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Word: unplugged (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...home network so the two computers in my office could share the cable modem, and a fire wall to protect my machines. The fire wall was especially urgent, I felt. It spooked me to leave my PCs connected to the Net all day unattended. The simple security solutions--unplugging them or disabling file sharing-- didn't work because I needed to share files with my wife. And I can never remember to unplug the modem at night. I ended up getting BlackICE Defender, a $39 piece of software that I downloaded (in about a minute), from networkice.com I recommend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blazing Modems | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

...into that kid's room, unplug the computer and walk out. What have you really accomplished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Raising Kids Online | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

...what he thought of this essay, his reply was, "I wouldn't want to waste my life that way [doing nothing]." Mmmmmm...I think the first night this spring that I walk outside to sit and listen to the frogs croaking in the distance, I'm going to unplug the computer and take my son with me! LORI DUTTER Cedar Grove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 26, 1999 | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

...UNPLUG AND DRIVE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 12, 1998 | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

...pity that George Washington did not become king, for through his military deeds he merited such an office. But then again, what would have happened to his descendants? Would we have no longer been able to distinguish between royalty and Hollywood celebrities? Maybe we should just unplug our television sets...

Author: By Nanaho Sawano, | Title: American Royalty | 11/3/1997 | See Source »

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