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Notes on images, privacy and forms
Short, practical articles from the people building the tools. English only for now.
Why "compress image to 50 KB" fails on most sites, and how to do it right
Exact-size compression is a search problem, not a slider. How ShrinkLab lands files at or under the limit, and why many tools overshoot.
2026-10-19 · 6 minWe measured 12 online image tools: uploads, ad requests and page weight
Which image tools upload your photo, how many ad requests they fire per page, and how fast they load. Data from the ShrinkLab market research, October 2026.
2026-10-19 · 5 minHow to take a passport photo at home that gets accepted
Lighting, background, head size and printing: the rules shared by most passport authorities, and how to apply them with a phone and a printer.
2026-10-19 · 5 min