bandwidth efficiency

I'm focusing on resilience of network resources by offloading them into the net-cloud.

I've recently spent some time following Coding Horror's four tips for Reducing Your Website's Bandwidth Usage:

1. Switch to an external image provider.

I saved this longest for last, but have finished moving all of my blog's photography content onto Flickr, which now hefts transfers of images embedded in site pages -- instead of my server and its connection.

2. Turn on HTTP compression.

Quick (flip apache switch) and dramatic fix to reduce file size transfered. I wish I'd known of it earlier.

3. Outsource Your RSS feeds.

Same concept -- and almost as fun -- as #1. I trimmed the site down to one (atom) feed (please update your link) and let Feedburner host it, alleviating constant newsreader requests.

4. Optimize the size of your JavaScript and CSS

I didn't take this one too far, preferring code read-&maintain-ability.

Stay light :: quick, safe, balanced, distributed.