or best way, if you're logged in - just above the very first post on right corner - see 'display modes', you have an option to switch into two more different modes.

I wasn't clear in my above post - 'faster for my sidekick' .. also have 40 posts per page.. without signatures so it could be faster but I turn signtures on weekly for a few to enjoy the new ones.

for my pager, there's no difference between pet talk default/widescreen.. but for a computer - I keep pet talk default on! cursoring a mouse over a thread annoys me, can't read what's under the tipbox. in that, I've noticed it was changed from 6-8 lines into one, much better though.