Recent content by Dogbert

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    Which components do you keep the longest?

    Altec Lansing ACS45 3-way speakers - I think these are about three yrs old. I haven't bothered upgrading these since I use my Sennheiser HD545 headphones a lot for gaming. Iomega Zip Drive, internal ATAPI - two yrs old, don't use it much anymore since I got a CDRW but it's still useful I...
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    Need Help: Networking Basics =[

    I just remembered reading this review a couple of days ago. From agn3d.com 7/17/00: Rob over at Hardcoreware let us know that he has posted a new shoot-out between the latest routers for Cable\DSL internet connections. Products include units from Linksys, D-Link, Netgear, Umax, and Zyxel...
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    Should I buy this monitor?

    I have a Philips 201P that I bought in November '98. It's a great monitor and I don't intend to replace it for a long time. It cost over 1K at the time. The specs for the 201P10 look to be even better. I'm an engineer and I've used workstations that have high-end 21" monitors from Sony...
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    POLL: How many of you with broadband still keep a modem?

    I still have my trusty external Zoom 56k modem (with flashy lights) for faxing and when the cable service goes down.
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    Problem with System Commander 2000

    OS setup (Alt-O) in the System Commander 2000 program is having a problem during the analysis of my computer. In the middle of analyzing, a dialog box comes up, saying "An improper Windows 95 shutdown was detected. Run a diagnostic/correction program such as Norton Utilities Disk Doctor...