8.1.1999

When I received Manny, one of the first things I tried was the modem. After all, what good is having a laptop if you can't connect to the Internet with it? I almost went deaf after listening to the minute-long squealing handshake and quickly decided that I wanted to connect a bit more quietly. To turn off the sound of your modem entirely, open the Control Panel, click on the modem icon, select the installed modem, then click the Properties button. From there, choose the "Connection" tab, then click the 'Advanced' button. In the "Extra Settings" line, enter "M0" (without the quotes)... that's 'M' as in mother and '0' as in zero (the number). Ah, peace and quiet!