diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 17ac108..6314dad 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Compiled Object files, Static and Dynamic libs (Shared Objects)
 transmet
 db/dbconf.yml
+.Rhistory
 .project
 *~
 *.o
diff --git a/templates.go b/templates.go
index 1552cbc..f5b9974 100644
--- a/templates.go
+++ b/templates.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func stringTimes(times int, str string) string {
 
 // Turns a Time into a formated string
 func dateFormat(t time.Time) string {
-    return t.Format(time.ANSIC)
+    return t.Format("2006.01.02 15:04:05")
 }
 
 // takes a category_id and returns "Root / Parent / Category"
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ func fullCategoryPath(categoriesFlat map[int]*categories.Category, category_id i
     return strings.Join(categoryNames, " / ")
 }
 
+// truncate a string
+func truncate(str string, maxLen int) string {
+    if len(str) <= maxLen {
+        return str
+    }
+    return str[0:maxLen] + "..."
+}
+
 // Tempalte helper functions
 var funcMap = template.FuncMap {
     "add": func (x, y int) int { return x + y },
@@ -64,6 +72,7 @@ var funcMap = template.FuncMap {
     "stringTimes": stringTimes,
     "dateFormat": dateFormat,
     "fullCategoryPath": fullCategoryPath,
+    "truncate": truncate,
 }
 
 
diff --git a/templates/pages/news.html b/templates/pages/news.html
index 37e768e..0d727d5 100644
--- a/templates/pages/news.html
+++ b/templates/pages/news.html
@@ -13,19 +13,27 @@
 {{define "row-news"}}
     <div class="news-row">
         <div class="row">
-            <div class="col-xs-12">
-                <h3>{{.post.Title}}</h3>
+            <div class="col-xs-2">
+                {{fullCategoryPath .categories .post.Category_id}}
             </div>
-            <div class="col-xs-12">
+            <div class="col-xs-8">
+                <strong>{{truncate .post.Title 100}}</strong>
+            </div>
+            <div class="col-xs-2">
                 {{dateFormat .post.Date}}
             </div>
-            <div class="col-xs-12">
-                <a href="{{.post.Url}}">{{.post.Url}}</a>
-            </div>
-            <div class="col-xs-12">
-                Category: {{fullCategoryPath .categories .post.Category_id}}
+         </div>
+         <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-xs-2">&nbsp;</div>
+            <div class="col-xs-8">
+                <a href="{{.post.Url}}">{{truncate .post.Url 100}}</a>
             </div>
+            <div class="col-xs-2">&nbsp;</div>
+         </div>
+         <div class="row">
+            <div class="col-xs-2">&nbsp;</div>
+            <div class="col-xs-8">{{truncate .post.Notes 500}}</div>
+            <div class="col-xs-2">&nbsp;</div>
         </div>
-        <div>{{.post.Notes}}</div>
     </div>
 {{end}}