See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown.

Mal ,'Shindig'


Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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Ginger - Jun 09, 2009 7:10:37 am PDT #10370 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Click Start then Run. Type in cmd and then click Okay. You'll get the command line. Then type ping www.sitename.com.


Vortex - Jun 09, 2009 7:19:04 am PDT #10371 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

thanks, guys! Unfortunately, it still didn't work. I can't figure out why I can't access this site from my work computer. Grrr.


omnis_audis - Jun 09, 2009 3:20:08 pm PDT #10372 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

try open DNS. Maybe the DNS server is wonky.


Vortex - Jun 09, 2009 4:16:05 pm PDT #10373 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

open dns?


omnis_audis - Jun 09, 2009 4:39:54 pm PDT #10374 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Opendns.com


Vortex - Jun 09, 2009 5:56:05 pm PDT #10375 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

thanks, I'll try it tomorrow.


meara - Jun 09, 2009 8:23:28 pm PDT #10376 of 25501

So, does anyone else have a TiVo (of the DVD-burning kind) and the ability to get fancy digital TV or whatever? What do I need??


Vortex - Jun 09, 2009 8:40:14 pm PDT #10377 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

well, your TV should have at least two RF inputs (most have at least three now). It's not that hard to set up. I mean, if I can do it . . .


Jon B. - Jun 10, 2009 5:35:53 am PDT #10378 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Worst. Sense of Entitlement. Ever! [link]


Gudanov - Jun 10, 2009 5:39:21 am PDT #10379 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping

You're not wrong. Jeez.