Internet Definition and 344 Threads

How can people get internet access through their power lines? Wouldn't all the transformers act as low pass filters and destroy your carrier signal? Also, with things being turned on and off constently, wouldn't it be too noisy?

Check out pandora.com. It's an internet radio thing, free. It let's you create your own "stations" When you first make it, you have to choose an artist or song, and then the website automatically finds similar songs based on tempo, rhythms, etc... it uses a lot of criteria. And based on how...

For those who dare to venture a guess. I came up with something around 18,000 hours over the last 15 years or so [I can't remember exactly what year was the first that we had internet service]. Also, for our texters, any guesses on blackberry time?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/90-killed-in-italy-earthquake-1663547.html Looks like somebody made a big mistake :rolleyes:

My (new*) linux system is having trouble connecting to most websites. Originally I thought it was a DNS issue, because I can connect to some websites (Google, thanks goodness, and physicsforums of course), but now I'm not sure. What do you think this is? Is it me, my connection, or an...

Hi, I'm staying at my aunt's house and trying to access Internet Options so I can clear out browsing history, temp internet files, cookies, etc. However when I go to the Control Panel it's not there. "No problem" I thought, and I went to Tools in the IE browser window. But when I click on...

My computer runs very slow on internet and other program! I need advice on my computer. My computer is running slow particularly on internet. I have perform these: 1) Increase to 1.25G memory. I also check memory usage and never hit the limit. I notice the hard drive usually not active meaning...

I really want to get high speed internet. The problem is that I can't find any company that offers it where I live for a reasonable price. I can get satellite internet as can everyone else, but Verizon (my phone provider), and Comcast don't offer their high speed at my house. Does anyone have...

I've noticed the internet is getting slow over time. Anything takes forever to load and things time out. Google: Oops! This link appears broken. DNS error - cannot find server. Even my laptop is doing this!? I have Verizon FIOS internet, so this shouldn't happen. I don't know why the...

I currently have 2 computers (laptop running ubuntu, desktop running vista) connected to the internet, through a "Linksys 5-port workgroup switch", which my cable modem is also plugged into (my internet gives me 2 IP's, so I don't need an additional router). This arrangement works perfectly, no...

Hey guys, I was wondering what brand of internet security software would you recommend for the PC? I am currently using Norton Internet Security 2009, however, I hear some of the other brands are better such as McAfee and Trend Micro? What do you guys think of Norton 360? Its just that I have...

what affects internet speed? my internet slows down significantly at night. i have done a speed test which indicates its actually faster but everything i do on the internet after around 8pm takes over twice as long. I'm assuming its a program slowing the connection and using up the bandwidth...

, Like the mediums television and radio were deemed to have golden ages where the quality of tv shows and radio broadcasts were at their peaked? Now most critics say that these mediums have will never produced quality shows like they did during their golden era, and sadly tv and radio shows...

Take a look at this video. [crackpot link deleted] Recently comcast.net apparently blocked infowars.com, a news aggregation site with a focus on current affairs and the way our world works / how we can fight this invisible oppression. The guy in the video, the owner of infowars.com, is...

I notice things constantly. Here is one of the latest. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/passionunity_07-10.html

Anyone ever hear of or use Pandora? www.pandora.com Basically, it's an internet radio website where you input the name of a song or band you like. It will then play that song or a song from that band. After that it will pick other songs, many from other bands, that it thinks you will...

Just taken an online test for this, and although you may question it's accuracy it's just a bit of fun! http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/internet_addiction_test.htm" I got 35, which is 'normal' :approve: _Mayday_

How do you set internet explorer 7.0 to save passwords without prompting? I tried going Tools->Internet Options->Content->Auto Complete Settings->User names and passwords on forms But it won't remember any of my passwords, or fill them in for me... Any ideas?

see this thread physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=142736 The link there id dead. Can someone give me a new link? I'd like to have R. Shankar's QM book too.. Please help..

this place is neat i have some friends on this site and they said nobody will pick on me here I am quiet and listen. i joined elsewhere and they told me i was a newbie and posted in the wrong area sorry guys i am learning. be nice to me and I am sure i can help you somehow thank you im...

I now have 8 Meg and it is nearly 7 according to download testers, amazing for a tiny village miles from anywhere.

My boyo has a PS3 and has asked if it can be hooked up to the internet. I've got a Linksys wireless router (2 actually, the 2nd is cascaded) and the PS3 has a LAN port. So the mechanical connection is pretty straightforward. What issues can I as a homeowner, network manager and billpayer...

His recent attack on Smolin 0803.2926 has driven me to do an spires "fight": http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/find/hep/www?rawcmd=FIND+A+SMOLIN+OR+A+MOTL+AND+TOPCITE+50%2B&FORMAT=www&SEQUENCE=citecount%28d%29 And I noticed that while Smolin was a lot better in colaborative papers, the...

How many megabytes does it take to say surf two hours of internet a day for a month (without downloading anything substantial like songs or movies etc)?

So I'm taking a computers for business class and the teacher did a lecture on how everyone on the interent is trying to steal from me. One thing he talked about was phishing. What I don't get, and he couldn't really answer, is that phisherman(phishers?) use websites to mimic legit sites to get...

I have Windows Internet Explorer, the version that has tabs like Firefox, but it has brioke, and this is a major problem, since it is the only computer I have that runs Mastering Physics. When I load up it starts up with a white screen. The address tab is at the top, but the status bar/tool...

How many people remember the days of the birth of the www? I cut my teeth on Dr. Neutrino back in '96. It's only been 12 years, but seems like a lifetime.

Hi, I don't know what's wrong with my PC that when I close the last browser (IE), an error message will pop up, then the Visual Basic C++ automatically runs for the error debugging. I always use Ctrl+Alt+Del to stop it. How to stop the Visual Basic C++ running automatically? Thanks

Hi... sometimes while I'm using the internet with Internet Explorer browser, suddenlly internet explorer windows opens one after the other and rapidly without stopping..tens of windows open and more till I stop all of that from task manager and ending iexplorer.exe process! any information...

This is driving me crazy. All of the icons on the bottom right of my screen say that I am connected to the internet with great connection, and yet I cannot connect! Basically, almost everything non IE related won't connect, almost all websites (except for google, physicsforums, downloads, and...

This problem always appear for me why? Internet Explorer has encountered problem and needs to close If you were in middle of something the information you were working on might be lost Please tell microsoft about this Problem We have created an error report that you...

I have found some time ago on the forum a link to the internet where old relativity books are presented in a scanned variant. Please repeat it. Thanks

Hello. A few things first: I have been trying to figure this out off and on for at least half a year and only come up with hack-jobs, most of which either worked poorly or not at all. My math skills are rusty and my memory forgets formulas easily. Although my current problem involves...

Not sure where exactly this belongs, so I thought I'd try GD. Note that I have no clue as to the actual answer is, but I"m interested in what people's opinions are.

Yale has just made Physics 200 freely available as an internet not-for-credit resource: http://oyc.yale.edu/physics/fundamentals-of-physics/" . Shankar has a reputation at Yale for being a good lecturer. Enjoy.

Something weird is happening to my internet. I have DSL and broadband as a phone company, my router is a d-link. Anyways, a couple of months ago nothing would happen when the phone rang, but now everytime the phone rings and gets turned off (after ending a call turning off the phone), my...

First let me say that I couldn't decide on the best forum for this, so if any other staff members feel that this belongs elsewhere, please feel free to move it without objections. I have observed that because of the internet, ideas once reserved for only advanced students or graduates are...

Homework Statement You observe a lead brick with a rest mass of 27 kg. What is its apparent mass if it is moving away from you at 0.73c? The speed of light is 3e8 m/s. Answer in units of kg. What if you are moving toward it at -0.73c? Homework Equations The Attempt at a...

"The Cult of the Amateur: How today's internet is killing our culture" http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/july-dec07/internet_09-17.html streaming...

If net neutrality isn't enforced, and businesses are allowed to manipulate the pipes of the internet possibly allowing only a small number of websites who can afford the fee faster transmission, do you predict that The Internet will just be another version of cable or satelitte tv , where , just...

I'm having a problem with my LAN. For some reason whenever I try to open a webpage (in IE or firefox) I get the error "can't find server". But when I try in Linux (fedora) it works fine. So it must be some problem with windows. What problem would give me that error? Was a setting in the firewall...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070716/ap_on_re_us/neglect_internet_addiction They're blaming the internet, not their own idiocy and lack of self control.

I would like to know the specific name for the bar where you type the internet addresses. Also, what do you call the list that opens down when you type something that you've already visted in the bar? Thanks.

i want to know how to get "greatest discoveries in physics " by bill nye on the internet ( i want all the parts ) . if anyone have it please help me

http://kutv.com/national/local_story_103134443.html

Just a warning, my laptop came with mcafee and windows vista installed, once i had registered mcafee my internet speed dropped to a crawl (even with mcafee protection turned off), the only way i could get my internet speed back was to uninstall mcafee, do people not test compatibility issues?

I enabled personal web sharing on my mac, but I'm behind a router and so I can only share with other computers behind my routers. That doesn't help very much, or I would just put on network sharing! I'm having trouble figuring out how to use an IP that is, uh, the real one, instead of a...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/03/22/internet.blocking.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories Good! Again, there is a greater imperative. Also, I believe that the worst thing that we can do is to start censoring the internet based on moral or political interpretations. And again, shame on...

This may not be the best place to ask something like this, but I want to know how website security systems work. I don't have any malicious intent. Its just that cryptography interests me. How does encoding/decoding data over the net work?

is there a serious IQ exam to be taken on the internet? if possible for free, just feel curious about my IQ