Hot Topics in Forums: A PC Calamity, Better Dial-Up, Opera
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PC Disasters: One time, I was trying to install an ethernet adapter; somehow I cut a wire, and when I turned the computer on, it pretty much caught on fire.
--zboner
Sticking With Dial-Up: It is a lot easier these days to configure a dial-up connection than it used to be. If you have a dial-up modem, chances are its driver is already in XP. Also, most ISPs that are still in the dial-up business have software that speeds up the connection by one method or another, which can give you a nice boost.
--Keeter
Opera vs. Firefox: You should probably spend a little more time discovering what Opera can do. There is definitely no way it can be described as "bare-bones." I am pretty confident that almost any feature Firefox has, Opera had first, and does it better, without [your] having to download and manage additional plug-ins.
--MoonDogg
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