Internet Speed Tests

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I received an email recently from PC Pitstop (I bought a license for PC Pitstop’s Optimize 2.0) announcing their new version Internet speed test.

That got me thinking about the variations in connection speed that I’ve seen over the years — over days and even between sites.

Typically, the closer the bandwidth-measuring site is to you, the higher the results you will get for download speed and upload speed.

But, sometimes, the closest site isn’t the fastest. It all depends on the congestion on the net…

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Wikipedia – the Free Online Encyclopedia Edited by You

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What is Wikipedia? It’s the free encyclopedia. More interestingly, it’s a free online encyclopedia that is edited by its readers.

You may have already heard the name “wiki”, which is the name for a type of web site that is created by its visitors. Many wikis allow anonymous editing, at least to some extent.

More wiki’s require users to create accounts before giving them creation or editing permissions. Others restrict editing capabilities to authorized users, but use wiki software because of its ease of content creation and handling.

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