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Broadband Internet
Scaling the network is also known as "Node Grooming" and Optus says it carries out node grooms regularly. Once the cable is installed, you'll need a cable modem to get connected. This connects at one end to the cable, and at the other end to your PC, either through an Ethernet or a USB connection. Cable modems can reach theoretical download speeds of up to 30Mbps. However, because cable is a shared medium with many other users on the same line, performance varies with the amount of subscribers using that particular stretch of bandwidth, as well as the usage patterns. Most cable modems use Ethernet connections, and the cable company will be happy to sell you a network card as part of the installation if you don't already have one. (In fact, they prefer you to use the card they sell you, because they know it works well with the modem, even though -- in theory -- the modem should work with any card.) When the cable connection is installed, the technician will also load the required software on your PC.
Pick ‘n’ roll: Thursday’s best NBA bets
The Pistons are on the verge of their first three-game losing streak of the season, and they'll have to beat the defending NBA champs on the road to avoid that. Detroit is fresh off an 11-game winning streak in which it outscored opponents by an average of 17 points, but it's all gone wrong this week. The Pistons have shot 39.9 percent from the field in the last two games, failing to score more than 86 points in either contest. It's not going to get any easier for the Pistons tonight when they face Spurs star Tim Duncan. He has recorded double-doubles in all 10 regular-season home games against Detroit in his career, leading San Antonio to a 9-1 record. Pick: Spurs Memphis Grizzlies at Sacramento Kings (-4, 203) Three key injuries have contributed to the Kings dropping six of their last eight games overall and four of five at home.
Halloween Makeup Dangers by Alexa Jones
It's that time of year. Your kids will paint their faces to look like ghosts and goblins and hit the trick-or-treating route.It's time to get pick your costume and get ready to go trick-or-treating, but you can't have a bunny and a cat without a little makeup. There are two kinds of face paint, oil-based and water-based. When you're talking about children's faces, water-based paint works best because it's easy to take off and gentler on the skin."If you're using oil-based paint, the concern with that is if you leave it on too long, it can be irritating. But in addition it can make, especially teenagers, more prone to breakouts because it is oil-based it can clog the pours and make them more prone to acne breakouts," said dermatologist Dr. Ranjani Katta.While acne breakouts are not a big concern for younger children, there are plenty of other ways that makeup can cause irritation."It's not so much that their skin hasn't developed, but we're concerned about is the young child. The infants and toddlers, that they might more easily get it into their eyes or into their mouths, and they're rubbing their face a lot more and don't realize what they're doing," said Katta.After the kids head out into the neighborhood to gather all that candy, it's time to go home and take off the makeup. The water-based allows you to take it off with just soap and water. But if your child begins to itch their face after you take it off, there are ways to take care of the problem."If it's from irritation from it being left on too long, usually you're okay using some over-the-counter hydro-cortisone cream. You wouldn't want to use that for more than a couple of days, and if it still goes on, you might want to see your dermatologist about it," said Katta.It's important to read the directions before applying the makeup because some products made overseas might not contain ingredients approved by the food and drug administration.
Malware's new infection route: photo frames
It wasn't a pretty picture when Rick Sandy plugged in the digital photo frame his wife had given him for Christmas. When he started downloading pictures to the device, his computer froze. He restarted it, and his Norton anti-virus software went blank. Then, the files that controlled his computer disappeared. And Sandy - an information technology expert himself - was shut out of his own machine. "It was the nastiest virus I've ever encountered," said Sandy, who spent 12 hours rebuilding his computer. Sandy's experience was an example of how the continually adapting world of cyberhackers is spreading its tentacles from computers to the electronic devices that plug into them. Malicious software code has turned up on a wide range of popular electronics, from digital photo frames to compact flash cards to MP3 players - even MP3-playing sunglasses - and retailers are scrambling to respond.
East Timor's Ramos-Horta wounded
East Timor television reported that Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao's home also came under fire, but that no one was hurt. Ramos-Horta was being operated on at an Australian army hospital in the capital, presidential adviser Agusto Zunior told The Associated Press. It was unclear whether his injury was life-threatening. One of Ramos-Horta's guards was killed in the attack, army spokesman Maj. Domingos da Camara said. Two cars passed Ramos-Horta's house on the outskirts of the capital, Dili, at around 7 a.m. local time and began shooting, da Camara said. A rebel soldier wanted on murder charges for a flare-up of violence in 2006 was killed in a shootout with guards, he said. Alfredo Reinado was due to go on trial in absentia for his alleged role in several deadly shootings between the rebel army troops and police units in April and May of 2006.
Rio's Decadent Days in Full Swing
Carnival! The very word arouses images of semi-naked dancers, breathtaking floats and days filled with decadence. Throughout Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, people take over the streets with their own small samba dancing blocks. Costumes, music and dancing, and a general feeling of organized chaos, permeates the city. .
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