Here's a liitle something I came up with.

It's called the Internet Refresher Reminder. Basically, you enter a number from 1 upwards. You hit the Set Timer button to set the timer, then hit Timer Go to set the timer going. When time is up, it notifys you with a message box telling you to refresh your connection.

This is useful if you have a connection that times out every now and then, and you know when it will like me. The reason I made it is because sometimes I have to wait up to 10 minutes to reconnect once it times out, but only takes less than 2 minutes to disconnect and reconnect.

check it out here:
[url]http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/2a9bcfa0/bc/Cool+Stuff/Internet+Refresher+Reminder.exe?bfnTuo_AuY7XreT3[/url]

The next version should play a sound, but I don't know how to play sound in VB.

Hope you like it!

Matthew G.

Simple way to play a sound:
Call Beep()

I know that method. I want to play music like Savagegarden songs for example

Matthew G.

Why not just have VB ping someone to keep your internet connection on?

1. Using the Ping command doesn't keep your connection alive, it sends a message out to a remote computer and awaits a response. If it doesn't get it, you're not connected

2. I don't know how to use the ping command in VB

Matthew G.

You probably have one of those "if you don't use the computer/internet browser for x minutes then you're disconnected" b*llsh*t things.

Maybe you could use a better ISP? There should be a setting somewhere - although I won't even bother to think about it because I don't care.

i can't get a better ISP. I'm stuck with Bigpond until i can convince him to get a new ISP coz i'm only 15.

And the thing about if you don't use your internet for x amount of minutes then it times out, I'm not sure about that

Matthew G.

"remote computer"

Exactly! You send a message to a computer over the internet. And your ISP counts it as a internet usage. Unless your ISP gives you a web browser that u have to use.

Why not just keep Outlook open and set it to get new emails every 3 minutes?

I don't use that thing CW was talking about. And, I don't use outlook. i have Hotmail

Matthew G.

Oh - I was thinking about another person obviously. . . Yeah, do that ping thing or whatever.

EDIT:
CM - you can use outlook express to open hotmail accounts. *I* do.