Everyone has the same problem on MySpace at one time or another. You’re on the site checking out other people’s profiles, and you wonder if maybe something is wrong with your computer because it’s going so slowly. You glance over at your cable modem lights – yep, they’re on. You quickly open another tab and check to see if another page will load. Yes – Google’s home page loads up just fine. So, you figure it must be MySpace.

You’re right. MySpace users are all too well aware of the lag time they experience sometimes when attempting to navigate through the web site. Even on a fast computer with a cable modem, sometimes it seems as if you will be waiting forever for someone’s profile page to load. MySpace has issues at time, for sure! Also, the web site will occasionally experience downtimes when maintenance and other fixes are taking place.

To be fair, MySpace is not always the problem. Some people do so much customization to their profile page that it can cause their servers to balk at the load. This can cause a wait of several minutes for you before the page comes up. This can slow your computer down as well! So, what can you do about this? Is there any way to make these MySpace pages come up faster?

You’re in luck! There is an easy way to browse MySpace pages and profiles faster. If you are using Safari, Internet Explorer or Firefox, you can download a MySpace extension called Cool Iris. Cool Iris lets you see someone’s profile without having to actually go to the page. How in the world does it do that?

First, you need to download the plug-in. Do a Google search for Cool Iris and follow the link to the Cool Iris page. It’s an easy install; just follow the prompts. Now, with the plug-in installed, go to MySpace and visit your own main page - not your profile page. Hover your mouse pointer over the link to your profile on that page. See the little icon that looks like a little blue book with what looks like a magnifying glass on it. Hover over that, and up comes a preview window, and in that window you can see your photos and profile information and widgets, plus hear your music player … in short, your entire profile page. How cool is that? Try it again on one of your friend’s profile pages. It’s great, isn’t it?

The thinking behind this is that the ability to see the information and photos on a profile page will allow you to determine whether or not you want to actually visit the profile. Cool Iris is very fast, almost instantaneous, and using it to check out someone’s profile first can save you a huge amount of navigation time.

The neat thing about Cool Iris is that it will work with any web site on the Internet. You can preview links, videos, and images, too! Cool Iris is free to download and free to use, too. It has no kind of spyware or adware, so it is safe. Download Cool Iris today, and save time while browsing MySpace!

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