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Learn speed techniques you can use to increase page download speed. Speed Tweak of the Week shows how to optimize XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, graphics, and other web page components to maximize web site speed and usability.

Optimize Start Render Time – web page optimization of start rendering times

HCI guidelines say load useful content within 1-2 seconds, do your pages measure up? Learn how to optimize the start render time of your web pages to speed up useful content display.
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Flush HTML Early and Often – flushing html to speed up start render times and page rendering

Developers can speed up start render times by flushing a portion of their HTML document to the client even before the entire HTML file is ready. Both Yahoo! Search and Google use this performance technique.
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Speed Up Your Netbook: Toshiba NB205 & Toshiba NB525 – upgrade laptop boot time speed optimization with RAM, SSD & software

Slow boot times got you down? Learn how to speed up your netbook or low-powered laptop with more memory, a solid state drive, and software on a Toshiba NB525 netbook.
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Localize External Resources – The Perils of Off-Site Widgets

Even popular offsite widgets can slow down or hang your web pages. Learn how to localize offsite resources to improve web page performance.
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Average Number of Web Page Objects Breaks 100 – web page object statistics and survey trends

The size and complexity of web pages has increased at an alarming rate. Despite increases in bandwidth, the load times of web pages has increased by 48% over the past two years. Reducing HTTP requests has become a critical skill in speeding up page load times.
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Splitting PDF Files – How to split large PDF files to fit in email limits

Many email programs and gateways have size limits on attachments. Learn how to split larger PDF files into smaller ones using PDF tools.
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Blocking JavaScript with Web Page Test – simulate eliminating JavaScript on web page load times

Learn how to simulate the elimination of JavaScript with Web Page Test. By eliminating, deferring or converting your JavaScript behavior into CSS you can speed up your page rendering and load times.
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Blocking CSS with Web Page Test to Simulate Elimination of CSS

Learn how to simulate the elimination of CSS with Web Page Test. By eliminating, combining, and recoding your style sheets using modular or object oriented CSS you can speed up your page rendering and load times.
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Diagnosing Slow Web Servers with Time to First Byte – slow server response time to first byte metric – Speed Tweak

Slow web servers can be caused by a number of factors. You can test for slow server response times with the time time to first byte metric.
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