>> Nancy wrote: >> >> Hey Alan, >> >> How is the DSL set up working? >> >> Have you decided on a router and a wireless access point for the s900 >> yet? > > ------ > > Alan wrote: > > DSL is going well thus far. > Because I migrated to Netscape 7.02 during the switch to DSL I am not > sure how much faster it is but there definitely is a noticeable > difference. > When I go to a heavily animated site with lots of ads it really bogs > down during the initial loading of the page.
I am using mostly Apple's Mail for email and OmniWeb's browser for browsing. But then I am working mostly in OS 10.2 now. Still using Netscape 4.7 in the 9600, which is still using 9.1 (one of these days I will try putting OSX on the 9600) Netscape 4.7 is about 30% faster for me with the DSL connection. But seems pokey compared to OmniWeb in OSX. > The speed test indicates I am getting upwards of 702, which I am told > is > excellent. However, some sites are kinda slow maybe due to their > server. > Nice to be able to view the live CBS cam from Bagdhad and download PDF > files in a blink. Friend sent me a MP3 file from France which came > through in less then a minute. The real noticeable difference for me was with downloads. Just before hooking up the DSL I downloaded an update from Adobe. The download time for the 45 MB file was about 2 hours. With the DSL it took about 20 minutes to download a similar update. Not a very scientific comparison as they were two different downloads on two different evenings. > One annoying thing with the current DSL setup is when the computer goes > to sleep and is reawakened, the connection is lost although the Verizon > interface shows that it's opened. Using a router will probably > eliminate > this inconvenience. > I have to quite both Verizon and Netscape and relaunch them in the same > order to restore the connection. How long is the computer napping? I just connected the 9600 to the web, using Netscape 4.7, and let it go to sleep. I did not get disconnected when it slept. Of course, only the monitor was sleeping. Play around with the Energy Saver Control Panel. I have the monitor sleeping at 5 minutes, and the system at 30 minutes. I can't seem to find a screen saver that works well in the 9600 so I just use the system sleep. > As for router/wireless, I may go the hardwire route with a simple > 4-port > router and hold off on wireless until I have a modern Apple machine. > At the moment there is a need for some communications cables to be run > in the house, which includes phone wires, so it's an opportunity to > combine the jobs. > The local Best Buy is selling a good selection of LinkSys routers, > including the WET-11 wireless ethernet bridge, all with rebates. IMHO The hard wired connects are faster and more reliable. You also get much better security with wired. > I'm a little confused over the constant warning messages I'm getting > about a site not being encrypted - trying to understand the different > security features with netscape 7.02 to see if I'm overlooking > something. I always get those warnings with Internet Explorer in OSX, which I use as little as possible. I am forced to use it on some sites as OmniWeb has some flaky issues with Java on some sites. I found Netscape in OSX to be, well, gross. I have played with Safari but feel like it was such a rip-off of OmniWeb that I would rather use OmniWeb. Nancy -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
