Does your internet connection fly like an eagle or crawl like a tortoise? Is it just your imagination, or is it really slow today? Whether you are using a broadband connection or just plain old dial-up connection, a bandwidth speed test will let you know your actual connection speed.

There are a number of free broadband speed tests available online. My favorite is SpeakEasy (http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/). Just click on the server that is nearest to your location and it will begin to test your download and upload speeds automatically.