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Btw, you may be noticing some subtle changes to the template here.  I am trying to improve the download performance of the site as well as make it more mobile friendly.  I was  bit surprised at how many mobile phones access the site and the iPad has only increased the mobile viewership.  I’ve eliminated the unnecessary header image that was one cause of higher load times.  I’d like to do away with the drop down menus at the top since those are less than ideal on touch interface devices but will take more work to the template.  In the meantime, those links are largely duplicated on the right sidebar.

The biggest change will be that I am going to start removing links to flash based websites, especially for listings.  I’ve always hated Flash based websites since they typically meant poorly designed interfaces and slow downloads.  Many virtual tours Flash (and Java) sites are a common and prime example.  Plus, who the eff creates websites that autoplay music and thinks that is a good idea?  Even MySpace is knocking that crap off.  Anyhow, rant aside, Flash and Java based sites don’t play well with mobile devices and since we here at ModernAustin are forward looking people, I am going to limit links to sites that don’t get their act together.

If you have any suggestions on how to make the site easier to use, please drop me a note.

Cheers.

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Comments

  1. Adam Morgan says

    May 13, 2010 at 10:33 am

    If you haven’t already you should look into different WordPress plugins to help with mobile viewing. One that I like is
    http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mobile-pack/

    Love the site, glad you’re keeping it up.

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    • bp says

      May 13, 2010 at 1:02 pm

      Thanks for the tip on the mobile plugin. I’ll definitely take a look at it.

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    • bp says

      May 13, 2010 at 1:03 pm

      Well that was easy. Installed with the base mobile theme. Well see how that goes.

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  2. Jenna says

    May 31, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    Keep up the good work. I love your posts!

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