Yes, email comes from the so-called cloud, but it doesn't rely on
continuous connection for download. Using programs online does, and it's
still not reliable enough to count on being there whenever it's needed.
I'll have my software local, thank you. I'll use online software when
it's there,
Good lord, Spybot put ten thousand entries in your hosts file? Have you
noticed any effect on performance?
Advice on hosts files has always been to keep them short. They are a
throwback to the early days of the 'net and processing has not been
efficient. If Vista does not degrade under this
Is the online software free? Does it require a subscription? I own
licenses to what I need, and prefer to avoid subscriptions. Where's the
ever-present affordable broadband? Not here. I do store data remotely,
but can't get to it whenever I need it, so must plan ahead for access.
Not free, but
If I lived/worked in the DC metro area, the broadband might be more
reliable. It's not particularly reliable in most of the country.
This would be interesting to track. Do you have a source for this?
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Actually, this sounds like me as little as two years ago. Despite the
fact that, having had broadband for some ten years, I could count the
days of outages on one finger. All told, broadband's been more
reliable than the power grid.
Then, it still made a lot of sense for me to be able to access
Not that I can tell. Of course, with caching and things these days it
would be difficult to test. When I was researching the problem I found
an issue with a past version of Windows that was crippled with a long
hosts file, but MS quickly fixed the problem.
And, since the primary vector for
OK you just made a huge assumption.
I keep both local and a national email address. I use my local ISP
to access that email address but I still use pop.
My ISP is not reliable. But then again neither is the DSL down
here. We are in what would be called an undeserved area. (No
For a database in the cloud, Amazon on Dec 1st added a threshold for
billable use. The threshold is fairly high so much useful work should be
free.
http://aws.amazon.com/simpledb/
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For a database in the cloud, Amazon on Dec 1st added
a threshold for billable use. The threshold is fairly
high so much useful work should be free.
This is interesting, but anyone thinking of putting a lot of reliance on its
being free should be aware that Amazon is only promising that it
I have Comcast 768up which is just DSL speed and I selected PhonePower.com
voip which is WONDERFUL ...this is the clearest fone I have ever had. If
you run a bit-torrent download at the same time, you will notice
stuttering...otherwise clear as a bell. They have it on sale for $199 for
12 months
my wife wants to spend $40 to UG her parallels 30 to 40. is it worth $40? she
runs a lot of windows apps.
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Having only an anecdote, my own experience, to offer, I would suggest
that she wait. My own (attempted) upgrade from 3 to 4 has been
terrible. Before version 4, I had been very happy with Parallels.
After upgrading (twice -- the first effort was a complete failure),
several CD images that
Hi,
I have a small client who wants VPN capability into their small office. Years
ago, I had a Netscreen (5?) with those capabilities, but it's kind of old, and
I don't know how it would run on DSL v. T-1.
Anybody have any good experience with any of the new little boxes that have
come out
ok, now i'd like recommendations for a web cam for my DD her family.
Purpose: to be able to have a video-conversation with my young DGSs!
i just got a Dell laptop with a built in webcam.
tia, Judy
ps.related to recent Qs I asked:
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are they necessary? desirable?
recommendations?
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At 5:45 PM -0500 12/9/08, Judy Cosler wrote:
are they necessary? desirable?
recommendations?
If you have a NAT (Network Address Translation) router between you
and your ISP, you sorta already have a firewall of sorts. Necessary?
With Windows, yes. Desirable? Yes, with any computer.
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are they necessary? desirable? recommendations?
It is a good idea and not expensive. I've been using Netgear.
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Having only an anecdote, my own experience, to offer, I
would suggest that she wait. My own (attempted) upgrade
from 3 to 4 has been terrible. Before version 4, I had
been very happy with Parallels.
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I wish I would read this before last weekend when I ordered
the
This could be a snake in the grass for unsuspecting souls. The free 'low
volume' encourages development and testing, but if you choose to let anyone
on the net use your database, you could be looking at hefty charges if your
database becomes popular or is attacked by a bot (Amazon would not do
Really, the only thing you may want to look for is a true resolution
of 640X480. And a built-in microphone is often handy. Otherwise, you
get what you pay for.
I think most of the Lifecams fill the bill. http://tinyurl.com/5srw7c
You're going to have a harder time finding software to use for
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