Still on dial-up?
 
If so, you know how incredibly frustrating it can be to browse today's high-powered, multimedia-filled websites. Even a good dial-up connection can't support much of the Flash animation, Java script or large video and image files on popular sites.
 
That's why dial-up users may have better luck browsing mobile versions of popular websites. If you have a smartphone, you're probably familiar with mobile websites--they're trimmed-down versions with reduced graphics and are free of frames, Java and other design elements that make browsing on a slower connection more difficult.
 
You can often substitute the letter "m" for the "www" in a website's URL in order to access the mobile version. For example:

• Facebook: m.facebook.com
• Yahoo: m.yahoo.com
• CNN: m.cnn.com
• AccuWeather: m.accuweather.com
• eBay: m.ebay.com

Not every site has a mobile version, and some may not display very well on a traditional computer monitor. But it's worth it to give the mobile version a shot if you're looking to speed up your browsing experience and cut the unnecessary page elements that won't work well with your dial-up connection.