Scheduling A Windows Computer To Make A Wake Up Call by matt on February 13, 2008
Q: My grandmother is blind and can’t set her alarm clock. That means I have to get up at 6am on Sunday to give her a wake up call so she can get to Sunday school on time. Using Windows XP, is there a way to integrate Scheduled Tasks and Phone Dialer (or even [...]
Home Networking A Computer And A PS2 by Jay on February 12, 2008
Q: I have a PS2 and some of the games have online play. I read that I could just plug an Ethernet cable from my PS2 to my high speed modem, and voila! So I bought a 30 ft. Ethernet cable (cause my modem is in the next room from my PS2) and when I [...]
What Internet Service Providers Support Torrents? by Jay on February 7, 2008
Q: I am considering changing Internet providers. The one I am thinking of joining has some details about it. One of them says, “Doesn’t participate in any peering networks “. Does this mean that I cannot use torrents?
A: There are a lot of aspects an individual looks at before selecting an Internet Service Providers (ISPs) [...]
What Does DMZ Stand For by matt on January 3, 2008
Q: What does DMZ stand for?
A: DMZ stands for demilitarized zone. Usually you would put a computer in DMZ if it is a web server or another type of server where many ports need to be accessed from the real world and you do not want to take the time or it is not possible [...]
How To Increase The Speed Of A DSL Internet Connection by robert on January 2, 2008
Q: My question is, my computer was slow for quite some time in opening web pages or sites — it took a lot of time. I took DSL and I am still facing the same problem. Though the speed has become slightly better, it is still not in any way good enough [...]
Wireless Router Supports Analog Dialup Modem by matt on December 28, 2007
Q: I have a Windows XP laptop with wireless capabilities. However, I do not have access to high speed internet at home; the downside of living in the middle of nowhere. I still use 56k dialup and have come to accept this but I would like to setup a wireless modem/hub/station that would allow my [...]
Creating A Wireless Network With Verizon’s Wireless USB720 Broadband Modem by matt on December 27, 2007
Q: We live in a rural area where our only options for getting on the internet are to either use dial-up or use Verizon’s wireless broadband service. Verizon’s wireless broadband service is the faster of the two options but since we have two computers we would like to try to share the connection between them. [...]
Are Country Specific Domain Names Actually Hosted Within The Country by Phil on December 21, 2007
Q: Are the country specific domain names like .cn or .tt. required to be hosting in those countries? Do they have anything to do with those countries (i.e., do they get routed through there?). Would national instability affect them? Can they handle massive surges of traffic, do you think?
A: When you register [...]
Spyware Removal by Ayn on December 19, 2007
Q: My computer continues to advise me that it has been infected with spyware and I cannot seem to get rid of it can you help me?
A: I am sorry to hear that you are having problems with spyware. Spyware (malware/viruses/Trojans) is one of the downsides of the every evolving Internet. More and more people [...]
What Does HTTP Stand For by Ayn on December 17, 2007
Q: What does http stand for?
A: Hello there! The short answer is that http is an acronym for Hypertext Transfer Protocol. That clears it right up, doesn’t it?
Hypertext is generally text (letters, numbers other characters) on a computer that will lead the user to additional related information through connections (hyperlinks) with the click of a [...]