My first thought after upgrading to WordPress 2.5 is “brilliant” the new look is amazing, clean, clear and very user friendly. Although things are a bit different looking in the admin area, it takes but only a moment to get familiar with the new interface. This new design is much easier on the eyes; which is a big deal when you are constantly blogging. At a first glance I must say this new version was well worth the wait. The WordPress dev team have done a wonderful job on appearance and organization.

I will continue my evaluation of the new WordPress 2.5 and report my findings over the next few days.

Thus far: Great job guys.

The following 10 blogs are my favorite top 10. They each offer a unique view on the web and provide an excellent read each and every time I visit them. If these blogs are not currently in your bookmark list you should add them.

In no particular order;

MezzoBlue

Recent Posts:

Mediatyping
Producing
Upcoming

Figby

Recent posts:

Spammers lose a few more IQ points
Redesign (or repair) in progress
SXSW 2007

ProBlogger

Recent Posts:

The Greatest Blogging Skill
How to Breathe Life Back into Your Blog
Blog Promotion - Reader Submitted Tips

SlashDot

Recent Posts:

Australian WiMax Pioneer Calls It a Disaster
Quantum Computing Not an Imminent Threat To Public Encryption
ISPs Losing Interest In Citywide Wireless Coverage

Ryan Stewart

Recent Posts:

Google Using Flex in Docs and Spreadsheets
Best MIX Writeup Ever
MapQuest Gets Traffic Information

JustAddWater

Recent Posts:

Where to find a giant, affordable touch screen?
The Design of Internal Enterprise Applications
Internal Capgemini Scrum Presentation

Search Engine Journal

Recent Posts:

Learning About Locations through Wikinear
.info Domains are Not Worthless!
Skype & Importance of Phone Numbers in a Meta Description

Entrepreneurs Journey

Recent Posts:How To Motivate Affiliates To Promote For You
Sometimes You Have To Reinvent The Wheel
The Power of Purpose

Franto

Recent Posts:

Real Time Ray Tracing in ActionScript 3
Adobe Max 2008 - attendee goals and days
Adobe technology platform ActionScript reference for RIA development

TheOpenSourcery

Recent Posts:

Web Books
Kindle What ?
The Flash Advantage