Web Browser Speed Enhancers Tutorial Home >Internet >Online services >Cable Modems >Tweaking Your Performance >Web Browser Speed Enhancers   Step 1:  Using a Local Cache Web browsers can cache web pages on your hard drive. Many websites use the same graphics throughout. If those files are cached on your hard drive, you don't have to keep requesting them across the Internet.   Step 2:  Open Your Browser Left-click on the Start Menu. Scroll up to Programs and then scroll across to Internet Explorer. Click on it to open it.   Step 3:  Open Internet Options On the top menu, left-click on Tools. Scroll down to Internet Options. Left-click it to open the Internet Options Panel.   Step 4:  Select Cache Settings Click on Settings in the Temporary Internet files section. This will bring up your cache settings.   Step 5:  Set the Cache Check for newer versions of stored pages should be set to Automatically. The 'Amount of disk space to use:' starts off set to low. Increase it by sliding the slider to the right. You'll see the size of the cache increase to the right. The only limit is the size of your hard drive. A good value to set it to is around 100 MB.   Step 6:  Browser Enhancers Utilities are available that work with your web browser. Some can be downloaded free and others are available for purchase. When you're reading a current web page, these utilities start downloading linked pages. That way, by the time you want to hit a link, the page will be already on your computer and you won't have to wait for it to load. Others note your favorite pages and download those while you're reading web pages. That way you have a current favorite on hand all the time.