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A brief history of dial-up Internet connections

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First public Internet service provided by dial-up modem, in 1992. This is how we configured those connections in 2001, and connected via a mobile phone and Bluetooth.

July 12, 2025 Macs, Technology

Why can’t Safari connect to that website?

You point Safari at a website, maybe one you visit regularly, and it can’t connect. What do you do next to solve the problem quickly and efficiently?

July 14, 2023 Macs, Technology

Making a dial-up Internet Connection in Mac OS 8

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How to connect to the internet in Mac OS 8.6 in 2001, using a dial-up modem.

May 13, 2023 Macs, Technology

Connecting to the Internet via a phone 21 years ago

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Follow along as we connect to the Internet 21 years ago in Mac OS X 10.2, using a Bluetooth dongle and a mobile phone, at 28.8 Kbps.

April 29, 2023 General, Macs, Technology

Firewalls, phoning home and whitelists

Mac users are increasingly using software firewalls to prevent apps from making outgoing connections. Here are some tips, and links to help you build whitelists.

August 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: What emergency? We’ve got serious photos

Snow, freezing rain, and thaw – just when you need the Met Office’s webpages. So it took its live weather pages offline, and promoted its mobile apps.

March 4, 2018 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Why can’t I connect to that website? Simple tests with Network Utility

Using Lookup, Ping, and Traceroute to work out why you can’t connect to a website. Is your ISP blocking it, perhaps?

November 1, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week Off My Mac: Should we relocate?

Remote and rural areas have been losing their people to cities for many centuries. Does bringing good internet access change this?

September 3, 2017 General, Macs, Technology

A Mac on the edge of Europe

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Barriers to living in more remote areas with high quality of life are being removed, but self-sufficiency is important. Changes in macOS do not help.

August 25, 2017 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Going back to the book

Search engines don’t work, as they’re indifferent to quality and accuracy of content. Existing eBook formats are little more than book-in-browser. So how to publish more demanding content?

April 30, 2017 General, Language, Macs, Technology

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