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http://com etc.

Is there some term for domain names that consist only of the TLD, or the dotless URLs that result from them? How much are they worth on the open market? A lot of them (eg. http://com, http://org, http://net, http://gov, http://mil, http://edu, http://info, http://us, http://ca, http://fr, http://su) seem to resolve to Web sites. Neon Merlin 00:01, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

They don't seem to resolve to websites. My guess is that your browser is appending "www." and ".com" to them. It is a common feature nowdays, so you can type "google" and hit enter. ☢ Ҡi∊ff⌇↯ 00:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Also, if you're using FireFox, putting in a invalid URL will automatically get you the "I'm feeling lucky" link off of Google. In this case, com goes to Yahoo, org goes to W3C's website, net goes to MS's .NET page, and so on...—Mitaphane _talk 06:26, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That can't be right, because http://edu takes me to Harvard (whether I type it in, with or without http://, or follow the link), whereas I'm Feeling Lucky-ing "edu" takes me to the Ontario Ministry of Education, and http://edu.com is a US portal to private colleges. But it doesn't work at all in IE; maybe it's just an obscure IE bug. Neon Merlin 15:31, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's firefox specific behaviour (so you wouldn't expect it to work in IE). Simply entering "edu" makes firefox go to the following URL: http://www.google.com/search?btnI=I%27m+Feeling+Lucky&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=edu , which does appear to be an I'm Feeling Lucky link. The difference probably is that going to Google's website invokes their geo-specific google, whereas a link straight to .com stays at .com. I'm guessing you're Canada, so your manual query is really using google.ca - the IFL for "edu" for it is indeed the OMoE. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 15:48, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

data transfer rate

for share trading i have 512 kbps internet speed with maximum 1000mb upload download how much time will it take

How much time will take to reach your upload/download limit if you start a transfer of a 1000mb file?

This depends on the definition of kbps & wether mb means Megabyte or Mebibyte, but assuming mb=MB=1,000,000 bytes= 8,000,000 bits and kbps = 1000 bits per second,

8,000,000x1,000 bits / 512x1000 bits per sec = 15,625 seconds ~ 4.34 hours—Mitaphane _talk 06:51, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Software Shutdown

How does the computer hardware(motherboard)distinguish between hardware and software?

I think that you are confused about what hardware and software are. This is an encyclopedia, look them up. —D a niel (‽) 14:29, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think they mean to ask what is done differently for a PC shutdown request from software or from hitting a reset button. I don't think there is a diff. The button, when pressed briefly, typically sends the same software code. However, holding the button down typically just cuts power without doing a proper shutdown first. StuRat 14:49, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

real player playback

When playing downloaded trailers, image freezes but tracking bug continues across screen. How do I get correct playback?

You likely don't have a sufficient download speed to allow for live streaming video. You might be able to play it, without stopping, by replaying it after the jumpy version completes. Or, if there is an option at the site to download instead of doing streaming video, then do that. StuRat 14:44, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Google

Is something wrong with http://www.google.com? For the past few weeks, the Site has failed to load on at least 100 occassions, usually taking several hours to become accessible again. I'm concerned because I use It often, and am wondering if the issue is on my end, or Google's. Hyenaste ^(tell) 17:40, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Odd - I haven't seen any problems with Google... Does it only happen with Google, or other websites too? — QuantumEleven 18:37, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

OK then it must be an issue on my side. In a related question, what is 192.168.1.254? (I would Google it myself, but given the circumstances, I can't.) Hyenaste ^(tell) 19:13, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It's a private IP address. --200.157.204.10 19:24, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I can confirm (from Bristol, England) that Google has been fully accessible for the last few weeks. I checked a few minutes ago, Google took 2 seconds to arrive - Adrian Pingstone 20:21, 30 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A few days ago there was a big connection problem was reported by Comcast users and Google servers. Perhaps it's happening again? ☢ Ҡi∊ff⌇↯ 03:57, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My google homepage is loading slowly, but otherwise classic google is okay. --Proficient 07:30, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Meh. Everything's been good for me. — X [Mac Davis] (SUPERDESK|Help me improve)08:49, 1 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have comcast, and Google has been working fine for me for the past few weeks. Keesh001 15:58, 2 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Google is Google. If it can't load, chances are, it's probably your problem. Maybe you lost your monitor.martianlostinspace 13:32, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]