Comments on: I ate my own dog food and it was not so tasty http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/ Diary of a website : design by caffeine Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:55:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kasandra http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/comment-page-1/#comment-3144 kasandra Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:29:38 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/#comment-3144 I LOVE RYAN I LOVE RYAN

]]> By: ming http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/comment-page-1/#comment-2990 ming Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:09:20 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/#comment-2990 looking forward to it looking forward to it

]]> By: karmatosed http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/comment-page-1/#comment-2713 karmatosed Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:18:24 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/#comment-2713 @ Andrew : ye gods if you're too old at 24 there's no hope for me ;) Actually you aren't alone from what I have seen vanilla and also the second one (not up here as pre-flavours and wordpress) were the most popular. Tracking flavours would be interesting, have to poke and see some way of doing that maybe beyond the feedback I'm using to base my current analysis on. @ Andrew : ye gods if you’re too old at 24 there’s no hope for me ;) Actually you aren’t alone from what I have seen vanilla and also the second one (not up here as pre-flavours and wordpress) were the most popular. Tracking flavours would be interesting, have to poke and see some way of doing that maybe beyond the feedback I’m using to base my current analysis on.

]]> By: Andrew Faulkner http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/comment-page-1/#comment-2712 Andrew Faulkner Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:10:55 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/#comment-2712 I am looking at this in vanilla flavour. It has to be my favourite - the type, spacing and general feel seems to fit DOAW in my opinion. I'm not saying I dislike the others - it's just Vanilla seems right for this blog to me. I'm a big fan of light on dark themes though - I guess I'm too old at 24 to appreciate all the dark designs. ;) Can't wait to see coconut. Keep up the good stuff. I am looking at this in vanilla flavour. It has to be my favourite – the type, spacing and general feel seems to fit DOAW in my opinion. I’m not saying I dislike the others – it’s just Vanilla seems right for this blog to me.

I’m a big fan of light on dark themes though – I guess I’m too old at 24 to appreciate all the dark designs. ;)

Can’t wait to see coconut. Keep up the good stuff.

]]> By: Christy http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/comment-page-1/#comment-2683 Christy Mon, 04 Dec 2006 03:12:22 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/#comment-2683 I thought one of the items might have been the forum. I've clicked in a few times but hadn't seen anything there yet. I was against using a feed reader but the one I'm using (Sage for Firefox) lets me know when a blog has posted. It would be nice to track if visitors are using the flavor choices and what their favorites are. I thought one of the items might have been the forum. I’ve clicked in a few times but hadn’t seen anything there yet.

I was against using a feed reader but the one I’m using (Sage for Firefox) lets me know when a blog has posted.

It would be nice to track if visitors are using the flavor choices and what their favorites are.

]]> By: karmatosed http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/comment-page-1/#comment-2681 karmatosed Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:24:56 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/#comment-2681 One of the main new features was the forum. It's aiming to be for the blog club revival and also for other things like colour and mood, design help and a few more bits. I am not happy with the format of the content display either so this is going to be something I address. I don't like the idea that anyone is 'forced' or feels the need to read my blog in any way - I'd rather you choose. @Edrei yep the tag cloud on my blog is actually somethign I am thinking of getting rid of. I very rarely get any hits on it. The tags in the post are good as a category method and also work well for related posts, that seems to be about the maximum use around here though. All blogs are generally a work in progress it seems, this is one of the reasons why I opted for flavours on my blog. It gives the opportunity for me to develop as I go and scratching the redesign itch ;) I also still like (despite not liking some of them) having the archive of flaovurs on this site. One of the main new features was the forum. It’s aiming to be for the blog club revival and also for other things like colour and mood, design help and a few more bits.

I am not happy with the format of the content display either so this is going to be something I address. I don’t like the idea that anyone is ‘forced’ or feels the need to read my blog in any way – I’d rather you choose.

@Edrei yep the tag cloud on my blog is actually somethign I am thinking of getting rid of. I very rarely get any hits on it. The tags in the post are good as a category method and also work well for related posts, that seems to be about the maximum use around here though.

All blogs are generally a work in progress it seems, this is one of the reasons why I opted for flavours on my blog. It gives the opportunity for me to develop as I go and scratching the redesign itch ;) I also still like (despite not liking some of them) having the archive of flaovurs on this site.

]]> By: Edrei http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/comment-page-1/#comment-2680 Edrei Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:13:10 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/#comment-2680 I tend to add things that I know I would be willing to use especially if it's on other blogs. As much as I want to keep the old features, I know if I don't bother with it after the first glance, I'd just remove them (eg. who uses a tagboard on their blogs these days?). No drastic changes there though, I'm not good enough with design to start over. So it's always tweak on the go and hopefully the readers will appreciate it from there. I tend to add things that I know I would be willing to use especially if it’s on other blogs. As much as I want to keep the old features, I know if I don’t bother with it after the first glance, I’d just remove them (eg. who uses a tagboard on their blogs these days?).

No drastic changes there though, I’m not good enough with design to start over. So it’s always tweak on the go and hopefully the readers will appreciate it from there.

]]> By: Christy http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/comment-page-1/#comment-2679 Christy Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:00:03 +0000 http://www.diaryofawebsite.com/blog/2006/12/i-ate-my-own-dog-food-and-it-was-not-so-tasty/#comment-2679 I rebooted Nov. 1st and am now working through a complete redesign... sigh. Just curious. What are some of the things that you have up but haven't done much with? I like the current site design you have except one thing... I like to read everything and was afraid I was missing something in the different sections. But since I discovered that, I went to using a feed reader. This way it tells me when you have posted something new and I can click on the links. Can't wait to see the new flavor. I rebooted Nov. 1st and am now working through a complete redesign… sigh.

Just curious. What are some of the things that you have up but haven’t done much with?

I like the current site design you have except one thing… I like to read everything and was afraid I was missing something in the different sections.

But since I discovered that, I went to using a feed reader. This way it tells me when you have posted something new and I can click on the links.

Can’t wait to see the new flavor.

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