-=PCTechTalk=- Re: downloading
- From: "cristy" <juneybug2004@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:45:10 -0500
What is a good site to d/l the Opera Browswer?
Thanks,
Cristy
> [Original Message]
> From: T. Hunt <ilrover@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 12/17/2004 6:53:07 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: downloading
>
> Well, that's IE for you. Even with a registry hack, the max is 10.
> Convincing people to drop IE is like trying to get people off AOL. It's
> like pulling teeth. But once they change, they can't understand how
> they put up with AOL (or IE) for so long.
>
> As the therapists say, just relax and learn to let go...
>
> As far as things slowing down, that depends on your connection and the
> ability of the particular servers on the internet. And every connection
> has its maximum speed or bandwidth. For me with Earthlink DSL, that
> seems to be 200KB/sec. With a single connection, I seem to only get
> about 150-160KB/sec but with multiple downloads, the total is always
> around 200KB/sec. Doesn't matter if it's 2, 10 or 20. So if I'm
> getting a bunch of drivers from HP, I get as many going as I can, as
> quickly as I can. If I'm getting an iso from linuxiso.org that's 700MB,
> then I try to start that one by itself and do something else for a while.
>
> But browsers like Opera and FireFox, with built in download managers,
> make multiple downloads a cinch, along with resume and retransfer
> functions. Plus Opera gives a great deal of information about the
download.
>
> Tom
>
> Cris wrote:
> > well, I couldn't find this by searching microsoft's site,
> > but I did find it IN microsoft's site, by doing a google
> > search, and following a link from another page that I found.
> > Interesting!
> > Cris
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282402
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Cris
> > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 4:33 PM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: downloading
> >
> >
> > That isn't a problem for me -
> > Now, if I want to do a ton, and they are all huge, it might.
> > but if they aren't so large, I like to get them going at the
> > same time.
> > Cris
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: milady
> > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 10:30 AM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: downloading
> >
> >
> > The only problem I have with mulitpules is when more than
> > one is going on
> > even at two they BOTH slow WAY down...so I don't bother.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David F. Wooledge" <wooledge001@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: "@freelistts PCTechTalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 1:49 AM
>
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