Are you connecting through dial-up? Through your mobile phone? A slow connection that makes you wonder who in the right mind came up with the internet?
If so, we have something in common. Earlier this year, I lived in a remote region and have resorted to my old CDMA mobile phone for Internet access. I used the phone as a modem connected by USB to my computer, as I, like most primates with some computer skills, prefer a keyboard, pointing device(trackpoint, mouse, touchpad) and a screen larger than my palm. Unfortunately, I have learnt that web developers are not that conscientious when comes to people who do not have access to VDSL2 connections.
Nevertheless, I strongly recommend that more websites are to be made friendly for people who do not have the bandwidth. Here are some of my suggestions :
- less images
- use a font or a limited number of icons for page navigation
- include "alt" image descriptions or captions
nibv
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