I too have a dial-up connection, and one of the things that I do a lot online is read documentation and manuals that I do not want to buy/print/download because of cost/too much paper/size, etc., but one thing that is useful is SSHing into my college account and running 'links' to read it. I cannot see pictures, but who needs them? As for sites, Slashdot normally loads fairly fast on dial up without toning it down, and once I am used to the slow speed, even flash-intensive sites do not bother me much; however, I do use Yahoo! Games on occasion, and there are quite a few sites that have lighter versions. If you greatly want to decrease page load time, I suggest blocking the advertisements. They are often in an iframe, resulting in at least 2 GETs per image (not to mention html parsing). They are also kept on different servers usually, so you can't reuse your current HTTP session, you have to start a new one, with a TCP 3-way handshake that can take upwards of half a second on a modem (especially one with the bandwidth already saturated loading the rest of the page). Use a proxy like privoxy or junkbuster (outdated, only does HTML 1.0, try privoxy first). Or, get a browser plugin to do the same (for example, AdBlock for FireFox). Then setup a Squid caching proxy to keep you from repeating DNS lookups and retrieving the same page or image. This gives a huge boost, since images can be loaded from memory or disk instead of a network roundtrip. The more disk and memory you throw at Squid, the more cache hits you get. BTW, junkbuster can be configured to use another proxy (like Squid) so you can use both together. I think privoxy will do that too. Oh, one last thing. If you know any web site admins, get them to turn on apache's mod_gzip compression. It compresses pages for http transmission and saves oodles of bandwidth. Most popular sites use it. Browsers like IE and Mozilla support it. Any decent cache (squid) will support it too. These kind of changes make browsing over modem much more tolerable. Hey, 56k used to be faster than most:) Anyway, I think it is a shame website designers are forgetting about you. If it helps, I do test most all of what we produce at work on a 28.8 modem. Of course, we also test for ADA compliance. Anyway, try using Mozilla/Firefox with that plugin that launches Flash, etc. Only when you want it. Also, use the userContent.css file to block ad servers, images that have 'ads' in the path, etc. Perhaps get a copy of that hosts file that kills ads, counters, etc. - Also, set your browser cache to a slightly larger size (10-15mb maybe?) and set it to check for new stuff only once per session. There are plenty of things you can do that aren't lose/lose: 1. Use mod_gzip (or equivalent) to compress text pages. It's a small cpu hit on the server (less if you cache the gziped output), but it pays off in reduced bandwidth costs for you and faster page loads for users. Use properly compressed PNGs rather than GIFs for line art/text graphics. If at all possible, use actual text with styles instead of graphics. Use proper (X)HTML and CSS. They'll compress better if they're valid, and if you use. There are some things the client can do to improve compression and caching. First, install [demon.co.uk], a caching http server which has an 'offline' mode so you can browse cached pages when not connected. If like me you really hate waiting for previously-viewed pages to download a second time, tweak the config file so it always uses cached copies when available. Then the Back button and viewing familiar sites will be lightning fast, but you'll need to hit Reload to get the latest version. I've also found it. I moved to a layout which loads probably about 4 times faster than the old layout, just to get fussed by a ton of people saying they hate it. And yet, your site uses tables for layout instead of CSS. A lot of bandwidth savings can be saved by using CSS for layout as it is cached by the browser. Additionally, it makes for cleaner code and easier separation of code from design. It also makes it easer to design a site that is ADA-compliant, since the stylesheet is ignored, you can just have it show the c. Www.myway.com Their tagline says it all: 'No Banners, No Popups, No Kidding'. You can customize a home page there very much like Excite (my prior favorite layout of the 'portal' pages), and they carry Reuters, AP and CBS news feeds, among others. Quick loading flash games under 250k suitable for playing over a dial-up connection at wickedgoodgames.com page 1. I've got dial-up for the time being. Xbox Games (disc) Xbox Games Download; PC games. Dial-up friendly anti-virus? Dial-up Internet access is a form of Internet. These slower connections to free up. On websites that are designed to be more dial-up friendly. Apr 09, 2006 where is some dial up friendly games i really need to find some games that load fast thanks for the help. I've got dial-up for the time being, and i need a halfway decent anti-virus that doesn't take forever to update on a dial-up connection any suggestions? On MyWay, I've seen text links to various features and programs that I don't trust to be free of spyware, such as a 'speedbar' and 'popswatter', but it's not like they try to auto-install anything or show a deceptive banner link. Clean, simple, customizab.
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