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Browser cache is a built-in Internet booster.
Your Internet browser's cache setting gives it the ability to store web pages you visited and also check for newer web pages. You could gain more speed by setting your browser to never check for newer versions of web pages. This would load pages that you have already visited right off the cache of your computer (temporary Internet files). This provides lightning fast downloading of web pages to act as an Internet booster. Of course there is a danger that you will miss any new content on the page. You would have to click refresh every time you suspected new material is on the page. Not an enjoyable way to surf. Another problem is if you set your browser's cache too high, the accumulation of Internet files may bog down performance.
Gaining performance through caching in your browser allows you to speed up Internet performance but you lose the assurance that you are viewing the most recent page. To change the cache settings, open Internet Explorer and click on Tools, then Internet Options. Now under the General tab click Settings for Temporary Internet Files. Now make your selection on how you want your browser to check for new pages. Click the ? (Question Mark) in the top right and then move your cursor to any selection and click. This will give you the details of each selection. I prefer Automatically since the browser will learn to adapt to each page over time. This tends to leave less junk on your PC and concentrates more on the pages you visit frequently.
Setting the browser's cache size. We are now going to set the Amount of disk space to use. I use 5MB and find it works fine. The lower you set it, the less pages your browser will be able to keep track of for fast loading. In general, you should allocate at least 5MB (some people prefer 10MB - your call) or about 5-10% of your available hard drive space. Please note - if you download a lot of larger files, it is best to keep the cache big enough to "hold" the file you're downloading. Example - if the file you want to download is 50MB, you should have at least a 60MB cache - the extra 10MB is just for Internet buildup. This way, if you're disconnected, the file will resume by using the cache instead of starting over. If you want a large cache size, please clean it out regularly (next paragraph) to avoid bogging down your hard drive with unnecessary build up. Or simply set the cache size higher before downloading large files, then return to 5-10MB when done.
Let's clean out the cache. I usually do this after every Internet session for security reasons and to keep all sites fresh the next time I visit them. In Internet Explorer, click on Tools, then Internet Options. Under the General tab (default) click on Delete Files, then check the box Delete all offline content, then click OK.
Accelerator services use cache technology.
There are a few Internet booster programs now available that increase internet speed by using cache technology through their own servers. This works by the internet booster service capturing and storing web pages even before you visit them. WHAT? How can they possibly store every web page? Well right now most of these internet booster services just store the major sites that people visit the most such as Amazon, Yahoo, etc. This means that other smaller sites will not be shown faster.
These accelerator services provide faster surfing because you will not have to wait for the web page request to be fulfilled from the original server. (Depending if the site you're visiting has been cached) Your modem will download a cached version from the booster service that is usually compressed to a smaller file size for optimal speed. There is a well-known free internet booster available that uses this type of technology, but as they clearly point out, they track their users and sell the information. We prefer to surf alone without corporations following us around the Web. Paid versions of this boosting technique are available and are much more effective. The accelerators you purchase usually do not track you, but you'll have to check their privacy policies, terms, or spyware statements to be sure.
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