tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post3504992566202912341..comments2024-03-24T03:23:46.858-06:00Comments on This Rat Sailed: A New LookMike Boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14279932231094933575noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-9528652268447910392015-03-23T06:47:27.409-06:002015-03-23T06:47:27.409-06:00Yeah, in the land of ubiquitous fast internet conn...Yeah, in the land of ubiquitous fast internet connections it is hard to even judge how "big" the background image is (it was a stock image from Blogger, so I don't know). That was one of the reasons I asked.<br /><br />Still would like to do something with the look, so I'll keep playing around with it. Thanks for the feedback.Mike Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279932231094933575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-63448741529499677172015-03-23T05:59:37.636-06:002015-03-23T05:59:37.636-06:00Mike I read your blog and all the blogs I follow t...Mike I read your blog and all the blogs I follow through my Feedly reader because it uses less data and keeps them all in one place. Feedly dumbs it down quite a bit so I dont even see your header and background except for when I go to the site to comment. Depending on your internet choices when you leave you may want a simpler page that will load faster.<br /><br />Deb<br />SV Kintala<br />www.theretirementproject.blogspot.comDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093436662653044390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-38197940565730797652015-03-19T22:28:28.421-06:002015-03-19T22:28:28.421-06:00Thanks Dave. I've been watching some of the l...Thanks Dave. I've been watching some of the limited statistical info available and I'm not sure if the changes are having a negative impact or not. The background photo is a stock photo for now. Will consider swapping it out for one of my own and then I can scale and reduce color depth and all the other tricks to make it load faster. Right now I think it is the mobile view that may be the problematic one. Thanks for the offer though.Mike Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279932231094933575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-43861491723541309392015-03-19T21:13:49.745-06:002015-03-19T21:13:49.745-06:00Seems fine for me. A little slower. If others have...Seems fine for me. A little slower. If others have issues, I can shrink the file size of the picture with little quality loss using adobe photoshop. I would just need a link to the original. I would then link you the finished version. Would only take a few minutes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699738352534912380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-49001196614117705572015-03-17T13:27:33.673-06:002015-03-17T13:27:33.673-06:00Yeah, I thought about using my own picture...and c...Yeah, I thought about using my own picture...and can certainly swap one in...but for a stock photo, this one seemed to have a complimentary color palette. I didn't want to change my banner...I took that picture the day this whole crazy idea was first planted in my head.<br /><br />Readability is always important, but especially so on a blog. The gray was just starting to feel a bit bland to me...so I figured I would try something new.Mike Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279932231094933575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4773370276862539169.post-53855801441704475292015-03-17T13:04:48.105-06:002015-03-17T13:04:48.105-06:00It is OK. I find it a bit like a screen saver. As...It is OK. I find it a bit like a screen saver. As a reader who currently experiences cruising life via blogs, I'd look for switchout when you get shots of your catamaran just off a palm studded sandy beach. Not sure how that would work with white type on dark semi-transparent field and a color background pic with light and dark areas. Readability is important<br />Doug from VTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com