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File size still hasn’t gone away - 27.04.09
In the days of widespread broadband, it’s easy to think that basic skills like optimising images might no longer be necessary, and I confess it’s not often at the forefront of my mind when it comes to production.
24 bit PNGs with Alpha Transparency can soon add up when there are lots of them on a page.
These last couple of days, I’ve been limited to a few minutes grabbed on someone else’s GPRS connection, and it’s made me realise that it’s important to think about this every once in a while.
Maybe with the continued rise of mobile browsing, we still need to bear in mind our narrowbanded brethren, and spare a thought for them. It doesn’t take much extra time!
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