Review
Page:  Subtropia
Reviewer:  Robert Brooks
Date:  July 16, 1999

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Introduction

Some things in life are just plain hard to find.  It could be a job, a friend, or, in some cases, a Nirvana site.  After a little bit of searching, I came across this reviewable site.

Connectivity Test

• Modem:  US Robotics 56K Winmodem

• Connected at 32k bps

• "Welcome" pages is not part of the test.

On the main page of the site, there are a total of four images, consisting of 36,674 bytes.
@ 14.4 = 22.83 sec. / @ 28.8 = 11.41 sec. / @ 56K = 5.87 sec.

Netscape Navigator downloaded the page completely in about 40 seconds, while Internet Explorer downloaded the page completely in about 40 seconds.

Explanation:  Forty-seconds?  You've got to be kidding, right?  Clearly the download time should be around fifteen seconds at the speed I'm connected at, however my server isn't always perfect, but I believe this page, from the way it looks, downloads quite quickly.

Interface

This page takes simplicity to a tropical level.  That is why the page downloaded so quickly.  It is simple, honest, and hey, it looks good too!  

What we have here is a peach colored background, under the title heading of the page is the navigation menu, which is simply done.  The only other thing in there is a picture.  Out of all the reviews I've done, this page is one of the simplest ones I've seen...which can be a good thing.

The page seems to work fine in all resolution settings and will work and function in any browser.

My Suggestions:  Even though I liked the simplicity of it all, there are a few things I would want to see in a future edition of the page.  Namely, a better navigation menu and site updates/news.  For the navigation menu (maybe I'm just being too picky), add some ActiveX Controls into it, or allow it to highlight when one moves their cursor over it.  As for the news/updates, people want to see what you've been doing with the site.

The Site's Content

It is a theory that the less variety of content a site has, the more original it actually is.  Although that theory has not been proven yet, would this site help support that theory?

• Pictures: A total of 15 pictures, all in thumbnail and divided into a 3x5 set.  Just one problem, a lot of the pictures did not download and thus I could not view them all.  But it could be this server again.

• Links:  A few links, from Geffen's Nirvana site to the KC Internet Shine.

• Chat:  A java-base chat, sponsored by Xoom services.

• Message Board

• Webring

Conclusion

This page is more simple than I thought. Not only in graphics, but also in content.  Is there any problems here?  Certainly.  There's a lot of things this page could do.  For starters, it could add more content.  Add the things that builds up to your own individuality. 

Visit:  Subtropia 
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