13th November 2009
The Internet has something for everyone--every personality and hobby. You may not realize how many resources are at your fingertips for entertainment and hobbies. If you love to read, you may not have explored all the content readily available for your re...
03rd November 2009
So you're the outdoors, dig in the dirt kind of person. You couldn't imagine yourself sitting inside staring at a computer all day. Thankfully, you don't have to, but you can still get some use out of the World Wide Web. The Internet has vast amounts of r...
30th October 2009
If you need a job or are simply looking for a change in your career, you have a wonderful resource at your fingertips. The Internet is filled with many usefuls venues that can be helpful for job training, applying for jobs, and presenting your job skills....
30th October 2009
If you are like most Internet users, you probably have a Windows computer and primarily use Internet Explorer to surf webpages. What make Internet Explorer so much more used than all the other browsers put together? There are two prominent likely reasons ...
27th October 2009
When you connect to the Internet with a dial-up connection, you are using a dial-up modem. This computer device is responsible for establishing and maintaining the Internet connection, as well as translate analog signals for your computer.
The first th...
26th October 2009
When calculating the cost of dial-up, there are many factors to consider. The following is a list of every possible cost that you may need to consider if you had a dial-up service. Some of these are not necessary, or may not be a cost for you, so keep thi...
23rd October 2009
Internet Explorer is a browser that allows you to load web sites from anywhere in the world--hence, it explores the Internet. Internet Explorer (a.k.a. IE) was created by Microsoft to accompany the Windows operating system. When you buy a Windows compute...
16th October 2009
Modems are crucial to dial-up service. If you do not have a modem, it would be like trying to make a phone call without a telephone. A dial-up modem is the machine inside or attached to your computer that makes the dial up "phone call" to your ISP's modem...
15th October 2009
Bits and bytes are measurements of data, but they differ in their size and what they measure. Understanding what these terms are will help you understand how your computer stores information and how your Internet connection speed effects you. One way to t...
12th October 2009
Trying to describe the connection speed of dial-up is difficult. You're using 56K modems, but it's not really 56 kilobits per second. Even so, what are kilobits anyway? Here's an in-depth explanation of dial-up speeds and what they can accomplish.
Basi...
12th October 2009
1. Google.com. This website could win an award for most dial-up friendly. It is the plainest webpage you will find. There are no bulky images, advertisements, or banners that will take up your valuable time. Google is currently the top most used website w...
09th October 2009
Although dial-up was once considered the wave of the future only about 10 years ago, many people have moved on to broadband services, convinced that dial-up is a terrible thing. You hear countless attempts by marketing reps to convince dial-up users to gi...
08th October 2009
The first misconception about dial-up is that dial-up is restricted to the computer on which it was set up. Many people do not realize that they can set up the same dial-up connection on multiple computers, attach to other phone lines, and even use at an...
07th October 2009
If you have dial-up, chances are, every once in a while, it won't connect and you're stumped. An error 691 is a typical connection error. Try the following solutions to get back online as quickly as possible.
First of all, a 691 error indicates that th...
05th October 2009
If you have dial-up, every once in a while, it won't connect for some reason and you're stumped. An error 633 is a typical connection error. The following solutions may resolve this problem.
For starters, an error 633 indicates that the modem was not a...
