Comments on: Email of the Week – 002 http://helpmerick.com/email-of-the-week-002.htm Easy to understand computer help Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:15:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/email-of-the-week-002.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4491 Rick Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:03:45 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=2794#comment-4491 Good find Dave. I've never used a download manager, but that indeed might be a way for dialup customers to get large downloads. It's just becoming more and more a broadband world though. Good find Dave. I’ve never used a download manager, but that indeed might be a way for dialup customers to get large downloads. It’s just becoming more and more a broadband world though.

]]> By: Dave http://helpmerick.com/email-of-the-week-002.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4489 Dave Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:25:05 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=2794#comment-4489 There is an alternative. There are download managers that will allow you to restart a download from the point of failure. Here is one possibility: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/SimpleDownload.shtml I haven't used this program myself, but Softpedia is a reputable website with many free programs guaranteed malware free. The obvious problem with this solution is that your phone line will be tied up for many hours for a large download. There is an alternative. There are download managers that will allow you to restart a download from the point of failure. Here is one possibility:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/SimpleDownload.shtml

I haven’t used this program myself, but Softpedia is a reputable website with many free programs guaranteed malware free.

The obvious problem with this solution is that your phone line will be tied up for many hours for a large download.

]]> By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/email-of-the-week-002.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4462 Rick Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:25:52 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=2794#comment-4462 If you have dialup like Lauren, you will need to access a high speed connection for <em>any</em> antivirus service since they all need to be downloaded. OR purchase a CD and have it mailed to you. If you have dialup like Lauren, you will need to access a high speed connection for any antivirus service since they all need to be downloaded. OR purchase a CD and have it mailed to you.

]]> By: Jim Matthews http://helpmerick.com/email-of-the-week-002.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4458 Jim Matthews Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:22:20 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=2794#comment-4458 Since your solutions for Lauren are not available to me, does that mean that AVG is no longer avaiable for me? - Jim Since your solutions for Lauren are not available to me, does that mean that AVG is no longer avaiable for me?

– Jim

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