melynnie2002

Well, you were all right about my connection speed--I am well within a reasonable range. I said 'file share' only because I didn't know the word TORRENT until today! That's one more word I understand in this crazy new world, and I will learn them all!! Any suggestions is easy English as to what exactly to do when I have downloaded a torrent and there are 15 files all the same size and maybe one or two that seem close but yet a bit different? I mean, say we're talking about a movie, what do I do to those files after my torrent has finished downloading to actually see the download? I promise I will eventually have questions that don't sound like I bought my first computer yesterday!

I hadn't actually thought of the charmer in question as a sexual being... Much like an accident on the freeway that you feel compelled to look at as you drive by, I now can't seem to turn my head from the scene of that picture you mentioned! Well, that should make it easy not to want a piece of the birthday cake being served right now in the conference room! His real problems grow from his insecurity, and he is insecure because he knows himself to be a fraud and is forever in fear of being found out. Seems the stress of living a lie 24/7 has this fool him stressed out and defensive. All that aside, I must tell you that even if there were a parallel universe where he really was the smart, cool guy he fancies himself to be, even to the crazy point that he was literally chased by women who wanted him desperately for his personality, his lack of knowledge surrounding soap and shampoo would be enough to cripple his social calender as soon as those women caught up to him. Then when you factor in the single most disgusting feature on a human EVER--that he has dandruff IN HIS EYEBROWS AND WILL FLAKE IT OFF AS HE SPEAKS TO YOU AND LEAVE A LITTLE SKI-SLOPE PILE OF NASTY SO-NOT-SNOW ON YOUR OFFICE FLOOR IN HIS WAKE, you can see that this is not and never will be the Greek God of the Geeks that he likes to think he is... But I could complain about him all day... I do have some actual business I should do here so that you don't kick me out of this site where you get actual answers that seriously work but that the people doing the answering don't take themselves too seriously... That's a welcome relief! Tommy asked: 1.) Now little lady have you read this? Achieve the Best Performance Out of Your Computer http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-4257 2.) Repost you new speeds and we will go from there. Also are you working through a wireless router? If so plug directly into the modem without the router in between to see if you get any different speeds. 3.) And if you post a pic in TestMy-The New-What do you look like-post your mug you probably will get much faster help. (really I just want to see what you look like.) http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-7085 So lets take those one by one, shall we? 1.) I have read the information at the link you provided and did so before my original post. I am trying to read all documentation available so that I may grasp this foreign concept. But thank you for sending along any info just the same. Can't hurt, might help, right? 2.) Wireless router? Surly you jest... I am just now trying my hand at file sharing--at this pace, I will not get to trying anything wireless other than my TV remote until an estimated 2012... Still, the queston was flattering as you seem to have assumed I might be smart enough to try such new toys out! And, of course, there's the part where it wasn't really such a slow connection--I was being unreasonable in my expectations, all is well with downloading in my world for now... And 3.) I sent the picture you requested... I can't talk techie but, I hope you won't hold that against me when I ask this: would having been able to see whom you were helping (hopefully....) did not seem to you to be completely Curella De Ville-ish have gotten me any faster response than I did? Just curious... You smart people are so cool to hang with! Looking forward to your suggestons with regard to post-download confussion.... M

I am so glad that all of you are so nice! Thank you! Thank you! Not ONE of you scared me off in the least! Your answers were, naturally, right on, and when I checked to see if my numbers were in line with others' test results, something I might have done BEFORE posting my plea I was indeed communicating at a respectable enough speed all along. But it seemed so slow, REALLY S-L-O-W, so I bit the bullet, closed my eyes when I clicked "POST" and I actually ASKED FOR HELP!! The ability to ask for help with a computer issue was a skill I used to use without a problem. Recently, however, my co-workers and I lost all ability to even joke about computer-related issues only minutes after our new IT dude arrived on scene. My first and only run-in with our local 'expert,' was in June when he was unable to solve a network problem and blamed everything and everyone else, including, and this was my personal favorite of all his excuses, the lack of a Phillips screwdriver of the proper size. He then announced to one and all that women could not use a computer any better than they could drive a car. Nice

If there is anyone who can find some pity in their heart for my obvious lack of understanding, I would be ever so thankful! I fear that I am in over my head here, though it is really more of a language issue than it is anything else. There are whole volumes worth of new terms that I am still trying to learn which adds a level of difficulty to learning the ins-and-outs of this brave new-to-me world of file-sharing. To be honest, at 34 years old, I feel decades too old to start learning this kind of thing now! But this stuff DOES intrest me, and I am anxious to get my hands on all the information available with the hope that eventually, my new vocabulary will merge with some basic understanding of the how the process works and POOF! The light will click on in this brain of mine! Kind of like Russel Crowe with the codes in A Beautiful Mind, but minus the actual mental illness... I am pasting my test results here for review, and if anyone can see the error that I am obviously not able to see for myself, I would be so appreciate your time to point it out. Obviously I am missing something, even after reading and trying everyone's suggestions and instructions on dozens of posts much like this one... So many of you offer such good advice, and I can't tell you how much I love how complete you try to be, as it makes the process much less of a hair-pulling session! Yet despite all that, I am still suffering from a blind spot... Thank you for any help you may have to offer! :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 1059 Kbps about 1.1 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Download Speed is:: 129 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/10/20 - 7:22am Bottom Line:: 18X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 7.94 sec Tested from a 1013 kB file and took 7.843 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 35.43 % of your hosts average (sbcglobal.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-2B6MXI1DN User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; FunWebProducts; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) [!] 1056 Kbps or 1.1 Mbps (129 kB/s) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 Kbps ::You:: avg sbcglobal.net (2989 Kbps) Typical Cable (256 - 4000) Typical DSL (256 - 1500) Satellite (50 - 1500) ISDN (64 - 128) Dial Up (28.8 - 56) 0 61.0 122.1 183.1 244.1 305.2 366.2 427.3 488.3 kB/s Test Result Details Your connection is: 1056 Kbps or 1.1 Mbps You Downloaded at: 129 kB/s You are running: 18 times faster than 56K and can Download 1 megabyte in 7.94 second(s) Member Ident:Username:melynnie2002 CompID:688709759890 Test Time:: 2006/10/20 - 7:25am Test Browser and OS info: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; FunWebProducts; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) Test ID: CGFZ1WE4R (if this is a screenshot go to testmy.net to see if this is fake) Diagnosis ^info^: May need help : running at only 35.33 % of your hosts average (sbcglobal.net) This was tested from a 1013 kB file and took 7.86 seconds to complete and then theres this part: :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 240 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Upload Speed is:: 29 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/10/20 - 11:13am Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 35.31 sec Tested from a 386 kB file and took 13.17024 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 62.18 % of your hosts average (sbcglobal.net) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-SJNV34QL0 User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; FunWebProducts; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) [!] 240 Kbps or 0.2 Mbps (29 kB/s) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 Kbps ::You:: avg sbcglobal.net (386 Kbps) Typical Cable (128 - 1000) Typical DSL (128 - 1500) Satellite (50 - 128) ISDN (64 - 128) Dial Up (28.8 - 56) 0 61.0 122.1 183.1 244.1 305.2 366.2 427.3 488.3 kB/s Test Result Details Your connection is: 240 Kbps or 0.2 Mbps You Uploaded at: 29 kB/s You are running: 4 times faster than 56K and can Upload 1 megabyte in 35.31 second(s) Member Ident:Username:melynnie2002 CompID:688709759890 Test Time:: 2006/10/20 - 11:13am Test Browser and OS info: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; FunWebProducts; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) Test ID: SJNV34QL0 (if this is a screenshot go to testmy.net to see if this is fake) Diagnosis ^info^: May need help : running at only 62.18 % of your hosts average (sbcglobal.net) This was tested from a 386 kB file and took 13.17024 seconds to complete WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?? And if you do have some pity for the new girl and send a reply, I beg of you to type slowly as I am only days old here in the new place!