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I released a bugfix for Optimal today. The latest version is 0.4c. If you haven't experienced any weird problems with the 0.4 release, don't bother updating.

Thanks to Chris Pirillo for bringing the problem to my attention and working through it with me.

I've completed a major rewrite of my OPML browser, Optimal.

I didn't manage to document all of the changes, they were so numerous. Highlights are:

• Object-oriented reimplementation, making it more portable to other applications
• Same code may be used as a WordPress plugin -- replaces the OPML Renderer plugin for WordPress
• RSS items now include descriptions, so you can browse the feeds without subscribing or visiting the home page
• New widget generator to generate HTML to include Optimal on your web site

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Del.icio.us rolled out a new API server. Eventually, the old server will shut down. This will effect MySQLicious.

If the old URL was:

http://del.icio.us/api/posts/get

the new URL will be:

https://api.del.icio.us/v1/posts/get

Note:

1. The use of https (for secure connections)
2. The new server name
3. The addition of a version number where the /api/ used to be

Thank you, Jason Calacanis, for helping me realize why I listen to the Gillmor Gang podcast despite the many things I dislike about it.

What I don't like: six minutes of introductory commercials; conversations that meander down dead ends; the sound quality; Steve Gillmor bullying the other Gangsters. (Maybe bullying isn't the right word, and maybe the bullying is good natured. I don't know Steve Gillmor, so I can't say. All I know is that it sounds tense, and it makes me feel tense.)

Why I listen: the golden nuggets.

Like Jason said in the most recent Gillmor Gang podcast, every show includes at least a couple golden nuggets of insight or well-crystallized analysis. Something illuminating.

And that's worth the price of admission (but thank goodness for fast-forward -- sorry, EarthLink).