Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

Giving it a try. So far it isn't working :erm:

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

Well apparently I've saved 1.3 mins during they day so far. Which is good I guess :)

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

Finnaly got it working now, the little arrow goes up and down. So far 0.0 seconds have been saved :p:

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

hmm im tempted to give it a go now, anything with uselless stats and moving arrows etc..

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

I installed it successfully amd the pages load lighteningly fast now.

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

One thing anyone who is on the 1 Meg/3Gig a month cap service should note: I have been using it since 10am, and while the estimate says I have saved 2.1 minutes, GWA has downloaded over 160meg of data..

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

2.1 minutes all day? Doesn't really sound as if it's worth it!

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

According to NetMeter, browsing CableForum is resulting in hardly anything being downloaded :erm:

EDIT: Now I understand why it uses so much space and I don't see much downloading, it's because it runs a private proxy on your system :dozey:

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

The moving arrow is quite cool really :)

Edit: I think that's the trick. Pages don't really load faster, but there's something to keep you busy while a page loads, so it looks faster...

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

That's because CF is a dynamic site, so each page would have changed when you retrieve it (another post, someone goes offline, clock changes etc).
Therefore there will be no page the same in the cache.

Oh, and:

...means that your browser or proxy will never store the page anyway.

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

How the hell does it download 18Meg when it displays performance data based on 71 pages visited? :confused:

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

hold on....judging by the privacy policy does it not mean this is technically spyware ? IP logging site logging.....

anyway im refusing to install it on the basis that its collecting information.

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

I like the prefetching. :)

EDIT: The privacy issues don't concern me, it's highly unlikely Google would ever do anything like Microsoft does on a regular basis.

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

im afraid that i dont trust corporate compaines, i know google is one of the 'good guys' for now.....but it still does not change the fact that it is spyware.

Re: Google Web Accelerator
 

I agree with Kronas didn't this issue also raise up with G-mail?