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That's a lot of power. My Emachines has a (I think) 150 frikin watt psu. It's lasted over 3 1/2 years so far though.

I got that offer in an e-mail. Un-frickin-believable. I mean $1200 for a console? yeesh. It does come with a lot though. The "core bundle itself in $700. Then there is the "Omega" bundle $2000! List of bundles You mean a year and a half after Christmas, lol.

DSL is shared too. It's just that on cable you're connected through a node (neighborhood) vs. DSL were you are shared from the CO on. They're just shared at different locations.

Also NTFS supports file encryption wear as FAT doesn't, at least not by itself.

That's for sure. If you try to uninstall AOHell, it seems to mess up your dial-up networking settings, so you can't dial-up with another isp.

By Dawn Kawamoto Staff Writer, CNET News.com TrackBack Print E-mail TalkBack America Online agreed to pay $1.25 million to the state of New York and reform its customer service procedures, the state attorney general announced on Wednesday. The agreement stems from consumers' complaints that AOL customer service representatives would either ignore requests, or make it unduly difficult, to cancel their service, according to a statement from Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Spitzer said that an incentive system AOL had developed for its customer service representatives contributed to most of the actions that drew complaints. "This agreement helps ensure that AOL will strive to keep its customers through quality service, not stealth retention programs," Spitzer said in a statement. Under the agreement, AOL will no longer require its customer service representatives to meet a minimum quota for customer retention in order to receive a bonus. Previously, AOL would distribute bonuses in the "tens of thousands of dollars" if representatives were able to retain half the customers who called to cancel their service, according to the attorney general. AOL has been under pressure for several years to shore up its declining subscriber base. The company's hold on dial-up customers has steadily declined as broadband service has ramped up, especially as competition in the broadband sector has heated up and subscriber prices have fallen. The agreement also calls for AOL to have a third-party monitor to verify and record customer requests to continue their AOL service after a consumer had initially contacted AOL to cancel. AOL said it won't need to have a third-party monitor to record all calls. The new verification system will be introduced to certain call centers by January and all AOL call centers will have it in place by June, said Nicholas Graham, an AOL spokesman. In addition to paying New York state $1.25 million in penalties and costs, AOL will also reimburse eligible New York consumers with a cash refund worth up to four months of service. Those consumers will have 120 days from Wednesday to fill out and submit a claim form necessary to collect their reimbursement. Power play for Intel Sun plugs into software grid Open-source effort faces rift Business Objects vs. the naysayers Google unveils IM service Previous Next The attorney general's office received approximately 300 complaints regarding AOL's customer service policies, according to Spitzer. Based on a dial-up account cost of $23.90 a month, AOL may pay at least $29,000 in refunds to New York consumers. "The cost is secondary to doing right by our members," Graham said. The investigation began in 2004 and reviewed cancellations going back to 2001, Graham said. He noted that AOL has cooperated fully during the investigation. "AOL is pleased to reach an agreement with the state attorney general of New York," Graham said, adding that it enhances the relationship AOL has with a certain segment of its members. New York's attorney general office is the second to pursue an investigation and agreement with AOL over customer care practices. Last April, the attorney general of Ohio concluded an 18-month investigation into AOL's customer care practices. AOL paid $75,000 to the state of Ohio as part of its agreement, as well as some limited refunds to customers, Graham said. The issues involved areas such as the customer retention process, as well as billing and cancellation refunds. Source:http://news.com.com/AOL+agrees+to+customer+service+reform/2100-1038_3-5842727.html?tag=nefd.top

You could try searching the name of that specfic piece of spyware on Yahoo! or Google. Sometimes you can find a way to remove it from either a registry entry or small program.

What spyware removers have you already tried? Have you tried Hijackthis?

Since he was an AOL employee he probably had access to every screen name. They're only public if you give out your ID/e-mail address.

Speaking of AIM, is there a way to log on as invisible? I know you can be hidden after you connect. But that doesn't always help.

What if they have one desktop on the other side of the house and don't want to have to drill holes everywere? I've installed coax once for two rooms by myself. Believe me, it's not as easy as it looks.

Cool. Glad to hear it worked.

I'd say Comcast too. I've had them since '98, and haven't had many problems. BTW, their now 6MB/384Kb. So the're the fastest one on your list too.

Yes it is. I remember when you had to pay by the hour back then. Prodigy was around $2.35/Hr If it wern't for unlimited time for $nn.nn/mo most of us here would probably be broke.

I agree with php, unless one of the drives is faster. Ex: a 5,400RPM vs. a 10,000RPM drive. I also see people setting min. and max. paging file, to different sizes. I think if you set them both to the same amount, that may help with speed. I'm not 100% sure though.

1.Prodigy Classic 1989-1999 Y2K victim. 2400 Baud, 14.4Kb, 33.6Kb, 56Kb. 2.AOHell. 1995?-???? <--My mom and sister still use it, and I use my name for AIM. 33.6Kb, 56Kb 3.Mediaone Roadrunner/ Mediaone Express/ AT&T Broadband/ Comcast Aug.1998- 1.5Mb/256Kb, 3Mb/256Kb, 4Mb/384Kb, 6Mb/384Kb Also tried trial versions of MSN in ~1996, meh and Compuserve in 1993. Compuserve, $9.99/Hr! PLUS $9.99 more for "extra features. Guess what? Almost eveything was premuim. Oh, how I miss P*.

Hmm... Sounds like it watches everything you do, IMO.

It's being taken care of as I speak... Uh, I mean write. No, I do not know when it will be all set.

Looks good. Enjoy it.

That upload looks good for dial-up.

Most CD drives have a place on the front where you can stick in a striaght paper clip to open the drive. Don't jam it in.

That banner ad was odd. You couldn't click on it. lol Anyway, I think the ad is about a new internet service. More info here

That's probably at least part of your problem. You should only have one software firewall running at a time. They could conflict with each other. The same is probably true for anti-virus too. You might want to tell your mom that there is a such thing at too much protection for a computer.

Annoying. I love it, lol

Yup. I've used Y! since '98. I use alot of their services, IM, Mail with personal address, news, toolbar, video search, etc. BTW they're coming out with an audio search. Anyway Y! Mail has got to be my favorite, despite the fact, even with personal address ($$) I can't use POP access. Google is pretty good too. I love google Earth.