Dave, now that I have my Wi-Fi network working I would like to know how to keep it secure. I know that I have to enable WEP encryption. But how? I’m running WinXP as a “server” (with a PCI Wi-Fi Card), and Win98 and PalmOS as clients.
Computer and Internet Basics
Are there some tricks to speed up Firefox?
Dave, I’ve been using Firefox for a few months and really like it, but I just heard that there are some tweaks you can make to the program that actually speed it up quite a bit. Can you tell me how to make those adjustments and help me get the fastest possible Web surfing experience?
Can I forward selected messages from my GMail Account?
Dave, I’ve been experimenting with a Google Gmail account and am wondering if there’s a way that I can forward specific messages sent to that account to my regular mailbox? And if so, is there a fee or membership cost associated with it?
What’s a troll and a zombie?
Dave, I’m surrounded by strange jargon and I feel like an extra in a B-grade horror movie. One mailing list I’m on has “trolls”, and the latest virus can turn my computer into a “zombie”, and my ISP keeps talking about “demons”! Egads! Do I need some sort of exorcist to use my computer now??
When was the floppy disk invented?
Dave, kind of a basic question, but when was the floppy disk invented, and how big was the first floppy disk, both in terms of size and storage capacity?
What’s the Difference between DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM?
Dave, I have just installed a new DVD burner in my computer (a Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-105 internal drive) and am trying to figure out what kind of blank disks I should be using. There are apparently five different blank DVD formats. Do I want DVD-R? DVD-RW? or ?? Also, if I just want to burn lots of data onto a DVD disk, can I use my Roxio Toast Titanium to do so, or do I need to use a special DVD-friendly app like iDVD?
What’s podcasting?
Dave, I hate to be the last one to the party, but what’s podcasting, and why aren’t you offering podcasts on your site?
Can I have multiple Wireless Routers?
Dave, I’m trying to get my local network set up and can’t figure out whether one wireless router will pick up a signal from the other so, say, you could
stretch the distance a wireless signal reaches? And if they do talk to
each other, would it speed up or slow down things?
And a related question: does the distance a signal travels matter, whether the
indoors signal has to travel up from a basement onto a second floor of the
house, vs. having the router on the same floor with computers using it?
