Re: DSL and storms

> I think the very definition of insanity is repeating the same action > and expecting a different result. Once saw a motivational poster: "If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got." Except with computers. Sometimes repeated restarts solve the darndest

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on 6/14/05 1:19 PM, Timothy Luoma at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Jun 14, 2005, at 10:03 AM, Kristina wrote: > >> Isn't it insanity to keep trying something that doesn't work? > > I think the very definition of insanity is repeating the same action > and expecting a different result. > > Or ma

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On Jun 14, 2005, at 10:03 AM, Kristina wrote: Isn't it insanity to keep trying something that doesn't work? I think the very definition of insanity is repeating the same action and expecting a different result. Or maybe that's "marketing"... I have a hard time telling the two apart. TjL

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And never ever use internal modems, be they DSL or dialup flavor. External ones are good sacrificial lambs for your motherboard's longevity... -- G-Books is sponsored by and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web sit

Re: DSL and storms

There are things you can do to reduce lightning damage odds dramatically. You need a good arrester ("protector") with 3-wire gas tubes and/or 'delta modules' at the service entrance. You MUST have a good ground. (Deity Help You if you are on a granite mountain...). You protect the power as wel

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>> For what it's worth, I used to have a Linksys router and, after a >> thunderstorm, I found that it ...belly up like this. I don't have to tell you >> that I never bought a Linksys device again... I too live very rurally in NW Indiana, and built this house at the edge of a field where the

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On Jun 13, 2005, at 10:40 PM, Laurent Daudelin wrote: on 13/06/05 22:12, Pacer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I live in South Florida and we have thunderstorms everyday especially in the Summer. I used to have BellSouth DSL and had a similar experience. I use a cable modem now. No more prob

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The area I live in is currently being served by Adelphia Cable. But, we got a notice in the mail a few weeks back saying that they are being bought out by Comcast. There is supposed to be about a year for the transition to take place but I 'think' I'll be happy with Comcast. Tim On Jun

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on 13/06/05 22:12, Pacer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I live in South Florida and we have thunderstorms everyday especially >> in the Summer. I used to have BellSouth DSL and had a similar >> experience. I use a cable modem now. No more problems. For what it's worth, I used to have a Linksys

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My Fellow PowerBook-philes and Tim, Cable Modems would be nice if only we did not have one of the worst iterations of the Comcast Empire where I live. It was formerly known as MediaOne, then later as AT&T Cable and Broadband. MediaOne has the dubioius distinction of having the poorest custom

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I live in South Florida and we have thunderstorms everyday especially in the Summer. I used to have BellSouth DSL and had a similar experience. I use a cable modem now. No more problems. Tim On Jun 12, 2005, at 11:33 PM, Kristina wrote: on 6/12/05 9:12 PM, Pacer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrot

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on 6/13/05 9:02 AM, Bruce Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Palm pilots are generally quite compatible with macs. I know my M500 > has never had a problem, OS 9 or OS X. > > What do you need one to do? Schedule and project plan?...as portable files that fit in a purse... I am not sure wha

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On Jun 12, 2005, at 8:33 PM, Kristina wrote: My my my Kristina who would welcome any suggestions as to what I shoulld look for on ebay concerning a PDA which would b compatible with my G3 /PB OS 9.2.2...or at least what to avoid? Palm pilots are generally quite compatible with macs.

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> The fact that a surge is hitting you so often, either thru your phone > line or thru your power line is BAD. VERY BAD. It means your home > is improperly grounded. This is a fire hazard. DO NOT ignore it. > Fix it. That's what I thought too...it must be the lines... Thanks for the warning

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At 10:33 PM -0500 06/12/2005, Kristina wrote: on 6/12/05 9:12 PM, Pacer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "By the appearance of the thunderstorm outside and the propensity for my DSL to go down in severe lightning, maybe mother nature will stop me ." Since I have had the Linksys Gateway G ADS