We live in a world where people are increasingly expecting more and faster speeds. In fractions of a second, your website can lose valuable visitors and in turn, money. Although most people think CDNs are for the “big dogs”, they’re actually super cheap and incredibly easy to use these days.

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to setup and use Amazon’s Web Services S3 and CloudFront to decrease website load time as well as show the performance differences.

Continue reading at http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/supercharge-website-performance-with-aws-s3-and-cloudfront/

Unless you’re a copyright or digital media licensing pro, font licensing can be really confusing. Custom fonts are increasingly being used on the web via several methods. Each method may require specific licensing to cover your intended use and often times font licenses simply don’t specify restrictions associated with these new technologies.

In this article, we’ll take a look at font licensing for web usage via methods such as FLIR, sFIR, Cufón, @font-face, etc. and ways to protect yourself.

Continue reading at http://blog.themeforest.net/general/font-licensing-for-the-web/

Time is money and navigating your operating system is likely your most common activity. Optimizing it for your workflow means spending more time working and less time navigating folders, files and applications.

In this tutorial I’ll introduce you to OS X’s Finder toolbar and droplets as well as how to customize them to look great and amp up your workflow productivity.

Continue reading at http://blog.themeforest.net/general/amp-up-productivity-with-os-x-finder-droplets/

Is it really that hard to pick up a hands free device or just wait until you get to your destination? So to all my friends, family and visitors–get off your damn cell phones while driving! Why? Because this could be you.

(See the motorcycle? Click “read more” below for more pictures)

The motorcycle you see inside this car was supposedly traveling at approximately 85mph when the VW driver pulled out from a side street. The motorcycle rider obviously did not have enough time to react and avoid an accident. The driver of the VW was talking on her cell phone.

The car actually flipped from the force of the impact and landed about 20 feet away from the initial point of impact. The motorcycle rider was found inside the car with the VW driver and passenger. All three were killed instantly.

These pictures are supposedly from the Motorcycle Fair by the Police and Road Safety Department.