Rob:
Just like you are the go-to guy for promoting resin infusion building techniques and debunking myths about carbon construction, other people have their own areas of expertise. My post was not criticism, just a professional communications security engineer commenting on an easily fixed issue. The Harryproa site is today a completely different experience than it was a couple days ago. Your tweaking of the background image was a big success.
Technically, transparent pixels are effectively smaller in data size, as they do not contain variable data denoting colour. This makes transparent images much more compressible - using either lossless or lossy technology. Both the common GIF and PNG data formats support transparency (and compression), as do many others. The issue isn't the data format, it is picking one supported in a majority of browsers and viewers. PNG is a very good choice.
Your web site's speed has little to do with accessory software used to manage files - it has everything to do with what web server software is being run, how good the host backbone connections to the Internet are and what horsepower the hardware underneath it has. Your server is running Microsoft's IIS (Internet Information Services), which is a slower, less popular web server than the most popular server software (Apache) running on a more streamlined server operating system like Linux, BSD, Solaris or whatever. Your provider may have different hosting options than IIS, usually cheaper and faster. Most hosted web sites are handled by "virtual servers" where hundreds of companies reside on one physical server - basically mass transit for websites.
All this aside, once I get things sorted on my project I'll be in touch for your feedback and thought on how to proceed. I apologize for placing you in Kiwi territory, I knew better.
Cheers,
Bill in Ottawa
--- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, Rob Denney <harryproa@...> wrote:
>
> From the web wonder.
> I have cheked the background image. It is 1,5 Mb and should be less, yes,
> but the image is a png format (transparent to show the carbon background)
> and that is part of the reason for the size. 1,5 Mb doesn't take that long
> to download and every body should have the same problem if it was only the
> size of the backgound image.
> My thoughts from the begining has been that it is the server that holds
> the site that is the problem, because it takes a lot of time to manage the
> folders in FileZilla. Uploading and opening folders is very slow compared
> to the web sites i have here in Norway, so that is why I left it that way.
>
> However, I have made the background image smaller now so should be faster,
> but still not as fast as it should be.
>
> rob
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 3:08 AM, bi_stros <lists@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dug through the CSS, here's a direct link to the original image.:
> >
> > http://www.harryproa.com/templates/Harryproa/images/page_gl.png
> >
> > The source image is ridiculously large (1.5 megabytes),and probably should
> > be much smaller to fix the load time problems with the site. I've cropped
> > and cleaned up the image a little and reposted it in the photos section (as
> > Elementarry Cover Photo) - I hope I don't offend Rob by doing so. The
> > "fixed" image gives you a better look at the Elementarry than otherwise
> > available. I also "shrunk" the original image to 1/7 of the original size,
> > so it would load much faster if desired. It is in the same folder.
> >
> > I've been inspired by this boat as well. Just love the schooner rig,
> > really like the freestanding rotating masts & independently rotating booms
> > without the need for vangs. It is a little small for what I want, but much
> > closer than the larger Harryproa designs. I've been doodling designs for a
> > while now to hit my target. I'd like an absurdly fast
> > cruising/daysailing/weekender trailerable design - capable of EC type usage
> > (but I doubt I'd ever get to Florida).
> >
> > The owner's feedback would really be welcome as well - I've been trying to
> > avoid Brown/Newick style trunked rudders - and have more or less concluded
> > I want to try James Brett's Ovide section bi-directional rudder style.
> >
> > Wish I lived in NZ, I already would be talking with Rob face to face!
> >
> > --
> > Bill in Ottawa, Canada
> >
> >
> > --- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, "Dennis" <spidennis@> wrote:
> > >
> > > thanks Rob,
> > >
> > > I tried to view the site in source view, pure html, so I can look for
> > the file but couldn't find it.
> > >
> > > Does this owner in Sydney visit this forum? It would be nice to know
> > what he thinks of the boat, how he uses it, etc.
> > >
> > > From what I can see of that photo I'm asking about it might be my
> > favorite in your whole site! ..... very inspirational indeed.
> > >
> > > I'd be interested in knowing more about the different sails ....
> > > as you know, but others may not, I have plans to enter the EC and UFC
> > watertribe events with some kind of proa and built a small model with some
> > of the features that I wanted.
> > >
> > > One feature is the fold down/ pivot masts. Originally I had them on the
> > outside but after your suggestion of doing it inside the hulls I've given
> > it a lot of thought and might have worked out how to do that and have my
> > folding beam feature at the same time and keep the total folded beam narrow
> > enough for the road portages and narrow river sections.
> > > I don't have that modeled or have a video of these new ideas yet .....
> > >
> > > but I do have videos leading up to this showing my thoughts and ideas:
> > >
> > > http://youtu.be/KmfkcY0QvJA
> > >
> > > http://youtu.be/I-WoG_pv1ls
> > >
> > > http://youtu.be/LHwp0ZBbn84
> > >
> > > http://youtu.be/6LvxzIp9XHI
> > >
> > > Last thought, I am thinking to do the ufc solo again and not having a
> > crew member but still want to be able to carry a crew member for fun
> > sailing at all other times, such as in the Texas 200.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, Rob Denney <harryproa@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > It is the second Elementarry, built for a guy in Sydney, Australia.
> > Same
> > > > as the first one (mine) but with tracked sails instead of luff pockets.
> > > > Other photos are at
> > > > http://harryproa.com/index.php/design/2012-08-29-23-09-29/elementarry
> > > >
> > > > I will see if I can dig up the original and email it to you.
> > > >
> > > > rob
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:48 PM, dennis Barrett <spidennis@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > **
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Rob,
> > > > > What is that boat used in the background of every page on your
> > website.
> > > > > Do you have a standalone .jpg file of it? Can you tell me more about
> > it?
> > > > > ...... and maybe we should do this on your forum instead of email? so
> > > > > others can know about it too?
> > > > > thanks,
> > > > > dennis
> > > > > south padre island, texas
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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