Super Fast Q&A
Posted in: Q & A
You want answers and you want them now, so no dilly-dallying today. Here are your questions (which I shortened a bit), and I’m trimming all the fat off my responses to provide you with as many answers as I can. I apologize if I sound a bit terse or not as friendly as normal, but I promise I still like you. Let’s go.
Question: How do I know how fast my internet connection is?
Answer: Go here: www.testmyspeed.com.
Question: I’m pretty good with computers and most of the stuff you talk about in your articles is way too easy for me. I’m interested in doing a bit of customization to my operating system (Windows XP). What do you recommend?
Answer: For tweaking or hacking Windows XP, I usually recommend www.tweakxp.com. You can have some serious fun there if you know what you’re doing.
Question:Is a “browser” and the “internet” the same thing?
Answer: A browser is the program that allows you to view web pages on the internet. For example, Internet Explorer lets you visit and look at various websites; Internet Explorer is the browser.
Question: Are the “internet” and the “web” the same thing?
Answer: Though smarty-pants, industry and tech people know that the words “web” and “internet” are not technically interchangeable (learn why here: www.tinyurl.com/37×2n), the vast majority of people use the words as if they were exactly the same. You can, too, and few will think less of you for it.
Question: I just love putting little animations like jumping frogs and dancing flowers in my e-mails to my grandchildren and friends. I’m tired of using the same ones over and over, though; where can I find more of these cute little animated critters?
Answer: There’s a site for folks like you: www.animationfactory.com. I just beg all of you not to use anything found on this type of website on your business’s web pages. I don’t care how cute the waddling penguin is.
Question: What is the “Refresh” button with the two arrows I see when I’m browsing the web? It’s always in my toolbar at the top of my screen, close by the “Back” button. What do I do with it?
Answer: The button reloads the current web page you’re viewing. It’s useful on sites that are updated very frequently so you can see the changes as soon as they’re made available. So unless you’re in the middle of buying something or filling out a form, pressing this button won’t hurt ya.
Question: Can you fix my computer? I’m having problems.
Answer: Nope, sorry. timeforcake actually doesn’t deal with wiring or snooping around the depths of people’s computers. But if you contact us, we’d be more than happy to point you in the right direction and give you the best recommendation we can!
