Browsers have various tools to speed up their sessions, and one of the most important is the storage of pages and other elements in a form of local cache memory. Its normal operation sets those elements to be replaced with a certain frequency, but by extending their cache lifetime, it is possible that users with weak connections get a better experience. The extension known as Boostaler takes care of that.
No matter how deep the optimization on a browser goes, sooner or later the responsibility will fall on the connection and its overall quality. Detailed explorations of about:config or chrome://flags will be of no use if the bytes come to our system like an hourglass.
Each user will have to determine what suits them best in terms of providers, but if there is no definitive solution in sight, the most effective thing is to take advantage of those moments when the connection seems to work well. How? One possibility is to create a good local cache and extend its lifetime. That's where Boostaler comes in.
How to improve web browsing speed with Boostaler
The developer of Boostaler explains that this extension modifies the cache control headers for each request of a page's resources (CSS, images, etc.), increasing the time they remain in the browser's cache, while still checking for new versions online.
In other words, if you visit the same page several times a day, the extended caching of elements will make access to that page faster. Its page on GitHub mentions 24 hours, but that number will depend on each session and the user's browsing habits.
https://old.neoteo.com/como-reducir-el-consumo-de-memoria-ram-en-google-chrome/Now, the big question is: Does it work? If you already have a relatively fast connection, most likely Boostaler will have no effect due to brute force. Installing the extension for Chrome is not enough.
All interested users must create a shortcut to Chrome using the flags "--enable-stale-while-revalidate" and "--enable-offline-load-stale-cache" (at least until they are enabled by default in Chrome 75), while in the case of Firefox, we need the nightly 68 (only one of the headers was implemented). Anyway, give it a try. Maybe there is an important difference in your daily browsing.
Boostaler for Chrome: Click here
Boostaler for Firefox: Click here
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