Unless you use your dial-up modem for faxing or internet you probably don’t have much use for it. However there are some good software titles to make it useful again. PhoneTray is a product (and yes there’s a free version on that site) that will show Caller ID and also has the ability to "zap" telemarketer calls as well. Telemarketing...

A recently conducted study has proven that those who choose to use dial-up internet (yes, the agonizingly slow method of getting online) do more so by choice rather than lack of choice. Explained: There are more than a few people out there (35% of all dial-uppers in the USA – a huge chunk) that just don’t consider broadband worth the price tag. It is...