function preloader() 
{
     // counter
     var i = 0;
     // create object
     imageObj = new Image();
     // set image list
     images = new Array();
     images[0]="images/slideshow/ss_alexandra.jpg"
     images[1]="images/slideshow/ss_regretters.jpg"
     images[2]="images/slideshow/ss_josefinshima.jpg"
     images[3]="images/slideshow/ss_lindaskugge.jpg"
     images[4]="images/slideshow/ss_sverrir.jpg"
     images[5]="images/slideshow/ss_lastreet.jpg"
     images[6]="images/slideshow/ss_elvis.jpg"
     images[7]="images/slideshow/ss_tallrik.jpg"
     images[8]="images/slideshow/ss_joanna.jpg"
     images[9]="images/slideshow/ss_nyqvist.jpg"
     images[10]="images/slideshow/ss_lacentre02.jpg"
     // start preloading
     for(i=0; i<=3; i++) 
     {
          imageObj.src=images[i];
     }
}