Thank you, I was thinking of doing a write up on this topic as well after reading the article "How to build a low tech website" which recently floated on HN. H

Thank you, I was thinking of doing a write up on this topic as well after reading the article "How to build a low tech website" which recently floated on HN. However I would have shown how you could significantly reduce file size simply using optimized JPEG settings, as JPEGs are most widely supported and can achieve good compression rates too.