It was more like hours
There may be a few kinks to work out here and there, but it looks like thriftmac is up and running with its bold new look.
There are a couple of new things you may have noticed: First, the blog categories are listed on the left side for you convenience. Second, recent comments are also listed — not just for the blog but also for the various freeware sections. When I first made the switch, I was appalled to discover that all the recent comments were spam. I’ll have to keep an eye on this.
A listing of new freeware is missing for now because with the switch we had to start from zero. The list will reappear as new freeware is added. A new feature we hope to add is popular freeware. This list will be determined by clicks, but we need to build up a few before they can be presented.
The one carry-over from the old thriftmac is our good, old friend, Scrimpy, who now enjoys a place of prominence at the top. If you hover your cursor over him, he tells you his name.
In the course of designing the site, I stuck with modern standards as closely as possible. Unfortunately for users of Internet Explorer 6, this means some of the spiffy stuff is missing. For example, Scrimpy’s hover effect will not work. I also used transparent PNGs in some places because they look nicer. You won’t see them in IE6, so the site might seem a little plain. There was no intention to hurt anyone’s feelings. I just wanted to move on and not have limitations on the design.
If you notice any problems, please let me know and I’ll fix them ASAP. Other than that, I’m curious to know what you think of the design in general.
Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 in Site-News
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