TechByter Worldwide 2018-07-29: Checking Your Internet Connection Speed. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

Several ways exist to test your internet connection speed and it's a good idea to check at least occasionally to ensure that your internet service provider isn't shortchanging you. We'll take a look at five options. In Short Circuits: An app that allows employees to communicate anonymously with each other and with people in related businesses will probably be near the top of the HR department's list of apps to detest. If you think you've won the Facebook lottery, you have another think coming. The appeal of on-line grocery shopping has attracted few people so far, but the market segment is growing. In Spare Parts (only on the website): Popular health information site WebMD will soon be available in China. • Virtual reality is being tested as a way to help younger people understand the problems of aging. • Peripheral maker Kensington thinks you should use a base to raise your monitor and, while you're at it, place a fan under the monitor stand.