Your Internet connections might be speedy at your office and home locations, but what about in-between? When visiting websites, you could waste lots of time waiting for images to download. Here's how to disable images in Firefox and Internet Explorer so text-only pages quickly appear. If you connect on a weak coffee shop or airport network, you'll see a noticeable speed boost. And without images, suddenly a slow connection through a satellite phone, tethered mobile phone, or--gasp--dial-up becomes tolerable.

That's it. The image icons should still function as links. Or visit sites as you normally would, but right-click a single, unloaded image you'd like to see, and pick the option to Show Image.