One yay, and one nay. I am not sure about this redesign myself, although it is nice to see something different. It is also good that Katy reports faster loading. She is not the only one to tell me that my page takes longer to load than others. Here on my own laptop I have no trouble with it. I wonder if it has something to do with the banner image. A good friend of mine has always suspected the banner image. Tell me — other pages with banners, do they take longer to load on your computer? If not, why? Let’s hear from the rest of you – do you like this new design? Shall I try something else? And what do you know about the banner situation?
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I like the new layout, and yes it definitely loads faster!
She is, how they say?, much faster now :-)
It does load faster, however when I click on one of the photos on the side, they don’t enlarge but send me to the day’s entry. Is it supposed to do that??
It loads faster, Ann. I don’t know about banners and loading speed. All complaints I receive about loading stem from the hit counters I have installed!