DocAndersen
So we have arrived at part 2 of speed up my internet. The other two posts I’ve shared so far are below.
Optimize my connection
Ok, so this is a fun one. In part because it is easy, in part because it is educational. The world Optimize making better. Or improve to the point of better. Optimize doesn’t mean make something harder to use.
- Reduce the number of open browser windows. The joy, the value, and beauty of the internet and web browsers are connecting to multiple things at the same time. The more windows you have open (Virily, Facebook, and so on) in your browser, the more bandwidth you are consuming if your internet gets slow, close windows in your browser.
- Think of it as being like your refrigerator. If the fridge is open, you are losing cold air from the side. If you have two, three, four, or more people opening the door and standing there, you lose most of the fresh air the refrigerator is gone. That means the refrigerator motor has to run longer to generate more cold air.
- Each browser window you have open is a person standing in front of your refrigerator, wasting your cold air.
- Each browser window also consumes memory. The more of your physical memory used, the more you use your hard drive as what is called a swap disk. No matter what, your hard drive is SLOWER than the memory in your computer. If possible, only have 1-2 windows open in your browser. This will help your PC be faster and make your internet seem faster as well!
- Virus scanners – make sure you let your scanner run a scan of your computer overnight. That way, it won’t do so when you are using the computer! A security note – while it makes your browsing a little less active, make sure you have a website scanner running if you can. It will stop the accidental opening of malicious sites.
- The last tip for today – check the browser you are using. Browser speed can be significantly impacted by what you load in your browser (extensions0.
- Install a browser and don’t load any extensions (except the virus scanner). That will be faster!
- Safari, Firefox, Opera, Tor, Chrome, and Edge are all available on most operating systems.
Thanks for reading. I will post more tips over the next few days. All of these tips today are safe and guaranteed to work. You don’t have to do anything. Other than follow the steps.
Help me speed up my internet (1)
https://virily.com/virily_poll/help-me-speed-up-my-internet/
https://virily.com/virily_poll/hey-my-internet-is-so-slow/
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These tips are useful please add more!
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would tips for speeding up your computer be useful?
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What about slow internet on cell phones or tablets? Should i cover that?
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Yes, these tips help. I am always opening new windows. I have a lot of them opened at the same time and it is a mistake.
it can be if your computer slows down or your internet slows down!
With this 4g I don’t feel that internet is slow in my mobile devices.
you may be right, it wholly spends. Try a 5g connection for one day, and you will think 4g is horribly slow!! 🙂
Haha 5g is not here yet. But you are right about it.
5g is probably two years away for you.
but it is amazing!
Yes may be, But what about the radiation level of that and it’s effect on birds?
that isn’t an issue (I can send you articles from reputable sources about this if it helps).
The impact of domestic cats is a bigger issue for birds.
The low bandwidth microwaves used for 5g have been tested and verified by a number of processes. They are safe!
Ok, I have to go through and read more about that,
there is a lot of good information on 5g available!
Woohoo! Our own Virily internet, cyber speed guru. Instead of calling the help desk, I’m just gonna message Doc on social media for EVERYTHING.
i would be happy to help if I can pal!
I’ll be dropping into a pawn shop to see what laptops are available. My Asus died! Actually wanted to upgrade around this time while transitioning back to school.
Sorry to hear your Asus died. That is frustrating – good luck on your search for a new laptop!
I will be looking to see what is listed on eBay later. Not looking for anything long-term just something lasting for a few years.
a few years is what 3 or 4? i wrote an article about picking a new laptop a bit ago
(https://hubpages.com/technology/The-quest-for-a-new-laptop) it might help!
I just added it to my homepage and will be checking it out. I looked at another Asus that looks better than my other one.
Laptops are interesting creatures. i have 1 left that I’ve had for 2 years. But it was bought with an i7 chip when they were new.
The net speed on my phone does get faster once I close everything out. It is almost like resetting it.
phones have a unique relationship with the WWW, that is today’s topic!
Great tips! I always have too many windows and tabs opened at once.
i understand that – trying to help folks as they work from home!
the only time you need to change though is if your connection feels slow!
My connection is okay now, but my computer is not that happy about them. 😀
that sounds like a memory issue, try closing one or two of the windows. It really depends on the sites you have open honestly.
Virily isn’t bad, twitter isn’t bad, but Facebook can chew your data like a starving cow in a field of tall grass.
Thank you for the tips! My computer is quite old and slower now.
it happens, sadly you can speed it up by simply reinstalling the operating system. The fewer applications on a device the better it is over time
I clean the stories every night. I always only have two pages open. Thanks for the advice.
just trying to help a little in these troubling times!
I need this as it seems my computer is always slowing down at some times more than others.
i know the feeling – it can be very frustrating! good news is there are things we can do!
Yes as long as we know how or what to do.
that is the goal of this series I am doing, helping people know some of the things they can do!
Now I can see where I am making a mistake … I always have at least 6 – 8 windows open and my partner told me that she was not well but I didn’t believe her …. then she was obviously right
sorry but in this case your partner is right.
🙂
But now I really believe her, dear friend … I didn’t believe her before
that is good – she is right! sometimes when my wife is right, I don’t tell her!
Thank you so much for sharing your very helpful tips. I was thinking in that direction but I wasn’t sure if I was right.
glad to help, or in this case confirm what you were thinking!
Cool view in the photo. You are right about having too many tabs open, I close mine as often as I can.
phones are really bad with that – they leave so many sessions open!
I don’t browse much on my phone.
i do when looking things up and get frustrated over and over…. i have to stop!!!!
Thanks again Doc, I plead guilty as charged. I will try to follow your advise.
it is free advice, worth what you paid for it! so use, don’t use, no requirements!
Free advice doesn’t mean useless advice, It is worth following, it is just that habits are really hard to break.
that is fair, i just wanted to share that I will post the advice and you don’t have to use it!
It is hard to break habits. That is a whole series in and of itself!
Yes, you should cover smartphones because I’m now using it.
These are good tips. I didn’t know extensions can slow down the internet.
they tend to slow down the browser more, but they also use data if you are not careful!
Thanks for the advice. It is noted.
i will do mobile devices in the next few day!
Thank you, Doc for all these great tips. Hope you are well
all is well on my side (I hope all is well on your side).
I try to be helpful!
I had to click on this with that picture. What a great shot from a plane? I think these are great posts Doc, and we get them for free! Thank you, and yes, do cover phones, tablets.
tablets and cell phones will be next thanks Kim!
This was useful and interesting to read, thanks for the tip. It is, indeed, very important to have a virus scanner installed.
thanks! trying to help folks stuck at home!