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Faster Zswap With Patches To Batch The Writeback I/O

For those making increased use of Linux's Zswap as a compressed RAM cache for swap pages amid these times of sky high RAM prices, a new patch series was posted providing some incremental performance gains for Zswap by batching the writeback I/O...

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Why Simple Pages Load Faster: A Speed Checklist for Small Business Sites

Most small business websites are slower than they need to be. When we look at a slow site for a local company, the cause is rarely exotic.

  • Small business sites often load slower due to large images, plugins, and heavy themes.
  • Speed impacts local businesses' ability to engage visitors seeking services.
  • Improvements include image compression, plugin audit, theme replacement, and reliable hosting.

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