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What is SSD (Solid State Drive)?
What is SSD? It is likely that you have come across this abbreviation – especially if you’ve been looking to purchase a new PC or laptop or equipping an existing one. This modern storage technology conquers many technical areas for end consumers and professional industrial users alike. We’ll show you what SSD is in computing and what it stands for.
11 web design trends for 2021
In 2021, web designers will, for the most part, continue focusing on what they’ve emphasised in 2020: user-friendliness. The main challenge here is to incorporate interactive components and 3D or VR/AR effects as naturally as possible into your own project. We reveal 11 trends that show how much web design will evolve in 2021.
Core Web Vitals: What’s the point of Google’s key figures
With the Web Vitals, Google provides meaningful key figures for search engine optimisation. Using key figures from real user data, you can improve a user’s first impression of your own website and in doing so increase visitor satisfaction. In turn, Google rewards these efforts with a good ranking in its search results.
SSD versus HDD – the most important differences
What are the differences between SSD and HDD? Our SSD vs. HDD comparison presents the essential information of both storage technologies. We’ll also give you tips as to which hard drive technology is best suited for select applications. Will it be the mature and inexpensive hard disk drive or the fast and more expensive solid-state drive?
Configure HTTP content caching in Apache on Ubuntu 16.04
Learn how to improve your website's performance by setting up HTTP content caching in Apache. Apache is capable of several kinds of caching, including key/value and file caching. This tutorial will focus on basic HTTP content caching, which is the most commonly used form of caching with Apache.
Google PageSpeed Insights: how fast is your site?
Google PageSpeed Insights analyses the speed of websites on both desktop and mobile devices (when available). In addition, PageSpeed Insights provides information on existing problems and potential solutions in terms of loading speed. This article will tell you about how it is set out, how important it is to have a fast website, and how you can use it to tighten up your operations.
How to compress a video file: reducing video file size with tools
Have you ever tried to send someone a video, only to find it exceeds the permitted attachment size? Fortunately there are lots of programs that can resolve this problem. Basically, you need to reduce the size of the video by compressing it. Once you’ve compressed a video file, it will upload more quickly and won’t take up as much storage space. Keep reading to find out how to reduce the size of...
Responsive navigation: dynamic menus for mobile
Web design is an increasingly demanding and complex art, especially when it comes to adaptability. Websites must now satisfy far more requirements: they must look appealing on devices of all sizes, be easy for visitors of a wide range of abilities to navigate, and most importantly of all, the user experience must be perfect, regardless of the device used. Responsive design ensures that the content...
The basics of web design - part 2: user-friendliness
The layout and use of a website is often quite intuitive, even upon your first visit there. Conventional design patterns ensure quick usability and are not employed without reason: these common practices and standards guarantee smooth functionality for a website. Every web designer should be familiar with what these practices exactly entail and how to optimally integrate them into their web...