Slipstream
- Web Accelerator for Microsoft Windows
Links for Slipstream: Install
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Links on this page:
Start/Stop |
Statistics |
Settings: Username/Password/Server
| Exit |
PC requirements:
Pentium 200MHz with 64MB of RAM and at least 5 MB of hard-disk space.
Slipstream Overview:
As you browse from site to site on
the Internet, information is sent from your computer out to the Internet and back.
This information comes to you in the form of pictures (jpegs, gifs, etc.) and text.
Slipstream technology compresses that information (makes it smaller) and
then sends it to and from your computer. Smaller pieces of information take
less time to travel across the Internet. This technology allows Slipstream
to speed your browsing up to 4 - 6 times faster. It automatically configure
Internet Explorer and Netscape. It will work with any other web browser, but
you will need to manually configure the browser yourself.
Compatibility with other software:
Client for Microsoft Networks
must be installed for Slipstream to function
properly.
Slipstream appears to interfere
with XP ZoneAlarm, but this hasn't been confirmed.
Slipstream will interfere with
ProxyWatch and GlobalSafe. They cannot be
used together.
Important Browser Notes:
Netscape & Mozilla:
If you stop Slipstream while running Netscape, you must manually
remove the proxy address and port.
Opera: Slipstream
does NOT configure the settings automatically in Opera. You must configure
Opera's settings manually yourself.
Menu Overview:
Slipstream is always located in the
'System Tray' in the bottom right corner of your screen, by the clock.
Clicking on the Slipstream icon gives
a menu with 6 options, as shown below.
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The Settings option
is the most important.
1. Verify your username/password and server settings.
2. Change the image quality/compression
The Stop/Start
option can be used to disable/enable Slipstream.
The Status and
Statistics let you know if Slipstream is functioning.
The About option
shows which version of Slipstream you have.
The Exit option
turns off Slipstream completely.
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Links to Menu items:
Start/Stop |
Status |
Statistics |
Settings |
About |
Exit |
Start/Stop Slipstream:
To stop using Slipstream during
your current Window's session, click the Slipstream icon
and select
Stop Slipstream from the menu.
Note: This disables
Slipstream during the current Window's session only. Slipstream will
re-enable itself if you reboot your computer or if you enable it again.
If Slipstream is disabled, you will see Start Slipstream instead of
Stop Slipstream.
Note: if you stop
Slipstream while running Netscape, you must manually remove the proxy address
and port. See the tutorial for Netscape by clicking on one of the links
at the top of this page.
To view a tutorial on how to uninstall
Slipstream, click here.
Statistics:
See how well Slipstream is "Accelerating":
To view how well Slipstream is
transferring information, click on the Slipstream icon
and select
Statistics from the menu.
The Statistics window shows
the Original Data, the Actual Data, and the Savings Ratio.
Original
Data = how big the original file is.
Actual Data
= the to which Slipstream compressed it.
Savings
Ratio = the percentage of savings.
The screen on the right shows
the Details button expanded.
To reset the pages to zero, click
Reset.
Click OK to close the screen.
Settings:
Configuring & Editing Slipstream:
Slipstream Settings Tabs:
Image Quality
| Connection
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After installing Slipstream you
may want to adjust some settings to suit your tastes.
To do this, you will find the
Slipstream icon
in the bottom,
right-hand corner of your desktop.
Click on the icon and select
Settings from the menu.
The Settings screen appears:
Note the four tabs:
Image Quality
| Connection
| Auto Update
| Proxy Exclusion
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Image
Quality Tab:
The two types of images that Slipstream
compresses are JPEGs and GIFs. These are the two most common types of
images used on the Web.
Slipstream will accelerate the
transfer of filesFor faster browsing you can lower the quality of the images.
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For example, if what you're
concerned about is mostly text rather than images, move the slider to the
left. You will still get the images, but the pictures will not be
as sharp. This will help increase the transfer rate.
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If you're more concerned about
the images, slide the bar to the right. Slipstream won't transfer
the images as fast, but they will be as clear as you stipulate.
Set the slide bar to your desired
setting.
Connection
Tab:
You can change logon username
and password here.
Important: the username
must have @launchnet.com.
Important: passwords
are case-sensitive.
Exit Slipstream:
If you'd like to turn of Slipstream
for the current Window's session, click on the Slipstream icon
and select
Exit from the menu.
Note: This disables
Slipstream during the current Window's session only. Slipstream will
re-enable itself if you reboot your computer or if you enable it again.
If Slipstream is disabled, you will see Start Slipstream instead of
Stop Slipstream.
Note: if you stop
Slipstream while running Netscape, you must manually remove the proxy
address and port. See the tutorial for Netscape by clicking on one of
the links at the top of this page.
To view a tutorial on how to uninstall
Slipstream, click here.
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