Note:<888> 1/18/98 Sunday 2:00 A.M. EST: I listened to www.ttalk.com for three hours this past evening after getting up at 9 P.M.. They mentioned two interesting sites. ABC News has a new finance site www.moneyscope.com which is in beta, but is a novel use of Java script. The French are also having an internet conference during the first week of February, look at www.milia.com . It is in Cannes, France; but it might be a little chilly this time of year. Back to surfing the net. CIO

Note:<888> 1/17/98 Saturday 2:00 A.M. EST: I got up about 10 P.M. this past evening. I went downtown for a walk. I noticed the usual crowd out and about. I drove over to the Riverside Shopping Plaza all night CVS and bought 4 twelve packs of diet Sprite and 2 twelve packs of diet Coke for $1.99 apiece plus can deposit. I also picked up some peanuts for $1.99 and some microwave popcorn for $1.49 and a bottle of Lysol for $2. I stopped by the Grand Union and got a dozen eggs for 79 cents. I returned home and unloaded the supplies. I noticed a black car from Florida with blacked out windows cruising my parking lot. I updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . It was a good day for the stockmarket. I think National Westminster Bank owns www.greenwich.com . I will have Stauffers Chicken Dijon for dinner shorly, and then surf the net all night. CIO

Note:<888> 1/16/98 Friday 3:00 A.M. EST: I added two news pages of IBM, Recent Bookmarks Last Six Months and Microsoft Recent Bookmarks Last Six Months. I also updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . I am having problems creating the bookmark pages as I use to, since I no longer have the OS/2 editor on my machine. I need to find a text editor that does not add additonal blank lines when one opens the bookmark file. CIO

Note:<888> 1/15/98 Thursday 11:35 P.M. EST: I went out at 2 P.M. and stopped by CVS. They have 12 packs of CocaCola for $1.99. I also got some Hal's cough drops. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I picked up some Niacimide at the Greenwich Health Center. I came home and had devil crab cakes and pasta fresh for dinner. I slept from 4:30 P.M. to 10 P.M. . I went out and got $9 of gasoline at Greenwich Exxon and two packs for Marlboro ultra lights for $5.10. I basically have quit smoking, but I occassionally like to sneak a smoke until I cut out completely. I stopped by the Grand Union. They have Stauffer's frozen meals for 2 for $4 and 2 for $5. I got two Chicken Dijon, one light Lasagna, and a Chicken Chow Mein. I also got a Tony's Pizza for $3.39. I picked up some Green Pasta and a can of cashew pieces for $2.79. I noticed they have fresh leg of lamb for $1.99 a pound, but I could not eat that much. I also got some green beans for 59 cents a box. I got a jar of Ragu pasta cheese sause. The Coca Cola at the Grand Union is $3.99 a 12 pack at the Grand Union twice as expensive as CVS. I will surf the net a bit this evening. It is raining heavily outside. It does not look like it will snow or ice up. This Northeastern should last about three days. CIO

Note:<888> 1/15/98 Thursday 12:35 P.M. EST: I made a differential backup this morning. I finished configuring the 386 backup system. I went out at 9 A.M.. I stopped by the hospital thrift shop. I noticed a screw in my left front tire. I removed it, and there was no puncture. I stopped by Entree computer, and they did not have the CMOS battery with the four prong connector. I stopped by at the new Mobil station across from the Hyatt that has a quick lube and got my oil changed for $31.80 . I stopped by Egghead and they did not have the CMOS battery. They told me they finally got paid, I guess Egghead has been having problems. I stopped by the Grand Union and got three bottles of Pine Glo for 99 cents, and a half gallon of two percent milk. I chatted with a lady behind me about old Russians who eat yogurt live a long time. I went by the library and returned the book on Volcanoes and the picture biography of George Bush. I noticed the parking lot was quite busy. I went by the Arnold bread store and bought two loaves of Healthnut bread for $1.29 apiece and a 12 pack of English muffins for $1.79. I returned home and had a Hillshire Ham sandwich with mayo and dijon mustard and ice tea for lunch. I am updating pointcast while I type this. I have a 3 P.M. appointment this afternoon. It is very cold out, and we are suppose to have a three day northeastern starting this afternoon which is not good for the old arthritis. I recieved notice that the hospital charged medicaid $500 for my emergency flu visit. I guess if the state paid for my heat I would be healthier. CIO

Note:<888> 1/15/98 Thursday 4:25 A.M. EST: Yesterday I configured the old 386 computer with Windows 3.1 and installed IBM dialer and web browser on it for a backup. I need to get more memory for it and CMOS battery, but it is more of a collectors item for the fun of it. I will surf the web a bit this AM. I have not been out in about 30 hours. CIO

Note:<888> 1/14/98 Wednesday 4:15 A.M. EST: I installed the new version of MTU Speed 4.02 Mike Sutherland's Software Site MTU Speed 4.02 . On my system with MTU Speed I chose the "optimum" settings, and MTUMAX of "1152" and Multiplier of "6". One might want to tinker with these settings, but they work great for me. CIO

Note:<888> 1/14/98 Wednesday 3:15 A.M. EST: I updated the recent bookmarks, www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm . Enjoy yourself surfing the net, or get a life. CIO

Note:<888> 1/14/98 Wednesday 12:45 A.M. EST: I got up around 6 P.M. yesterday. I recieved a call about noon and chatted. I went up to COMPUSA in Norwalk and bought a new keyboard for $10.50. I stopped by Egghead in Westport and they did not have the $59 24X Cdrom players, but were sold out. On the way down the Post Road on the Westport Norwalk border, I saw a Gateway Computer showroom they have there. It is the size of an automobile dealership, but one only orders the Gateway product there. They have very tasteful setups of the Gateway products and friendly courtious sales staff. It is a very spacious environment for a computer sales outlet. They told me that Gateway has a clearence center in Kansas City, Kansas. They also said they sell the Pentium 300 with everything for about $1,500. Next I stopped by Stew Lenards' for a one pound package of Scottish smoked salmon for $13.99 that I will use with my ham sandwiches. I installed the new keyboard which is quiet and a very good value. I picked up a used disgarded Compaq 14 inch monitor, two keyboards, and one mouse. Needless to say lots of other junk keeps showing up at the office park. I had fish cakes, frozen vegtables, and baked potatoe for dinner. I updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm which did well today. Back to net activity. CIO

Note:<888> 1/12/98 Monday 6:15 P.M. EST: I made my appointments today. I spent 25 cents on parking at the Greenwich Town Hall, $13.35 at Exxon, and about $6.50 at the Food Emporium on Dijon mustard and a pack of Mrs. Paul's devil crabs and a pack of fish cakes. I chatted with the usual entourage of people floating around town. The town is dead slow. I did see two deer crossing the Post Road in front of the high school last night. Egghead is out of $59 cdrom players right now. I suppose the old guard is nestled into their routines, and it is a pretty much a normal day in town. The library was noisy this morning with the construction which is still progressing. I read the four computer news weeklies in the library that I normally read. Not much in the way of computer news. Scott's Index, www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm was up a bit today. I told a fellow economist that I am getting bored of the internet. Overall it was a pretty normal day up here in the tundra 25 miles east of Manhattan. I saw a Bill Gates look alike walking around downtown Stamford today, but he was taller at 6 foot. I was told by the ornothologist that the bird book on Tabago is "Birds of Trinidad and Tabago by Ffrench". I mentioned that the house that George Bush visited in Brazil is larger than the kremlin and they have a private army to protect it. Of course one would have to find it first. Lots of places to hide out in the world when one is bored of the neighbors. I understand that this is the time it is nice for visiting Antartica since it is summer down there. I suppose Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa all have warmer weather just about now. Well back to never never land on the internet. Say hello to the folks downunder at the Australian Open for you venturesome travelers. CIO

Note:<888> 1/12/98 Monday 1:50 A.M. EST: I got up at 9 P.M. last night. I had breakfast. I went shopping and bought a 3 pound Hillshire Ham for $2 a pound. Tropicana Orange Juice is buy one get one free at the Grand Union. I also picked up a loaf of Healthnut bread for sandwiches. I cleaned my apartment and watered the plants when I returned. I had sandwich at midnight and showered. I went for a drive and picked up an old Tandy PC unit that I threw away. I picked up shampoo at CVS for .73. I have the annual state evaluation at Stamford at 9 A.M. this morning. As far as I can tell the town is very quiet. I think a lot of people have the flu, and the type A1 flu which the flu shot does not immunize against is suppose to be going around this week with the hospital expected to be full. Back to a little net work. CIO