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An TP4WW Update

written by Thom - March 15th, 2010 at 6:50 am

No quiz today…awww shucks!!! LOL

Well as I have always said, my blog is a work in progress. That will never end. And if you are here you are seeing the latest work in progress. A new theme incorporating portions of the old one. Now you might ask yourself why did I change? Well functionality basically. I like what this theme does. It has a featured box with the scrolling posts. On the right hand side you will be able to go to latest comments, tags, etc. I have my old theme still I just wanted to give this a whirl and see what it was like.

YES it is going to take some getting use to. If you have questions or can’t figure it out please ask away. Believe me I’m still learning this whole thing as well. And YES i paid for this theme. About that. If anyone is interested please please please get in contact with Bert at Web Considerations. He can get these at a better rate for you and for a fee can help you customize it.

So I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. Again, bear with me. Changes are always happening here. Toddles kids.

Hey, it’s only my opinion.

A Hui Hou

63 Responses to “An TP4WW Update”

  1. I like it. It seems to load faster for me…

  2. I like the way it is centered rather than off to the side.
    .-= Barbara H.´s last blog ..Friday’s Fave Five =-.

  3. It’s loading faster for me too. I like the scrolly thing at the top. I did have to re-enter all my demo stuff again. Don’t know if it’s because of the new format, a new setting, or what. But I wanted to let you know what was happening from a visitor perspective.

    Onward and upward! Woo!

    Mwah! xxoo
    .-= Larisa´s last blog ..How Do You Define Marriage? =-.

    • Well that’s good news. I also removed that blogroll thing that could have had something to do with the load factor as well. I don’t know if you are going to have to always enter your information or not all the time. I know you can register with my site and log in and then you don’t have to do that.

  4. I like this one , simple and really nice!
    Oh , Margarita the Diva likes it too….

    Have you a great week!

    hugs
    shakira
    .-= shakira´s last blog ..W33K3ND FUNNI3S-SILLY HAIKUS =-.

  5. I need to go set my big computer up because your blog is very hard to visit on this tiny screen, however, I do like what I’m seeing so far.

  6. Hey how can I complain it is so similar to mine and the scrolling post at the top to highlight my work was one of the main reasons it attracted me, so I like this one lots!
    xoxoxoxox

    • Yours is where I got the idea from. I love yours and when I saw this one I thought this is it :) Thanks for the wonderful idea sweetie xoxoxox

  7. I like the dedicated area for reading and commenting — much easier for my eyes! I’m glad you kept the featured box — I’d sure miss the palm tree, turtle, and flower if they ever went away!
    .-= kcinnova´s last blog ..Random Dozen… PLINK! =-.

    • Well I wanted to keep as much as possible on this one as well. Bert is going to be doing some more modifications to the header. We are going to see what else we can put on there. Glad you like it :)

  8. changes are welcome but yeah, this one will definitely take some getting used to.

    for my personal taste the flowers, palm and turtle at the bottom totally don’t fit into this new template.

    and it annoys me no end that i have to re-enter my data for each single comment!
    .-= juliana´s last blog ..Microfiction Monday =-.

    • Yes it’s different. I sent you an email about the data you have to enter my friend. I hope that helps. I’m going to email Bert about that as well :) Thanks for the input :)

  9. OK, I am totally in Love with this one :)
    I live WIDE and I love all the little widgets.
    :)
    .-= Nicole´s last blog ..Humid, humid, humid =-.

  10. I noticed that it loads faster, too.

  11. I noticed the look was different – but what you do with your site is for YOUR pleasure. What I’ll gripe about is having to enter my name and email EVERY TIME I COMMENT. What’s UP with THAT???

    • I’m working on that. I’ve already sent an email to Bert about that very fact. I’ll let you know when I hear from him my darlin’

  12. my computer is sloooow and way old.
    this new theme loads in an instant
    no need for me to make tea while i wait
    whoo-hoo

  13. I like this new theme!! I love changing my blog template and it’s kind of refreshing to have to learn the ropes all over again.

    Keep up the awesome work :)

    JM

  14. Hey – my 2 cents – it does load faster, it really isn’t that hard putting in my name etc – cause i just type the first letter and it pops in. I still am not a fan of the flower in the bottom corner as it is a pain to scroll past.
    .-= RiA´s last blog ..Just a little Rant!! =-.

  15. I like it! It seems slicker – in a good way.

    Renewal, change, and improvement are necessary for survival in the world – it’s even better that we can do this instantly using New Media tools so effectively.

    Good job, Thom.

  16. Oh, I thought I was in a strange land. I love it!

  17. It took me a couple of minutes to sort out the scrolling dodad, but once I stopped and took a better look around it all made perfect sense.

    Nice job!

    Oh, my wife just walked by and glanced over at the screen proclaiming, “Oooooo, that’s pretty!”

    Guess that makes two thumbs up.
    .-= Jeff B´s last blog ..Here We Go… =-.

  18. Whoa!
    I like it! And yes, it loads sooooo much faster!!!!!
    The scolling across the top goes fast but I’ll get the hang of it.
    Sorry I haven’t been around – sometimes life gets busy. ;)
    .-= Carletta´s last blog ..Camera Critters: One Fish, Two Fish =-.

    • No need to apologize. Life indeed does get busy. Glad you like. The featured shows what I’m posting for the day. If I slow it down any more it goes too slow LOL. So I’ve gone to putting in excerpts. :)

  19. Hello all,

    Thank you for the many wonderful comments on the theme. It does a heart good to hear work done is appreciated.

    Don’t be too hard on ole’ Thom about having to re-enter name, email and such – it’s not his fault (this time) :) .

    When developing a new theme, sometimes is hard to work out all the kinks before going live. We will continue to work on it.
    .-= Bert´s last blog ..Magento eCommerce Solutions =-.

    • Thank you Bert. Much appreciated. You’ve done an outstanding job as usual and I thank you for your help, understanding and patience with me on this. :)

  20. I was here this morning and couldn’t find the spot for comments. Glad I do now. I don’t enjoy it very much if I’m always behind the fun :-) Nice new layout, Thom. It was a delight to find this morning.

    • Glad you like it. I do as well :) Your never behind the fun. Always front and center, but this time…well ya a little behind LOL

  21. i love this new look Thom. and it loads faster ;)
    .-= PinkLady´s last blog ..The Bucket List Meme =-.

  22. I agree-great design and it does seem to load faster…

    maybe one of these days i’ll have to jump on the wp bandwagon =)

  23. I think the new template might have et a comment of mine, to the effect that it’s efficient, functional and clean. Are you sure it’s you?

    • Ooops…Doug for some reason I had 120 spam and I thought I went through them all to make sure that I didn’t delete one. I hope I didn’t delete yours by accident. If I did I apologize. No not so sure it’s me LOL Three traits I’m so not LOL :)

  24. Nice, Thom – I like it a lot! Clean, quick to load… great! :)
    .-= Jenn@ You know… that blog?´s last blog ..Sneak peek, and Weekend Funnies =-.

  25. I like the new look, Very Nice.
    .-= Bill´s last blog ..Microfiction Monday #22 =-.

  26. change is good. wakes you up a bit.

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  27. I was by earlier but it wouldn’t load at all for me to comment — all working fine now! It is lovely and bright, and I’m glad we didn’t lose the turtle and palm tree LOL because I would have missed them (stingray can stay away!!)

    Glad to hear that Bert’s working on the niggles. I still like the old one better but I’ll get used to this one soon enough, I promise.
    ;-)
    .-= Susan at Stony River´s last blog ..Happy USS Mother’s Day =-.

    • Well thanks. There are a few things that need some minor asjustments. You’ll get use to this one, maybe LOL. Keep me posted on that newer older post link :)

  28. Well aren’t you a fancy blog pants. I was just getting used to your last change. jk :) I need to do a few things with my own blog.
    .-= James´s last blog ..Impressionist Reflection (Weekend Reflections # 25) =-.

  29. Your blog is getting complicated for a simple girl like me ! I got dizzy when I tried to read the flying by post or whatever it is. It also took a long time to load your blog. But I will get used to it I swear ! I feel like in a library with a labyrinth !
    .-= Gattina´s last blog .. =-.

  30. Hi Thom,
    Whoa…. this is my first visit since you changed your site. Like what I see and I think it is a cleaner look! Very nice. At certain points the page just suddenly scrolls up on me. Ummm…might be my cat rather than your site. ;)

    I am glad you kept the flowers I always think they are so nice and let me know I’m at the right place as soon as I land.

    Cool! Bet it has been a lot of work to switch it.

    Thanks for visiting my blog, yep I changed the background, but it is just until after Easter. I think I like the dark background better for displaying my photos.

    I appreciate your support and comments. Thank you so much.