Field Notes

Essential website launch checklist - a visual guide to avoiding critical oversights before go-live.

iPhoto '09 brings face recognition - automatically organize thousands of photos by who's in them.

Historic jail turned luxury hotel - the Liberty in Boston delivered Valentine's romance with quirky charm.

Turning 29 stings harder than expected. Twenties slip away; thirties loom with regrets lingering.

Five tech books for $29.95 with all proceeds funding Australian bushfire relief - skill-building with purpose.

Fireside with your iguana while dinner simmers - add rowing machine gains and clean eating. This is happiness.

Preserve browser history for dynamic web apps - JavaScript-driven pages need URLs too.

Heavy bag + rowing machine + bodyweight circuits = basement transformation into serious workout shrine.

CDNs boost end-user performance 20-25% while slashing server load - geographic distribution wins.

Monster.com breach: user IDs, passwords, emails compromised. Change yours now.

January reflection beats resolutions - annual markers focus effort where daily grind often fails.

Content delivery networks serve static assets faster from servers near users, doubling perceived performance.

Images and scripts kill load time - reduce file count, leverage caching, and watch metrics plummet.

Cache HTTP headers from JBoss using servlet filters - control what browsers keep and for how long.

JSPs are bottlenecks; cache content sections to cut generation time, free up threads faster.

100ms slower = 1% sales drop (Amazon). Half-second delays tank Google traffic 20% - speed is revenue.

Stop spoiling gifts. Big labels screaming contents on Christmas boxes ruin the surprise.

Seattle's freak snow and 90-mph winds. Massachusetts buried in two feet. Winter goes wild.

Page load speed directly impacts user behavior - ATG apps need tuning across HTML, DOM, and assets.

ATG performance isn't magic. Proven strategies cut costs and lift conversions on complex e-commerce apps.