WordPress Version 4.9 Named for Transgender Bandleader Billy Tipton
Named as WordPress version 4.9, jazz pianist and bandleader Billy Tipton became better known for the gender of his body than his actual body of work!
Named as WordPress version 4.9, jazz pianist and bandleader Billy Tipton became better known for the gender of his body than his actual body of work!
The WordPress folks have honored Bill Evans by naming WordPress 4.8 for him. He would’ve been happy, had he any conception about WordPress or the Internet.
Happy New Year! While I’m sure most of us are glad to see the end of the hated 2016, I thought it would be fun to step back in time to review my Top 10 Blogsite Studio Posts of the year.
On April 13th, WordPress released Version 4.5 and this one pays homage to the legendary tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins. Born in 1904, Colman Hawkins was the first noted musician to take the sax and make it a jazz instrument. He also nudged jazz out of Swing and into Be-Bop. You might call him the King of Jazz … Read more
Being a huge jazz fan, one of the things I like about WordPress is how they honor jazz artists by naming versions for them. But when I see stats that say 46% of WordPress users are between the ages of 26-35, I wonder if they have any idea who these jazz artists are.
WordPress 4.0 is full of cool new features to help you smooth your groove. But, when you look at 4.0 – “Benny” – you gotta ask yourself, does it swing like the King?