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4. Figure out browser caching - what to cache, how and for how long. Frequently changing code files - not a good idea to cache them for long, but images and other files, in most ca…

For AJAX-based web applications, following is what I'd suggest in making things very zippy for the user: 1. Concatenate your JS and CSS files. Don't send out several files over the…

The race in real-time link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/16/ashton-kutcher-vs-c... Oprah hasn't even tweeted once and already has about 60,000 followers!

A RSS feed reader, pre-filled with top 1000 feeds covering various topics, from news to technology to gossip! I'd get the alien to spend the first half of his time reading these fe…

This is a great article. And thanks to jey for posting this. On a side note, reading it I found out that Sanjay is based in Toronto currently, which is where I am, so I just reache…

I loved the YC process. They asked the right questions on their application form - which helped us a lot in getting a clearer idea of the venture. The prospect of an interview also…

It definitely is awesome. Just tweeted the founder of this Toronto-based startup for some comments from her in this discussion.

Thanks :) Btw, Alertle is a completely single page application - can call it '100% AJAX'. Demos still available at: http://varunmathur.net/post/83802002/alertle-current-status

I think you are right to some extent, but its fairly regular that when you are excited about something you are doing - time, sleep, etc take a backseat. You'll spend all your time …

"The reason you failed is because not enough people want your product." Never got to test that theory out, because even if enough people wanted the product, the business model arou…

Paul, a timely and encouraging article, thanks. - Varun www.homecamera.com