page loading

I'll see what we can see, sir.

With IE7 (or any recent IE release), the browser won’t load anything below tables/frames/etc until all the data for the page has been completely loaded. If you are on dial-up for a connection, this “inability” will only be exacerbated by the amount of content it takes to get to that magic 100% to see the page you desire.

Firefox, and some other browsers, render the page based upon what is loaded. In essence, this “load as you go” feature might seem to make things faster when loading. The page loads as you receive, versus a major hang or delay, and therein lies the difference related to what you are experiencing.

One other thing, perhaps you know this too well, is the connection you are using to access the Internet is further handicapping your ability to see web pages within an acceptable time frame. Dial-up, or other sub 100-150Kb speeds, are not going to be effective at all in the future or even some sites today, given the notion that many developers, commercial interests, and ad servers are developing content based upon the assumption that everyone using the site will be able to load the site’s data within a certain time frame.

Let me know if this helps……..or not.

My advice: give Firefox a shot. At the very least, you’ll enjoy the spell check as you type.