WordPress 3.5 “Elvin” Released

A new WordPress release is available and chock-full of goodies to delight bloggers and developers alike. We’re calling this one “Elvin” in honor of drummer Elvin Jones, who played with John Coltrane in addition to many others. If you’ve been around WordPress a while, the most dramatic new change you’ll notice…

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Should You Hire a Graphic Designer?

One of the most important things a small business generally focuses upon is keeping unnecessary costs down. After all, if you can get by without buying that coffee machine or by getting your office chair at a thrift shop, then what’s the point of spending more? Yet sometimes this impulse…

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WordPress 3.4.2: Maintenance & Security

WordPress 3.4.2 has just been released and is now available for download. This update is a maintenance and security release for all previous versions. After nearly 15 million downloads since 3.4 was released not three months ago, we’ve identified and fixed a number of nagging bugs, including: ■Fix some issues with older browsers…

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WordPress 3.4 “Green” Released

WordPress 3.4 is here and out the door. We’ve dubbed this release “Green” in honor of guitarist Grant Green whose soulful simplicity has kept many of us company during this release. This release includes significant improvements to theme customization, custom headers, Twitter embeds, and image captions — here’s a short…

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Wikipedia ANTI-SOPA blackout

Great news, today! Wikipedia has joined the anti-SOPA Blackout to fight and protest against the Texan Republican right-wing Lamar Smith’s proposed law to control the Internet at discretion and completely destroy internet freedom and free speech as we know it. The Blackout will take effect on Wednesday, January 18. You can read the official…

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