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by Ned
Tue May 31, 2005 1:07 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Best Kid Proofing Software
Replies: 16
Views: 1178

So my question IS:

Is there a good software for "these URLs only" type of restriction? :?:
by Ned
Tue May 31, 2005 1:04 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Best Kid Proofing Software
Replies: 16
Views: 1178

The kid's age is very young The parents have every right to make it very restrictive if they want to. I am just trying to keep it safe. This does NOT need to turn into a sex ed. talk if the parents don't want to yet. If the kid is ONLY allowed to see sponge bob cartoons online, that is the parent's ...
by Ned
Mon May 30, 2005 7:29 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Best Kid Proofing Software
Replies: 16
Views: 1178

Just tried to do Linksys Router/Access Restrictions/Restrict Webpage by keyword


did not work at all, anyone else seen this ?
by Ned
Mon May 30, 2005 6:36 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Best Kid Proofing Software
Replies: 16
Views: 1178

Best Kid Proofing Software

Hey Y'all I'm going to be setting up a high speed home network :) for a friend who has a young daughter at home. Do you all know of good software to keep out innapropriate content? I think they will go with multiple logons, so the kid cannot mess up too much of the parent's files. I assume net filte...
by Ned
Mon May 30, 2005 11:51 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: AVG problems - Repeated restarts
Replies: 2
Views: 406

Spitting in the wind here, but . . Maybe look into DEP, if your OS has that. It causes repeated shutdowns when its unhappy. One of the recent XP service packs made many mpg previews causes crashes. Data Execution Prevention ctrl-alt-del to look at processes and apps If you have 2000 then you have a ...
by Ned
Wed May 25, 2005 10:19 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: HSI Comcast horror story + Question
Replies: 18
Views: 1259

8)


Saying I told you so would be very lame, so I'll just think it :D




Yeah, let them play with that crap, now you can have fun tweaking Wireless and stuff
by Ned
Tue May 24, 2005 8:08 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Raccoon and me pic
Replies: 20
Views: 1317

Years ago I was in a Vets office

and a guys walks in and sits down with a racoon on his shoulder. :)


Also seen some very tame squirells. Their problem is their claws hook into your skin like heck.

Racoons are very beautiful, but a big friendly cat is almost the same.
by Ned
Tue May 24, 2005 8:01 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Wireless Router RF interference
Replies: 8
Views: 587

router:linksys
modem:RCA
by Ned
Tue May 24, 2005 4:08 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: WEP settings?
Replies: 6
Views: 549

Privacy and illegality are not always the same issue Why did Pinochet's gang push people out of helicopters in Operation Condor? Because he didn't like their poitical leanings. IF someone posted in your neighborhood a notice that listed every single minute you are away from your house, is that a goo...
by Ned
Tue May 24, 2005 11:58 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: WEP settings?
Replies: 6
Views: 549

Sounds good, but if he is new to WEP and MAC, it may be good to stick with learning that before firmware.

I fried a CD burner doing a firmware
by Ned
Tue May 24, 2005 11:17 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Raccoon and me pic
Replies: 20
Views: 1317

Racoons have struggled with a huge rabies problem for years, so be careful ok?

http://members.tripod.com/~wildlifehaven/viral.htm


Bad signs:
stumbling around
drooling eyes and mouth
unusual comfort around people
yaddata
by Ned
Tue May 24, 2005 10:48 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: WEP settings?
Replies: 6
Views: 549

Hey bud, WEP is essentially a password that the wireless router and any PCs need to both "know." It can be cracked, but takes time and patience. Well worth using WEP. You want to use the biggest bit-size password you can, ie 64, 128-bit, etc. Since the password, or KEY, is usually obnoxiou...
by Ned
Tue May 24, 2005 10:31 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Wireless Router RF interference
Replies: 8
Views: 587

Indeed. I think their is a little shielding in there, but not enough.
by Ned
Sun May 22, 2005 12:17 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Get naked & play with the sunshine
Replies: 21
Views: 1027

DCrazy I couldnt agree more: good looks, good mood, brain chemistry, etc I think sun has much bigger psych benefits than cancer risks in many people's lives. I am not talking about the baked barbies, they are really running a risk. Scientists are essentially saying NEVER get a burn especially in chi...
by Ned
Sat May 21, 2005 10:33 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Get naked & play with the sunshine
Replies: 21
Views: 1027

Dear Mobitude of Mobylation, with respect to Mobicity, Where are your facts from? If it is true, it means that almost all humans who aren't hiding in basements playing Descent all day, would get way more than enough. UV causes thymidine dimers in your DNA, not unlike corrupted sectors of a hard driv...
by Ned
Sat May 21, 2005 10:26 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: HSI Comcast horror story + Question
Replies: 18
Views: 1259

Sorry about your troubles Comcast people on the phone have never seemed too swift. Actually 1 swift, 3 stoners Dlink I think is getting sued for problematic equipment. My comcast modem is an RCA/Thomson You may want to let them install the modem and then tackle wireless router stuff a few days later...
by Ned
Sat May 21, 2005 10:16 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Wireless Router RF interference
Replies: 8
Views: 587

Wireless Router RF interference

Supersheep's story reminds me of my story. Comcast came out and installed all the crap and it worked (their modem, USB ether dongle). I bought a wireless router and started hooking all the stuff together on the floor. It was like working a little, then none, then a little - for hours and hours. Sinc...
by Ned
Sat May 21, 2005 9:43 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: cable modem vs DSL
Replies: 15
Views: 1109

Hey Thanks for the comments After doing some digging http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13249762 I've decided to stay with overpriced cable. Looks like DSL in my area is too buggy. People's download speeds seem to vary from 1500 to like 50 often hitting really low speeds when people get home fro...
by Ned
Mon May 16, 2005 6:25 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Do ethernet cards really "wear out"?
Replies: 10
Views: 655

Things can wear out, but probably not in the time frames you are talking about and with normal use: http://www.semiconfareast.com/emig.htm Beware of idiots on the phone who talk about "cosmic radiation" etc. It sounds like a heat or power problem. Some bad connections are heat sensitive, i...
by Ned
Sun May 15, 2005 1:10 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: cable modem vs DSL
Replies: 15
Views: 1109

Hmmmm

Thats going to be hard. I dont know most of my neighbors.

The cable here is pretty consistantly good, just seems like the price is a rip.
by Ned
Sun May 15, 2005 10:24 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: cable modem vs DSL
Replies: 15
Views: 1109

cable modem vs DSL

Hiya, Im getting pretty torqued thinking about Comcasst charging $60/mo for internet if you dont watch TV, so Im wondering what DSL quality is like, ie Verizzon. :?: Can you guys give any opinions? It's like $60 vs $30 Im giong to help a friend get Fios at her house, but thats a separate things, my ...
by Ned
Fri May 13, 2005 12:47 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Fios INstall
Replies: 1
Views: 348

My bad,

I read that a few days ago before the pics and all!

I;ll go re-read

>>>


I didnt see anything about the wires . ..

How does net and phone get from box inside the house to the rooms? Old phone wire?
by Ned
Fri May 13, 2005 11:11 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Fios INstall
Replies: 1
Views: 348

Fios INstall

I talked a friend into getting FIOS in her house (it IS available). Its an old house (mostly 2 prong power, etc,) What will Verizon have to do for the installation?? I am thinking of putting a wireless port to avoid the "which room do you want your high speed?" issue Whats entailed????
by Ned
Fri May 06, 2005 11:20 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: pop-ups
Replies: 19
Views: 1403

free antivirus

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php

a free antivirus that seems to work pretty well


Ive been getting popups coming through Firefox restrictions recently, I think with JAVA.
by Ned
Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:20 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Comcast Internet users heads up.
Replies: 48
Views: 3162

http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/62572 [Comcast 'Hell-Week' Makes Headlines Washington Post BBR board mention Comcast's week's worth of DNS outages (and your workaround and discussion in our forums) made the front-page of the Washington Post business section. Comcast now seems to admit that ...
by Ned
Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:09 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: reading a CD-R with errors
Replies: 5
Views: 525

Thanks

worked great

/E
/C
/H

E copy empty directories
C Continue even after an error
H copy hidden files too
by Ned
Sun Apr 03, 2005 5:58 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: reading a CD-R with errors
Replies: 5
Views: 525

It was burned via an old Mac onto a very suspicious Sony CD-R disc (very silver toned 2x, not blueish 32x, etc). I think the laser power was not right or the dye a poor formulation. About 90% of the files come off, but there are hundreds to sort through. I dont know much about ISOs. IS there a way t...
by Ned
Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:05 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: reading a CD-R with errors
Replies: 5
Views: 525

reading a CD-R with errors

Hey, I want to copy off all of the files from a CDR I made years ago. It is getting some errors, so it always stops in the middle of copying and I never know exactly what the last file done was. Is there a way to have it copy and CONTINUE if it can't get some of the files, as in get "all it can...
by Ned
Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:33 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: RIP John Paul II
Replies: 46
Views: 2688

he was really miffed about Schiavo upstaging him
by Ned
Wed Mar 23, 2005 10:09 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Is Viewpoint Media Player to be trusted?
Replies: 4
Views: 448

Is Viewpoint Media Player to be trusted?

Popped up saying it had updated
I think it's bundled with AIM

annoying
by Ned
Sat Mar 19, 2005 3:10 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Good relativity textbook?
Replies: 3
Views: 371

"Gravity. an Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity"

James B. Hartle
by Ned
Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:34 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Stupid monitor
Replies: 35
Views: 2236

If you want I can look for an MP3 of "taps"


I think brightness suddenly tanking is a death throe
by Ned
Mon Mar 14, 2005 6:32 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Suggestions for my new PC
Replies: 47
Views: 2875

I wanna hear how you like it too after all the surgery is done !
by Ned
Sat Mar 12, 2005 12:03 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Trinitron dead after power failure
Replies: 72
Views: 3609

Ace, I am sorry I offended you. I admire people who repairs things and hate the disposable way in which everything is thrown away nowadays without the slightest effort at repairing. My comments were tongue in cheek. The running joke in hollywood is that Costner had a great family, but decided to dum...
by Ned
Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:33 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Suggestions for my new PC
Replies: 47
Views: 2875

Re: Suggestions for my new PC

ReadyMan wrote: AMD Athlon 64 3400 939pin

Nice!
by Ned
Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:10 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Trinitron dead after power failure
Replies: 72
Views: 3609

I wrote a serious post which could save your life, regarding discharging capacitors. Lay off the coffee.
by Ned
Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:52 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: blurry s-video
Replies: 13
Views: 1022

VGA cable: crystal clear
s-video: blurry as heck
by Ned
Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:48 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: 64bit amd or p4
Replies: 27
Views: 1845

Maybe just buy a news stand magazine for PC geeks or look up "CPU benchmarks" in google. If they do real world tests, like from business apps or autocad, you will know the capablities. In the old days www.zdnet.com used to have some good reviews My food store has a HUGE magazine section an...
by Ned
Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:30 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Kitty Kitty
Replies: 79
Views: 4252

the lancet journal is pretty well respected, you may want to double check that you are quoting them correctly
by Ned
Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:54 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Turkeys
Replies: 19
Views: 888

You better slap the crap out of 'em. Turkeys only respect the alpha male. :roll: