my application is taking ages to load because of my database isnt located on my computer.. Anyone have any idea to how improve my performance? public Form1() { Splash splash = new Splash(); splash.Show(); InitializeComponent(); Load(); public void Load() { db.SelectTeam(); db.SelectMatches(); } On db.SelectTeam and SelectMatches I get everything I need from mysql and put into lists... Sorry if it's confusing, but I don't know what to do, and sorry for my bad english EDIT: Here are the querys string query = "SELECT * FROM teams ORDER BY name"; string query = "SELECT * FROM matches ORDER BY date ASC";