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Bar Information - Slow Access
Name: Truc Nguyen Date: October 16, 2006 at 10:50:11 Pacific OS: Win XP CPU/Ram: 256 Product: Dell
Comment:
Hi,
I am using dial up connection to get an access to Internet. However, in some Web pages, when I try to access it, it would take five minutes to pop up the Bar Information before it showed the pages.
Name: mattie Date: October 16, 2006 at 13:03:07 Pacific
Reply:
although there are some tweaks for dial up connections the problem is usually the the telephone line.
here's a tip: use firefox, install a plugin called flashblock and disable 'load images' in the content options. this will certainly give your dial up connection a big boost.
Today's subliminal thought is: 'Calm down ... it's only ones and zeros.'
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