Web page Pictures

Make sure that they are saved as JPG files, you should be able to adjust the compression ratio in your image software so that the filesize is a lot smaller.  If the pics were scaned or taken with a digital camera you might want to use image software to cut out the picture, I mean sometimes you will have a huge picture but the only part of it that you really need it the bottom half so you can cut the bottom out and re save it.  If you don't have any good image software I recomend Paint Shop Pro, you can get it at http://jasc.com/

You have to check your file sizes and use compression software to shrink them. You will be amazed how much you can shrink without losing quality. You can do it for free on the internet, while you are onlin. Here are a couple places to try:

http://www.spinwave.com/crunchers.html
http://www.netmechanic.com/cobrands/zdnet/gifbot/
http://www.gifoptimizer.com/index.html

Also, you can buy software to do it anytime. Here are two I use:
http://www.ulead.com/ssp/runme.htm
http://www.xat.com/

You should always optimize your images (and your web pages too - don't waste space!)

Betsy