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Google Chrome Developer Tools Lighthouse Audit Tips

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This post shows some of the tips that appear during the auditing process when generating a report using Lighthouse within Google Chrome Developer Tools. I saw these tips flash up and they sounded quite interesting but they kept disappearing when the audit finished before I had a chance to read them.  I screen grabbed a few and thought I'd share them. "As the number of elements on a page increases from 400 to 6,000, the probability of conversion drops 95%. [Source: Think with Google]" "If a site takes > 1 second to become interactive, users lose attention, and their perception of completing the page task is broken [Source: Google Developers Blog]" "70% of mobile pages take nearly 7 seconds for the visual content above the fold to display on the screen. [Source: Think with Google]" "As page load time increases from one second to seven seconds, the probability of a mobile site visitor bouncing increases 113%. [Source: Think with Google]" &quo

Light marked "W" Steelseries keyboard - what does it do?

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This post describes what the light marked "W" on a Steelseries Apex keyboard does. This is the fourth light in the row located in the top right corner of the keyboard, next to the Scroll Lock "S" light. The "W" light on a Steelseries Apex Keyboard This light indicates that the Windows key has been disabled.  So, when you're gaming, if you accidentally press the Windows key, you will stay in the game instead of being taken to the Windows desktop. How to turn the "W" light on or off? The "W" light on a Steelseries Apex keyboard can be turned on or off by pressing and holding the special Steelseries function key down, then pressing the Windows key. Related Posts -  Steelseries Sensei Ten squeaky scroll wheel

Audit Microsoft DNS and Windows Remote Settings

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