Note:<888> 2/14/98 Saturday 9:40 A.M. EST: I updated the Recent bookmarks file www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm with a lot of links from IBM, Lotus www.lotus.com which hopefully at the end of the month I will include in the IBM Long list www.mikescott.net/ibm01.htm . CIO

Note:<888> 2/14/98 Saturday 6:20 A.M. EST: Happy Valentine's Day. I went to bed last night at 5 P.M. and got at midnight. I did some system maintenance. I deleted the Norton Utilities demo to free up hard disk space. I now have 170 megs free plus a 33 meg swapper. I had one minor annoyance deleting the Norton demo when I rebooted the registry gave an error message that it was looking for "symevnt.386" in the c:\program_files\symantec\ directory an gave the error message and finished booting up. I restored the files in the symantec directory and the system booted normally. However, it appears that Norton is leaving what I believe is its "events" program installing and running after a complete uninstall. I could not find the file in the registry to delete it either. I also updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . I will probably do a little surfing this A.M. and then go out in the morning. I have to do some car repairs next week like getting my exhaust resonator repaired, new tires, battery, and replace the fuel filter, so Tuesday after the President's holiday I hopefully will be on a day schedule to make the rounds of the repair garages and stores. I have to keep the old Volvo running. Have a Happy Valentine's Day. CIO

Note:<888> 2/13/98 Friday 2:30 P.M. EST: I went out at 8:00 A.M. after doing some maintenance on my system. I stopped by the Hopital thrift shop and bought a ten year old IBM graphics printer for a $1 for a friend who said they needed one. I drove by the Exxon station and filled up the tank with $11 gasoline. I then went to Darien to the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles for my annual emmision test on my 21 year old Volvo. Since I have an older car it was $10, but for newer cars it is $20. I passed with flying colors and there was no wait at 9 A.M. in the morning. I then returned to Greenwich and Egghead was not open yet, but their going out of business sign advertised 25% to 50% percent discounts on the remainder of their inventory. I went by the Old Greenwich Thrift shop and bought a nice complete set of 8 place settings of orange Royal Dalton china made in Japan for $12. I also picked up a coffee thermos for a $1 with Olin TQM written on it. I went out to Tod's Point and it was quite busy but chilly. I next headed to the Greenwich Libray which is very busy with construction foundation pouring and finishing also working on the parking garage. They seem to be making good progress on the foundation pouring and lots of trucks are there. I chatted with library security about the weather. I read the computer press and said hello to a German pilot from the area. I returned home and unpacked the china and packed up the old china. I washed the new china and put it in the cupboard. I checked out the IBM printer, but I am not sure if my friend will find it useful since it is the old feeder carriage model and does not take regular sheet paper. It works fine though and came with parallel cable. I next tried to take a nap before recieving a phone call, so I decided to post this message before going to my 4 P.M. appointment. It is a nice day in Greenwich. I am expecting one or two guests this evening. CIO

Note:<888> 2/13/98 Friday 5:50 A.M. EST: Updated recent bookmarks www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm . I deinstalled and reinstalled my Network system and my TCP/IP and dialer and MS Dun Upgrade. Now my system does not disconnect from the ISP like it has for the last week. System is working fine and tweaked to perfection. I need to shower and will go out this morning. CIO

Note:<888> 2/13/98 Friday 2:50 A.M. EST: Updated Scott's Index www.mikescot.net/scopor01.htm . Taking time off for some minor system maintenance this morning. I'll probably be out in the A.M.. CIO

Note:<888> 2/12/98 Thursday 12:00 P.M. EST: I updated the download file www.mikescott.net/download.htm . It now only has 55,000 links since I eliminated about 1425 Microsoft bad links, and 1650 IBM bad links. The IBM, Microsoft, and Volcanoe files have been updated in this download. CIO

Note:<888> 2/12/98 Thursday 10:30 A.M. EST: Updated recent bookmarks www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm with links from Scott's daily work list www.mikecott.net/scotwork.htm . Now it is time to sign off. The net is going fast this morning, and it feels like it is nice outside, but I'm off to bed after a beer. CIO

Note:<888> 2/12/98 Thursday 9:20 A.M. EST: Updated recent bookmarks www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm with a few links and the Volcano links that were deleted that I updated. Still tired. CIO

Note:<888> 2/12/98 Thursday 7:45 A.M. EST:Good news I found a program from down under in Australia Link Sweeper, that enables one to scan a bookmark and move out all the broken links that don't work. I used it on three key files and about 25% of the links were broken, Microsoft www.mikescott.net/075.htm , IBM Long List www.mikescott.net/ibm01.htm , and Volcanoes www.mikescott.net/058.htm to delete all the broken links. I have updated these files. I did not have time to sift through the list of broken links I have saved to see if any are any good or could be altered, but I think the three key files as they are will be quite useful since they are busy on my server. I am bushed and will log off after updating the files. Have a good day while I sleep. CIO

Note:<888> 2/11/98 Wednesday 10:00 P.M. EST: Today I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop and bought a GMC Delco Jimmy Radio like brand new with tape deck for $7.50 and a book Prince Charles' book a "Vision of Britain" for $2.50. I stopped by downtown and watched the morning commuters. I noticed the monitor of the Christian Science Reading room had a black eye. He was cleaning up all the cigarette butts that people disgard on the sidewalks and in the bushes. I had two croissants from St. Moritz in front of the Senior Center. I stopped by the library and said hello to the two regular Burns Security guards. The Greenwich Times was not there. I came home and I recieved the brochure in the mail from Dell Computer www.dell.com and they have the Pentium 333 mhz computer for $2,500. I slept from noon to 7 P.M.. I then got up and had breakfast I went downtown and it is pouring rain. The parking area below the office park at the Greenwich Train station had about 20 disgarded remnants rolls about 5 feet by 10 feet of white carpet up for grabs. I noticed the usual crowd of strollers around town. I updated Scott's Index portfolio www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . It was up again today about 10 percent in five months. I will surf the net since it is too damp to hang out downtown. CIO

Note:<888> 2/11/98 Wednesday 8:15 A.M. EST: Updated recent bookmarks. www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm . Off to the Hospital Thrift Shop. CIO

Note:<888> 2/11/98 Wednesday 5:15 A.M. EST: Took a nap until 10:30 P.M. I went out at 11:30 P.M.. It was quiet. I stopped by CVS at the Riverside Plaza and got mother aValentine's Day card. I also got a half gallon of 2% milk. I purchased a can of Cashews for $2.49, four Bjeep lighters with dogs on them for $1.79, and a bag of CVS lemon cough drops for $1.99. I noticed a group of thirsty young lads going there for pop. I suppose they were gettng off work from McDonald's in Old Greenwich. I noticed when I returned back to town the Greenwich Police in their usual high level of performance were lookinng for a night prowler. I stopped by the Shell station and bought a three pack of Camel lights buy two get one free for $5.50. I returned home and wrote mom a valentine's message and then made a cup of coffee and went out and mailed the card, and then went down town and drank the coffee out of my trusty thermos . It is very foggy out . I chatted with one of my neighbors on the way out. I stopped by the local police department and told them about my internet directory for DOD. I then went by the Food Emporium and chatted with the skiier stocking Gerber baby food about life and purchased one bag each of Bokar, Red Bag, Columbian, and French coffee beans and added them to my Hazzlenut blend when I returned home. I now have about six weeks of coffee beans, thus if we have any prolonged night activity around here, I am prepared to stay awake. I have not done much work on the internet this morning. I will try to do a bit. Since I got up later last night I will probably stop by the Hospital Thrift shop at 8:30 this morning unless I get tied up on the net. Greenwich seems quiet as usual and I suppose most people are on a daytime schedule. For those of us trying to cut back and quit smoking, I saw a number from Burroughs Welcome Glaxo pharmacuticals 1-888-959-STOP for a pharmacutical prescription one can get from them to quit. After answering the survey they said they would send me the kit. I tend to smoke a bit more when I get frustrated with computer system maintenance, but my system is back up to snuff and functioning properly. CIO

Note:<888> 2/10/98 Tuesday 6:15 P.M. EST: Up at 5 P.M.. I updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . It was a good day for the market and IBM. I might watch the Olympics this evening or go to the library and of course surf the net. CIO

Note:<888> 2/10/98 Tuesday 7:25 A.M. EST: Updated recent bookmarks www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm . Off to dreamland. CIO

Note:<888> 2/10/98 Tuesday 3:45 A.M. EST: Updated DOD directory with a cleaner opening page www.mikescott.net/dod.htm . Check it out and download if interested. I am not putting the DOD directory into Scott's Internet Hotlist Directory because I feel they are two different areas of specialized interest for diverse computer users. CIO

Note:<888> 2/10/98 Tuesday 1:30 A.M. EST: Went for a quick drive at midnight. It is awfully slow out. I updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm , obviously the market is no doing much. Either people are at the Olympics or busy down in Florida. My Florida server at www.mikescott.net ,is busy this morning and I am having trouble uploading the files. I still have the backup server in Ohio at www.rcch.com/hotlist/scotlist.htm and it is working fine. After I upload these changes I will surf the net this A.M.. CIO

Note:<888> 2/09/98 Monday 10:30 P.M. EST: I was up until 9 A.M. this morning and then awoke at 4 P.M. I have put together a new directory for people interest in the U.S. Department of Defense New U.S.A. Department of Defense Downloadable Directory, which has copies of the main DOD military listings, which might be usable in more remote locations. My system is running great with all the tweaking I have been doing. CIO

Note:<888> 2/09/98 Monday 2:45 A.M. EST: Updated recent bookmarks www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm , enjoy surfing the net. CIO

Note:<888> 2/09/98 Monday 12:20 A.M. EST:First things first, the United States Department of Justice is out to lunch telling Microsoft to cripple its Windows 98 operating system by removing the Internet Explorer 4.0. I had an interesting experience, I removed the Internet Explorer 4.0 "Active Desktop" feature, and that caused my TCP/IP connection to constantly disconnect. However, when I restored the "Active Desktop" for IE 4.01 thru Internet Explorer Products Download Addons, my TCP/IP internet connection resumed functioning normally without the constant disconnects. Does this mean the DOJ wants us to cripple our systems by removing parts of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01. Obviously it is an old fashion shakedown or they're just using negative policy to enhance their position. I wonder if Bill Gates and Hilary Clinton met when they were both in Davos, Switzerland last Sunday. CBS news reported this evening a wealthy individual who is related to the Mellon family and whom I believe happens to have a Pied A Terre in Greenwich, is one of the main contributors to the Republican party to help expose the Democratic party practices in D.C. . I suppose he might consider helping out poor republicans here, before he finances witch hunts elsewhere. One great news report out of the Olympics for me being half Dutch is a Dutchman won the Gold Medal in the Speed Skating. Hooray for Tullip farmers. Today I got up at 6 P.M. which is usual for the New Amsterdam Dutch Night Watch in this neck of the woods. I confired with family members in Florida, and they said it was in the 40's in North Florida, which must be a bit chilly. I cleaned my apartment and watered the plants while I watched the Olympic events. The Snowboarding is most dramatic and obviously takes years of dedication. About 10 P.M., I went out and bought two big MACS at McDonalds for $2.12 for both. I wolfed them down. I then stopped by the Grand Union for this week's specials. The have lots of buy one get one free items. I bought 2 Aunt Jamima Pan Cake syrups for $2.80 for both, two boxes of Aunt Jamima pancake mix for $2, a box of 30 GU kitchen bags for $2.79, Kraus Spiral Ham for $3.49 a pound for $12.18, two ten pound bags of Idaho potatoes for $2, 2 five pound bags of onions for $2, 2 extra large Kelloggs Corn Flakes for $5, 2 four packs of Bumble Bee chunk light tuna in water for $3.39, and ten packages of Ramen noddles assorted flavors for $1. I also picked up a pack of Marlboro lights for $2.75. The all night operator of our local Shell Service station told me it is rumoured that Royal Dutch Shell and Texaco are in merger talks which certainly would create and even larger industrial giant. I am doing two loads of laundry right now and having a cup of coffee. I will then surf the net for the rest of the morning. CIO

Note:<888> 2/08/98 Sunday 8:00 A.M. EST: I updated the Winter Olympics www.mikescott.net/olympics.htm page with links I found. I tested a few programs this morning and did some minor tweaking. I am bushed. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888> 2/08/98 Sunday 12:25 A.M. EST: I was up at 4 P.M. yesterday. I had a guest come down. We went for a drive and saw a wrecked black Mercedes by the Mianus River bridge. We stopped by McDonalds across from the Mercedes dealer where they have two "Big Macs" for $2 for both. We came back here and watched CBS's Olympic coverage from Japan until 11 P.M. I guess the best time to watch Olympic coverage is from 5 P.M. to 11 P.M. our time. I will do a little web surfing this morning. CIO