You want to avoid traffic bounce because of long page loading delay? Here is a quick solution if you want to simulate an AJAX call on long loading forms using a flash animation file and JQuery call.
Here is a quick tutorial on how to create a nice gradient with a reflection effect on a div or any other xhtml elements. We will use the CSS3 techniques as all the latest browsers are supporting the standard even if not officially released.
I came across the weird sensation that FireFox was a bit slow the last couple of weeks (yes I know it took me a couple of week to notice !). Well this strange behavior was confirmed when I started implementing a client site based on Magento.