The two best things about those fast Internet connections you get from cable, DSL, and ISDN are that you don't have to dial a number to connect to the Internet, and they are also easy to share over a network. . . .
The two best things about those fast Internet connections you get from cable, DSL, and ISDN are that you don't have to dial a number to connect to the Internet, and they are also easy to share over a network. That's also the worst thing about them--the Internet's a two-way street, and when you've got always-on access to the Net, the Net has the same access to your hard disk. And as for networking... well, that presents its own set of problems, especially in the telecommuter home office and the satellite corporate bureau.

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