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The Impact of Excessive Files on Web Page Load Times

Mar
11
The use of dozens of CSS and JS files in web products greatly increases the time that these sites take to load. The further a client is from the hosting server the longer the initial connection time is for each of these small files. When a server is located in the US and a client is located in Europe or Asia that initial connection time can become larger than the actual time the content takes to download. By reducing the number of JS and CSS files in a web site you can provide the same functionality, but reduce the time these sites take to load, without additional operational costs.
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HTTP Compression - Why it's awesome and how to use it in IIS

Dec
12
HTTP Compression is one of the best bang for the buck optimizations available in Microsoft's IIS webserver. HTTP compression works by compressing data before it's sent to the client. Images and executables are already heavily compressed, but much of a website's content is completely uncompressed. IIS can be setup to compress HTML, ASP, ASPX, JS, JSON, CSS, any other uncompressed content found on your web site.

Why Use HTTP Compression?
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A return to roots: Ramblings from Nerd Land

Jul
28

Several years ago when I first toyed around with the idea of registering a domain and once again publishing content on the web, I envisioned a place I could publish my more lucid technology tidbits (aka rants). The original version of this site was just that, with a blog where I included random thoughts and helpful tidbits I had discovered. I've since removed that content and I continually find myself discovering new techniques in my day to day work that would benefit others. I've decided now is the time to bring back my original Ramblings From Nerd Land blog.

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