Posts Tagged ‘performance’

Blog performance

This blog has been getting slower and slower, probably because of the myriad of plugins I have running on it. I’ve been thinking of ripping them out, which would mean I’d miss some functionality. I particularly like the flags that FireStats adds in for example, and the Gravatars on my...

How Javascript can hinder rather than help

Have you ever waited ages for a website to load? If so, you may have been a victim of Javascript-induced lag (JIL). Ok, I just made that up, but you would probably have been a victim of it at one time or another. There’s an interesting discussion on Read/Write Web...

Vista revitalised

I found a post on Techmeme that mentioned that there was an update out for Vista to deal with some performance and reliability issues. I downloaded it, installed it and my computer feels visably quicker. I don’t know if there’s a physiological element here; whether knowing that I’ve installed a...

Virtual PC performance

Are you using Microsoft Virtual PC or Virtual Server? If so you might be interested in some tips to get the most out of your virtual machines. Here’s some good pointers: 10 tips to help your Virtual PC performance HOWTO: Squeeze every drop of performance out of your Virtual PCs...

Improve WiFi Reception

Came across a great article today outlining a number of methods to improve WiFi performance. Here’s some ideas to improve your reception: Put large furniture along the walls of your rooms Minimise mirrors Put your router at some central point of your house Keep antennas away from power cables Read...

Performance vs load vs stress testing

Ever caught yourself using the phrases “Performance Testing”, “Load Testing” and “Stress Testing” interchangeably ? They’re actually quite different terms. Check out this article I came across today: Agile Testing: Performance vs. load vs. stress...

Even faster Firefox …

Found this on Darrell Norton’s blog … Speeding up Firefox seems to be a meme going around the blogsphere lately. Most of the tips I’ve seen, though, are only for broadband connections with the latest hardware and only include some of the settings that would affect performance. The Firefox Tweak...

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