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Use a Web Page Optimization Tool – html optimizers and validators, speed analysis and optimization tools

Sure you can remove whitespace by hand, but why bother? A number of web page analysis and optimization tools are available that can help locate performance bottlenecks and automate whitespace and redundant code removal. But some tools don’t stop there. You can optimize your JavaScript and images and even CSS with some of these tools. While no replacement for hand-tuned CSS-based pages, webpage optimization tools can give you a good start on your web page dietary plan.

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By on September 26, 2011

JPEGmini: More Efficient Image Compression – jpeg reoptimization software review and interview – Speed Tweak

JPEGmini is image optimization technology that reduces the size of JPEGs by up to 5 or 6 times their original size, while maintaining resolution and perceived quality. Developed by ICTV, an Israeli startup company, JPEGmini works within the existing JPEG standard to optimize the size of JPEGs for faster downloads and lower storage costs. The patented algorithm developed by ICVT allows JPEGmini to compress images just below the level where perceived artifacts appear. The results, as you will see below, are smaller files that look visually identical to the original images. In this article we test the new service, and interview the CTO.

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By on August 29, 2011

Velocity 2011 Web Performance Conference

I’m back from my combined business and hiking trip out west, visiting the Velocity 2011 Web Performance Conference in Santa Clara, California. The second part of my trip was devoted to hiking and photography in the great Northwest, which we won’t review here. This year’s Velocity was bigger and better and yes, sold out again. Here are some highlights.

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By on June 28, 2011

Page Speed Online – web-based performance tool based on Page Speed Browser Extension

Page Speed Online is a web-based version of the Page Speed plugin, that allows developers to analyze web pages without the need of downloading an extension. Page Speed Online also features a mobile page analysis, which lets developers analyze their mobile sites like they are viewed in a mobile browser, with mobile-specific optimization recommendations. This article shows the new free service in action.

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By on April 30, 2011

Serving 2012 Olympic Tickets: London2012 15, CoSport 0 – olympic website performance

The race is on to get tickets to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. Millions of people (some 2.3 to 2.7 million signed up to request tickets so far) are clamoring to attend events featuring the likes of Michael Phelps, Ian Thorpe, and Usain Bolt. To distribute the load in the initial ticket request phase, Olympic organizers are using a batch system to accept requests over a six week period. Even with this even-handed approach, the servers were under tremendous load in the early hours of this past Tuesday. We investigate and show how performance could be improved.

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By on March 18, 2011

Speed Optimizing Google Analytics – localize javascript and put javascript at the bottom to improve performance

Many sites now use Google Analytics to track their metrics. Google Analytics gives some useful statistics not normally found from server-side log files, including PPC versus natural SEO traffic and visitor behavior. Used as directed however, Google Analytics can slow down your pages. This article shows how improve the speed of web pages using Google Analytics with a few simple changes, while maintaining its advantages for faster-loading sites.

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By on February 13, 2011

ETags Revisited – configure entity tags to improve cache performance on websites

An Entity tag (ETag) is a unique identifier assigned to a specific version of a given resource on a web server. ETags are used as a cache control mechanism to allow client browsers to make conditional requests. This lets caches work more efficiently by reusing unchanged resources on the client, and avoiding full server responses if the content has not changed. Efficient caching saves bandwidth and improves performance by delivering only what the client needs, not what it already has.

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By on January 31, 2011

Automatically Speed Up Your Site with mod_pagespeed for Apache

mod_pagespeed is an open-source Apache 2.2+ module designed to automatically speed up your site by optimizing the various components of your web pages. The module does this by rewriting page resources using filters that adhere to web performance best practices. mod_pagespeed is the server version of the client-side Firefox module that analyzes web pages using similar best practices.

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By on November 12, 2010

What to Expect from a Web Performance Audit – get better search engine rankings with website performance audits

With Google now factoring page loading speed into search engine rankings, having a fast website has become even more important. Exactly how much of a factor speed is in search rankings is open to debate, although anecdotal evidence suggests that speed can affect rankings. One of the first steps companies need to take in improving their website speed is a web performance audit. This article details what to expect in a web performance analysis.

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By on September 30, 2010