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The Three Most Common Dial-up Errors
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
If you have dial-up Internet, you have probably encountered a few errors when you try to connect to the Internet. Sometimes the errors have some unrecognizable jargon and deciphering what to do next is difficult. ...
Forums: A Basic Introduction
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
In every field of interest, work, and education, there are always questions to be answered. Whether it's a common question asked over and over by someone new to the area, an opinion question that could ...
Three Common Misunderstandings among Dial-up Users
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
One major misunderstanding about dial-up is about where it can be set up. Many dial-up users do not realize that dial-up has very little restrictions on where it can be set up and how many ...
How to Set Up an Account on Facebook
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
If you are setting up a Facebook account for the first time, follow these steps and tips to get started:
*Setting up a personal Facebook account
1. Go to facebook.com. You will see a page ...
Operating Systems: A Basic Introduction
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
When you connect to the Internet or perform computer tasks, many elements of hardware and software are necessary to make all this possible. Each program you run on your computer to complete tasks is considered ...
How Hardware Effects Your Computer Speed and Efficiency
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
If you are concerned that your computer may not be running at an optimal speed, you are not alone. In a world where technology continues to get faster and better, it doesn't take long to ...
Staying Up to Date with Google Alerts
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
If you like to find out everything there is (and will be) to know about a certain topic, person, or company, you don't have to go looking for it-information can come to you! Thanks to ...
Creating Your Own Blog: How to Get Started
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
If you like to write, express your opinions, or share your creativity with others, you may be interested in starting your own blog. Internet services have opened doors to connecting and sharing with others simply ...
Malware: A Basic Introduction
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
The computer and Internet world is new to many people. It's a wonderful and exciting thing-but it can also be scary. With horror stories of identity theft and computers crashing due to spyware and viruses, ...
Does Your Computer Have a Dial-up Modem?
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
You may be in for a surprise if you're planning to sign up for dial-up Internet. Although dial-up modems were always installed on computers in the past, many computers are now being sold without them. ...
Bing: A Decision Search Engine
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
Bing.com is Microsoft's new "decision" search engine. Bing's homepage is brilliantly colored with a new background picture with interesting facts from all over the world. But what truly stands out about Bing.com is it's design ...
Dial-up: Is it Fast Enough?
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
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 ...
How to Find the Best Dial-up ISP
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
Have you ever tried to get help over the phone and waited for hours, just to talk to someone who is poorly trained and is difficult to understand? Are you paying more than $15 for ...
The End of Dial-up?
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
The dial-up market declines as the broadband Internet services becomes more widely available at lower rates. Broadband offers faster downloads and web-surfing, flawless video and audio streaming. Dial-up, although it cannot compare in speed to ...
Email Clients: A Basic Introduction
By Hannah Miller · 14 years ago
An email client is a program on your computer that aides you in handling your email. The email client connects to the Internet, logs into your email provider's site, and downloads your email for you ...