Re: what to do about these overly large header images

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From: Murray
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:28

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> At about 40 KB for the image in question, I would agree. This should not 
> be a problem for the average DSL/cable user. Dial up users should already 
> be tolerant of image loading times and would not be any more adversely 
> affected.

A 56k dialup can chunk about 4K of file/second.  A 40K image puts the user 
to the test to see if their attention span is 10secs or more.  Even Nielsen 
says that click-throughs take at least this long.  I think it's entirely 
acceptable for the 21st century.... 8)

-- 
Murray

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