Slow-loading pages are the bane of the Web. In fact, surveys routinely cite slow pages as the #1 complaint about the Internet. A study by Zona Research found that 1/3 of visitors will leave a Web site that doesn't load within 8 seconds. With figures like that, load time should be a major design consideration for your pages. Tom Dahm, NetMechanic

Been wondering how fast or slow your website loads?

With LinkVendor's Website Speed Check, you'll see a detailed summary of your website parameters. It shows the average speed, website size with and without HTML, and estimated load time using different connections. Moreover, it presents all major types of file used on the site, along with its corresponding sizes which can further assist you in maximizing your website speed.



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Visit LinkVendor's Website Speed Check and start deciding whether you need to do some speed optimization or change your current web hosting company.

Meanwhile, if you are more interested in comparing load time of multiple URLs, SelfSEO's Website Speed Checker is the right one for you. With their tool, you can quickly analyze which competitors' website loads the fastest.

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Other Online Tools To Consider:
WebSite Optimization's Web Page Analyzer
- gives analysis and recommendations to better speed up your website
Free Speed Test
- outputs load time from multiple locations around the world



Resources:
http://www.awa7.org/WebmasterHelp/LoadTime.html
http://www.linkvendor.com/seo-tools/speedtester.html
http://www.selfseo.com/website_speed_test.php

Don't you sometimes wish you can bring your desktop everywhere you go? I mean, bring it literally. Files, sticky notes, calendar, mails, address book. It can be done if you have your laptop, PDA, or netbook with you. But then again, what if you do not have any of these?

This is where Goowy comes in.

Goowy mail is your rich Desktop email program on the web with a fast interface that lets you drag and drop, use context menus and enjoy lots of pleasant eye candy. In addition to email, goowy offers a calendar, an RSS feed reader and games done in a similar fashion. About.com

Some of its unique features are as follows:
- 2GB inbox storage
- 1GB online storage (for file upload support)
- Multi-messenger import (e.g. Yahoo, MSN, AIM etc)
- RSS feed import
- variety of widgets (e.g. clock, calendar, comics, to-do lists etc)
- spam filtering
- image blocking
- drag and drop GUI capability

To learn more about it, check out the following links:
Goowy Mail: Free Email Service Review
Goowy Review 2008
Goowy Media Blog



Resources:
http://www.user-groups.net/articles/2006/goowy.jpg
http://email.about.com/od/freeemailreviews/gr/goowy_mail.htm
http://free-email-services-review.toptenreviews.com/goowy-review.html
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Netbook