Fresh Paint
I switched hosts today and spent a good portion of it tweaking things here and there. I’m still not satisfied 100 percent, even so, I didn’t want to keep the “maintenance mode” sign up any longer.
For some reason I can’t get my categories to work and I’m still working on my header image.
Feel free to notify me of anything that’s broken or let me know your comments overall. 
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Jos | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
Hi Mark, I see you’re drummin’up a nice and clean new look, here. Lookin great!
-Jos:)
Brown Baron | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
I like the new look. As to the categories not working, maybe the link structure changed?
Brown Baron | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
Categories are working now. You’re almost there buddy
Snoskred | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
Looks great so far!
I love the new header graphic but by the sounds of it you won’t be keeping it long?
Cheers!
Snoskred
http://www.snoskred.org
Jos | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
Hi Mark, I don’t see that search box your 404 is mentioning. You afraid some paint dripping out of it?
Mark | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
@Jos: Thanks! It’s sort of a mixed set of emotions changing themes. On the one hand, it’s exciting to have something fresh, but it’s the tweaks that get me.
@Baron: Thanks buddy, but I haven’t worked on the categories since your last comment. And I’m not sure how the link structure would have changed. It’s quite possible I didn’t carry over something correctly. Right now, when you click on a category, it takes you to a page explaining it’s not found but within my theme. Aaarggh!
@Snoskred: Much appreciated! Yeah, about the header, I’m thinking of a new logo and colorizing the background. I spent so much time on that last night I just said, “Forget it for now and come back to it.”
Mark | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
@Jos: hehe…thanks. I forgot that I had removed the search widget.
Kyle Eslick | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
New host or new theme? I think the theme looks nice
Mike | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
Look good, buddy! Very clean. I like
Which host did ya end up switching to? I’ve noticed a lot of bloggers switching hosts lately. There must be something in the air..hehe.
Mark | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
@Kyle: new host AND new theme. Thanks!
@Mike: I went with Host Monster. I considered the one you posted about earlier, Host Gator, but I didn’t like that they restricted you to one domain for their cheapest account.
Malin | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
It looks great so far!
Mike | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
I’ve heard pretty decent feedback about Host Monster as well, so I hope it goes well for ya
I’m paying 10 bucks a month on Host Gator and have the unlimited domains. That does kinda stink that you can’t have that with the cheapest
Mark | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
@Malin: that’s very kind of you!
@Mike: Yeah, the way the hosts feature things ends up being a wash here and there. Cheap price, but less of “whatever”. My main goal for moving was because my old host was a little slow and sometimes had my blogs down. So far HM has given me great support with their live chat.
Christy | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
I think it looks pretty snazzy so far! You’re very smart to have your blog privately hosted.
Mark | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
@Christy, Why thank you ma’am.
Forest Parks | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
Hey there, I like the clean new look too. I’m on blogger and keep meaning to update my look.
If I start any new blogs I’m definitely going to choose wordpress as it looks much nicer for most blogs.
I guess it has better functionality too.
Mark | Sep 2, 2007 | Reply
Hey there, Forest. Thanks for the compliments. I’ve never used anything other than WP, but it’s definitely something that offers a lot of flexibility and functionality.