Comments on: Web Accelerators Are Terrible http://www.pcmech.com/article/web-accelerators-are-terrible/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: SAP http://www.pcmech.com/article/web-accelerators-are-terrible/comment-page-1/#comment-20140 SAP Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:19:43 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/web-accelerators-are-terrible/#comment-20140 I've used OnSpeed in the past on a slow dial-up connection, and that definitely helped. It did not slow down the PC noticeably. The product works by compressing web-pages and particularly images. These are not tricks which you can perform in the browser - they have to happen before being sent to the modem. Of course one can disable images entirely, but having a low res version is often useful. I’ve used OnSpeed in the past on a slow dial-up connection, and that definitely helped. It did not slow down the PC noticeably.

The product works by compressing web-pages and particularly images. These are not tricks which you can perform in the browser – they have to happen before being sent to the modem.

Of course one can disable images entirely, but having a low res version is often useful.

]]> By: Randy http://www.pcmech.com/article/web-accelerators-are-terrible/comment-page-1/#comment-20138 Randy Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:26:20 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/web-accelerators-are-terrible/#comment-20138 I would add using firefox and and Ad Block Plus. This prevents those resource hog ads from even showing up. Page loads faster! I would add using firefox and and Ad Block Plus. This prevents those resource hog ads from even showing up. Page loads faster!

]]> By: Floyd Bufkin http://www.pcmech.com/article/web-accelerators-are-terrible/comment-page-1/#comment-20136 Floyd Bufkin Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:27:33 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/web-accelerators-are-terrible/#comment-20136 One thing that's easy to do to speed up your connection, is to bypass the DNS when ever you can. On those sites you visit often, ping them to get their IP address, then modify your bookmark to use their direct IP address instead of the URL. One thing that’s easy to do to speed up your connection, is to bypass the DNS when ever you can. On those sites you visit often, ping them to get their IP address, then modify your bookmark to use their direct IP address instead of the URL.

]]> By: Stacey http://www.pcmech.com/article/web-accelerators-are-terrible/comment-page-1/#comment-20132 Stacey Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:39:03 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/web-accelerators-are-terrible/#comment-20132 Actually, 2 great plugins for Firefox that help are the NoScript and NoFlash ones. Not only are you more protected while surfing, you don't have to waste download bandwidth on stuff you don't want to see. Actually, 2 great plugins for Firefox that help are the NoScript and NoFlash ones. Not only are you more protected while surfing, you don’t have to waste download bandwidth on stuff you don’t want to see.

]]> By: Titus http://www.pcmech.com/article/web-accelerators-are-terrible/comment-page-1/#comment-20103 Titus Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:49:22 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/web-accelerators-are-terrible/#comment-20103 "The way to browse faster today is the same way you browsed faster back then:" get a better connection. ;) “The way to browse faster today is the same way you browsed faster back then:” get a better connection. ;)

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