Speed up internet surfing.Q. Because of my location I'm stuck with a dial-up Internet connection and, as you can imagine, it doesn't surf the Net To browse the Internet. The most common Internet browsing today is done on the Web. Before the Web, the Internet was "surfed" via Archie, Gopher, WAIS and other search facilities. See surfing and how to access the Internet. , it crawls. How can I boost the speed? A. One thing you can do is program your browser to omit graphics, which demand loads of downloading time. That will improve the speed, but, of course, you'll miss out on the pictures[To omit graphics, if your browser is Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. , click on Tools, Internet Options and the Advanced tab. In the Internet Options dialog box A movable window that is displayed on screen in response to the user selecting a menu option. It provides the current status and available options for a particular feature in the program. scroll in the Settings window to the Multimedia category and remove the check at Show Pictures. Then click on Apply and OK. Another alternative is to add an accelerator to your modem software. That subject was covered in this column in the April 2004 JofA, page 91 (www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/ apr2004/tech_qa.htm). Key to Instructions To help readers follow the instructions in this article, we use two different typefaces: * Boldface type is used to identify the names of icons, agendas and URLs. * Sans serif Short horizontal lines added to the tops and bottoms of traditional typefaces, such as Times Roman. Contrast with sans-serif.  type shows commands and instructions users should type into the computer and the names of files. STANLEY ZAROWIN, a former J of A senior editor, is now a contributing editor A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. to the magazine. His e-mail address is zarowin@mindspring.com. |
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