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The internet is changing, and there is no better way to learn about the new things, or how to better leverage the old technologies than to attend a good conference. Well the folks at New Riders are gearing up for their fourth annual Voices That Matter Conference. Here are some details:

This conference brings together respected industry authors and thought-leaders of the Web design revolution. Many of you learned your very first Web design skills from these authors. Now, you can learn from them how changes to the building blocks of the Web—from HTML5 and CSS3 to user interfaces—are enabling designers to create sites that are easy to use, richly functional, packed with interactive features, and easily accessible from any Internet-capable device.

Topics this year include:

• HTML5
• CSS3
• Content Strategy
• Microformats & Progressive Enhancement
• Social Media
• Typography & Fonts
• Grids
• Smartphones

With speakers like Scott Jehl, Colleen Jones, Emily Lewis and many more this is a must attend event!

You can save $150 off the current price of any conference package by registering with Priority Code WDUSERG. Register by May 14th to save even more when your discount is combined with Early Bird pricing! http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2010/

So they cool kids over at Automattic have done it again. They have produced a new product, with a great name that will do great things. What great things? How about protect your entire blog (or site) that is built on WordPress. Not just the content, but the plugins and everything else. Here is what VaultPress.com has to say about it:

VaultPress is the only restoration service built on the Automattic grid that reliably serves over 10 million WordPress.com blogs and 250 million monthly visitors.

VaultPress protects more than just your content. VaultPress understands the complete WordPress environment. This means your plugins, dashboard, themes, comments, and even your post revisions are all safeguarded and ready to be restored.

They plan to charge $15/month (give or take) but right now you can apply for your golden ticket at VaultPress.com, which will get you access to the service for free while they are still testing things out.

The golden passes are being handed out at random, so head over and sign up!

Yes, in the past you could have used wireless internet at McDonalds, but unless you were using it on your Zune (thanks to a deal with Microsoft) you had to pay $2.95 for a few hours of wireless connectivity. Well now it has all changed.

Starting today, according to Reuters, McDonalds will begin offering free WiFi access in approximately 11,500 of its over 14,000 locations. That gives you an better than 80% chance that your local McDonalds has free wifi!

Check out the McDonalds location finder to see if  your location has wifi.