Reader Teri Scott wrote me to ask about her slow dialup Internet connection: Hello, I have a desktop and a laptop and live in a remote area so the only internet I can get is dial-up. We recently moved and in our previous home, my desktop and laptop connected consistently at about 36.8kps. Now my [...]

Remember back when you got your latest computer? It seemed so fast, so much faster than your previous computer. Now, if it doesn’t seem to drag, it just doesn’t seem as peppy as it used to… Part of that effect is our memory — not the computer’s memory but the memories stored between our ears. [...]