On Sat October 29 2005 06:49, Martha R. Sprague wrote: > Thanks for your quick response. Because of the phone service in my area > (we only have dial-up available), there are times, during storms, etc., > when it isn't safe for my computer to be connected to the innernet. (The > telephone isn't the only problem we have around here - the electricity is > out from time to time also. That's when we read or work outside if it's > light, sleep if it isn't.) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "G. Roderick Singleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Martha R. Sprague" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 4:26 PM > Subject: Re: [users] [moderated] > > > On Fri, 2005-10-28 at 15:47 -0500, Martha R. Sprague wrote: > > > I just heard about OpenOffice yesterday so know vey little about it. > > > Does a user need to be on the innernet to open and/or operate the > > > program? > > > > No it is an office suite that will work off the internet. You might find > > that being on-line is useful under certain circumstances but it is not > > necessary once you download the appropriate installation set. > > > > -- > > PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. > > OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead > > http://documentation.openoffice.org/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You might consider inspecting the point where the telephone line enters your building. At this point is a device that looks like a wiring terminal. actually it is a "lightening arrestor". It is designed to divert the electrical energy from lightening to ground. A good ground connection is imperative. All connections must be secure at least a piece of 12 gauge wire should be used. The ground must be a good ground, such as a metal waterpipe (not gas). The clamp must be mounted securely. Additionally you might add one 1 amp fast blow fuse in line (in series) with each side of the phone line, with 150 volt MOVs (metal oxide varistor) from the house side of the fuse to ground (this could be in the phone terminal. These devices short when the voltage above the rated level is exceeded, thereby causing excess current and blowing the fuse (and the MOV). (They give their life in performance of their duty.) The lightening arrestor is required in California, but I have seen many with no/bad ground that are useless. I would unplug the computer and peripherals, including the phone plug when you leave your home in the storm season (belt and suspenders).
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