Lazy loading social buttons and other performance tweaks at work today.

The end result means things are a little faster although I still have lots of optimizations to do. Getting there though!This is what sharing it out on twitter looks like with opengraph tags etc.:webtoolsweekly - a good round up of web tools...sent weekly https://t.co/vNJcLOTLR8— john smith (@solrevdev) July 30, 2013

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Only way to leave LinkedIn is to destroy LinkedIn HQ [feedly]

They are keen on sending emails....     Shared via feedly // published on The Daily Mash // visit site Only way to leave LinkedIn is to destroy LinkedIn HQ MEMBERSHIP of networking website LinkedIn can only be terminated by destroying its corporate headquarters, it has emerged. A LinkedIn spokesman said: "People have been emailing us, saying they lost interest in the site immediately after joining and have since attempted to delete their profile several...

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How to Turn Mac Mail Into a Fantastic Email Client [feedly]

I still use sparrow but it's no longer supported and have tried postbox as its cross platform, but the default client isn't too bad and here are some tips to make it better.     Shared via feedly // published on Lifehacker // visit site How to Turn Mac Mail Into a Fantastic Email Client By default, every Mac is loaded up with a copy of Apple's email client, Mail. It's a fine little app,...

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ImageOptim — make websites and apps load faster (Mac app)

ImageOptim — make websites and apps load faster (Mac app):"ImageOptim optimizes images — so they take up less disk space and load faster — by finding best compression parameters and by removing unnecessary comments and color profiles. It handles PNG, JPEG and GIF animations. ImageOptim seamlessly integrates best optimisation tools: PNGOUT, Zopfli, Pngcrush, AdvPNG, extended OptiPNG, JpegOptim, jpegrescan, jpegtran, and Gifsicle.It's excellent for publishing images on the web (easily shrinks images “Saved for Web” in Photoshop) and also useful...

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Getting started · Bootstrap

Bootstrap 3 RC1 has been released and is no longer a twitter project I believe and its focus has moved to mobile first rather than the other way round.Getting started · Bootstrap: 'via Blog this'

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