Computer Question

[Patches]

<p>I have Verizon DSL.&nbsp; It drops the connection sometimes- to the point of being annoying, but not infuriating.. However, when it rains, forget about it- it doesn't work at all.&nbsp; Weird, since it runs through the phone line, not through satellites, so I don't know why this would be... Any ideas?&nbsp; Any thing I should do?</p><p>thanks in advance.</p>

[Hottub]

<img height="55" src="http://www.cablevision.com/images/corporate/logos/ool.gif" width="220" border="0" />

[ADF]

If your phone line gets wet it won't work.&nbsp; Tell Verizon that your DSL cuts out when it rains and they should fix it.<br />

[furie]

<strong>Hottub</strong> wrote:<br><img height="55" src="http://www.cablevision.com/images/corporate/logos/ool.gif" width="220" border="0" /><p></p>

i concur

[HBox]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Patches</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I have Verizon DSL. It drops the connection sometimes- to the point of being annoying, but not infuriating.. However, when it rains, forget about it- it doesn't work at all. Weird, since it runs through the phone line, not through satellites, so I don't know why this would be... Any ideas? Any thing I should do?</p><p>thanks in advance.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Are you connecting to a router through a wireless connection? If so, it sounds like you are having signal issues.&nbsp;</p>

[Patches]

<p>no, the connection is wired..</p><p>I think there is a problem with a line getting wet somewhere- now the phone line is not working right, probably b/c of all the rain we just had.</p>

[FreshJ]

DSL is basically a modified voice signal that is carried on the phone lines much like a modem signal, so it definatly sounds like a signal issue, more then likely noise and that should be able to be fixed, just be aware of possible issues if ou messed with any wiring in the home because verizon will charge you if it is in the home.<br />

[suggums]

a neuralnet processor<br />

[phixion]

i have verizon dsl and my dad also happens to work for verizon as an engineer. but i live in southeast jamaica queens so i get the slowest dsl in nyc. all besides the point i get the same problem as you and amazingly if i just take my phone of the hook and listen to the dial tone for&nbsp;a little while&nbsp; the modem will reconnect. it doesnt always work and it got to the point where i put a speakerphone on my computer desk just so i wouldnt have to go to living room to get the real phone verytime. but its a nice easy fix that works most of the time.

[Hottub]

<p>New problem.</p><p>My PC lost my mouse.</p><p>I have been using a logitech wireless mouse (usb) &nbsp;for a couple of years now. All of a sudden it went dead. Naturally, i thought it was the batteries so I replace them. Nothing. Rebbot. Nothing. Put in a serial mouse. Nothing. Tried add/remove hardware, could nhot do it since the mouse was not seen. All of the drivers are still in place. Thank God I am pretty good with keystrokes, or this could be impossible.</p><p>Anyway, can you find my mouse?</p>

[SatCam]

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[Hottub]

<p>Any info yet? I had to hit the tab key 137 times just to reply to this thread.</p><p>Ever try it without a mouse? </p><p>It BLOWS!</p>

[SatCam]

welcome to 1990

http://migo.sixbit.org/software/dos/screenshots/mc.gif

[FreshJ]

<p>I miss 1990 Fez.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Death Metal Moe]

<strong>FreshJ</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I miss 1990 Fez.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Is that back when he peaked?</p>

[Hottub]

<p>BUMP</p><p>Still can't figure the mouse problem. Too broke to buy a new machine.</p><p>Any info would be appreciated.</p>

[Death Metal Moe]

This is the extreme, and you may have said this, but did you reinstall Windows yet?&nbsp; If you do that and it doesn't work, then I think it's safe to assume something with your mouse connector on the motherboard went.&nbsp; I'm no computer expert, and I'm not even sure if that's possible, but you need to start doing process of elimination.

[fezident]

<p>Question:</p><p>How come sometimes, you click on a link and the new page opens in a new window but, other times, it changes the current one INTO the new one?&nbsp; </p><p>Also, how come <em>sometimes</em> (usually when doing a google search) you click on a link and it takes you to a new page, but then, when you hit the back button, it doesn't take you back.&nbsp;&nbsp;It's&nbsp;almost like the back button is disabled while you're on that site.&nbsp; </p><p>Are these <em>errors</em> or do these events happen on purpose?</p>

[yomudder21]

<strong>fezident</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Question:</p><p>How come sometimes, you click on a link and the new page opens in a new window but, other times, it changes the current one INTO the new one?&nbsp; </p><p>Also, how come <em>sometimes</em> (usually when doing a google search) you click on a link and it takes you to a new page, but then, when you hit the back button, it doesn't take you back.&nbsp;&nbsp;It's&nbsp;almost like the back button is disabled while you're on that site.&nbsp; </p><p>Are these <em>errors</em> or do these events happen on purpose?</p><p>The first issue is not a error but a different way to code the page.&nbsp; In the HTML of the page if someone adds a 'blank' tag in the TARGET field, the link is going to open up in a new window.&nbsp; If there is nothing then the link will just stay in the same window.&nbsp; It is actually a very simple coding procedure.</p><p>The second issue sounds more like&nbsp;a browser issue.&nbsp; All you have to do is hit the back button a bunch of times really fast and you will get back to the prior page.</p>

[fezident]

<p>Asked and answered.&nbsp; </p><p>I love that.</p>

[kdubya]

<strong>Patches</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I have Verizon DSL.&nbsp; It drops the connection sometimes- to the point of being annoying, but not infuriating.. However, when it rains, forget about it- it doesn't work at all.&nbsp; Weird, since it runs through the phone line, not through satellites, so I don't know why this would be... Any ideas?&nbsp; Any thing I should do?</p><p>thanks in advance.</p><p>I had Verizon DSL&nbsp; and had the same problem, so I droped it and&nbsp;got a cable modem, no more problems</p>

[OGC]

<strong>fezident</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Question:</p><p>How come sometimes, you click on a link and the new page opens in a new window but, other times, it changes the current one INTO the new one?&nbsp; </p><p>Also, how come <em>sometimes</em> (usually when doing a google search) you click on a link and it takes you to a new page, but then, when you hit the back button, it doesn't take you back.&nbsp;&nbsp;It's&nbsp;almost like the back button is disabled while you're on that site.&nbsp; </p><p>Are these <em>errors</em> or do these events happen on purpose?</p><p><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="3">You can go to </font><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="3"><a href="http://www.google.com/" target="_blank">google</a></font><font face="times new roman,times,serif" size="3"> and set the preferences for your computer and one of the preferences is whether or not to open google search result&nbsp; in&nbsp; a new window as opposed to re-using the current window.</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">I also know that when I am adding a link to a message I am posting to this message board, the little popup window in which you add the link gives you the option of having the link open in&nbsp; a new window for example ...</font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><a href="http://www.google.com/" target="_blank">this will open google.com in a new window</a></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><a href="http://www.google.com/" target="_self">this will open google.com in this window</a></font></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by richg0404 on 7-26-06 @ 2:03 PM</span>

[TooCute]

Tabbed browsing is the way to go. I command-click all my links.

[JustJon]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>yomudder21</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>fezident</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Question:</p><p>How come sometimes, you click on a link and the new page opens in a new window but, other times, it changes the current one INTO the new one? </p><p>Also, how come <em>sometimes</em> (usually when doing a google search) you click on a link and it takes you to a new page, but then, when you hit the back button, it doesn't take you back. It's almost like the back button is disabled while you're on that site. </p><p>Are these <em>errors</em> or do these events happen on purpose?</p><p>The first issue is not a error but a different way to code the page. In the HTML of the page if someone adds a 'blank' tag in the TARGET field, the link is going to open up in a new window. If there is nothing then the link will just stay in the same window. It is actually a very simple coding procedure.</p><p>The second issue sounds more like a browser issue. All you have to do is hit the back button a bunch of times really fast and you will get back to the prior page.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>To answer the back issue, it's probably javascript reloading/redirecting the page, so when you hit back you hit the redirect again.&nbsp;</p>