Mt_Rider Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Well, with limited income and living in a deep ravine in the CO Rockies....I've had to content myself with limping along on dial-up Internet for all these years. I made all the possible modifications like viewing MrsS on Plain Blue and such. But in the past couple months, the old computer plus Netzero was getting horrible. I could barely open an email or two. 'Reply' to same was a whole 'nuther story. Despite being told repeatedly by other companies: "No service in your deep ditch", we tried again. An extra-special deal on price [that *doesn't* increase after an initial period] made it feasible. Guy comes out and sticks a big dish on our log cabin and points it and......GETS SIGNAL!!!! I cannot tell you how marveled I am now....today....using it for the first time. DH had to spend days downloading Windows updates so that the virus protection could even be reinstalled correctly. [no wonder we were having so much trouble] So he gave the clear-to-run this morning and I'm having more fun on the Internet than I've had since my dearly departed Mac died a couple years ago. Install a router [gift from my dad] and I'll be able to use my laptop in any location that I find comfortable ...which does not really include sitting at this desktop. Blessings! Truely blessings! MtRider [now....just HOW far behind am I in reading here? ] Link to comment
Annarchy Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 .... C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! ! ! ! ! Link to comment
snapshotmiki Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I'm so glad you are up and running! I've missed your insight and sense of humor! Link to comment
dogmom4 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Woohoo!!!!! We missed you!!!!! Link to comment
Dee Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 That's great Mt. Rider. Have missed you posting! Link to comment
Cat Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 WOO-HOO!!! YouTube, here she comes!!!! Link to comment
dogmom4 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 WOO-HOO!!! YouTube, here she comes!!!! You Tube?????!!!! Oh no!! We'll never see her here again........ Link to comment
Cat Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Mt_Rider, if you haven't already, set your email messages NOT to show any images unless you specifically click on a button to see the. More and more viruses and trojans and worms are sent through the spam emails with even innocent-looking pictures attached. Those "Oh, you gotta read this!" ones that people send to all their friends are terribly dangerous to your computer health. (And a sign of computer newbie-ness... ) If you use Firefox as your browser, you can set it so that it shows no advertising, which also keeps unwanted junk off your 'puter. Just a few tips. Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 YouTube??? Hmmmm... Thanks y'all. Yep, Cat. We've got it set for that already. I suspect that my computer was so slow that it wouldn't even completely download a virus but now that I'm zipping..... Danger lurks. :darth duck: MtRider Link to comment
Becca_Anne Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 YAY! So happy for you and glad you're back up and running Link to comment
Daylily Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Yay!! I remember last spring we when got high speed internet. I had so much fun with it. Link to comment
Mt_Rider Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 I got my first "dropped signal" today. 'Course I had to unplug everything for lightning anyway but... I guess I have to figure out what atmospheric conditions or whatever might lose me the signal. Cuz I really don't know why that happened today. Hiya, HS!!!! Don't see you 'round her much either. MtRider Link to comment
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