Posted by verne on December 19, 2004, at 10:00:37
In reply to Re: Dr Bob » Toph, posted by NikkiT2 on December 19, 2004, at 7:27:36
Nikki,
Good advice about the spyware blocker. My computer's speed improved dramatically after I installed spyware blaster and spybot. But I've yet to find any sort of virus protection that doesn't slow my computer down to unacceptable levels. I have a firewall but not sure how much good it's doing.
I've resisted getting DSL because it would require upgrading my computer and possibly my phone lines. I thought I would wait until after I buy a new computer. I'm hoping to get a few more years out of what I have, bought in 1999 with a very buggy WinME os. Over the years I've learned to live with the WinME quirks and may dodge security threats that target XP.
Have you heard of a dialup accelarator? It compresses data so that it can be transferred as much as 5x faster. My internet provider is offering this for an extra $2.00 a month.
verne
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