Test your internet speed

Testing your internet speed can help you keep an eye on your internet connectivity.  You can try one of the internet speed tests online, my favorite internet speed test is the PC 911 speed test.

Here is a good article about checking your internet speed and a link to the best tester I know of. Have a great day!

Are you an addict??

To my darling husband…… Dear John,

I am sending you this letter in a bogus software company envelope so that you will be sure to read it. Please forgive the deception, but I thought you should know what has been going on at home since your IBM computer entered our lives two years ago.

The children are doing well. Tommy is 7 now and is a bright, handsome boy. He has developed quite an interest in the arts. He drew a family portrait for a school project. All the figures were good, but yours was excellent! The chair and the back of your head are very realistic. You would be proud of him.

Little Jennifer turned 3 in September. She looks a lot like you did at that age. She is an attractive child and quite smart. She still remembers that you spent the whole afternoon with us on her birthday. What a grand day for Jen, despite the fact that it was stormy and the electricity was out.

I am also doing well. I went blonde about a year ago and was delighted to discover that it really is more fun. Lars–I mean Mr. Swenson, the department head, has taken an interest in my career and has become a good friend to us all. I have discovered that the household chores are much easier since I realized that you don’t mind being vacuumed around, although that feather duster does make you sneeze. The house is in good shape. I had the living room painted last spring. I’m not sure if you noticed it. I made sure that the painters cut air holes in the drop cloth so you wouldn’t smother. Well, dear, I must be going. Uncle Lars – Mr. Swenson, I mean, is taking us all on a ski trip and there is packing to do. I have hired a housekeeper to take care of thing while we are away. She’ll keep things in order, fill your coffee cup, and bring your meals to your desk, -just the way you like it. I hope you and IBM have a lovely time while we are gone.

Tommy, Jen and I think of you often – try to remember us while your disks are booting.

Love, Mary.

I feel the need…the need for speed!

How fast is your internet connection? I pay for 5 megabit cable service and one never knows just what the have do they? Well I found a really cool new speed test. It showed me with 4828kbps download speed and 477kbps upload speed. Thats pretty close to what Im supposed to be getting from my cable provider so Im pleased with it. This thing has a nifty interface too, looks like a race car dash. Go check it out for yourself!

http://www.pcnineoneone.com/speedtest.html

How fast are you running?

How fast is your connection? Do you know? Im sure you probably know what it shouldreally is? There are PC Speed Tests all over the net that are free to use. Any google search can find a few good ones. I recently tried the one at http://www.internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/. It gave me both upload and download speeds for my connection and showed me on a graph where my ranges were at. I must say I was a little more than disappointed in my upload speed. It was much slower than I thought it was. Go ahead, take a look over there and try it yourself. You might be surprised! be, but do you know what it