before putting the blog online and was able to see the new 2.7 “Coltrane” for myself. Let me say — it is definitely a hugely significant release for WordPress. The ease of use is demonstrated in the below…