The last time I changed the design of this website was on January 1st 2008 which was more than 3 years ago. It was based on the free Illacrimo theme but modified to suit what I wanted to display. Having the same design for such a long time can get a little boring and unproductive for me. Moreover I have also been getting comments on the fonts being too small and hard to read especially when the computer monitors today is more than 20″ in size.

Few months back I’ve changed the forum design from the default vBulletin skin to a new skin called Aesthetica and gotten a lot of positive comments. So I went ahead and quietly developed a very similar design for the blog. It was ready for quite some time but did not want to switch to the new theme because I was having the busiest time during that period. I thought that there is no point switching to a new design that may dazzle some of you but end up with no new articles. So I waited….


Now that I am pretty sure that I have more time to be on the computer learning new stuff and sharing with you, I’ve decided to activate the new theme for this blog. Here are the changes:

1. New theme
– Theme is custom made and still requires optimization such as CSS sprites so that it loads faster. Fonts are bigger and more readable. Need to sort out the category because last time I grouped all articles into Computers.

2. Social bar
– Some of you that want to +1, Like or Tweet the articles that you find interesting, you can now easily do so from the social bar that is located at the left hand side.

3. Disqus comment system
– I switched to Disqus because I wanted only logged in users to post comments. Allowing guest to comment will only bring in spammers and trolls which are a waste of time reading and deleting them.

I hope you all like this new design and appreciate any comments on how to improve it further.

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Other than the on-going Advanced SystemCare PRO 4 giveaway, I will be giving out one copy of Deus Ex: Human Revolution game worth $49.99 today and the lucky winner will be randomly picked after 2 days (48 hours). All you need to do is be a “verified member” in our forum to participate in the draw.

About Deus Ex: Human Revolution Game
You play Adam Jensen, a security specialist, handpicked to oversee the defense of one of America’s most experimental biotechnology firms. But when a black ops team uses a plan you designed to break in and kill the scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job changes.

Key features:

The long-awaited return of the award winning franchise that blends the best of Action and RPG: the perfect mix of combat, stealth, hacking, and social gameplay.

Play as Adam Jensen, a mechanically augmented agent: customize and upgrade your character with more than 50 unique augmentations that support your style of play.

Deadly weapons: Over 20 available weapons, each with their own customizable elements.

Fight enemies including dangerous thugs, augmented special operations soldiers, advanced robots; and engage in epic boss battles.

Live the reactive and dangerous world: your choices will have consequences in the game’s world.

Play in an open-ended world: there are always multiple solutions to every challenge.

Engage the unique Cyber Renaissance setting: discover a unique world that blends near future and Renaissance elements.

Travel the world: visit multiple unique locations across the globe each with their own design, story and gameplay elements.

Become involved in vast global conspiracy: unravel the story — discover who you can really trust.

Decide humanity’s future: the decision you make and the actions you take will lead to an ultimate decision on mankind’s future.

Do take note of the minimum system requirements to play Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7
Processor: 2 GHz dual core
Memory: 1 GB RAM (Windows XP) / 2 GB (Windows Vista and Windows 7)
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8000 series or ATI Radeon HD 2000 series or better
DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c
Hard Drive: 8.5 GB

I already have the Deus Ex: Human Revolution game as gift in my steam account. Once the winner has been drawn, I will send the gift over either to your email or steam account if you already have one. You can get more information about the game from the official Deus Ex website.