Broadband Tuner

Apple released a utility today that tweaks OS X's networking settings to operate more efficiently with broadband Internet connections. I installed Apple's Broadband Tuner 1.0 and have found a noticeable web browsing speed increase on my machine. (Not huge, but noticeable.)

Requires Tiger and is only recommended for users with a broadband (DSL, cable, office LAN) Internet connection (i.e. the vast majority of people who are using Tiger).

Here's how I recommend approaching this:

First go here to measure your connection speed:

http://speakeasy.net/speedtest/

Measure a few times to get a feeling for what your average is.

Then, download the Tuner from here:

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/broadbandtuner10.html

Install.

Measure connection speed again. You should find a noticeable increase.

If your speed consistently goes down after installing the Tuner, run the installer again, and it will automatically run in uninstall mode to remove it from your system and revert your settings.