Years have gone since I got my desktop computer. Recently it seems the PC monitor is not working well. So, maybe it is time to have a new one replace it.

Choosing a right monitor is not an easy job for there are too many options available on the market nowadays. As far as I am concerned, those factor listed below are supposed to be considered.

A.        The space of your desk. This would determine the size of the monitor. A flat-screen monitor will fit in the case of a limited desk space. LCD computer monitors usually take up very little space while CRT monitors occupy much with a look resembling older televisions.

B.        Use of the computer. If you use the computer to watch movies or TV, you may need a larger or wide screen monitor. Computer gamers would probably prefer CRT’s which refresh faster than LCD’s. People working on the computer, such as doing graphic design, had better choose a flat screen with a great number of pixels.

C.       Features. Comparing features of different monitors is also very important. Small details — like digital controls, built-in speakers and USB ports etc. — may have an obvious effect on the comfort you have when using the desktop PC.

D.       Budget. Lol, it is at last but not the least. PC monitors can range from a hundred dollars or so to thousands of dollars. After targeting a certain monitor, I searched the internet to see if there is any coupons and discount information ongoing. By the way, I find Digcoupons.com is an useful websites offering those money saving things.

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How do I share an internet connection between my desktop pc and my new laptop?

I have a year old desktop pc, and just purchased a new laptop..can anyone tell me in simple steps how to set them up to share a dsl internet connection? the desktop is running xp and the laptop has vista…

Answer
Let’s cover what you need to get Internet access to more than one computer at home, via wireless LAN.

1. You order or use your existing Cable or DSL Internet access.

2. Your Cable or DSL company sets up your Internet access and typically either rents or sells you a Cable or DSL “modem”.

Prices for Cable or DSL Internet access vary from approximately $19 per month to $80 per month in the United States. This varies based on bandwidth, location, and provider.

At this point you have what is commonly called Broad Band Internet access.

Now you want to share that high speed connection with more than one system or you want to be able to cart your laptop all over the house and stay connected to the internet.

1. Confirm that your system has a wireless adapter or get one and install it. You need one of these for each computer.

2. Get a wireless router. I recommend the D-Link Dir-655. Get D-Link n series Adapters if you get the D-Link wireless router.

3. Plug the wireless router directly into the Cable or DSL “modem” via an Ethernet cable.

4. Unplug the electrical cord from your Cable or DSL “modem” for 30-45 seconds.

5. Plug the power cable back in.

6. Check the Cable or DSL “modem” for green lights.

7. Make sure that the properties of TCP/IP are set to Obtain IP address automatically, and obtain DNS automatically on ALL of your computers.

8. Turn on or reboot your system(s).

Now you should be able to stay connected to the Internet with all of your computers.

If you can not access the Internet from every computer:

Attempt to log in to your wireless router via your web browser (internet exploder or Firefox) by typing in http://192.168.1.1/
Then log in using admin and admin typically. Be sure to change the password to something of your own choosing.
Enable DHCP by following the instructions in the manual for your wireless router.

You only need one wireless router for you wireless LAN. One wireless router can potentially accomodate up to 253 wireless computers. My wireless router only has MAC tables for up to 32 devices.

For extra security:

1. Don’t announce the SSID of your wireless router.
2. Use WPA2 if you can. WPA-PSK if not, or WEP at the least.
3. Put the MAC addresses of all of your computers into the MAC routing table of your wireless router and ONLY ALLOW from the addresses in the table of the wireless router.
4. Turn the SPI firewall of the wireless router ON.
5. Filter anonymous or incomplete packets.