Good tool for checking your internet speed

We've all been there, unfortunately. You click on an internet link that usually pops up with a webpage in a split second, only to find yourself waiting, and waiting. And waiting.

Is it your computer? The website? One of those solar storms that's supposed to take down the internet someday? Or is your provider having a problem that is slowing down your internet connection?

One quick and easy way to test the speed of your internet connection is using the…