The Internet blackout in Egypt serves as an excellent case study for the kind of disaster any IT department should be ready to face. Backup systems must be in place for the day when servers crash, a ...

I have a rather unusual question. I have two computers at home: one desktop and one laptop. I’d like to be able to share an Internet connection with both of these systems. I would also like to be able ...

In the days of yore, computers would scream strange sounds as they spoke with each other over phone lines. Of course, this is dial up, the predecessor to modern internet technology, offering laughable ...

Remember dial-up? It wasn’t so long ago that a 56K modem was the default method of getting online. The unforgettable sound of a successful connection. The undisputable inconvenience of occupying the ...

I'm stuck behind dialup for the time being, and have set up connection sharing for the dial-up connection. Is there any way for me to create a shortcut on the client computer to automatically dial out ...

I'm trying to set up a friend to work from home. He has a small business, and would like to be able to work on his work machine at home (mostly Quickbooks, etc.). Both home and work machines are XP, ...

Though considered a dying breed by most, dial-up connections are still used by many users staying in hotels without high-speed access, or in geographical regions to which broadband connectivity does ...

Broadband access to the internet at home has risen steadily since 2000, and the “always on” connection typically increases the frequency with which people use the internet and the variety of things ...

Branch offices have always presented a special challenge from a connectivity standpoint. This is because branch offices are almost always far enough away from the main office that you can’t run an ...