Problem solved

I was really getting pissed off at my Avast antivirus software this morning as I blogged and surfed at Hastings.

Every web page was taking way too long to load and it was making me crazy. I was ready to uninstall Avast and look for a lighter-weight antivirus program.

But when I turned Avast off, I didn’t get any increase in speed.

Hmmmm.

So I turned off my Wifi and plugged in my Sprint U300 aircard. The difference is stunning. Pages load with amazing speed (compared with before, anyway) and my exasperation level has dropped precipitously.

Suppose the difference wouldn’t be so dramatic if I didn’t have a full five bars of EVDO 3G service, but it’s clear that the problem was with the Hastings Wifi.