I knew I should have paid more attention in typing class. It seems like I’m always getting "fat fingers" and typing the wrong thing in the Internet Explorer address bar. www.cox.com usually ends up www.cox.con and so on. The good thing is that my Internet service catches these mistakes and sends me in the right direction.

Cox calls this Enhanced Error Results – but not everyone likes it. Some argue that it interferes with their Internet experience. Here’s how it works: when you type in a misspelled Web address or simply a keyword in your browser bar, the network attempts to find what you’re looking for online, but if the information you typed is not resolveable to a valid URL, you see a results page with choices. More often than not, the Web site you were looking for is right there, just a click away. This option is presented along with results from sponsors who pay to have their links provided alongside the search results. This is really no different than seeing sponsor ads when you Google “new movie releases.”

Because not everyone likes this service, Cox makes it easy for you to opt out – even providing step-by-step instructions online. Personally, I’m keeping it – it keeps my fat fingers from interfering with my Internet experience.