Funny you should use the word paranoia! The difference between
being paranoid and neurotic is that in the latter case you know something
bad can happen and should prepare for the eventuality, while the former case
is pretty much the same except that you worry about it despite taking any
and all precautions!
I've never been one to be paranoid, but lately I've begun to feel
like that guy in the Lil Abner cartoon strips...the one with the perennial
rain cloud over his head! <g> I doubt I would have need to go as far as
you because my client base is quite small and lately has been getting
smaller. I need to get myself known in this new area. But what I WILL be
doing is making dual copies of everything and placing them in the local
bank's vault.
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On Behalf Of Sid Gudes
Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 5:55 PM
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Subject: Re: OT...Wireless networking
Hi Robert,
I've been using T-mobile's wireless service for over a year, it's
quite reliable and performance is fine, but it's only available in
certain areas (Starbuck's, Kinko's, Border's, etc.) so I don't rely
on it for my regular use. Don't know about Verizon's wireless but
suspect it is competitive with T-mobile in quality.
I connect my laptop to my desktop quite frequently to keep the files
synchronized. You can use either an Ethernet crossover cable to
connect them ($20 at Best Buy, or $5 at a good used computer store),
or plug both of them into a router. Then set up each of them to be
on a fixed IP address (e.g. 192.168.2.1 for the desktop, 192.128.2.2
for the laptop), then you should be able to copy files across. I
like Scooter Software's Beyond Compare for doing this, because it
shows me what's different on each system, but you can use Explorer or
even DOS if you're so inclined.
Hope you get back on your feet quickly! As an aside, one thing I
like to do is back up my key files to an offsite location. Home and
work are reasonably far from each other for things like theft or
fire, but since they are in the same metro area, I like to back up to
a different metro area also. There are ISPs who will sell a cheap
account for $5 or $6 a month, so I back up my key files to a server
in Florida (2,100 miles away). Perhaps you don't need that level of
paranoia :-), just a thought.
At 03:38 PM 12/1/2005, Robert Meek wrote:
> As I'm now forced to set up a whole new system, I'm considering
the
>idea of switching to a different type of Internet access while I'm at it.
> At my old address I had Comcast Broadband cable and it was great!
>Very fast, no lag when playing games on-line, and very dependable. But
>where I'm at now the ONLY thing available is thru Sprint and their supposed
>broadband DSL service! In fact I can't even get a different phone carrier
>here so I abandoned my phone and am using the line strictly for DSL. I
>bought a new Windows based Pocket PC, which includes a cell phone, for
voice
>communications.
> Still however, this DSL seems to be a lot less than what they
>promised or what others who have competitive DSL accounts get. Sometimes
it
>crawls along at less than average dial-up speeds, and other times it
>requires constant re-booting in order to keep it working at all!
> Anyway, my wireless phone account is through Verizon, and they
also
>offer broadband wireless internet access that can be used via the pocket PC
>and/or a desktop system, and not only would it be cheaper all around, but
>it's advertisements also quotes speeds that are better than DSL service!
> Does anyone out there use a wireless setup? If so I'd appreciate
>hearing back from you, whether your experiences are good or bad. Primarily
>I need to know if there are different types that need consideration, or
>different modem/router configurations that can effect overall speed, if
it's
>a reliable system 24/7, if the download and upload speeds under actual use
>are as good as I've been led to believe, and if there are any hidden
>problems associated with them, such as long lag times when playing online
>games like Battlefield 2. Although this last item isn't a priority, I DO
>like to take a break late at night and spend an hour or two getting rid of
>my aggressions! <g> It really helps when I get stuck on a particular
>problem!
>
> Lastly, I have a lot of information on my laptop that I would like
>to move over to my new desktop when it arrives. Unfortunately neither the
>CD-RW or the floppy on the laptop work at all and so the only way I can
>transfer this stuff is via a direct connection. Can that be accomplished
in
>a peer to peer network between two machines just using an Ethernet to
>Ethernet cable, or an Ethernet to USB? All the data I had on networking is
>also gone of course, and I don't remember what it said about setting a
>system up to do this. Note, I do NOT want to have to go out and buy
another
>piece of software, like Norton's PC AnyWhere, just to enable this ability
>for a couple of days!
>
>from: Robert Meek at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>dba "Tangentals Design" home of "PoBoy"
>freeware Windows apps and utilities
>located at: www.TangentalsDesign.com
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>"Delphi Programming Lists" at: elists.org
>
>
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