On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:54:12 -0400, mm
wrote:

And YouTube and the new version of Real Player work darn well, even
without high speed. Find the link, click on play, then click on
pause, and the download will continue while you eat dinner if
necessary.

OTOH, if you leave the house or even if you go to sleep with the
dial-up connected, the alarm won't be able to dial out if its wiring
has been reversed, and the computer is still connected to the ISP, and
someone breaks in.