When DOS roamed the earth, I was the office computer guru, but since I hung onto my 1986 XT Turbo and didn't update to a Pentium II until 1999, I managed to get well behind. Confronted with Windows and other forms of bloatware, I found I had descended to the ranks of fairly computer literate. These days there is a heck of a lot about computers I just don't know. I'm still using a dial-up connection (generally I'm a patient guy), but I do look with some lust on faster connections, probably cable, since it is readily available in my area. Budget constraints, however. . . .

If one had cable or DSL, wouldn't it be possible to frustrate attempts to hack into one's computer by simply turning it off? Sure, you wouldn't be taking advantage of the always-on aspects, but you would have the faster downloads and such.

O ye Esteemed Minions of Great Wisdom, what sayest thou?

Don Firth