28 days ago
nelson : Why OpenDNS is evil - The DNS system is not the place to be providing application features
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11 month ago
philgyford : Improve website load time by 500% with 3 lines of code | Aciddrop.com - Hmmm, interesting... (via Yoz)
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12 month ago
adamrg : The Pedal-to-the-Metal, Totally Illegal, Cross-Country Sprint for Glory
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17 month ago
Simon Willison : YSlow - YSlow. New extension for Firebug (yes, an extension on top of another extension) from the Yahoo! performance team which provides improved performance measurement tools and optimisation advice.
jonhicks : YSlow for Firebug - an add-on for the Firefox Firebug extension that gives you a performance chart for your site, and suggests ways of speeding it up.
Cameron Moll : YSlow for Firebug - YSlow for Firebug "analyzes web pages and tells you why they're slow based on the rules for high performance web sites."
philgyford : YSlow for Firebug - Not entirely sure about the A-F grading, but handy plug-in for measuring page loading times and weights. (via Rodcorp)
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17 month ago
nelson : DSL speed test - Zillions of these widgets on the net, but this one lets you compare to other ISPs
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18 month ago
fastclemmy : Speed Demon Photography | Crestock.com Blog - Speed Demon Photography | Crestock.com Blog by fastclemmy Nice set of speed pictures. hotlinks collection speed photo Copy | React (0)
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21 month ago
Richard Rutter : Broadband speed test checker - 8Mb my arse.
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35 month ago
Linkorama : New Horizons - New Horizons launches on voyage to Pluto and beyond
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35 month ago
Cameron Moll : In Praise of Slow Design - In Design Observer's "In Praise of Slow Design", Michael Bierut follows the aesthetic evolution (or the lack thereof) of The New Yorker and relates it to something he calls the Slow Design Movement. A fantastic read.
jkottke : Michael Bierut on the "slow design" of the New Yorker - Michael Bierut on the "slow design" of the New Yorker. "In contrast, one senses that each of the changes in The New Yorker was arrived at almost grudgingly. Designers are used to lecturing timid clients that change requires bravery. But after a certain po
plasticbag : Design Observer writes about the glacially beautiful pace of design innovation at the New Yorker - A lovely article, which really explores the careful custodianship and development of a design pattern. I understand the authors frustration with the speed of design shifts now, but I think it's just what happens in response to a new medium...
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40 month ago
plasticbag : An awesomely useful web page that allows you to see how fast your current internet connection is... - As of this moment this occupies spot #2 on my browser quick-links bar, next to my cache of things I have to work through. It's neat. Yum.
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