Download/HomepageDial-up Networking can be tedious at times. First you click the DUN icon,
then you click the dialogue box to tell it to connect, then click again to launch the
application. Then you get cut off and do the whole thing again. Dunce takes over for you.
It automates the DUN, so if you launch the application, it brings up the DUN dialogue,
connects to the Internet, and on a disconnect or engaged tone, tries again. Without you
clicking anything!
It minimizes the connection dialogue, and puts a tidy pink icon on your tray to let you
know it is working. It can be set to automatically dial the Internet at set times, and run
up to four programmes. So for example you can programme it to check your mail with Eudora
every hour, check Usenet every two hours, and so on.
Dunce is freeware. if you have a lot of dialup connections to manage, you can purchase
Dunce Gold. This includes features like defining a different connection for each
application, so you can set MSN for browsing, a local ISP for mail, and another for
business mail. It also pings the server to keep you online.
Dunce makes only a small difference, in its way. But it makes life easier and using the
computer for Internet work and play becomes quicker and less irritating. And that can only
be a good thing!
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