A new look!

I thought that it was time for a new look for this blog - one for the 2010s. I hope you like it!

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  1. JoRomanApril 14, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Looks good buddy!

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  2. Dan DjurdjevicApril 14, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Cheers Jo!

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  3. Chris MontiApril 15, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    Nice updating! Hope all is well down under!

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  4. Dan DjurdjevicApril 15, 2011 at 6:41 AM

    Thanks Chris!

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  5. EliasApril 15, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    I was kind of accustomed to having all the links and everything to the left of the screen but hey, that's just me :p

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  6. Dan DjurdjevicApril 15, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    I guess I wanted to put the content before the links - even though I was also accustomed to having it the other way round!

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  7. Mohammad Raza KhanMay 8, 2011 at 2:24 AM

    Hey, Dan.

    I don't know if this has to do with the website's new design, but my computer suddenly slows down a lot when I come onto your site. I don't know if others are suffering from this or whether this has to do with the design or the incredible amount of content.

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  8. Dan DjurdjevicMay 8, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    What browser are you running Mohammad? I'm using Chrome and not having any difficulties. I suspect the problem is with IE7/8 (IE9 seems okay too).

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