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Now is when I brag all about the new layout and bore you all with technical details that 90% of people don’t care about. The new layout has:
  1. Easy on the eyes color scheme.
  2. Almost no images, meaning faster load times.
  3. No new-end technologies. Everything on this site was made using current CSS.
  4. Complete IE 6 compatibility. I’m still adding a nag bar because I personally hate IE.
  5. A completely different CMS. Chyrp is what I’m currently using. It’s simpler for both the visitor and for the writer.
  6. A cleaner, less cluttered layout with more emphasis on typography than on design.
A known issue is in Opera (including 9.6). The little circles on sidebar rollovers appear under the text rather than next to it. Since it’s a minor aesthetic issue and since Opera has a negligible market share, I’m going to leave it as it is. I’ve moved the contact form to its own contact page (which will be added a bit later). The footer will have my Flickr feed, some social links (MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.), and the copyright notice. The rest of the pages will be rewritten, and then the blogging can start again. 
Nov 17 2008
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