[Web4lib] Tools for designing for lower bandwidth users?

[David J. Hark]

Hello Daniel,

Perhaps a good resource might be:

Web Page Analyzer - 0.98 - from Website Optimization
http://websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/

from

Web Site Optimization
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/

This is also available using the:

Web Accessibility Toolbar [For IE], Version 2.0
http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html

I hope this help,

David


On 2/28/2011 1:10 AM, Cornwall, Daniel D (EED) wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I've been coming to the realization that some of our organization's web pages may be very unfriendly to low bandwidth users. See http://www.museums.state.ak.us/online_exhibits/AlaskaGameShow.html for an example. It comes right up in the broadband friendly office I created it in, but takes quite awhile to load in other places.
>
> I think I could come up with different ways of presenting this material. It would help if one or both of the following were available:
>
> 1) A site or program that could take a URL and estimate the total loading time for various bandwidths.
> 2) Some program or site that could simulate lower bandwidth connections so I could be sure I wasn't developing content for high end bandwith users only.
>
> Any ideas? I know I could sum up the HTML and all the images and then plug in that figure to a speed calculator, but I'm hoping for something a little more automated.
>
> Thanks in advace for any assistance you can offer. - Daniel
>
> ===============================
> Daniel Cornwall
> Head of Technical and Imaging Services
> Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums
> PO Box 110571
> Juneau AK 99811-0571
> Ph: 907-465-6332
> Fax: 907-465-2665
> E-mail: dan.cornwall at alaska.gov
>
> What does the Division do? See http://lam.alaska.gov<http://lam.alaska.gov/>   for a sample.
>
> My opinions are my own unless otherwise stated.
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