BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Last night there was a period of about 3 hours when our web connection at home was down - some sort of network problems. Just 3 hours, but it clearly demonstrated how much we now rely on the connection. I was waiting for mails, the lady was in the middle of doing some shopping at John Lewis. Panic! Scary how reliant we are on it now, and getting more and more. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Actually I seem to have some strange problem going on with my home connection. Sometimes it seems to be connected by says "Local Only" (instead of Local & Internet). I need to turn the modem and router both off and on again which seems to fix it up for the most part but not always. Quite annoying for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Broadband home based, 3G by Iphone, Wifi by another Iphone, dialup (???) from land phone. If it goes down, it goes down. So come on down. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 maybe its found out that your aren't Japanese!! Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyDiscoBall 2 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Quote: dialup (???) from land phone Whats that all about thursday? The only trouble I seem to have is the internet gets moody when the phone rings. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Originally Posted By: SKI Actually I seem to have some strange problem going on with my home connection. Sometimes it seems to be connected by says "Local Only" (instead of Local & Internet). I need to turn the modem and router both off and on again which seems to fix it up for the most part but not always. Quite annoying for sure. I get the same thing - modem needs rebooting. When we first set up our network (3 wireless laptops, 4 reticulated PC's, all running on the one connection) it happened a LOT. Now it happens about once a month or so. Easy fixed though - unplug modem, wait a few seconds, plug back in ... all working by the time I get back upstairs. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 just like the VCR "fix-all"....take tape out, blow into the slot, put tape back in and Voila!! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 That was a good one, I remember using that a few times. Even using the vacuum cleaner to do a variation! Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 In many cases, the "switch off - wait bit and switch on" thing actually works because the item in question is waiting a command (or some instruction from the connected device) that it is not getting. The switch off, then on again, clears the instruction queue, allowing the system to operate again. One of the favourite things I had to do was clear the printer queue, it was simple to do, but when people are panicking about the printer not wprking, it is easy to look like a hero! clear the print queue, all good! "Oh, Thank you JA!" from many users! Love it! Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Good explanation that JA. I thought it was just clevr tech brainy stuff. I prefer not knowing that there's a reason on/off works, coz it's just funny. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Glad to be of assistance, scouser! How to be known as an expert - ensure that people only ever ask you questions that you know the answers to! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Or just dismiss them with technical jargon. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 My specialist subject is.... pies. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Originally Posted By: pie-eater My specialist subject is.... pies. Link to post Share on other sites
yoroshiku onegai shimasu 2 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 My connection goes wonky when the phone rings... it is annoying. End the call and it seems to go back being ok. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Originally Posted By: pie-eater My specialist subject is.... pies. Mastermind....dum dum de dum...DUM DUM!! My Name is Pie-Eater, I come from Wigan and my specialist subject is PIES Ok Pie-Eater, you have 2 minutes to answer as many questions on PIES......starting NOW! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 question from Ireland. What is the black liquid used in a steak and guinness pie? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 tar? Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 The internet is a key tool for keeping me sane here in China. Its such a good feeling to be able to chat with friends during the day via IM or at night via Facebook and Skype. Yes there are ways around the Great (fire) wall of China Without it Im not sure how I would be coping, although we all did prior to it, even those that moved to foriegn countries. If I was to not have it for an extended period it certainly would be an issue too. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 What part of the horse was in my last pie at the MCG? Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Carrier pidgeons (made good pies after the message was read, too!) or maybe good ole snail mail! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I'd actually like to try "life without it" just for a short time. Friend of mine hasdone just that actually. She lives in the country, doesn't watch TV, doesn't use the internet for things other than essential work. She has no idea who all the silly celebs are, hardly knows anything about world news..... but she has a great lifestyle and loves it. She seems unburdended with lots of the rubbish that invades our lives and really isn't interested in letting it in. Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I use the interwebby thingy regularly (check emails at least daily, more often usually) but still cannot understand why people give a rats about the stupid "celebrities". I mean, I watch a movie, the actor is preteending to be someone else, and if they do a good job, I believe that they are that other person. If the movieis good, they are not their real persona, they are the "pretend" persona. I do not care who they are in real life, wnat they do, who they shag (or don't, as the case may be) I am only concerned with the depiction they do on screen. Not only that, but I don't bother remembering their names. Why would I? They are just people who pretend for a living. Nothing special, certainly not better than real people I know. You don't have to become a hermit to not care about these fools. You just have to not believe (almost everything) what the gossip mags/"news"/and papers say about them. Who give a rats? Not me! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 OK I know you picked up on the celeb thing but that wasn't the main point. She isn't a hermit, but she is just interested in living her life and not interested in sitting behind a computer pressing buttons. She loves to read books, go to the theater, play in a local band, ride horses, go out with her dog, play tennis, climb mountains, go for long walks. Possibly one of the most active people I know. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 I hope she skis too. Link to post Share on other sites
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