Recent content by alanmart

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows of any good Excel Add-ins (for Excel 2003) that will easily create improved bar or candlestick charts in Excel using the live data I have in the spreadsheet. Or, any charting software that will maintain a live connection with an updatng Excel...

I just connected the xincom DPG502 and it is working well. So far, I have not had to configure anything except to change the IP of my old wireless router so it can connect to the xincom for wireless access when needed. I am waiting for the DSL activation so I currenlty only have the cable...

Thank you for the posts. I just received the Xincom DPG502 and ordered a DSL to use in addition to cable. I will install this weekend and post any comments.

Not trying to be negative, but... I have followed SSF since their intitial implmentation. One of the potential advantages was the ability to avoid the uptick requirment. This is obviously no longer applicable and their were other ways to avoid the uptick requirement when SSF's were first...

I am currently using a high speed cable conneciton from Cablevision (Optimum). The speeds are good but once in a while I lose conectivity for a few minutes. I would like to add a DSL conenction (SNET Now AT&T). What is the best way to have both connecitons set up so that I can quickly...

Just bought a Dell Precision T7400 with 2 Quad Cores at 3.2 GHZ and 1600 FSB. Also 4GB of DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHZ RAID 0 with 2 SAS 15K Drives This machine is really fast and far beyond the last generation of Dual Xenon Processors. I you need the fastest, this is great. Only one week...

No one has commented yet but you should run a quality disk defragmenter either on a daily basis or set it up to run automatically. I have used diskeeper for many years and their new version Diskeeper 2008 Professional sells for around $49. Disk defragmentation can have an extreme impact on...

I recently purchased a Dell Precision 690 with two Quad Core Processors (2.66) and 4GB of RAM. I am running apps that previously ran at about 60% CPU Untilization on a two processor Pentium 4 Xeon with 2 GB of RAM. The new Quad Ccore 690 runs at about 2%. I have read in finacial...

I have used the Aeron since 1999. The chair is excellent, durable, and well worth the expense.

I have a CSCO Catalyst 3500 XL Network Switch I inherited form an old trading office. (48 Ports) I also have a Cisco 1700 Router that I inherited from a prior T-1 I had connected in my home. I don't have detailed networking experience. Can I somehow us this switch and/or router in...

I am looking to chart 1 minute price data in Excel. I have a good feed for the data. I plan to chart a basket of stocks based on the Excel Data. Does anyone know of an Excel add-in that improves on Excel's chart options? I am using Excel 2002. In the alternative, is there a charting...