reverse next/prev page order

This is because it is, by default, done as ‘previous page’ on the left, and ‘next page’ on the right. Posts appear in reverse chronological order, with the latest post first, so ‘next page’ means going back in time. So in terms of pages it makes sense, in terms of chronology it doesn’t.

Anyway… this should work:

<div class="navigation">
   <div class="alignleft"><?php next_posts_link('&laquo; Older Entries','') ?></div>
   <div class="alignright"><?php previous_posts_link('Newer Entries &raquo;') ?></div>
</div>