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    Router + Modem + DSL = slow connection

    Okay. I put the modem in bridge mode. The speed is still slow. My router now does the login with my ISP and I'm no longer able to access the modem by typing in the address 192.168.1.1. On side note, I just downloaded a PDF. Firefox told me my download speed was 26 KB/second, which is much...
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    Router + Modem + DSL = slow connection

    I've got a Netgear router plugged into a Westel DSL modem and a 1 MB Verizon service subscription. The modem tells me that my connection speed is 384 kbps down and 448 kbps up. There are two computers connected to the router. Internet speed tests confirm the speed figures given to me by...
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    Scientific evidence now points to global cooling, contrary to U.N. alarmism

    I'd hesitate to say that cook did any statistical analysis. I tend to look at these things more as spectral analysis, and 1998 does appear to be consistent with high frequency noise. The data points in general, are randomly distributed around some kind of average.
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    Scientific evidence now points to global cooling, contrary to U.N. alarmism

    1998 was an anomalously warm year. The warming trend did not end in 1998. See http://www.skepticalscience.co...ng-stopped-in-1998.htm for a detailed explanation.
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    How much power is in a Netbook anyway?

    Could a netbook be compared to an older PC? Maybe a P4, P3, P2, P1, 486, 386, 286, etc? I don't know this newer multicore stuff. All I know is my Athlon 3500 at home, and my P4 at work. I seem to recall having a 366 MHz not all that long ago. Is an Atom based PC faster than a 366 MHz Pentium?
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    Online Banking

    A botnet could have 100,000s of zombie computers. Even if you only have $5 in your account, it could potentially add up if enough computers are compromised.
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    Online Banking

    This is my point exactly. Banking customers could be getting trojans through USB drive. They can contract a virus simply by viewing a web page. I've even heard of malware contained in .WMA files that are masqueraded as .MP3 files. I get the sense that malware is extremely pervasive, and that...
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    Online Banking

    How safe is online banking? There is the 128-bit encryption on the wireless network, and then there is the encryption used by the HTTPS protocol. This makes things safer, but not cracker-proofed. We live in a world where there are numerous trojans, key stroke loggers, botnets, worms...
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    Lock Cool 'n Quiet CPU Speed While in XP?

    I run AMD Cool 'n Quiet to save energy. Some of my programs, however, run better with the Cool 'n Quiet disabled in the BIOS. If I'm in Windows, is there a way I can keep the CPU speed fixed at a certain frequency(preferably a high one)?
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    Can't Burn CDs

    The burner is about 3 years old. I don't know if it is the latest firmware or not. I tried multiple CD-Rs. I am able to burn DVDs. It use to work with CD-Rs. I'm not sure why it stopped working.
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    Can't Burn CDs

    I've tried using both Nero and CDBurnerXP. Both reject the CD when I try to burn by telling me there is no disc. I can still play music CDs though.
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    About Car History Reports

    Inside and out, the car has fewer cosmetic defects than most single owner cars of simlar age. It's appearance certainly does not suggest any neglect. The car is 5 1/2 years old and has 57K miles on it, and does not have any real repair work recorded. Owner #1: 22K (28 months) Owner #2: 9K...
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    About Car History Reports

    Would a dealership be reputable enough? The car is listed as having five owners. The title and registration are together have four states associated with them. Owners #1-3 are listed as lease. The car is listed as being auctioned four times by the third owner. The first...
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    About Car History Reports

    I bought a car history report from Carfax. Are these reports immune to "title washing"? Should I be worried if the report does not have changes listed regularly?
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    Will a mechanic easily find flood damage?

    Maybe oxidation would be a better word. Oxidized bolt heads, oxidized metal plate thing, oxidized muffler, oxidized disk thing in the wheel. I would expect some level of oxidation, but I'm not sure what would be normal. My roommates car has some oxidation on it. The car drove well. I got it...