I tried once before to try and change the theme on the site but it didn’t work out so well. This last weekend I was poking around because I was still very dissatisfied with what I had. The problem was with how wide the main content section was. On the old design I was limited to using only sizes up to the Flickr small picture size. If I used a medium size picture it ended up poking over into the sidebar on the right.

Flickr Image Sizes:

Thumbnail

Small

Medium

I recently realized that google accounts (gmail, calendar, documents, etc) uses SSL (https) for the login, but then switches over to a unsecure web connection after you login.

After a few minutes of searching I found the perfect tool if you’re running firefox: CustomizeGoogle

Install the addon then go to Tools > CustomizeGoogle Options and set every page you want secured to Secure (switch to https)