Thu, 26 Oct 2006 at 9:05 am
Most of you have probably noticed (but have failed to comment) on my new look. I changed my header to a darker, but more artsy look. I also changed the color scheme from green/greenish-yellow to brown/brownish-yellow.
What do you think? Be honest!
Other changes i’ve made:
- Blogroll cleanup: For the longest time, I tried to keep track of dozens of blogs, but this turned out to be too time-consuming. It also turned out that reading dozens of blogs on a daily basis means I couldn’t really keep track of what was going on in any of them. So now, I have basically two categories:
- Favorites: 8-10 blogs that I read daily. If you are not on this list, please don’t be offended. I had to choose among dozens of blogs that I liked alot. This doesn’t mean that I won’t read other blogs, I just don’t have time to read them daily.
- Who Links Here: Self-explanatory. This is essentially a list of recipracol links. If you link to me, and you aren’t on the list, please let me know.
- Bookmark Button: Click here if you want to add my page to any social bookmarking service (e.g., de.licio.us, etc)
- Subscribe Button: Click here if you want to subscribe to my feed using your prefered feed reader (e.g., bloglilnes, newsgator, etc.).
- Removed Items: I did away with the “Ask a Chemist” feature, and the “LIVE CHAT” feature. The Ask a Chemist thing was getting way too heavy, and the LIVE CHAT nobody was using. You can still ask me a chemistry question using the “contact me” button, but please remember, I only have a BA in Chemistry and I really can’t help you in your cutting edge research efforts.
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JM Says:
October 26th, 2006 at 9:51 am
Looks good TJ!
When did you launch the new look? I read your blog via RSS and wasn’t aware of the change until you mentioned it.
Now that I’m here, I do like the simplified Blogroll. It’s much more focused Besides, you can always add a page of NH bloggers down the road if you choose.
Where did you find the image of the “lightning guy?”
Robin Says:
October 26th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
Looks fine although I’m not a big fan of busy backgrounds but then again it doesn’t really get in the way.
ESC Says:
October 26th, 2006 at 1:21 pm
I mostly read through bloglines, so I didn’t notice the changes right away.
first, I have to get this out of my system: w00t! I’m a favorite!
OK, now that THAT’S out of the way, I like the new header, thought it seems less chemistry-related than your previous one. Is that some kind of human-robot hybrid? BORG???? ghetto borg, maybe. I like the cleaner look of the top, though.
TJ Says:
October 26th, 2006 at 1:33 pm
JM: I’m kicking myself. . . I can’t find the name of the artist who did the original picture — I’ll try to find him, but he’s some photo-artsy guy I found on Stumbleupon.
Robin: thanks. I don’t know what else to use as a background, unless I go with a boring old color.
ESC: You are a favorite, what can I say (so you best be nice to me or else. . .)?
lisa Says:
October 26th, 2006 at 2:23 pm
It’s fun to change the look of your blog now and then. However, it is a bit disheartening to find that so many readers don’t even see the design. So many folks use feed-reader programs and don’t even see the ‘real thing’. They miss the photos, artwork and all the personal touches we put into our blog designs. Personally I like to visit each blog, kinda like visiting friends. That’s why I bookmark blogs instead of using a reader. Ah well, to each his own.
I’ll get down off my soapbox now.
TJ Says:
October 27th, 2006 at 6:23 am
Lisa: I understand what you are saying and I agree. For a while I tried to follow every blog I liked, so I used bloglines to track them. I ended up skimming 50 blogs a day, and not really reading any of them. Plus, I missed the look and “feel” of some of my favorite sites.
Janice Brown Says:
October 31st, 2006 at 8:30 am
Whoaaaa nelly! lol
I usually read your blog via bloglines so I don’t always get to see the background and colors. It definitely was worth a visit.
J