Mitchell McKenna - tagged with performance http://mitchmckenna.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LifePress mitchellmckenna@gmail.com PHP-CPP - A C++ library for developing PHP extensions http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14310/php-cpp-a-c-library-for-developing-php-extensions

So you've done the research and figured out a piece of php code could be faster, smaller, or consume less memory if it was made into at PHP extension, this library might make things simpler for you.

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Tue, 08 Apr 2014 20:28:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14310/php-cpp-a-c-library-for-developing-php-extensions/php-cpp-a-c-library-for-developing-php-extensions
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: Joel Plaskett Emergency - 'You're Mine' http://mitchmckenna.com/post/10984/musical-performance-joel-plaskett-emergency-youre-mine

Joel Plaskett Emergency dropped by the studios to perform 'You're Mine' from their latest LP, 'Scrappy Happiness.'

For more George visit: http://www.strombo.com

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Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:03:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/10984/musical-performance-joel-plaskett-emergency-youre-mine/musical-performance-joel-plaskett-emergency-youre-mine
Google Page Speed - Online Version http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9345/google-page-speed-online-version

"Page Speed Online analyzes the content of a web page, then generates suggestions to make that page faster. Reducing page load times can reduce bounce rates and increase conversion rates."

The great features of Chrome's Page Speed, but if your not sure if it's just your browser slowing things down or your internet connection, with this online version you get an unbiased analysis of the webpage from who matters most; the way google sees it.

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Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:32:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9345/google-page-speed-online-version/google-page-speed-online-version
Most Essential Tips for Improving Response Time of Your Wordpress Blog http://mitchmckenna.com/post/5209/most-essential-tips-for-improving-response-time-of-your-wordpress-blog

"Flexibility, ease of use, etc. comes at a very high price and in fact Wordpress consumes enormous amounts of CPU and memory resources in order to respond to a single page request."

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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:07:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/5209/most-essential-tips-for-improving-response-time-of-your-wordpress-blog/most-essential-tips-for-improving-response-time-of-your-wordpress-blog
W3 Total Cache | Advanced WordPress Cache Plugin http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4394/w3-total-cache-advanced-wordpress-cache-plugin

"Trusted by many popular blogs like: mashable.com, webdesignerdepot.com, freelanceswitch.com, noupe.com and others — W3 Total Cache improves the user experience of your blog by caching every aspect of your site and reducing the download time of your theme."

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Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:22:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4394/w3-total-cache-advanced-wordpress-cache-plugin/w3-total-cache-advanced-wordpress-cache-plugin
Tornado Web Server | Friendfeed's Open Source Python Framework http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4220/tornado-web-server-friendfeeds-open-source-python-framework

"Tornado is an open source version of the scalable, non-blocking web server and tools that power FriendFeed. The FriendFeed application is written using a web framework that looks a bit like web.py or Google's webapp, but with additional tools and optimizations to take advantage of the underlying non-blocking infrastructure."

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Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:10:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4220/tornado-web-server-friendfeeds-open-source-python-framework/tornado-web-server-friendfeeds-open-source-python-framework
Natasha Tsakos' multimedia theatrical adventure http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4184/natasha-tsakos-multimedia-theatrical-adventure

Ted.com: Natasha Tsakos presents part of her one-woman, multimedia show, "Upwake." As the character Zero, she blends dream and reality with an inventive virtual world projected around her in 3D animation and electric sound.

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Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:29:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4184/natasha-tsakos-multimedia-theatrical-adventure/natasha-tsakos-multimedia-theatrical-adventure
Page Speed | Firebug Plugin http://mitchmckenna.com/post/3967/page-speed-firebug-plugin

"Page Speed is an open-source Firefox/Firebug Add-on. Webmasters and web developers can use Page Speed to evaluate the performance of their web pages and to get suggestions on how to improve them."

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Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:05:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/3967/page-speed-firebug-plugin/page-speed-firebug-plugin
3G iPhone Ad vs Real World: A performance comparison http://mitchmckenna.com/post/581/3g-iphone-ad-vs-real-world-a-performance-comparison Apple's "Unslow" 3G iPhone commercial pretends to demonstrated the performance of the device over the 3G network. To put it to the test, I took my own 3G iPhone to the heart of AT&T's coverage area in MA (Boylston St. in Boston just across the street from Apple's flagship store). The video shows a side by side performance comparison running… ]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:53:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/581/3g-iphone-ad-vs-real-world-a-performance-comparison/3g-iphone-ad-vs-real-world-a-performance-comparison