At 05:12 PM 10/06/2007, Winterlight wrote:
I have a woman who is the only user of her single PC. Like my
sisters, she will use her PC for five years and be lucky to have 200
megs of new data. She will probably install a camera, and some kind
of new printer in that time. She is a basic user...
Assuming XP SP2: a router w/ hardware firewall and
good AV software is
all you need IMO. Remove either of the 2, you are
going to have problems
on a DSL no matter how briefly you are on.
Browsing, make sure IE is locked down for all but the
Microsoft sites.
Configure Firefox as browser using
What router would you buy for a cable connection?
Sam
Jeff Lane wrote:
Perhaps, though my theory isif you receive email or connect to
the internet in any way, things can happen. If she shuts off her
firewall by accident, it gives that inexpensive protection that cannot
be turned off
Sam,
I use, and recommend, a Linksys BEFRSx41. It's reasonable and they have
always been very reliable. Others folks on the list will have some other
good ideas as well.
Jeff
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [H] hardware router
What router would you buy for a cable
At 03:01 PM 11/06/2007, Jeff Lane wrote:
Sam,
I use, and recommend, a Linksys BEFRSx41. It's reasonable and they
have always been very reliable. Others folks on the list will have
some other good ideas as well.
Netgear and Belkin both have good basic routers. I've had problems
with DLink,
Win2KPro SP4
Dial Up Networking
Where does DUN store my UserName and PassWord?
(No, I have not found any *-dot-pwl files either on this PC.)
I grow tired of killing and recreating dial-up connectoids when they, for
whatever reason, forget either my UName or PW. Have talked to my ISP
good question, .pwl files were 98 password files and too easy to hack.
wish I new
fp
At 12:40 PM 6/11/2007, DHSinclair Poked the stick with:
Win2KPro SP4
Dial Up Networking
Where does DUN store my UserName and PassWord?
(No, I have not found any *-dot-pwl files either on this PC.)
I grow
The latest episode of Season 3 which aired over the weekend was
freakin awesome. One of the best episodes of any sci-fi show ever. I
really, really hope the rumors about the show coming to an end after
next season are not true.
--
Brian
Find my public PGP key at http://pgp.mit.edu/
Go to this link, Brian. The rumor has been refuted and BBC is going to start
filming season four soon.
http://www.gallifreyone.com/news.php?id=seriesnews
Jeff
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 7:05 PM
Subject: [H] OT - Doctor Who
The latest episode of Season 3 which aired over the weekend was
