With Google now giving better search rankings to sites which are optimized for loading speeds, I'm starting to look more closely at this.
What are your best tips for cutting loading times, apart from the obvious items:
(1) Gzip compression enabled on your server
(2) Optimizing the images you're serving
Also..... do you guys see a big benefit from using image sprites rather than individual image files?
Here's some tips you might comment on, for added value:
5 Asset Management Tricks for Faster Websites | Jon Raasch's Blog