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Fixing a problem associated with semi-transparent true color PNGs in IE versions is the chief end of the IE-proprietary AlphaImageLoader filter. The problems that the use of this filter poses lead to the drawbacks in the performance of websites. It blocks the rendering of the page and causes freezing of the browser the time when [...]

A complex page with more bytes slows down the DOM access to JavaScript files.  A large number of DOM elements indicate the need to improve something with the markup of the page. It does not make removing content necessary. There is a better way other than using nested tables to do the markup and fix [...]

A mechanism for browsers and servers to determine if the component that is in the browser’s cache is in match with the other on the origin server is entity tags of Etags. An Etag is used to identify and validate a specific version of webpage component. The origin server uses the Etag to specify the [...]

Minifying the size of JavaScript and CSS codes by removing unnecessary characters is a practice to improve the loading time of websites. Minifying codes means removing unwanted comments as well as white space characters. JSMin and YUI Compressor are two powerful and popular tools to reduce the volume of JavaScript and CSS codes. An alternative [...]

CSS properties play a vital role in the construction of web pages. These properties are dynamically set using CSS expressions. Ignored by other browsers, the expression method is supported in Internet Explorer. Frequent evaluation of expressions is a problem with using CSS properties. They are frequently evaluated during not only rendering and resizing but also [...]

Implement a cache-control header to websites with dynamic components to help the browser elicit response from web servers. Webpage design is getting richer and richer with the use of more and more images, scripts, stylesheets and flash. Loading of these pages requires several HTTP requests from browsers. A cache-control header makes webpage components cacheable. It [...]

There is no denying to the fact that slow-performing websites are unlikely to draw attention from search engine spiders. As a result, they grope in the darkness of crowds of other websites. Performance of a website depends on several technical facets one of which is loading efficiency. Fast-loading websites make it easily to the top [...]

The internet is the greatest and largest medium to share your ideas and thoughts with not only your friends but millions of other people as well. Images are sometimes more eloquent than words. Pictures are a silent story teller. If photography is your passion, build and boost your online identity as a pro photographer by [...]