On Fri, 2012-03-16 at 22:11 +0100, rene7705 wrote: > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Tommy Pham <tommyhp2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Stuart Dallas <stuart@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >> As for my files and homepage being Huge, yep, it's made for the future > > or current fast internet connections. > > >> Frankly, size reduction is not on my agenda. I'll wait for the nets to > > become faster still. > > >> And the server should spit it out at 2MB/s at least.. > > > > > > That may be so, but when my 100Mbit/s connection finally managed to > > download the file it took about 4 minutes, which is nowhere near 2MB/s. > > Your homepage takes 7 seconds to load - that's unacceptable in the real > > world, especially when you're talking about a server that's (and I'm only > > guessing here) not under heavy load. > > > > > > Anyway, your comment about waiting for the nets (sic) to catch up so it > > can cope with your bloat has convinced me to not bother looking any further > > into your project, but I wish you the best of luck with it (you're gonna > > need it). > > > > > > -Stuart > > > > > > -- > > > Stuart Dallas > > > 3ft9 Ltd > > > http://3ft9.com/ > > > > > > > Yup... I think rene forgot the fact is if each client requests pull > > 1MB/s , his upload has to be at least 120MB/s for 100 simultaneous > > clients' connections. Last time I check in ISP services, that > > bandwidth falls within OC-12+ category.... > > > > If ya'll would take a closer look at my site, you'd see that most of the > size is in artwork. > If you want a simple site, use simple artwork. > It's _not_ my code's size that's any problem, as I mentioned earlier. > > Enough for now, I'll look at this list tomorrow again. > Time for partying with the live mix at frequence3.fr now.. Just adding my own two pennies to this lot. It does seem a little irresponsible to create such a large (in size) website, especially when you consider that in many countries people don't have high-speed or unlimited access. Even the UK has lots of areas with only basic Internet access via dial-up lines, and plenty of people rely on mobile dongles to connect, which are most often metered and slow. On to the technicals of what you wanted us to look at, because I think this thread has become slightly derailed from the original question. * The 'Home: Downloads, Blog' link at the top doesn't work for me at all. I'm using Fx 3.6 on Fedora 14 * The drop-down menu appears odd, with some items appearing over the others * The products menu at the top does nothing when clicked on * Other 'pages' take a long time to load in Sorry, but it really doesn't look very professional when basic things (like links) don't work at all. I'd hate to have any kind of disability because I doubt any screen readers would work, and using your site with only a keyboard would probably be just as impossible. That might seem like harsh feedback, but I do have quite a strong view on accessibility. -- Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
