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How do I set up a registered domain name so that it points at my web server (static IP)? well (assuming your web server is set up properly, and you have all the DNS information configured properly on your computer, and your computer can be seen outside of your firewall or you have the proper routing information in your router to redirect and port forward to the appropiate machine, and you have the information on your personal server that you want it all to point to, and you have...

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How do I change the domain name of my Website? you don't flat out you can't you can buy a different domain and move everything or point the listing information (the DNS) to the other server and do a little configuration on the server to get it to see the same informaiton as a different .com, .net or whatever, however a domain is a domain is a domain, you can't change the name of one, unless you physically move the...

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How is Internet data transmitted across oceans? Is it all wireless/satellite or are there actually wired lines? there are huge fiber lines running across the continents that send information one of the biggest companies that does it is a company called level3 (they do it all for yahoo) www.level3.net

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Online companies state they can repair your computer over the internet. What are the pros and cons and what exactly can they really do? ok first off what you asked for and then will be what you didn't ask for but need to know pros: computer gets fixed You don't have to disconnect the computer and take it somewhere (assuming you have broadband) it's fast cons: You have to allow access to your computer remotely for them to fix it, therefore allowing a hole that needs patched later You don't...

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Is it possible to shut down the Internet world wide? actually I beg to differ on this. there are actually a few DNS servers (the type of thing that makes www.answerbag.com translate to 66.35.213.113 (although it's in a folder on that server and of course you can't see answerbag.com from going to that IP number, and it will probably result in a page not found or something like that)) If one were to get into the top DNS server(s) for...

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How many websites are on the internet (order of magnitude)? Wired Magazine stated that "nine blogs are created every minute and 2.3 content updates are posted every second" a blog consists of generally at the very least 50 pages till you get the log in pages, and the settings and all that fun stuff, then if they are 2.3 content updates every second that changes a page unless it's a new post and not a comment making yet another page,...

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In yahoo email 1st page I can't get the left side navigation summary menu to show. Once I changed my acct prefs, the menu hid out. There is no account preferences option to hide/show menu. I use webtv. Can my problem be fixed? check at the top of the page and at the bottom of the page for an options button, and then try in there, however with webtv it has a different formatting, and therefore may have the bar there or have a way to do it, it's just not on the screen. You may have to get someone who has regular internet to log into your account and fix it for you (of course this is only someone you know...

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What exactly does a Webmaster do? Can a website have more than one? a webmaster is in charge of making sure everything works and runs smoothly, he is in essence the one responsible if something doesn't work right on a web site. Yes it is possible to have several webmasters, although normally it will be that one webmaster is in charge of this section, and another in charge of another section. Generally they deal with the email, and the pages, and the...

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How do Internet Content Filters work? Are there any other ways of accessing websites that are blocked by these filters? internet content filters, often read a web page and if certain keywords are located on those web pages it will block the content. There are several ways around these, although none are easy. You can set up a linux server, and then connect to it, through SSH and remap your ports to that box, then all things you are looking for will actually hit that computer, be encrypted and then sent to...

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How do I block someone from using my computer to access pornographic sites, without imposing annoying restrictions that will hinder my own searches and activities? there are a few search engines out there that allow you to set them to only allow non pornographic content, There is also the content advisor within IE I personally however would recommend getitng norton Internet Security, as it not only provides parental controls by user, it provides firewall protection and antivirus protection. within Internet Security you can set it up that...

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What are some good free spyware removal programs? good answer the gentleman who mantioned ad-aware and spybot, however I would also add spyware blaster to that list. http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html (remember when using spybot, after updating, click mode advanced mode (yes) tools check the box by Hosts File click Hosts file on the left click add Spybot hosts then go back to the spybot tab on the left immunize...

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How can I stop all unwanted pop-ups, but keep wanted ones open? Download Firefox www.getfirefox.com benefits: 1) Free 2) compact therefore not having a lot of crap you wont' use, makeing your computer run faster because of the compactness 3) built in search capabilities from google, yahoo, creative commons, dictionary.com amazon.com ebay, (and more downloadable for free) 4) a very respectable list of updates that you can choose to add...

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Is it possible to transfer files from my PC's hard drive to my friend's PC over the Internet? there are many web pages out there also, that you can use to upload the file and then give your friend the link and they can download them. FreeBack 10 MB Claim to offer up to 50 MB of space, thanks to a compression algorithm. This means you get 10 MB of compressed space, but you can...

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What is PowerPoint, and what is it used for? open office (www.openoffice.org) has a software called Presentation that is a lot like Microsoft's Powerpoint, but is free, and can save in powerpoint format in the event the place that you are showing the presentation doesn't have open office, and does have powerpoint.

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What's the simplest way to create a PDF document from page-sized image files? see above post from me, download Open Office (www.openOffice.org) and open the image in openoffice.org word processor, go to file export as PDF it's that simple

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When you buy Microsoft Office, can it be loaded onto more than one computer? Does it matter if you buy the CD or downloadable version? there is a better solution though, it's a program called Open Office It is available at www.openoffice.org and is 100% free, it has more features than Microsoft Office, and can be installed on as many machines as you want, for free (personal or business) although I'd recommend getting the stable version (I believe it's 1.1.4 right now) and no the unstable version (it's...

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What are some creative uses for unwanted CDs? frisbees are good, however don't play the frisbee with dogs, they will generally chew through the disk, and the small shards of metal foil and plastic will get lodged into their throat or they will swallow them, and I'm sure that doesn't feel the best when it comes out the other end.

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My PC (running Windows ME) freezes at a specific point every time I run Scandisk. What could be wrong? it is very possible that you have a bad sector on your hard drive, and when the scandisk gets to that bad sector it freezes because it can't interpret the data. restart into MS-DOS mode and run this command chkdsk c: /r (this assumes that your hard drive is drive C) this will check your hard disck drive for errors and upon finding them automatically repair them for you ...

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Can you become a millionaire with Quixtar like they say? Or is it a scam? actually it's very possible. I happen to be an IBO and know a few people who are multimillionaires. It does take a lot of work, it's not going to be easy, but if you work hard, and set up what they call eagle structure (talk to the person who told you about quixtar), study how to talk to people, and be an honest, respectible person, who can always be counted on, you could also make...

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