Web Performance, Branding, and Social Media
Apparent using HTTP compression alongside HTTP/1.1 will cause certain versions of MSIE 6.0 to implode. [here]
I personally think this was because the NSA power shortage was making it too hard for the spooks to snoop on compressed Web traffic. [here]
Via: Port80 Software
PS: No, I won’t turn off compression because Microsoft did something really stupid.
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In: Web Performance
1 Aug 2006This morning’s bounty of posts brought in two that will make you think.
First was Port80 Software’s comments on using the Cache-Control mechanism embedded in all browsers. This is interesting to read, as I have been trying to get companies to use this mechanism more intelligently for a number of years. I know that the Port80 [...]
We stayed at the Travelodge Merritt last night. A word of advice: don’t.
Pillows that were non-existent…errr, wafer-thin.
Ice machines that didn’t work.
Unheated pool (try about 75F — the boys were freezing in 10 minutes).
Breakfast? Sure, as long as you eat it in their cramped and soulless breakfast room, not your room. And selection was Superstore muffins [...]
In: Life| Technology
28 May 2006I have been recovering from travelling, working like a dog for the man, and trying to fit in some time with my family. Been a long couple of months around here, and we have to start ramping up soon for the three-week adventure back to the Homeland, aka Canada.
I have also developed a new addiction, [...]
While moving files to Samantha’s new machine, I came across a treasure trove of MP3s I had assumed lost years ago.
So, Samantha is preparing trays for the Nursery School Spaghetti Dinner and I am doing to some work as Depeche Mode Blasphemous blasts at ELEVEN (yes, ELEPHEN!).
Growing old doesn’t mean growing up.
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In: Blogging| GrabPERF| Web Performance
15 Mar 2006For a very long time (or so it seemed), the favourite target for abuse in the blog world was TypePad.
Well, I am here to state that in the last 30 days, the TypePad team has really tightened there ship.
Knowing that performance is only one aspect of the equation, I checked the availability for the three [...]
In: Life
9 Mar 2006Some of you may know of this frightening shot of Doc Searls mouth.
Well, move over Doc! I just learned at the dentist this morning that my bridge has to come out, as the foundation teeth that hold it in place (it’s a permanent plate) are…well, failing is the polite way to say it.
I have had [...]
In the past, I have lined up to buy Canadian Olympic team goods from Roots. Good quality, and just generally cool and useful stuff.
This year, HBC (the Hudson’s Bay Company) is doing Canadian Olympic apparel.
This is like grandma dressing a teenager.
I am so disappointed. What was the COC thinking?
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In: Blogging| GrabPERF| Life| Technology| Web Performance
17 Nov 2005Dan Bricklin writes up a great description of what I am getting next week: Verizon FiOS. [here]
So, now you know. It’s the PPPoE that’s going to kill my static connection to the Internet.
Any of you folks who volunteered to host GrabPERF, now would be a great time to step forward.
In: smp
30 Sep 2005A colleague in Germany forwarded me this interesting Microsoft knowledgebase article.
Internet Explorer May Lose the First 2,048 Bytes of Data That Are Sent Back from a Web Server That Uses HTTP Compression
This appears to only happen if another program registers (Real8 Download is the example given in the KB article) to use some of the [...]