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Tue Jan 6

• 295.ca - Canada's Most Inexpensive Unlimited Dialup Service and DSL

Mon Jan 5

• Setting up Dial-up connection in Ubuntu -- Ubuntu Geek: Setting up Dial-up connection in Ubuntu -- Ubuntu Geek
• Top 25 things vanishing in America: # 21 -- Dial-up Internet access: Top 25 things vanishing in America: # 21 -- Dial-up Internet access

Sat Dec 27

• "Economies by broadband penetration, 2006/7", International Telecommunicat ions Union: Top 30 economies in terms of broadband subscribers per 100 population, 2007 (except that info from Sweden, Canada, and Belgium relates to 2006). Ranges from New Zealand at 16.1 to Denmark at 36.3.
• "Internet indicators: subscribers, users and broadband subscribers, 2007", International Telecommunicat ion Union: Basic table showing the numbers of internet subscribers across the world in 2007. Includes figures for countries and continents, and compares subscribers / users / broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants. Overall, in 2007 and per 100 inhabitants, rounded, there were 8 internet subscribers, including(?) 5 broadband subscribers, and 21 internet users. For definition of terms, use the link to technical notes on the introduction page: < http://www.itu .int/ITU-D/ICT EYE/Indicators /Indicators.as px# >
• Sloppy: The slow proxy. "Sloppy deliberately slows the transfer of data between client and server. [...] you probably build web sites on your local network, which is fast. Using Sloppy is one way to get the 'dial-up experience 9; of your work without the hassle of having to install a modem." Via Delicious / mathowie.

Tue Dec 23

• How to build local APT repositories " Odzangba Kafui Dake's Blog

Fri Dec 12

• Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP - How to configure: This article describes how to set up and use the Internet Connection Sharing feature in Microsoft Windows XP. With Internet Connection Sharing, you can use networked computers to share a single connection to the Internet.
• Share A Dial-Up Connection: You can set up Microsoft Windows to share that dial-up Internet connection among all your computers.

Thu Dec 11

• Toonel.net

Sun Nov 23

• Flashblock, Mozilla Firefox: A Firefox add-on. It blocks Macromedia Flash/Shockwav e/authorware, and - I don't know if this is true for everyone, but - on my machine it blocks embedded YouTube videos (thank you!). If you then choose to load the video, you can end the block by just clicking the placeholder.

Fri Nov 21

• Interclue, Mozilla Firefox: "Ever wanted to know what was behind the link before you clicked? Interclue tells you everything you need to know before you open yet another tab." I've been using this for a few days now and it's fantastic - especially helpful for links in microblog updates (where it's more likely people won't explain what they're linking to). I just used it while browsing my Identica timeline and three times it was unnecessary to open a new link because Interclue' ;s preview showed the whole text. Excellent value, especially if you're on a slow connection and trying to save time or to limit downloads. (615 kB)

Tue Nov 18

• Setting up Dial-up connection in Ubuntu -- Debian Admin
• Modem-HOWTO

Sun Nov 16

• RESOURCES Geek to Live: How to survive a slow Internet connection

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