Who's signing up for high-speed Internet access these days? People like my mom, who recently became one of the 7.5 million Web users who got tired of slow connections and signed up for broadband. Last month she tossed out her old modem and subscribed to cable Internet access through Cox@Home in San Diego. She's 59, retired and an avid golfer. She sends the occasional e-mail but mainly uses the Web to manage her investment portfolios. Atypical user, in other words. So I asked her if she had installed a personal firewall on her PC. "No," she said. "How do you do that?" Sigh. My own mother!
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