Re: Shock and Awe

In article <2007032023404736459-jollyroger@nullorg>,
Jolly Roger <jollyroger@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 2007-03-20 22:23:17 -0500, Wes Groleau <groleau+news@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

Don Bruder wrote:
needing/wanting. What I'd like to see is a way to make the "download in
background" part happen at some ungodly hour when the machine is
unlikely to be in use, without necessarily actually doing the install
part at that time.

Hard to do when you're on dialup. But software update does allow
you to "Download only" and then you can install by double-clicking
on the package.

Wow. I'm surprised anyone is still on dial-up these days. Even my
82-year-old grandfather is on cable.

You might want to check around your area to see if local DSL/cable
companies offer low-cost, slower-speed services. In more and more
areas lately, cable and DSL providers are offering services that are as
cheap (or alost as cheap) as dial-up service. They are usually on the
very slow end of the spectrum, in terms of speed, for DSL/cable
connections, but they are usually faster than dial-up connections, and
the always-on, digital connection is sooooo much better than any
dial-up connection on the planet!

Where I'm living isn't the end of the world, but on a clear day, if you
look in the right direction, you can see it from here...

In other words, my *ONLY* option for digital/wideband type connectivity
is satellite, which is A) Too expensive and B) After having spent the
last 6 months using Hughesnet AKA "DirecPC", it *JUST PLAIN SUCKS* for
several reasons that I don't feel like bothering to do the typing to go
into. "FAP" being the biggest, but several others as well.

Which pretty much leaves me dial-up or nothing.

(And no, I'm *NOT* moving to "the big shitty" for the sake of
other-than-dial-up access)

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