[chrisgiz]

Apologies for the late follow-up and thank you so much for your thoughtful reply.

Ditto for the prompt change to 50 posts, I feel it makes a big difference and now my scrolling wheel is again giving my middle right finger a great workout (those bulging muscles <g>!)

I found your technical explanations quite enlightening too. I wasn't surprised that 1024p is now the standard, but I was surprised that a 15" panel is considered the norm. Aside from a few businesses with very old monitors, I just haven't seen that size recently in home or at work.

FWIW the way I use my 22" widescreen monitor (res is 1680 X 1050, non-changeable as are apparently all LCDs) is this:

I have a slightly older version of the Maxthon browser which takes about 90% of my screen. I have 30-50 tabs (sites) open at any given time. The "bit of content in the middle" doesn't bother me at all, it's actually nice to have a feeling of spaciousness on a site from time to time, as opposed to the ridiculous MTV-like assault on the senses more and more sites seem to adhere to...

Not sure how to do a screenshot of your site but right now the Recent Posts page measurements are as follows (column widths, rounded to nearest inch):

left (blank) 3"
Get our latest freeware finds 2"
type .75"
title 3.5"
author 1.5"
replies .5"
last post 1"
right (blank) 3.5"

I can see how a more dynamic template would probably solve the issue of giving the actual Recent Posts (title) more room and better visibility, but it's no big shakes, really since the site looks so clean and pleasant.

Thanks again Chris!

PS I noticed an apparent increase in posts after you made the change to 50 per page, but maybe it's just an impression?