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Note:<888> 03/28/06 Tuesday 9:00 P.M.: I was awake at 2 P.M.. I worked more on configuring the primary computer and the server. I ate breakfast of oatmeal, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I chatted with three friends. Someone from the Disabled Olympics called up for a donation and someone from the www.gop.org called up for a donation, and I explained that I donate my time and money towards the computer services that I provide to support them. CIO
Note:<888> 03/28/06 Tuesday 7:25 A.M.: I took out the plastic tub from the left hand side of the kitchen sink, and I placed the white Rubbermaid dishwashing rack across the top left side of the sink, so it is available for dishes to drip dry. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon. When I wake up, whenever that will be because I am tired, I will work some more on configuring the primary and the server computer. CIO
Note:<888> 03/28/06 Tuesday 6:15 A.M.: I worked with the computer until about noon yesterday. About noon, the helpers for www.cl-p.com visited my apartment, and they gave me two new 2 foot high brass lamps with white shades and energy efficient light bulbs. I put one by the telephone table at the apartment entrance, and the other by the telephone by the French reproduction chair. I move the lamp that was on the tea table to the bookcase in the bathroom. They also tried to install on the kitchen sink, an energy efficient faucet adapter, but the threads on my faucet are stripped, so it will not work. The one that was there would not stay on, so I put a pink rubber faucet spray adapter on it. They tried to install a weather strip on the base of the inside of the front door, but with the rug, it would not fit. I went to bed at 1 P.M.. A neighbor called at 5 P.M., and left $3 for cigarettes that she had barrowed. I finally got up at 6 P.M.. I worked with the primary and the server computers, and I could not get rid of the problems that I was having from the repair reinstallations. I thus decided to do a new install on each computer. I put the PriceGrabber.com OEM Windows XP Professional (Full Product) Dell OEM Windows XP Professional OEM version on the primary computer, and I put the Microsoft Windows XP Professional Upgrade version on the server. For the rest of the evening, I have been configuring both computers and installing upgrades. I have my web site running on the server. About 9 P.M., I chatted with a relative. About 11 P.M. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. Both systems are running just fine, but I have more configurations do on both. I went out at 4 A.M., and I went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I sat out briefly downtown. I drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I cut two half inch slices of the cold eye round, and I put them on a dinner plate with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce. I put .75 inch of water in the plastic microwave pot with 1.5 cups of baby carrots and broccoli crowns, and I steamed it on the vegetable cycle of the General Electric microwave oven, and then I put in the other half from yesterday of the microwave rice in Rubbermaid container, and I ran them both for two vegetable cycles, and I put the steamed vegetables in a bowl with a small bit of olive oil, and I put the rice on the plate with the beef, and I put a couple of tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce on the rice. I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. CIO
Note:<888> 03/27/06 Monday 10:40 A.M.: I tried the Windows XP repair installations on both the primary and the server computers. Although the installations went fine, there are still some problems. I can not get System Restore backups to work on either computer. Also on both installation, I received the same three errors about three different files. However, it is not a problem with the installations CDs. I tried a couple of different ones. I also tried installing SP2 on the server, and that would not install. On the server, I can not get the XP Internet Information Services Server to install properly, and the previous installation seems to be corrupted. However, both systems with the new installs are more responsive, and they still start up the same. I cancelled my dental appointment until next Monday. I am a bit tired, so I will go to bed, and I will work on the systems, when I wake up. I could restore the XP ASR backups. I could also do new installs on both system instead of upgrade repairs. CIO
Note:<888> 03/27/06 Monday 1:15 A.M.: I went out after the last message. I drove through downtown Greenwich, and I drove down by the waterfront. I then drove around once again through downtown Greenwich. I then drove over to Old Greenwich, and I drove out to the entrance to Tod's Point. I then returned to central Greenwich at midnight, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. I used the ATM machine on Greenwich Avenue of Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then returned back to my apartment. Since the Windows XP Professional operating system is already activated on my server, I do not want to install the Windows XP Professional OEM full version. However, I will now shut down the server, and I will refresh the server Windows XP Professional operating system on my server with the Windows XP Professional Upgrade version and the SP2 upgrade. I think I can do that, and thus the system should be running much better. Thus the server will be down for about 1 to 2 hours. CIO
Note:<888> 03/26/06 Sunday 10:15 P.M.: I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I put the eye round roast on a baking rack in a baking pan, and I seasoned it on all sides with garlic powder, ground black pepper, chicken and meat seasoning, Italian seasoning, Kraft Bulls Eye barbeque sauce, and Texas Best barbeque sauce. I baked it in the Farberware convection oven for 45 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. I let it stand for a few minutes before carving off two half inch thick slices. I refrigerated the rest in a Rubbermaid container. I also eat half of Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe with some La Choy low sodium soy sauce, and I refrigerated the other half in a Rubbermaid container. I also steamed for 15 minutes about a 1.5 cups of broccoli crowns and baby carrots which I put a little bit of olive oil on. I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. I washed the dinner dishes. I watched some of the original Harry Potter movie while cooking and eating my dinner. It is on channel 49 the Disney Family channel on our local cablevision system. I will now shower, and I will clean up, and I will take the Volvo out for a drive to keep it charged up. CIO
Note:<888> 03/26/06 Sunday 8:10 P.M.: I was awaked at noon. I was able to program the 20 inch Proscan television in the kitchen by entering each channel separately, so one can now channel surf the television. I left the Radio Shack universal remote control by it, so one can not use the RCA universal remote control to access the Proscan menu functions and change the setup. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I went back to bed. I chatted with a relative about 3 P.M.. I woke up at 7 P.M.. My server was turned off, and there were no entries on the log from 8:09:25 A.M. this morning, and that last entry was "125x101x159x110.ap125.ftth.ucom.ne.jp (125.101.159.110)" , so possibly somebody from Japan is hacking my server computer setup, and turning off the computer from the motherboard settings. However, when I go to restart it, I have to turn on and off the Kensington MasterPiece control panel to get it to work. I do not think there is anything wrong with the Kensington Control panel, since it seems to work most of the time. The hacker seems to cause problems particularly on weekends and Sundays. Since the hard drives on my server contain the old computer setup, when I put in new hard drives in December 2004, possibly there is some sort of Trojan program on my sever left over from then. However, with the time it takes to reinstall and configure the server, I do not feel like doing it. I chatted with two relatives. CIO
Note:<888> 03/26/06 Sunday 5:15 A.M.: I ate a scoop of Haagen Dazs coffee ice cream and the last remaining scoop of Edy's low fat slow churn mocha almond fudge ice cream. Staples in store $10 off $40 coupon http://cdn.eyewonder.com/100125/750460/856016/fl7_728x90_aristotle_down.swf . BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Probe returns first Mars pictures . Total Solar Eclipse March 29, 2006 Welcome to NASA . That is this Wednesday, but we will not be able to see it here NASA - NASA Sees Eclipse in a Different Light . NASA - Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter first pictures. CIO
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Note:<888> 03/26/06 Sunday 3:55 A.M.: I made two more copies of my Microsoft Windows XP Professional Upgrade CD. I also made two copies of my Microsoft Windows XP SP2 CD. I generally do installations from the CD copies that way the master CD does not lose its quality. I went through my email. I will now send out my weekly notes. I will then shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:<888> 03/26/06 Sunday 2:35 A.M.: I took the remaining 8 ounce square hamburger patties about .75 inch thick, I then put a few of teaspoons of olive oil and a couple pads of margarine in a 10 inch diameter frying pan, and I heated it on medium high until the fat began to bubble. I seasoned the hamburger pattie on both sides with garlic powder and ground black pepper. I then cooked it on medium high on each side for one minute a side to seer it, and then I lowered the heat to medium, and I cooked it on each side for another 2.5 minutes. While doing this I cut in half a Thomas' square bagel, and I toasted it on the inside, and I put Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on each inside side. For the last 1.5 minutes of cooking the hamburger, I put six 1/4 inch thick by 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch slices of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese on the hamburger to melt with lid on the frying pan, and I then put it on the square bagel bottom, and I put Heinz ketchup on it, and the top half of the square bagel, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. I put away my laundry. I watched a little bit of the movie "Lawrence of Arabia" on the Turner Movie channel while preparing and eating my meal. CIO
Note:<888> 03/26/06 Sunday 12:55 A.M.: I woke up from my nap at 8:30 P.M.. I switched the 20 inch Proscan television from the bathroom into the kitchen, and I put the 14 inch Panasonic television in the bathroom. Now there is more room at the bathroom entrance with the smaller television. In the kitchen I moved the dish rack from the right side of the sink counter to underneath the Harvard chair. One can use the plastic tub in the sink for drying dishes, or move the dish rack to the left hand side counter, when it is clear. I moved the used plastic storage bags into a shopping bag behind the chair. I cleaned the counter underneath the television to the right of the sink and the left of the refrigerator. I put the Panasonic clock radio on the top wooden shelf on the right side above the kitchen sink. I moved some small items to the bookcase cupboard. On the digital television system, the older 16 year old Proscan television autoprogram feature does not work, so one has to select each channel individually with the remote control. One can not channel surf with the remote control, or if one can, I have not figured it out. At the stereo system junction for the two way splitter for the bathroom Panasonic and the living room Sony, I disconnected it, and I connected the Sony television lead input cable directly to the Daewoo cable output which also has the cable box input. I took a spare two splitter, and short cable, and I disconnected the white cable that goes to the Orion television in the bedroom, and I connected the short cable the four way gold splitter behind the living room sofa, and then the two splitter to it, and I connected the bedroom Orion television white cable to it, and I connected a shorter cable to the other connection on the two splitter, and I ran it to the black cable by the Sony television that leads to the bathroom Panasonic television connecting it with another two splitter. Thus the bathroom Panasonic television can change channels, and it is not dependent on the cable box as are the kitchen Proscan and the bedroom Orion televisions. I started three loads of laundry, and I have 45 minutes to go on the dry cycles. I put clean linens on the bed. CIO
Note:<888> 03/25/06 Saturday 7:10 P.M.: After breakfast, I checked the Zenith shortwave radio and with the internet, there do not seem to be any short wave radio stations coming in anymore. Of course it could be the time of day. I rearranged the video audio cables on the Daewoo DVD/VCR. I changed the amplifier CD input cable to the Daewoo DVD output. I then took the Sony television input cables that I disconnected from the TEAC DVD player, and I connected them to the Daewoo DVD/VCR output RCA jacks. Thus the Daewoo DVD/VCR is setup to play through either the RCA or the television cable connections. I reset the time on the Daewoo DVD/VCR. I am a bit tired, so I will put the primary computer on standby, and I will go back to bed. CIO
Note:<888> 03/25/06 Saturday 5:35 P.M.: I placed the broken TEAC DVD player on the ground out by the dumpster. I checked the audio cables on my Technics amplifier, and I have the CD input cables on RCA Y splitters, and one of the cables went to some unknown input device that I presently do not use. I took another RCA feed cable, and I connected the DAEWOO DVD/VCR to those CD RCA Y cables from the DVD/VCR audio outputs. Thus the Daewoo DVD sound is now much better, and it plays off the CD button on the Technics amplifier. I reconnected the Technics turn table to the phono inputs which are also on RCA Y splitters which also feed in the old Zenith short wave radio. Thus to play the turn table or the Zenith short wave radio through the stereo system, one presses Phono on the Technics amplifier. If one presses the VCR1 button, it plays the Sony television sound into the stereo system in case anyone can not hear too well. I will now have breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. CIO
Note:<888> 03/25/06 Saturday 4:30 P.M.: I researched my broken TEAC DV-M5000, and used they go for about $20 in working condition on Ebay www.ebay.com , so I do not think it is worth repairing. I strapped the TEAC remote and instructions to the case with duct tape, and I will put it out by the dumpster to be retrieved or dumped shortly. Apparently the newer ones like my Daewoo that I bought at www.compusa.com a year ago for $90 are much better. One of these days, I should eat breakfast. CIO
Note:<888> 03/25/06 Saturday 3:05 P.M.: I was awake at 1 P.M., when a relative called. I checked my mail and PriceGrabber.com OEM Windows XP Professional (Full Product) which I bought for $69 with free shipping arrived. Costco www.costco.com sells the similar version for $272.99 Costco Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2 and Microsoft's list price is $299.00. Thus it is a pretty good deal. It is the www.dell.com OEM Windows XP Professional Full Install Version. However, I do not need to actually install it on the server, since Microsoft has already activated my existing copy on the server. On the OEM version, one would have to do a new install, and not upgrade the newer version. It is not SP2, but one can download the SP2 updates on the internet or get them on CD from Microsoft. I made two copies of the CD. Thus I have the Microsoft Windows XP Professional Upgrade on the primary computer. On the server I have the Microsoft Windows XP Professional OEM version full version. On the Toshiba laptop, I have the Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade Version. Thus I should be in compliance with Microsoft licensing. However, it is the nature of my $79 in expenses this week on Microsoft operating system licensing, I am a little bit low on my monthly budget, and I currently only have $15.51 until the end of the month, plus what is left on my laundry card, so I might do laundry today. I keep an inventory in my apartment of items that I buy on sale http://mikelouisscott.com/inventory.htm , so I generally can get by with little or no money. I have about a 140 miles on my Volvo, so I figure my gasoline tank is half full. In other words, I can not do much until next Friday, when I will once again pay my bills. I noticed on my www.staples.com horse calendar that this Sunday is "Mothering Day" in England, so I guess that is the British version of "Mother's Day". I changed the stereo connect amplifer phono cable input on the Daewoo DVD/VCR to DVD/VCR, so either feature will play through the stereo system. CIO
Note:<888> 03/25/06 Saturday 7:25 A.M.: Well another exciting night in Buy Rum, Connecticut. In the old days when frustrated couples did not feel like waiting for a wedding license period in New York, they use to come out to Byram, Connecticut just across the Connecticut New York border to the Justice of the Peace anytime of the day or night and get hitched, since there was not a waiting period in this municipality. However, the Justice of the Peace that use to live in this building where I now live moved down to Pompano, Florida, and I have no idea whom currently is the local Justice of the Peace. There is presently no mention on the Town of Greenwich web site Welcome to the official Town of Greenwich Connecticut Web site about the position, so I guess they are not as available as they once were. The Justice of the Peace also serves legal documents such as foreclosure notices, so it tends not to be a very popular job. Of course in pursuing their job, they usually have the full backing of the local law enforcement community. I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:<888> 03/25/06 Saturday 6:45 A.M.: What is all the rush about BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Revolutionary jet engine tested , I guess they don't feel like stopping in America on their way from London to Australia. The British might some day realize their vision of faster travel might include some more interesting places to visit. CIO
Note:<888> 03/25/06 Saturday 6:15 A.M.: http://www.cnn.com/video/player/player.html?url=/video/world/2006/03/24/quest.dalai.lama.interview.cnn . CIO
Note:<888> 03/25/06 Saturday 5:50 A.M.: I have took the cover off the TEAC DVD/CD player, and I partially disassembled it. When the disks are in position, they do not load, and the motor that drives the disk rotation does not work. Also the laser does not come on. Thus I figure the TEAC DVD/CD player is beyond my repair capabilities. I reassembled it. It is a five disk player that was made in China November 2001, and it never worked too well for DVD video. I bought it at Costco in Norwalk, I guess around December 2001 or 2002, and as I recall I paid $129 for it as a clearance item, and I returned the first one that I bought because it was defective. Well, it will go out to the dumpster later on today. I disconnected the audio out left and right speaker cables for my Technics phonograph player, and I plugged them into the Daewoo DVD/VCR player DVD audio out jacks. I could have plugged them into the Daewoo DVD/VCR audio out jacks, but I figure I do not need to play the VCR sound through my stereo system. Thus one can play music with the Daewoo DVD player through the stereo if one selects the phono switch on the Technics amplifier. I used duct tape to fasten the TEAC remote control to the TEAC player when I throw it out in case some salvage expert tries to fix it. CIO
Note:<888> 03/25/06 Saturday 2:25 A.M.: I went through my email. In the American media, we do not know much about Tony Blair anymore, other than he frequently vacations in Barbados. There is not much on Gordon Brown, other than he is probably cheap since he taught in Scotland Biography of Gordon Brown . There is a Conservative Tory party in England The Conservative Party with this leader Conservative Party - David Cameron - About David and David Cameron MP - for Witney , however he looks a bit like a Rockefeller, and Rockefellers tend not to win, so although I am a Tory, I am afraid we will have to continue to suffer the indignities of the Liberal Labor party for the indefinite future. CIO
Note:<888> 03/25/06 Saturday 1:15 A.M.: I broke three large eggs in a mixing bowl, and I added three tablespoons of milk, a teaspoon of grated parmesan cheese, and 1/4th of a teaspoon of Italian spices, and I mixed it all together with a whisk. I took my seasoned 8 inch omelet pan, and I put in two tablespoons of olive oil and two pads of margarine, and I heated it over medium high electric heat until the fat began to bubble, and I put in the egg mixture. I also had prepared ten 1/6th inch thick by 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch slices of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and four .5 inch by 2.5 inch by .75 inch slices of Philadelphia Lite cream cheese, and once the omelet was cooked enough to flip, I flipped it over with a spatula, and I spread the Vermont cheese over on half of it on one side and then on top of that the Philadelphia Lite cream cheese and then I sprinkled about a tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese on it, and I flipped the side over without the ingredients over the cheese side, and I put it on a plate with two pieces of toast cut in half with margarine on it. I sprinkled about another tablespoon of grated parmesan cheese on it, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. I will now start up the primary computer. CIO
Note:<888> 03/24/06 Friday 11:55 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I went by the ever glorious Greenwich Library, but since not many people in Greenwich, Connecticut seem to be interested in the English language anymore, not many people were using the facility. The usual staff were most courteous and interested in what I had to say. I told them I had heard on the B.B.C. that Gordon Brown is suppose to be the next prime minister of England, but I am not sure whether he is a liberal or conservative, but they said he was conservative in financial matters. I read Smart Computing magazine, and they had an article about the optic computers that I have been talking about for 20 years, and they are trying to use nanotechnology with gold to develop them. Obviously if they had me in the laboratory, they would get it right, but they are always more interested in stealing my ideas. At this rate do you think I really trust them after all of the ideas they have stolen from me over the years. Of course there are probably some cleaver people just letting them waste their time. It might be some sort of Jewish holiday, since nobody is around. After the library, I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. There were a few children spending their allowance at Starbucks, and that was about all that was going on downtown. All of the parking places were mostly filled on Greenwich Avenue, but not many people were in the late night places, so more than likely it was just people whom live in the area taking up the parking places instead of constantly cruising around. Maybe there is some sort of secret facility where they all take refuge downtown like a underground bomb shelter that I do not know about. A few of the children kept seeming to be waiting for something to happen, but not much seem to be happening. I sat out for a while. The poor businesses at the top of Greenwich Avenue still can not afford to replace the bench at the top of Greenwich Avenue in front of the Pickwick Plaza. My Volvo is running just fine, and one of the regular staff at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop when he saw it yesterday thought I had bought a new car. I waxed it with Mothers car wax MOTHERS® Polishes·Waxes·Cleaners about 18 months ago, so it is a very good durable wax, particularly if one does not wash the car that often. After my usual walk, I drove down by the waterfront, and not much was going on. I guess the regular so called rich people at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club took off to some wealthier watering hole like Marbella, Spain Marbella Guia Turistica, Costa del Sol, España , since they obviously would be bored with Palm Beach, Florida which is not their cup of tea. Obviously all of these wet backs in the Spanish speaking network around here know where the other posh resorts are in their network. Of course I have heard the new King of Saudi Arabia is an extremely frugal individual trying to help pay off his country's debts, so more than likely the former network of camp follows are probably trying to figure out how they spent all of the money they thought they had. There is a guy that looks like Bill Gates mailto:billg@microsoft.com that walks around Greenwich Avenue in the early morning hours wearing an orange parka looking for spare change, so he obviously is frugal too. Possibly the women in the town have absconded with all of the money, and they are spending it on some sort of foolishness in Manhattan. I remember the fourth to the last time I went to Manhattan, I observed about a 1000 stretch limousines park outside the Chippendale's dance club in Manhattan, so it goes to show that women can not really be trusted with money, since that is the way they seem to waste it. When I returned from the waterfront, I went by the Stop and Shop, and there was car wreck on the post road in front of it, but nobody seemed to be hurt. I bought on sale a cab eye round roast on sale for $3.99 a pound down from $5.99 a pound for $11.21 and a dozen extra large Stop and Shop eggs for $1.69 for $12.90 total. I then checked out the new ATM machine at the www.chase.com bank at the Stop and Shop plaza, and my Bank of New York ATM card works in it, but one has to have money in their account, and I think Chase charges to use a Bank of New York money card. Basically Chase and Citicorp are Rockefeller banks and Bank of New York is a Roosevelt bank, so you can chose you own poison as far as financial planning is concerned. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases. I then noticed for some reason the computer server was turned off. Sometimes, one hits the power strip next to it, and it turns off, since the power strips is lodged on an open desk drawer, and it can wobble against the inside edge of the drawer and turn off the power strip and the server. Well, it started up again. CIO
Note:<888> 03/24/06 Friday 7:40 P.M.: I made and ate Michael Louis Scott's Pork and Beans with franks . To make it, I used a 16 ounce can of B&M baked beans with bacon and onion flavor. I ate it with a glass of iced tea. I chatted with a relative in Texas, and the relative told me that drive by shooting are pretty much the normal activity in Texas. I chatted with a friend whom was too busy minding his horses to chat. I chatted with the British Embassy in Washington D.C. that took the time out to listen. I will now shower and clean up, and I will go out, since I have to start the Volvo every day and drive it a bit. I guess I can go by the Greenwich Library which is opened until 9 P.M.. CIO
Note:<888> 03/24/06 Friday 6:30 P.M.: I finished the house cleaning and watering the plants. I threw out the periodical literature and old magazines. I helped a neighbor put a bamboo couch and cushion on her car and tie it down, so she could transport it nearby. I played some music while house cleaning. When I install the Sony 27 inch Trinitron television a couple of weeks ago, I move the TEAC DVD/CD 5 disk player to the back side of the sofa while I was installing the Sony television. It slid off the back of the couch down behind the couch while I was installing the Sony television. Now although it will not load the disks, when one tries to load them. Sometime when I have time, I will take it apart and try to fix it. I still have the Daewoo VCR/DVD player hooked up to the Sony television. I also have the Phillips CD player hooked up the stereo system. Thus for now I do not have a working MP3 player hooked into the stereo system other than the primary computer which is connected to the stereo system, if one connects its audio cable to the Logitech 6.1 control speaker and connects that cable at the junction by the orange mirror on the wall in between the primary computer and the server. According the local news out on the south shore of Long Island, a street gang named the Latin Kings shot an African American basketball star from Post College in a drive by shooting. Locally there have been dozens of shootings of parked cars with BB guns. Thus I am not sure exercise walking at night is advisable. The basketball player was shot in a car stopped at a stop light. CIO
Note:<888> 03/24/06 Friday 3:00 P.M.: I was awake at 8 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I went back to bed until 2:30 P.M., when Redmond Free Subscription called me up to verify my free subscription. I picked up my mail. I will now do my house cleaning and watering the plants. CIO
Note:<888> 03/24/06 Friday 12:20 A.M.: Well not much happening over here at Crab Grass Junction. One has to realized that there are hundreds of different dialects of English in North America, so when one travels around, frequently one needs a translator whom is familiar with the various local dialects of the areas that one might visit. I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon. Possibly if I am in the mood when I wake up today, I might try to do my usual house cleaning for a change. Since I am half Holland Dutch American, I believe in the old Dutch proverb "Cleanliness is Next to Godliness", and although I sort of regard the computer as work, when I am rested I actually enjoy doing house cleaning, and it gives me a different feeling of accomplishment. I also ate four 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch by .25 inch pieces of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese. CIO
Note:<888> 03/23/06 Thursday 11:35 P.M.: Blame it on the Danish, Denmark owns Greenland BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Sea rise could be 'catastrophic' . CIO
Note:<888> 03/23/06 Thursday 11:25 P.M.: Make your own airplane SOLARBO USA - Kiln Stabilised Balsa, Balsa Supplies, CO2 Car Kits, Bridge Wood, and Balsa Airplane Kits. . CIO
Note:<888> 03/23/06 Thursday 11:05 P.M.: I took a frozen 12 ounce box of six Stop and Shop fish cakes, and I put them on a baking tray with 19 America's Choice frozen tater tots, and I put them in the Farberware convection oven, and I baked them at 375 degrees Fahrenheit, since the convection oven runs warmer for 20 minutes. I put Heinz ketchup on them, and I ate them with a glass of iced tea. While cooking them, the Fareberware convection oven stopped, and I had to reset the power strip behind the small Panasonic television. I chatted with a relative. Apparently it is raining down in Florida. While I was visiting in Vero Beach, Florida TCPalm this past February, one of my relatives was going through old family photographs, and the relative showed me a picture of my mother and father with EO Library: Wernher von Braun back in the late 1950s. He apparently use to come down from Huntsville, Alabama to lecture in Decatur, Alabama which was 20 miles south of Huntsville. The airport was about half way in between. I remember, I use to enjoy buying balsa wood airplanes and flying them in Decatur, Alabama, when the wealthier local boys could afford motorized electronic toy airplanes. I also tinkered with American Flyer model railroad sets. I had a Gilbert Chemistry and Gilbert Erector Set. I also had the toy plastic bricks building set, and the Lincoln logs building set. Of course since the weather was warmer down there, we spent more time outside, and I particularly enjoyed walking north to the banks of the Tennessee River on the Wolverine company property and bird watching. However, I had to learn to be fast to dodge the cattle on the Wolverine company property. We had central air conditioning in our modern brick house which back in 1956 cost about $50,000 to build, which was more expensive than houses cost in the Greenwich, Connecticut area at the time. However, with the www.tva.gov in that area, electricity was the cheapest anywhere in the country. No problems with gators, but there were rattle snakes, copper heads, water moccasins, and one other type of poisonous snake that I forget at the moment. Also the locals were not too friendly to Republican Party Yankees, when I was doing things like campaigning for Richard Nixon back in 1960. I remember one article in the Decatur, Alabama newspaper about somebody whom had inherited a large chunk of Manhattan, but I am not sure it was printed the newspapers up north. Back then there was more money in cotton than Acrylan, but we managed to survive. There was so much surplus electricity, we even had outdoor ball fields at night which were lit up with large flood lights which were near where my friends and I found the ostrich size petrified dinosaur eggs. We never did find any confederate gold in the sandstone quartz rock quarry. Whatever, the case about the most exciting thing that happened in those six years in Decatur, was that they built a large steel water tower behind our local Walter Jackson elementary school. We use to dress up as pilgrims at Thanksgiving time. Some of our neighbors were still share croppers living in simple one room houses, but I did take note they had root cellars in the back yard, since the newer houses were built on cement slabs which did not offer much protection during the tornado season. As I recall fall out shelter and tornado watch drills were part of the normal routine, which sort of programmed us to be prepared for disaster. Well, now my private air force consists of one $1.49 toy plane balsa wood jet glider. Of course as the price of fuel goes up, it might be come more practical to look into making air transport once again out of balsa wood, which I think is lighter than aluminum, but probably not as sturdy. I once read in the local Greenwich Time that Tom Watson of IBM fame in retirement taught hang gliding at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Of course one can not always believe what one reads in the Greenwich Time Greenwich, Connecticut, Local News, Jobs, Real Estate | Greenwich Time . CIO
Note:<888> 03/23/06 Thursday 8:40 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I went by the Arnold bread outlet, and I bought a 6 pack of New York Everything bagels for $1.85. I then drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road. I then went to my 3 P.M. appointment. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I helped the staff collapse a portable dog crate that the customer needed to have collapsed to fit in a car. I then went to downtown Greenwich Avenue, and I stopped by CVS, and I picked up two prescriptions, and I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store. They told me they have balsa wood toy planes on the lower level of the Greenwich Hardware store. After I completed my walk, I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center. I then drove back down by the waterfront. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I surveyed the place. I then returned home. I used one of my jeweler screw drivers that I keep in my yellow plastic tool box on the floor in the hallway sweater closet, and I opened up the back of the Benrus watch that I bought for $20 at the Stop and Shop when it was a Grand Union about 6 years ago. I took out the small watch battery which was a #377. I then drove over to Radio Shack in Cos Cob, and I bought a Radio Shack www.radioshack.com watch and calculator silver oxide battery for #377 part number 23-204 for $3.49 and .21 tax for $3.70 total. I then returned home, and I installed the new watch battery in the Benrus watch, and I set its time and date. Both my Benrus and my Swiss Army watch have florescent dials, so one can see the correct time when one is outside walking at night. I will now start up the primary computer. I received a call while I was out this afternoon that I have a midday dental appointment this coming Monday. CIO
Note:<888> 03/23/06 Thursday 2:00 P.M.: I showered, and I cleaned up. I threw out the garbage, and I picked up the mail. I will now go out for my 3 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note:<888> 03/23/06 Thursday 1:00 P.M.: I chatted with a friend at 6:30 A.M. this morning. I went out to start the Volvo, but the jump start device still was not powerful enough. My neighbor tried to jump start me, but it was not enough charge. I finally went back to my apartment, and I called 1-800-42GEICO www.geico.com which provides me free automobile jump starting and towing under my automobile insurance program. They dispatched Riverside towing which arrived in about an hour. They tried their jump start device, and it was not powerful enough. They connected up their jumper cables to their truck, and after quite a bit of cranking the Volvo started up with a lot of white smoke which means that it was flooded. I let the car run for a while after Riverside towing left. I then took the car for a long 62 mile three hour drive. I drove east on Interstate 95 to Route 7 North and then I went west into Ridgefield, Connecticut. I got out of the car, and I left it running, since I could lock it up with the second set of keys that I had. I went into the Ridgefield Hardware store, and I bought a Guillow's www.guillow.com Jetfire balsa wood glider for $1.49 and .09 tax for $1.58. I noticed that Ridgefield still has the active Jerusalem Masonic temple across the street from the hardware store. They have a nice Episcopal church called St. Stephen's. I then drove west out of town, and north to the New York State border and then back into Vista, Connecticut on Route 123 south leading down to New Canaan, Connecticut. I parked in front of the New Canaan, Connecticut town hall leaving my car going, but the nearby New Canaan, Connecticut visiting nurse thrift shop was closed until noon. They have a nice computer chair out in front for a hundred dollars. I then drove around the downtown New Canaan area, and it has not changed much. Driving west out of town, I noticed about 500 cars parked at the New Canaan YMCA. It looked like the New Canaan schools were on holiday with all the youth walking around. I drove south down to Darien, and then I got on I-95 West. There is a nice Howard Johnson's www.hojo.com motel in Darien. I drove to exit 5 in Old Greenwich, and then I went to the Old Greenwich Mobil Express car wash, and I got the cheapest Express car wash for $6. I then towel dried my car. I chatted with a local marine about Laguna Beach, California. I then drove back to my apartment building. I chatted with a neighbor. I chatted with a relative. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I chatted with a relative. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I will now replace the battery on my Benrus watch, which I think I have a replacement battery for. CIO
Note:<888> 03/22/06 Wednesday 10:40 P.M.: I watched some television. I ate half of a 5.5 ounce bag of Arnold regular size seasoned croutons. I looked at a tech page on my 1995 850 Turbo Volvo station wagon, and it says it needs a lot of power to start, since cranking the motor uses a lot of power, and if the battery is not strong enough, it does not get enough spark power to start. Well, I will try it again tomorrow, once the jump start system is fully charged up. I have www.geico.com towing and jump start service, but first I will try to do it myself. I have not driven it since Saturday night, when I went to the bank. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon. I might watch some television in bed. CIO
Note:<888> 03/22/06 Wednesday 9:20 P.M.: I went out to start up the Volvo, but the jump start device was not charged enough to start it up. I will try again tomorrow, when the jump start device is fully charged. I have not driven the car since about Saturday night, so I guess I need to drive the car a little bit more often. I chatted with two relatives. CIO
Note:<888> 03/22/06 Wednesday 8:05 P.M.: I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea. Last night I took out a one pound piece of top round cab roast from the freezer, and I put it in the refrigerator to defrost. I just cut it into one inch cube pieces, and I ran it through the CuisineArt, and I turned it into hamburger meat. I then shaped it into two 8 ounce square hamburger patties about .75 inch thick, and I refrigerated one in a plastic bag. I then put a few of teaspoons of olive oil and a couple pads of margarine in a 10 inch diameter frying pan, and I heated it on medium high until the fat began to bubble. I added one medium onion sliced into .25 inch thick slices, and I seasoned the hamburger pattie on both sides with celery salt and ground black pepper. I then cooked it on medium high on each side for one minute a side to seer it, and then I lowered the heat to medium, and I cooked it on each side for another 2.5 minutes. While doing this I cut in half a Thomas' square bagel, and I toasted it on the inside, and I put Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on each inside side. I also put two cups of broccoli crowns and baby carrots in a plastic microwave cooking pot with lid with an inch of water, and I heated it on the vegetable cycle three times in the General Electric microwave oven. For the last 1.5 minutes of cooking the hamburger, I put six 1/4 inch thick by 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch slices of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese on the hamburger to melt with lid on the frying pan, and I then put it on the square bagel bottom, and I put Heinz ketchup on it, and the sautéed slices of onion on it and the top half of the square bagel. I put the vegetables in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. I will now go back out, and I see if I can get the Volvo started. If it starts up all right, I will go for a drive to charge it up. CIO
Note:<888> 03/22/06 Wednesday 6:50 P.M.: I finished going through my email. CIO
Note:<888> 03/22/06 Wednesday 6:25 P.M.: Vista debut hits a delay | Tech News on ZDNet .
Note:<888> 03/22/06 Wednesday 6:10 P.M.: I hooked up the jump start system, and the Volvo almost started on the first crank, which it usually does. However, I think I must have flooded it, and I ran down the jump start system trying to start it. Thus I will have to charge up the jump start system for another two hours, before I try it again, and hopefully the Volvo will start up right away then. I guess I have not been driving it enough. I checked the fuses, and they seem all right. However, the plastic clamp on the fuse box cover broke off at its front end, so it is not securely fastened at its front plastic latch. I will go through my email on the primary computer. CIO
Note:<888> 03/22/06 Wednesday 5:05 P.M.: I went outside, and I threw out the garbage. I checked the Volvo, and its battery is run down from lack of use of the Volvo. I will take the jump start system, and I will start it up, and I will go for a long drive. First I have to dress up more warmly. CIO
Note:<888> 03/22/06 Wednesday 3:35 P.M.: I was awake at 1:30 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I listened to some of the BBC radio http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . I will now wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed. Since Microsoft last week already let me activate the copy of Windows XP Professional on my server computer, I guess I will not need to reinstall the new copy of Windows XP Professional full version PriceGrabber.com OEM Windows XP Professional (Full Product) when I receive it in a couple days. I do not think there is any reason to go through the hassle of reinstalling the system, since the XP is already activated, and the server system is already running fine. Thus I have a Windows XP Professional full version license, a Windows XP Professional upgrade version license, and a Windows XP Home Edition upgrade license. Thus my computers are in compliance with Microsoft licensing. I do occasionally configure other thrift shop computers, and I frequently test them with beta copies of the Microsoft operating systems. However, having spent $69 and $10 for Microsoft products yesterday, I am a little bit short of money until the end of the month. However, I do have my computer services all up and running, and it is enough to keep me busy. I will now wash the breakfast dishes and make my bed. I will then shower and clean up, so I do not smell like I just came off the Appalachian trail. I will then start making http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm . CIO
Note:<888> 03/22/06 Wednesday 3:50 A.M.: I made two copies of the Microsoft Windows XP home edition CD to have in reserve. I will go through my email later. I will run Ad-awareSE, and then I will shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed. CIO
Note:<888> 03/22/06 Wednesday 2:35 A.M.: I have the Toshiba laptop all configured with Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition. It has a 6 gigabyte hard drive that has bad sectors, so I have it configured into two partitions of 4 and 1 gigabytes to avoid the bad sectors. I still have a half of a gigabyte of free space on each partition. I am running Norton Speed Disk on it right now. I could install Nero 6.6 if I ever needed to back it up to an external hard drive or CD/R media. Home edition does not have the Microsoft backup program or Internet Information Services server. I will now go through my email. About midnight I ate three scoops of Edy's low fat slow churn mocha almond fudge ice cream. Before going through my email, I will restart the server. CIO
Note:<888> 03/21/06 Tuesday 11:20 P.M.: I received email from the vendor of PriceGrabber.com OEM Windows XP Professional (Full Product) for $69 that I ordered with free shipping with the product key. It said in the email that it is only good for the full OEM version of XP Professional. I checked with Microsoft also, and they said I would have to do a new full install replacing my existing server system. I am still configuring the Toshiba laptop with the new installation of Windows XP Home Edition. I still have a while to go configuring it. I microwaved and ate a 19 ounce can of Hormel steakhouse stew which I ate with a glass of iced tea. I chatted with two relatives. Earlier today, a neighbor gave me $1 for a pack of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s cigarettes. CIO
Note:<888> 03/21/06 Tuesday 4:10 P.M.: On the Toshiba laptop, I installed SP2, Eztrust firewall, and Eztrust antivirus. I am just finishing installing the XP updates. I also rested a while. I just ate the other half of a 5.5 ounce bag of Arnold's seasoned croutons. CIO
Note:<888> 03/21/06 Tuesday 12:10 P.M.: I have Windows XP Home Edition installed on the Toshiba laptop, and I have activated it, and I have the LAN and wireless devices configured. I am currently installing the SP2 updates. I will install the Eztrust firewall and antivirus programs on it. After that I will probably go to bed for a while. CIO
Note:<888> 03/21/06 Tuesday 10:40 A.M.: I called up Microsoft at 1-800-936-5700, and for a $10 charge they gave me the product key for my Windows XP Home Edition CD. I had to use a magnifying glass to see the CD number on the silver side inner ring. I am installing it on the Toshiba laptop, and the old beta that was on it has been formatted. It will take a while to install and configure. CIO
Note:<888> 03/21/06 Tuesday 9:10 A.M.: I ate three scoops of Edy's low fat slow churn mocha almond fudge ice cream. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go back to bed. CIO
Note:<888> 03/21/06 Tuesday 8:40 A.M.: I emailed the email address mailto:ots@ltg.info about getting the product key for my copy of Windows XP Home Edition. I found the email address at the bottom of this page Windows Additional Licensing Information . CIO
Note:<888> 03/21/06 Tuesday 8:15 A.M.: I just installed and ran Microsoft Windows Defender on both the primary computer and the server computer. CIO
Note:<888> 03/21/06 Tuesday 7:45 A.M.: When I woke up at 2 A.M., I ate half of a 5.5 ounce bag of Arnold Seasoned croutons with some iced tea. I went through my email. CIO
Note:<888> 03/21/06 Tuesday 6:40 A.M.: More in another email reply on http://mikelouisscott.com/fred.htm . CIO
Note:<888> 03/21/06 Tuesday 5:10 A.M.: I watched some television for an hour after the last message. I went to bed, and I woke up at 2 A.M.. In running my server on the Syntax backup computer http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm . I am using an older backup computer that I configured from parts that I took out of my primary computer when I built it gradually over the last year. I never used the backup computer until I started running the server. When I bought the two Maxtor 160 gigabyte hard drives for my primary computer in December 2004 on sale at www.staples.com for $70 each, I took out the two old 20 gigabyte hard drives, and I stored them away. When I started building my primary computer last May and June 2005 to date, I used the old Northgate Syntax system as a backup system, and some time after that I threw in the two use 20 gigabyte hard drives into it. However, since the systems were similar Windows XP product activation did not come up, and since I never used the backup computer other than testing it about once a month and adding parts to it, as I upgraded my primary system, I did not consider it a second primary system. However, now that it is running all the time including when I run my primary computer, I would have to consider it a primary and not backup computer. Thus I feel it should have its own registered copy of Windows XP Professional. I just bought this PriceGrabber.com OEM Windows XP Professional (Full Product) for $69 with free shipping. Since the Syntax motherboard server has not been configured in many years, and it is a bit buggy in terms of system stability, when I get the new XP OEM Professional Full Product, I do not think I can use it as an upgrade, which means to install it, I will need to do a new install on the Syntax server C: drive. The server files are on its D: drive. Thus when I receive the XP product, I will probably have to reinstall the operating system on the server. However, it will then be more of a server and less of a mirror of my primary computer as backup computer, since it contained the primary computer's old hard drives. Since they are adjacent to each other, it is not necessary to really have the working backup computer now that it is a server, unless like recently when my primary computer power supply failed, I was using the server computer for backup. Thus if I can not install the new XP product as an upgrade or just its license, I will probably install it as a new install. It is really a matter of six of one half a dozen of another. Either a better running server or a more fully configured backup computer that mirrors my current primary computer. I also have a copy of Windows XP Home Edition that Tom King gave me that I am not using, since I do not have its product activation key. I think I need to send the Home Edition CD into Microsoft to get its product activation key. The Microsoft web site is vague on the subject. The power supply that I returned to www.thermaltake.com has been received by them out in California, and they are processing it. CIO
Note:<888> 03/20/06 Monday 9:50 P.M.: I watched some television. I chatted with two relatives. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:<888> 03/20/06 Monday 8:50 P.M.: I replied to an email on http://mikelouisscott.com/fred.htm , and I included it in the page. I emailed www.directron.com about the fact that they had not yet charged me for the new power supply. I took a frozen 7 ounce box of Armour 10 lite sausages, and I put 3 tablespoons of water in a 10 inch stick proof frying pan, and the sausages, and I brought the water to a bubble over medium high electric heat with the a lid on the frying pan, and then I timed it for four minutes on medium heat, while doing this, I broke three large eggs into a mixing bowl, and I added two tablespoons of milk, ground black pepper, celery salt, a teaspoon of olive oil and Italian spices, and I mixed it all together with a whisk. After the sausages had steamed four minutes, and the moisture had evaporated, I added a tablespoon of olive oil to the pan, and I spread it around, and then I added the egg mixture. I stirred this with the sausages while the egg mixture cooked. While the eggs and sausages cooked, I toasted a square bagel on the insides. Once the eggs were cooked to medium soft surrounding the sausages, I put them on a dinner plate with the toasted square bagels and bit of olive oil on the bagels. I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. I washed the dinner dishes. CIO
Note:<888> 03/20/06 Monday 5:20 P.M.: I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. My outdoor weather station whose sensor is in my window in the sun at this time of the day at this time of the year said it is 60 degrees Fahrenheit outside. However, when I went outside to throw out the garbage and to move my Volvo into its usual parking place, the Volvo temperature sensor said it is only 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Thus if one has the option on a weather station sensor, one should not have it in the direct sunlight. However with the sun on the windows and the apartment thermostat set at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, it is currently 70 degrees Fahrenheit below the living room window ledge, 74 degrees Fahrenheit on the living room coffee table, 78 degrees Fahrenheit on the hallway barometer, and 80 degrees Fahrenheit on the left side hallway thermometer, so at this time of the year when it is still colder outside, I am actually a bit warmer inside on a sunny day. Not much happening in the world, because frequently this time of year, the wealthier people whom make the news happen are vacationing in warmer areas and will probably continue to do so until after Easter. I chatted briefly with a friend. CIO
Note:<888> 03/20/06 Monday 4:10 P.M.: I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I made my bed. I checked my mail. I chatted with www.cablevision.com , and they said if I have any problems with their internet service, I should email mailto:abuse@cablevision.com . However, as usual they just listened, but they did not tell me anything. They said if I had a Trojan on my computer, I would have to do a low level format, but I already knew that. I do not think I have a Trojan on my computer, since it runs fine on weekdays. I think I have been dealing with a weekend hacker whom causes problems. I will now wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed. I could do some more house cleaning, but the apartment is not really that dirty. CIO
Note:<888> 03/20/06 Monday 12:55 P.M.: I woke up at 12:30 P.M.. I posted my broadcast in Real format at http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/ however, it does not play automatically in the Real Player, one has to save it and then play it. It is 66 degrees Fahrenheit in my apartment with the thermostat set at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note:<888> 03/20/06 Monday 7:15 A.M.: I ate three scoops of Edy's low fat slow churn mocha almond fudge ice cream. I am using the basic Real Producer to encode my last's night demo broadcast in Real format from the Windows Media file. It will only encode up to three different Real formats. It seems to take a bit of time. I watched some television. I will leave the primary computer going to finish the Real encoding, and I will go back to bed. CIO
Note:<888> 03/20/06 Monday 5:25 A.M.: OfficeMax - Weekly Store Ads KONICA MINOLTA 2400W Color Laser Printer $150 after rebates . Cheap Stingy Bargains: ATI Radeon 9250 256MB AGP Video Card w/TV-Out $45 free shipping . CIO
Note:<888> 03/20/06 Monday 3:50 A.M.: Norton AntiVirus 2005 is finished running on the server, and so far it found one virus "qsi.exe", which I deleted. It was in a download folder, so I do not think it was effecting the system. I checked my BNY Online Banking - Internet Banking , and the charge for my power supply was placed on the account when I ordered it, and now it does not show up on the account, thus more than likely it will appear sooner or later. My primary computer motherboard GIGABYTE - Support - Motherboard - Manual 7VT600-RZ is available at Gigabyte 7VT600P-RZ Socket A Motherboard 400 MHz FSB VIA KT600 / VIA VT8237 Chipset AGP 8X DDR400+ Serial ATA with RAID 0.1 6-Channel Audio USB 2.0 x 8 & LAN-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com , but I do not think it is necessary to have one installed in the server case at this point, since the server does not need to be more powerful. Although it would have more slots, I do not think it would be necessary to replace its 266 MHz memory with 400 MHz memory, and I really can not afford to spend $120 on another AMD Sempron 3000 333 Mhz processor and it would need another $35 CPU cooler, and I guess I would be able to use the RMA power supply when it was returned. Thus to have it up to similar speed as the primary computer would be minimal $225, which is not really necessary. Of course over time, I might improve the primary computer system and move its parts to the server. I did not try to build the primary computer system as a 64 bit processor, since I do not own 64 bit XP, and there are not many 64 bit programs anyway. CIO
Note:<888> 03/20/06 Monday 2:00 A.M.: I woke up, and I started up the primary computer. I noticed on my server somebody from Herndon, Virginia was looking at my server. I do not think a government agency would cause me computer problems. However, in the past when I was running a server until shortly after "911", I had problems with a regular hacker whose IP address came out of the Rutgers University computer lab. Since Rutgers University is near Newark, New Jersey International airport, and since Herndon, Virginia is near Dulles International airport west of D.C., perhaps we have a red herring bothering me in my computer operations who flies into the country and hacks from some convenient location to cause problems. My question is what is the point of annoying my computer operations, since only a couple dozen people a day look at my server on briefly according to the stats log Summary (Michael Louis Scott's web site) . It would seem to me that it would be some misguided individual or it might be some sort of computer running a program that randomly invades other computers. Anyway, I am running Norton Antivirus 2005 on the server. CIO
Note:<888> 03/19/06 Sunday 9:55 P.M.: I ate 9 ounces of a 9.5 ounce can of CVS whole cashew nuts and the rest of the apple pie with a glass of iced tea. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go back to bed. I am so tired of doing all of this routine maintenance and troubleshooting on the computer systems, I am not getting any of my regular work done. It is the nature of living around people whom have too much money and tend to not know what they are doing with it that you frequently deal with individuals misusing advanced machinery. It is like the drunk at the wheel of a Rolls Royce. From my viewpoint, the only saving grace in dealing with those types of alcoholics is that they frequently get bored, and they travel on to perpetrate mischief in other areas, since they do not have long attention spans. I guess the people in India get tired of talking with that group of alcoholics when they have tech support problems. CIO
Note:<888> 03/19/06 Sunday 9:00 P.M.: I finished the ASR backup of the primary computer C: drive to the Maxtor external hard drive. I cleaned my bathroom. I chatted with a relative and friend, and I left another message with a friend. The computer systems seem to be running fine for now. It seems that some network of alcoholics local in this area get their kicks out of hacking my computer setup on weekends in this area. The government has investigated them, and since they are from established families, the government turns a blind eye. However, I will have to remind them that since their family's and they have assets, they could be held liable in court, and they would have to pay the damages. I have advised their attorneys to advise their parents and trust officers to cut off their trust funds, until suitable medical personnel can treat their alcoholic problems. That is about all that I can say. CIO
Note:<888> 03/19/06 Sunday 6:15 P.M.: I was awake at 2 P.M.. I started to do a Windows XP Automatic System Recovery backup of the primary computer from the C: drive to the external hard drive. I then checked out the server. For some reason, the server was running slowly without the Internet Information Manager server running. I tried rebooting without the server running, and that did not fix the problem. I did a System restore to this past Friday's backup, and it started running normally. I them turned off the external hard drive by mistake, when I turned off the router, which the external hard drive was plugged into its power strip. I thus did not complete the backup. I then decided to do a Windows XP Automatic System Recovery backup from the Server C: drive to the external hard drive. I plugged the external hard drive into the power strip on the right hand desk drawer. I tried plugging the external hard drive into the front USB port, but I received a message that it is not USB 2.0. I plugged it into the rear USB 2.0 port, and then I did a Windows XP Automatic Systems recovery backup from the C: drive to the Maxtor external hard drive. Before doing that, I copied the server folder from the D: drive to the C: drive, so it would be in the backup. While doing the backup, I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes. Once the backup was complete, I connected the external hard drive to the primary computer system, and I started a ASR backup from the C: drive to the external hard drive. I removed the four port USB device from the front of the server, and I plugged it into the fourth and only available USB 2.0 device which was available on the rear of the server, and I left the four port device on the left side of the server at its base. I am not sure whether it is USB 2.0 four port device or not, but I will try it next time I do a backup. I had to reinstall the onboard VIA audio driver on the server. For some reason, it was not working. It seems to me, that a number of odd things happen on my computers particularly on weekends which are hard to explain. Whether it is a hacker or an intruder, as I have said many times before every time, I spend time having to fix one of my computers, it means there are other activities like house cleaning and other more routine activities that do not get done. I have a feeling the root of the problem is being tracked by concerned individuals, and they will terminate the individuals responsible in due time, once they make a serious enough breach of security on someone's secure systems. Obviously living five miles south of Armonk, New York, we have expert computer people in the area, but that also attacks an increasing large number of hackers and other trouble makers which the local computer security people obviously know how to deal with. I do not know if the problems that I continually have with my systems are from a hacker or an intruder or a systems malfunction, but it seems strange it only happens on weekends, and not on weekdays. It is like somebody whom is a hacker has a weekday job or school assignment, and on weekends, they hack people's computers. CIO
Note:<888> 03/19/06 Sunday 3:45 A.M.: I looped a piece of scotch tape in a circle, and I used it to secure the Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard base unit to the left front base of the right center monitor, so it will not slide off and become damaged when I move items like cords in that area. I toasted a square bagel, and I put some olive oil on it, and I ate it with some iced tea. Volcano news AM - Ranger feared dead in volcanic eruption and STUFF - STORY - HOME : New Zealand's leading news and information website . There is volcanoligist in New Zealand named Brad Scott, so maybe he would know more. Staples In Store 12% discount coupon Customer Appreciation Days . Cheap Stingy Bargains: Dell Monchrome Laser Printer only $50! (HOT) . I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 03/19/06:
Note:<888> 03/19/06 Sunday 1:20 A.M.: I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:<888> 03/19/06 Sunday 12:10 A.M.: My Logitech 4000 web cam has face tracking, high resolution video, and a built in microphone. I used the Windows Movie Maker to make a 22 minute video clip. One is in high speed 512 kbps http://mikelouisscott.com/movie/mls-031806.wmv and one is in low speed 36 kbps for dialup access http://mikelouisscott.com/movie/mls-ls-031806.wmv . I make the video with the Windows Movie Maker program. I then use Nero 6.6 to transfer it to DVD, and I then copy it into the server folder. CIO
Note:<888> 03/18/06 Saturday 10:20 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street, and I deposited my $80 rebate from Staples and Lexmark on the Lexmark E238 laser printer. I drove down by the waterfront. Some of the sailors were having dinner at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club. I guess they are the poorer ones whom can not afford to go south to go sailing during the winter, so let's take pity on them. Of course they might be in the Royal Norwegian Navy or something like that waiting for the Russian Navy to invade or just a bunch of friendly Eskimos that find it a warm place to hang their caps. I did not observe anything unusual while I was down by the waterfront. None of the local youth were down there, so I guess it is too cold for them, or they can not afford the gasoline to venture down there. I then drove around the downtown area, and I returned home. I booted up the primary computer. I disconnected the USB cable from the Lexmark X1185 all purpose printer, and I turned on the Visioneer scanner to let plug and play install it. The Visioneer 4400 scanner does not connect if the Lexmark X1185 is connected. Although the Visioneer 4400 is an older scanner, I think it has a higher resolution than the Lexmark X1185. Both of them are equally useable for their jobs. I rebooted the server. I took one of my audio cables, and I connected the primary computer case speaker jack to it, and I have set by the Logitech 6.1 control speaker on the right side, so if one wants to use just the case speaker, one plugs it into the Logitech 6.1 speaker jack, and then turns on the speakers. I think it is a good policy to plug in audio jacks with the components turned off. Also I can connect the stereo input speaker cable into the same jack. When that jack is used, it turns off the Logitech 6.1 speakers. I thus could have about 50 speakers playing all together with my computer and stereo speakers turned on at the same time, and I could truly tune out the world. If somebody had to replace me in my local computer activity this person http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/chris2000.JPG might know more about computers by now, but the last I heard he was working for a church in New London, Connecticut. More than likely there is nobody else whom might be willing to work at it continually day in and day out without being paid. However, I do not think he would be able to afford to buy the computer equipment that I have been able to put together over all of these years. He is more programmed on music and circuitry, but he might have learned something about computer systems in the last seven years. Let's hope he is not still working in the car wash. Since he is a cold weather person, he more than likely has survived in this area. However, I know something about the area he is from in Vermont, and it tends to have some high security facilities since it was somewhere up in that area it was widely advertised in the old days of North American Aerospace Defense Command before according to our local cable television system that the U.S. government disassembled those facilities that supposedly they had some sort of backup facility in that region. All I ever found up in that region was a dairy farm where a wealthy friend of mine restored Liberty Ship hatch covers into large ornate coffee tables, but it was a pleasant enough area to visit on hot summer days on weekends in the summer to get away from the Polaroid research laboratory. Supposedly it was a commune for Cambridge, Massachusetts hippie types. The area I am talking about is St. Johnsbury, Vermont which I think is near Jay Peak, Vermont in Northeast Vermont where Chris was raised. Either area gets awfully damn cold in the winter, and if one is not prepared for MINUS 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT or 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FAHRENHEIT on the cold winter days, I would not bother him, and I would not plan to spend the winter there unless you happened to be an Eskimo from Alaska. Of course when I was down in Key West, Florida, most of the people whom I seem to know were from Vermont or Canada, since they were the only ones comfortable camping outside there in the winter. Thus since he knows the area, and since he is also legally a Canadian Citizen, once one gets around the Anglophile group of people whom the Canadians befriend, more than likely you will run into some of his other friends. Also as I recall Chris' grandfather worked for a nuclear power plant in Vermont, so more than likely he would be able keep the lights on. However, as I recall he did occasionally enjoy a beer or other beverage, so more than likely he would not be as reliable on computers as I am. However, if you ever got a lot of snow, he also knew how to get rid of the snow, and he also knew how to garden. Thus more than likely he is earning a living and can afford a computer if he has the time. I checked with the Royal Canadian mounted police over the years, but they never seemed to have been able to find him. Possibly he is looking up that little old lady in California whom is the wealthiest person in the world owning a vegetable patch. Since he has programmed himself on animation and entertainment media, I sort of regarded him a young Walt Disney type. Remember Walt Disney worked on the Chicago World's Fair, before he started his theme parks. CIO
Note:<888> 03/18/06 Saturday 6:05 P.M.: I tested the new Logitech 6.1 speaker system listening to a little bit of the http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . Apparently in western Europe, religion is not as important as it is in America. When I lived in southern Europe, one saw very few people actually going to church except in the more rural areas. I watered the plants. I emptied the garbage, and I will throw it out, when I go out. I made and ate Michael Louis Scott's Pork and Beans with franks . For the beans, I use a 15 ounce can of VanCamps pork and beans. I ate the meal with a glass of iced tea. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will shower, and I will clean up. I will then go out for a bit of fresh air. One does not see many people downtown at night anymore because of the increased cost of fuel for individuals whom own automobiles, which they need to spend to drive their cars. Of course there are always the local people whom happen to live in the downtown area. CIO
Note:<888> 03/18/06 Saturday 4:10 P.M.: I was awake at 10 A.M. this morning. I chatted with a friend. Apparently with the higher price of gasoline in the U.S.A., real estate sales are slowing down, particularly in the suburbs. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I checked the mail twice. On the primary computer, I reinstalled the Logitech Wireless X500 wireless keyboard and mouse software, and I ran Ad-awareSE, Norton WinDoctor 2003, and I did a System Restore backup. I then did a Windows XP Automatic System Recovery backup from the C: drive to the D: drive. While the backup was running, I went back to bed until 2 P.M., when I chatted with a relative. I went downstairs, and I picked up my mail. The $80 rebate check from www.lexmark.com and www.staples.com arrived for the Lexmark E238 printer. I bought the Lexmark E238 laser printer Lexmark E238 -- Lexmark United States last December 9, 2005 which regularly sells for $179.98, but it had a $36 online instant rebate, so it cost me $143.98 plus $8.64 tax for $152.62 with free shipping, and now that I have received the $80 rebate, it will have cost me $72.62. I added the www.reporting.net advertising link to my server for www.dell.com small business. Now if anyone buys something from the link, I will get a commission. However, in a 11.5 years on the internet, I have only received about $250 in commissions, so it is not a very profitable enterprise. I was having erratic mouse problems, and I think it was because, my Logitech X500 wireless mouse sits on top of my CPU near the power supply causing electronic interference. I took the CompUSA mouse pad from underneath the red, white, and blue, Staples mouse pad, and I put the CompUSA mouse pad on the right side, and I moved the heavier yellow hard plastic mouse pad underneath the red, white, and blue Staples mouse pad, and now the Logitech wireless mouse seems to be better shielded, and it is running all right now. I will now wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed. CIO
Note:<888> 03/18/06 Saturday 12:55 P.M.: I booted into Vista beta 2 build 5308, and as far as I can tell the new USB arrangement was installed. Creative still does not supply an update to the Vista driver for the Creative SoundBlaster Audigy2 card. I ate a piece of apple pie with some iced tea. I ran Ad-awareSE on the primary and the server computers. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon. I also rebooted the server. As far as I can tell, there is not much happening around here. There might be a few bored children, but they usually go back to watching television. CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 11:35 P.M.: I will now boot Vista beta 2 build 5308 on the primary computer to let plug and play install the current USB devices in their new arrangement. CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 11:20 P.M.: News out of Russia Russian Volcano News if you know Russian Камчатский Научный Центр ДВО РАН . When I went to the Taft School The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, a few of my classmates studied Russian at the nearby Westover girls school. One of them ended up at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia. And 2006 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting :: 24-27 July 2006, Beijing, China . TechWeb | Dual Boot | Intel Mac Boots Windows XP . I finished going through my email. CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 9:50 P.M.: Let's see if we recognize anyone here www.liveduvalstreet.com . I will now go through my email. In the old days in Key West, Florida back in 1976 one of the heirs to www.ibm.com lived there, but I guess with all of their worldly tech savvy, they have found new watering holes. I will now go through my email. I guess some of the more obscure and private people whom I knew in Key West, Florida were members of the DuPont family www.dupont.com whom always seemed to be bored as if they had seen it all. I remember one St. Patrick's Day in Key West, Florida when I was there, they had the Budweiser Budweiser Clydesdales and their wagon in town, but last weekend they were in Stamford, Connecticut for the St. Patrick's Day parade, so they were probably in Manhattan today for the parade. They used very large horses to pull beer wagons in the old days, and I always wondered if the Clydesdales drank any of the beer. I will now go through my email. CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 9:05 P.M.: I picked up my mail downstairs. I chatted with a friend who said he would he would call me back. I called up the Key West Hotel Resorts & Florida Keys Beach Accommodations - Casa Marina Resort Key West , and they told me it is still hot down there unlike here. I guess that is why Henry Flagler was never seen around Greenwich, Connecticut much during the winter. Current temperature in Key West, Florida Key West, Florida (33040) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground and current temperature in Palm Beach, Florida (33480) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground and current temperature in Vero Beach, Florida Vero Beach, Florida (32960) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground and TCPalm , so I guess it is starting to warm up down in Florida. Local temperature in Greenwich, Connecticut is a bit cooler Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground , but we manager to keep busy in our cooler homes. I have seen people wearing summer shorts around here, so they must think there are pleasant weather conditions here. I took a frozen 12 ounce box of six Stop and Shop fish cakes, and I put them on a baking tray with 32 America's Choice frozen tater tots, and I put them in the Farberware convection oven, and I baked them at 375 degrees Fahrenheit, since the convection ovens runs warmer for 20 minutes. I put Heinz ketchup on them, and I ate them with a glass of iced tea. The desk clerk answering the telephone at the Casa Marina was new from Chile in South America, where obviously they know something about volcanoes and cooler weather. I think in Chile, they also produce a lot of produce and wine. CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 6:50 P.M.: I slept until 4 P.M.. FedEx delivered the my power supply order for $35 Super-Flower 520W Triple-Fan Silent ATX P4 Power Supply TT-520SS, Color: Blue, Retail Box-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com and Super-Flower.com and 4-Fan PSU and http://www.super-flower.com.tw and this newer model Super Flower 4 fan-psu and three case badges *Free USPS Shipping* Canadian Flag Case Badge (stickers, labels, tags), FL-2-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com , *Free USPS Shipping* Case Badges - UK Flag, stickers, labels, tags, #R9-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com , and *Free USPS Shipping* Case Badges - US National Flag, stickers, labels, #R12-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com for $2.99 each plus $14,50 three day FedEx shipping for $58.57 total from www.directron.com is FedEx | Track directron.com power supply order . They delivered the three fan 520 watt model instead of the four fan model, which is all right. Possibly there is some confusion on their web page, since it has 4 LED lights, but in my steel Antec case, one only sees them from the rear. I left the fan speed setting at medium of three settings low, medium, and high. I installed the new power supply which is smaller but heavier compared to the other one. I was only able to attach it with three screws instead of four, but it is securely mounted. I reattached the cables, and I ran the CPU case fan speaker lead out the top of the rear case where there is a small opening around the new power supply. One can use that audio feed cable with one of my spare audio cables to connect it up to the Logitech 6.1 control speaker, if one just wanted to play the small CPU speaker. I tested the system, and it seems to run just fine. I checked my cables and clearances. I then reattached the CPU to its cables. I moved the Columbia 2.4 gigahertz cordless phone from on top of the CPU to the left on the oak dining table behind the AT&T line phone. Its frequency was interfering with the Logitech wireless mouse. I started up the computer, and Windows XP plug and play recognized all of the USB devices. I checked all five USB printers connected to the computer, and its other accessories. I adjusted the Logitech 6.1 speaker system sound, and I played some vintage Frank Sinatra music to check out its over all audio. It sounds just great. I put the three new case badges on the front of the yellow Antec aluminum server case. The USA flag in the center position in the case badge fitting, and then the British Union Jack on top of that, and the Canadian Maple Leaf flag beneath the USA flag, so I have the same three flags configured on the front of the yellow Antec server case as the white steel Antec primary computer case. I got a mouse battery low warning, so I just put two new Energizer AA alkaline batteries in my Logitech cordless mouse. I am a bit worn out, so I probably will not be doing house cleaning this evening. CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 10:15 A.M.: I went out after the last message. I went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought four 59 ounce jugs of Tropicana orange juice with calcium for $1.88 each, the checker ran it through as two separate purchases, since they limit one to two sale items at a time, and I also bought green Chiquita bananas at .79 a pound for $2.14 for $10.66 total. I then went downtown, and I sat out briefly. I then went to the central Greenwich post office, and I mailed the RTM power supply for $12.95 two day priority mail. At their 24 hour automated post centers, one can send up to 70 pound packages if they fit into the large mail box, but one can not use cash for the purchase of postage, and one has to use credit or debit cards. There is one at both the Valley Road and the central Greenwich post offices. I then drove down by the waterfront. With the higher prices of gasoline, there is not as much traffic moving around at rush hour, but there are more younger people coming out on the train. I then went by the Arnold bread outlet, and I bought a six pack of New York Everything bagels for $1.85 and a 26 ounce Entenmann's homestyle apple pie for $2 for $3.85 total. I then returned home. I ate a piece of apple pie with some iced tea. I will now reboot the server, and then I will go to bed. I guess I am back on a night schedule. Possibly when I wake up later on today, I will do my house cleaning, since there is not much more for me to do in the computer activity beside regular computer activity. It says here that FedEx as usual has come through, and my new power supply has arrived in Stamford, Connecticut, and it is out on their local delivery truck FedEx | Track directron.com power supply order , so I guess FedEx should be waking me up sometime sooner or later, It should only take about 20 minutes to install the power supply at the most. It is only four screws, and plugging in the interior cables and checking the overall configuration. Since the USB devices have already been installed XP should reinstall their drivers in whatever reassigned USB ports they have. Of course I will have to test each USB device to make sure they work. When I posted the picture on the server last night, it proved the front USB 2.0 ports worked which I connected up my Vivitar digital camera with one of them. It was somewhat tricky to figure out how to configure the 9 wires for the front USB ports on the Antec aluminum case, since each one was separate. Time to reboot and go to bed. I am advertising the Toshiba laptops to show that I can display advertising if anyone wants to pay me for advertising. Dell advertises so much, I do not think I could add anything to their presence. At www.techbargains.com , www.staples.com has a very good price with rebates on a Compaq laptop. However, I do not pretend to know much about laptops. I think www.ibm.com also still makes them as quite a few other people. I also think www.toshiba.com and www.ibm.com are in business together making laptops. However, whether the Japanese actually make them with their high level of robotic manufacturing, or they job them out to other countries, I do not know. Basically the Advertising and Stats link is just a static page displayed as a XP Internet Management Services server Footer. CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 7:25 A.M.: I will now get ready to go out. CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 7:05 A.M.: Get your chop sticks ready CNN.com - China drops case against Times man - Mar 17, 2006 . Maybe the President of China will want to see the baby Panda in the National Zoo Giant Pandas - National Zoo| FONZ . I acted the role of a panda back in second grade in Decatur, Alabama at the Walter Jackson School with two other friends whom played the other two pandas. As I recall Al Neebrik and Billy Ellis were the other two pandas. I recall I had to memorize two pages of script, and I memorized them in the early morning hours before the play. That is about the limit of my acting experience. I hope I do not have to wait for the President of China to show up for my power supply probably assembled in Taiwan with Chinese parts to arrive. As I recall when I first got on the internet about 11 years ago, one of the first organizations that I emailed was a Physics institute in Peking, China. I am not sure if this place Department of Physics at Peking University is the same place. CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 7:00 A.M.: I guess I could go out at 7:30 A.M., and I could get bananas and orange juice at the Stop and Shop, and then I could mail the package at the central Greenwich Post office, and it would give me a chance to take a break from the computer activity. CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 6:35 A.M.: On the Thermaltake Power Supply Thermaltake Business Club on this, it says I have a 3 year warranty on PurePower Power Supply Series- 420W bought from http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153006 on July 17, 2005, and on their RMA on their form it is "W0008RUC" at Electronic Return of Merchandise Authorization System . I filled out the form, and I received a RMA number via Email and also from the form. I package up the defective power supply in a spare shipping box in bubble wrap, small inflated bags, and grocery store sale circulars crimpled up, and I put at the top of the inside of the box, the two RMA forms, and a copy of the Newegg sales receipt. I sealed the box with plastic wrapping tape, and I printed out a shipping label with the RMA number on it and taped it to the top of the box. I checked out various shipping rates, and the box weighs about 5 pounds 10 ounces, so the best rate at about 6 pounds is the United States Post Office 2 day priority mail rate of $12.95. UPS and FedEx are about $2 cheaper, but their locations are further away and take four days. I thus will stay up a little while longer, and I will go over to the Valley Road Post Office, and I will mail it at 8:30 A.M., when they open. They have an automated postal service center there, but I do not think one can mail anything during non working hours larger than two pounds. Thermaltake will repair of replace the defective power supply and return it at their cost via UPS ground. CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 2:20 A.M.: I suppose the Japanese occasionally give us a bargain TWO DAYS ONLY! 25% off select Satellite® notebooks - Toshiba . CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 2:00 A.M.: I fished out the blue Polaroid ink cartridge that fell down behind the oak dining table, and I put it back on the left side wicker rack. I dusted underneath the dining table and the coffee table that the primary computer sits on. I found the suction cup telephone eves dropping device that I have never used, and I put it in the top left desk drawer with other spare electrical items. Basically, when one does not watch too much television, one can always figure out activities in terms of minor maintenance to do around the house. Of course some people work all day around their homes, so they enjoy relaxing with the tube in the evenings. Since it has been warmer recently, I have turned down the living room and the bedroom thermostats to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. CIO
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 12:55 A.M.: Now when one is a young child in Florida during 1954 and 1955 as I was when I lived in Pensacola, Florida before moving to Decatur, Alabama, back then in Pensacola, there were a lot of real old guard whom after having lived up north and having been involved in wars in very cold climates, they enjoyed the more relaxed environment which was close to paradise http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/old-florida-post-card-011506.jpg . I guess it is taking a while for the Mason Dixon line customs inspectors to clear my package from Houston, Texas FedEx | Track directron.com power supply order , as if nobody from Houston, Texas has ever been here before. Lyndon Larouche's Executive Intelligence Review - LaRouche Publications political campaign was campaigning downtown in Greenwich, Connecticut at the central Greenwich Post Office today. One of his supporters was quite concerned that we are running out of fresh water in America, and I tried to tell them about the Great Lakes, but they were not interested in listening to me. They were displaying those old campaign ads with President Bush www.whitehouse.gov looking like Alfred E. Newman. They were taking cash donations on the street. Of course my favorite Old Yankee web site is The World of Wayne Green . He sort of looks like he is related to former President Bush.
Note:<888> 03/17/06 Friday 12:25 A.M.: Although Greenwich, Connecticut has clever writers whom try to lure people here to get them to spend lots of money, this is the reality as to how bad it can get here in the winter Blizzard of '06 by Greenescene : Weather Underground . Well, I came back from Vero Beach, Florida on February 15, 2006, and it had mostly all melted by then. From my experience in Greenwich, Connecticut since I returned back here to this expensive hometown after trying to live elsewhere to no avail in December 1983, the worst blizzard was around 1991 when we had a 2.5 foot snowfall after the summer when Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines had erupted. Normally, the weather is not too bad here during the winter, since we are on the ocean. The coldest I have ever experienced was minus 26 degrees Fahrenheit the two winters after Mount St. Helens erupted in the early 1980s. Of course, then I was house sitting for a relative in New Canaan, Connecticut whom was wintering in Bermuda. New Canaan is also a very nice private town, but it does not have its own hospital, and it seems not many people ever took note that I was living there, although I was frequently downtown there. New Canaan use to have a lot more fair haired people than Greenwich, so if one was fair haired, it was easy to blend in. I use to check out Fat Tuesdays, but since I did not drink much alcohol, none of their regular customers took note of me. At that time, I spent most of my time trying to get the Reagan Bush republicans to move out of New York City and enjoy being around the Fairfield County republicans. Of course some of them had to be in New York City to make a living, while I was already comfortable established in Fairfield County. It seems while I was away traveling a new group of people arrived here and usurped my family's long tenured position in this area. They may have money, but they obviously do not have the experience and connections that my family have in this area. CIO
Note:<888> 03/16/06 Thursday 11:05 P.M.: The old wooden suitcase that my primary computer mouse pad use to sit on, I put in the living room window ledge with the two wooden lazy Susans sitting on top of them and with the Lexmark X85 sitting on top of them. In a small apartment, one frequently has to stack up items to make room for storage. I turned on the Honeywell Hepa air purifier, which was turned off, during one of the power interruptions, probably when they connected the generator. I will now reheat in the microwave oven the left over spaghetti and tomato sauce, and I will put a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese on it, and I will eat it all with a glass of iced tea. CIO
Note:<888> 03/16/06 Thursday 9:55 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and I went to my usual Thursday 3 P.M. appointment. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a white steel server stand on wheels for $3. I then went downtown,and I spent 25 cents to park, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store and CVS to warm up a bit. I used the bathroom at the senior and the arts center twice. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then returned home. I adjusted the CPU server stand to fit my primary computer. I then installed the primary computer which is still missing its new power supply in the CPU stand to the left of the computer keyboard. I moved the keyboard drawer that the right center monitor sits on over a little bit to the right. I then went ahead and connected up all of the cables, which I had to rearrange, so they fit on the left side. I changed some USB cables, so they are longer. I also installed all of the USB cables on to the 10 rear USB ports with three of them connected to four port USB devices attached to them. Thus when I start up the primary computer with the new power supply for the first time, XP will have to automatically reconfigure the USB devices plugged into different USB ports. I still have the two front USB 2.0 ports available. All of the 12 USB ports are USB 2.0. I put the mouse pad and mouse on top of the CPU at the left of the computer chair. I put the unused USB and audio lead cables on top of the cable box underneath the server desk. I put the Rio Player USB cable with the Rio player on the back of the down sofa. I inverted a tea tray on the right side resting on top of the two printer port boxes and the side of the keyboard drawer with the fourth corner side supported by a Green Giant corn can and a few floppy disks to level it off. I put the Visioneer 4400 USB scanner on top of the tray. Thus although I can not use the computer without the new power supply Super-Flower 520W Triple-Fan Silent ATX P4 Power Supply TT-520SS, Color: Blue, Retail Box-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com, I have it all hooked up. I can tip it on its side to install the new power supply when it arrives this Monday or sooner FedEx | Track directron.com power supply order . Thus the multitude of computer cables are much better arranged, and with the CPU on the wheel stand which is more easily accessible, it will be easier to maintain and service. http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/primary-computer-with-cpu-on-wheel-stand-on-floor-with-cables-rearranged-031606.JPG . CIO
Note:<888> 03/16/06 Thursday 1:55 P.M.: I was awake at noon. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I went downstairs, and I picked up the mail. I chatted with a neighbor. The $21.49 Amazon.com: Kingston 512 MB Secure Digital Card (SD/512): Electronics has arrived. I do not have a digital camera or digital movie camera that it will work with yet, but maybe in the future I will get a digital movie camera. They have come down to below $100. Thus I am prepared with the memory card anyway. For my Vivitar digital camera, I use a 512 MB compact flash memory card. I will now shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out to my 3 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note:<888> 03/16/06 Thursday 2:35 A.M.: I will now quit working on the server, and I will go to bed soon. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. CIO
Note:<888> 03/16/06 Thursday 2:25 A.M.: Note to www.opec.com .
http://mikelouisscott.com/
I have spent 17 years researching information on the internet, since I chatted
with Auri, the son of the Saudi Arabian ambassasdor to the United Nations, and
the only thing I know he did after I chatted with him, is Compaq bought Digital
equipment. I knew Izi down in Key West, Florida whom was the Saudi Arabian
representative there. Living around Exxon, I do tend to meet other oil people,
and also my father was Louis Dale Scott whom was a chemical engineer. Thus I am
confused why after 16 years of computer activity at my own expense, I only get
poorer. It seems to me that your German employees are taking advantage of my
situation.
Michael Louis Scott
71 Vinci Drive
Apt. # 206
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830-2902
United States of America
backup web site:
http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/
fax: 1-203-532-5474
I currently have $3.30 in the Bank of New York.
I own a Saudi Arabian flag that I bought at the Greenwich Hardware store for
$10, which is where I think the price of gasoline is going to $10 a gallon.
On my grandfather Scott's farm in Robinson, Illinois U.S.A., Marathon Oil built
an oil refinery that can refine 365,000 barrels of oil a day pumped from the old
slow pumping oil rigs in Illinois, known at the area as "Little Egypt".
Thus currently they have energy to grow corn to produce Methanol.
I think the Saudi Arabian flag always flew at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, when I
lived in Manhattan when there were very cold winters after Mount St. Helens
volcano errupted. I saw Izi show up in Manhattan one of those winters from Key
West, Florida, and he was surrounded by about fifty thousand people he was
traveling with, but he was very cold. Since I lived in Florida in the 1950s, my
family probably also know other people from warmer parts of the world.
My internet activity is using up all of my energy allowance, so I can not afford
to drive the car much anymore.
Yours Truly,
Michael Louis Scott
Marquis of Queensbury
H.M.S. Agent of the British Empire
and
house boy to the Duke of Windsor
CIO
Note:<888> 03/16/06 Thursday 12:50 A.M.: It seems the French have a presence on the internet Hollinae - GuildesOnline - Hébergement de Communauté which produces this odd web site Hollinae.com - Player Profile: Dr Molotov and PsychoStats . Of course OPEC with all of its resources, I do not think OPEC is worried about a Molotov cocktail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .
Note:<888> 03/16/06 Thursday 12:50 A.M.: 48 Pieces Meritline AA Ultra Alkaline Battery (ISO 9002 Compliant), FREE GROUND SHIPPING! $10. CIO
Note:<888> 03/16/06 Thursday 12:40 A.M.: I did some television channel surfing. Speaking of surfing since we have so much television in the Fairfield County area of Connecticut that seems to be programming from the southern regions of the Americas, it would seem to me, we could pick up the pace of the programming with some ocean surfing footage, but alas people in Connecticut live by the motto that one can never be too thin or too fair, so more than likely, they would not be interested in going out in the sun or even watching warmer weather footage. It seems strange that whenever, I go downtown which is infrequently anymore, not much is going on. I suppose not many people if their expensive cars get say 15 miles to a $3 gallon of gasoline want to spend 20 cents a mile to cruise downtown to buy a $2 cup of coffee or an $8 dollar movie ticket. Thus about the cheapest entertainment one can do now besides read is to watch television. Of course, since the production people whom produce entertainment media, do not seem to want to pay the writers the going rate for their work, the quality of their productions seem to be lacking. I suppose the literate group of wealthier people in this area are spending more of their free time planning their strategies as they relate to their conservatively held wealth. In other words, just because they do not hold mortgages, they still have to maintain their properties and pay their taxes. As prices have seemed to have doubled in this area in the last year, it would seem to me the so called Federal government is lacking in its responsibilities in adjusting the COLA or the Cost of Living Index for those people whom are dependent on the fixed incomes and the COLA adjustment. Thus I would say it would be fairly safe to say, the so called established government both republicans, democrats, and independents are out of touch with the general reality in the country. At this point, the government is spending its reserves on activities which it can not afford, and it should first remember its responsibilities to meet the financial needs of the citizens whom have supported the government over all of these years. Thus from what I can tell, more than likely a small minority seem to have taken over the financial purse strings of the government for their own benefit at the detriment to the welfare of the general public at large. CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 11:20 P.M.: I used Nero 6.6, and I backed up my server folder which is about 1 gigabyte in size to DVD/R. CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 10:55 P.M.: I looked at my stats, and somebody from Microsoft looked at my web site today, and they came to it from this page Yahoo!検索 - WPGM2006 referring to http://www.wpgm2006.org.cn . I always did worry about that old volcano in Manchuria that everyone has forgotten about. CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 10:45 P.M.: I put some tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea. I ate some peanuts. CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 10:15 P.M.: I went through my email. The Light at the End of the Rainbow Surplus Computers CES11067 - Ultra Bright 8 LED & 17 LED Flashlight (PROMO $14 free shipping . http://blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/index.php?p=39&tag=nl.e550 . CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 9:50 P.M.: I chatted with two relatives. CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 9:05 P.M.: Texas Ranger http://mikelouisscott.com/DWI.wmv . CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 8:50 P.M.: I boiled three quarts of water with a teaspoon of olive oil and a dash of sea salt. I then boiled for 8 minutes a 16 ounce package of Ronzoni #9 thin spaghetti noodles. I then drained the water off with a colander into another pot, and I threw the hot water down the bathroom sink to clean out my shaving soap scum. During the last five minutes of the boiling, I reheated half of the contents of a 26 ounce jar of Ragu Robusto parmesan and Romano tomato sauce in a microwave proof plastic pot in the microwave oven. I put half of the cooked spaghetti noodles in a flat Rubbermaid container and the other half I put on a dinner plate with the tomato sauce and a couple of tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese. I refrigerated the other half of the tomato sauce in its jar. I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. I am in the process of making up a batch of Formula One http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm . A relative from Texas sent me today, a black sweat shirt with a tuxedo design on the front, and it says on its logo SWBC Southwestern Business Corporation SWBC : Southwest Business Corporation . I guess they are in the Southwest of the United States. CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 7:15 P.M.: Tracking on my power supply order for $35 Super-Flower 520W Triple-Fan Silent ATX P4 Power Supply TT-520SS, Color: Blue, Retail Box-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com and Super-Flower.com and 4-Fan PSU and http://www.super-flower.com.tw and this newer model Super Flower 4 fan-psu and three case badges *Free USPS Shipping* Canadian Flag Case Badge (stickers, labels, tags), FL-2-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com , *Free USPS Shipping* Case Badges - UK Flag, stickers, labels, tags, #R9-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com , and *Free USPS Shipping* Case Badges - US National Flag, stickers, labels, #R12-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com for $2.99 each plus $14,50 three day FedEx shipping for $58.57 total from www.directron.com is FedEx | Track directron.com power supply order . It is not suppose to be here until next Monday March 20, 2005, but I know FedEx does deliver on weekends, so maybe it will be here on Saturday. CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 6:45 P.M.: Thermaltake Business Club on this, it says I have a 3 year warranty on PurePower Power Supply Series- 420W bought from http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153006 on July 17, 2005. However, I have to pay to ship it back to California, and I also had to email a request for an RMA, since their form does not have my model number. CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 5:35 P.M.: I set the clock and other settings on the Daewoo VCR DVD player. A neighbor barrowed a pack of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s cigarettes in a box. I untangled the USB and other computer cables that mount into the rear of the primary computer. I have the primary computer set on the chair underneath the stereo system, while it waits for a new power supply. Thus while it is out of its normal position, it was easier to untangle the cables. I also exchanged one of the regular USB hubs with a shorter cable connected to the primary with the one with a longer cable connected to the front of the server computer. Both of them are regular USB 1.0. However, all of the 12 USB ports on the primary computer are USB 2.0, but most of the devices connected to them are not. CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 4:35 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I went downstairs, and I picked up the mail. I chatted with a neighbor. The elevator is fixed. I chatted with a relative. I threw out the garbage including the outdated computer periodical magazines from the bathroom bookcase. I started up the Volvo, and it started up right away. I ran it for 15 minutes. I made sure the sun roof was closed all the way. The Volvo is basically in good shape, and the only think that needs to be done for this coming summer is to see if the air conditioner will work if it is charged up with refrigerant. The Volvo air conditioner worked most of last summer, but around September, it started making noise like possibly it is low on Freon or whatever material they put in it now. I checked the Daewoo DVD VCR, and it works fine with the Sony Trinitron television. One turns it on, and it is recognized without pushing anymore buttons. I will now set the clock on the Daewoo DVD VCR. I chatted with a relative earlier. CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 6:10 A.M.: I ate the last piece of cherry pie. According to Staples Easy Rebates , the $80 rebate has been mailed on the Lexmark E238 laser printer Lexmark E238 -- Lexmark United States that I bought last December 9, 2005 which regularly sells for $179.98, but it had a $36 online instant rebate, so it cost me $143.98 plus $8.64 tax for $152.62 with free shipping, and once I receive the $80 rebate, it will have cost me $72.62. I have not used it very much since I have a number of other laser printers, but over time, I am sure it will get used. Redmond Free Subscription . BBC SPORT | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne ushers in Commonwealths. I will now reboot the server. I will then go to bed. CIO
Note:<888> 03/15/06 Wednesday 4:55 A.M.: After the last message, I microwaved and ate a Maria Callendar 21 ounce meat lasagna which I put a few tablespoons of parmesan cheese on, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea. I then shut down the primary computer. I removed the four audio cables from the RealTek onboard audio. One of them was for the microphone headset, which I connected up to the Tohsiba laptop with a 3Y splitter. I put the cable for the Panasonic headset on the right mouse pad and also the cable to feed the audio into the stereo system which connects by the orange mirror behind the Minolta 1250W laser printer. When I started up the computer, it only came on for a second, and then it would turn off. I checked my cables, and I opened up the case, and I examined it. I then disconnected the case, and I examined it. The fans in the power supply were not working, so I assumed the power supply which I bought last July 2005 Thermaltake Silent PurePower TT-420AD(DUAL FAN) 420W Power Supply - Retail at Newegg.com for $37 and a dollar shipping was no longer any good. I searched the internet looking for bargains. I cancelled my order for the pair of $11 windshield wipers. I studied power supplies, and I finally ordered for $35 Super-Flower 520W Triple-Fan Silent ATX P4 Power Supply TT-520SS, Color: Blue, Retail Box-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com and three case badges *Free USPS Shipping* Canadian Flag Case Badge (stickers, labels, tags), FL-2-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com , *Free USPS Shipping* Case Badges - UK Flag, stickers, labels, tags, #R9-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com , and *Free USPS Shipping* Case Badges - US National Flag, stickers, labels, #R12-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com for $2.99 each plus $14,50 three day FedEx shipping for $58.57 total. The case badges are for the yellow Antec server case. I now have to straighten up the primary computer work area, and its many cables. CIO
Note:<888> 03/14/06 Tuesday 9:55 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M. this morning. I worked with the Vista server for a couple hours trying to get headers to work, and although they are suppose to work, I guess the Vista server has not enabled that feature yet. I rebooted to the regular server, so my stats will show up on each page from the header that works on the regular server. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. The Logitech X620 6.1 speaker system and the two Antec case fans arrived via UPS at 4 P.M.. I installed the two cases fans in the primary computer. I installed the Logitech 6.1 speaker system on the primary computer. It works fine with my Creative AudigyX 7.1 sound card. I put the woofer on the floor beneath the keyboard. I put the right front speaker with the controls on the printer port box to the right of the CPU, so it is easily controlled. It also turns on and off from the control panel switch. I put the center front speaker on the right center monitor. I put the left front speaker on the left monitor. I put the rear left speaker on the wicker rack on the wall to the left of the computer setup. I put the right rear speaker in the corner to the right on top of the stereo speakers. I put the center rear speaker on top of the server computer monitor, so it is behind the primary computer chair. I had to uninstall the Creative AudigyX software. I also did a system restore to March 3, 2006. I then tried reinstalling the AudigyX software, and some of its features did not work. I determined that the RealTek motherboard audio was interfering with it, so I disabled it in the CMOS. I then reinstalled the AudigyX software and its updates. The new Logitech 6.1 speaker system sounds just great. I then connected the case speaker cable to a longer cable, and it is available at the front of the CPU, so one can plug it into the 6.1 speaker system to just have the case speaker work. When one plugs a jack into the Logitech 6.1 speaker system, it turns off the Logitech speakers. I chatted with a relative. I did a System restore backup. I ran Norton WinDoctor 2003. CIO
Note:<888> 03/13/06 Monday 5:30 A.M.: I worked with http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm . I will now shut down the primary computer. I will eat a piece of cherry pie with iced tea. I will then go to bed. I have two UPS deliveries today. UPS Package Tracking Justdeals.com Logitech 6.1 speaker system and UPS Package Tracking Antec Case Fan order from directron.com . CIO
Note:<888> 03/13/06 Monday 2:15 A.M.: I will now boot up the Vista beta server http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm , and I will work on configuring it. Since its server files are "Read Only" until I can figure out how to get around that. I will not be updating my notes on the server, but I will still post them at www.geocities.com/mikelscott/note02.htm . CIO
Note:<888> 03/13/06 Monday 2:05 A.M.: Here is the page on the beta that I have installed on the server New Networking Features in Windows Server "Longhorn" and Windows Vista . I might run it whenever I go to bed to give it more of a chance to be online. CIO
Note:<888> 03/13/06 Monday 1:35 A.M.: I went through my email. CIO
Note:<888> 03/13/06 Monday 1:05 A.M.: I watched some television on the Sony television. I chatted with a relative. I moved the folding shopping cart from hanging on the inside of the bathroom door to on top of the paper shredder at the bedroom door entrance, so the bathroom entrance will have a little bit more room. I had to put out the bookcase at the bathroom entrance about five inches forward from the wall, so the Proscan television could sit on it. I guess there is not much call for television in the bathroom, but I bought the Proscan 20 inch television about 15 years ago for about $359 as a clearance item from County Appliances over in Stamford, and the new price was over $500. Thus it is very good television. CIO
Note:<888> 03/13/06 Monday 11:35 P.M.:
http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/8-year-old-sony-27-inch-television-in-living-room-031306.JPG
http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/3-year-old-14-inch-panasonic-in-kitchen-031306.JPG
http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/5-year-old-orion-25-inch-television-in-bedroom-031306.JPG
http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/16-year-old-20-inch-proscan-television-in-bathroom-031306.JPG
CIO
Note:<888> 03/13/06 Monday 10:45 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I deposited my $25 paper shredder rebate check. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I bought a made in Mexico in 1996 Sony 27 flat screen television with remote control for $50. I used the cart that I keep in the rear of my Volvo, and I hauled it out, and I put it in the rear of the station wagon with the help of a shop employee. I then went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went to my 4 P.M. appointment. I then returned home. I used the cart to unload the very heavy television at the front of the building. When I wheeled it in, the elevator had a sign that it is still out of order. I then returned it back to the car. I rested in my apartment, and I changed my clothes. I then went back out the car, and I got the television, and I wheel it into the building with the cart, and I lifted it up the stairs, one step at a time, until I had it on the floor outside of my apartment. I left it in the hallway. I disconnected the 25 inch Orion television from the living room, and I placed it on the bed in the bedroom. I moved the furniture around, so I could wheel in the heavy Sony television. I placed it near the same location in the far window corner, and I lifted it up to its perch on the speakers on level at a time in several steps placing it on the sofa, the front cabinet and then finally on top of the speakers. I hooked it up including the other feed cables. I tested it, and it works just fine, and it is a very sharp picture. I changed the menu from Spanish to English. I set up the menu items. I set up the Optimum Digital Remote to work with it. I moved the furniture back into position, and I straightened up the apartment. I took down the cart back to the car. I chatted with a neighbor. I came back upstairs, and I chatted with a relative. I then took the 8 ounce round hamburger pattie about one inch thick that I had refrigerated, and I then put a couple of teaspoons of olive oil and a couple pads of margarine in a six inch diameter frying pan, and I heated it on medium high until the fat began to bubble. I put in one medium onion sliced in 1/4 inch thick slices, I seasoned the hamburger pattie on both sides with garlic powder and ground black pepper. I then cooked it on medium high on each side for one minute a side to seer it, and then I lowered the heat to medium, and I cooked it on each side for another 2.5 minutes. While doing this I cut in half a Thomas' square bagel, and I put Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on each side. I also put half of a 16 ounce can of B&M baked beans bacon and onion flavor in a plastic microwave cooking pot with lid, and I heated it on the reheat cycle. For the last minute of cooking the hamburger, I put two 1/16th inch thick 4 inch by 4 inch slices of American cheese on the hamburger to melt and two 1/4 inch by 1 inch by 3 inch slices of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese, and I used a lid on the pan to keep the steam so the cheese melted, and I then put the burger on the square bagel bottom, and I put the cooked onions and Heinz ketchup on it, and the top half of the square bagel. I put the hot beans in a bowl, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. I then disconnected the 16 year old 20 inch Proscan television from the bedroom, and I put it on the bookcase in the bathroom at the entrance. I hooked it up with the cable that feeds the same image as the Optimum Digital television service, so one can only watch on the Proscan television what the cable box is set to. I then took the two wooden lazy susans off the speaker in the bedroom, and I set them by the chair to the left of the desk. I then put the 5 year old Orion television that I bought at Walmart in Wilton five years ago on the speaker on the bureau at the bedroom entrance, and I hooked it up with the JVC VCR. I put the Revere bowl from the bathroom bookcase on the mahogany bureau in the bedroom on top of the HP laser printer. I put the brass plate and Nantucket ashtray on the lower level of the Danish bar in the living room. I straightened the work areas a little bit. Thus with the 12 inch 2 year old Panasonic color television in the kitchen, I now have four televisions, one in each room in the apartment. CIO
Note:<888> 03/13/06 Monday 2:00 P.M.: I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I chatted with a friend. The $21.49 Amazon.com: Kingston 512 MB Secure Digital Card (SD/512): Electronics has shipped via United States mail. I will now shower, and I will clean up. I have a 4 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note:<888> 03/13/06 Monday 12:55 P.M.: I was awake at 11 A.M.. I worked in http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm . CIO
Note:<888> 03/13/06 Monday 3:05 A.M.: I reinstalled on the server on the second hard drive Vista beta 2 build 5308 Main (Windows Vista - Longhorn Server) 32 bit. I also installed the Internet Services Server 7. However, I was not able to get it to go online, like I had been able to do earlier. Possibly there is some other part of Internet Services Server 7 that needs to be installed. While installing, I ate the meal mentioned in the previous note. I have not yet fully configured the installation. I think the reason might be that it does not go online like before is that I have not yet opened up Port 80 in the firewall. I am to tired to try it now. I did not start up the primary computer today, so I do not need to shut it down. I will go to bed soon. I have a 4 P.M. appointment today. CIO
Note:<888> 03/12/06 Sunday 10:10 P.M.: In Vista beta 2 build 5308 Main (Windows Vista - Longhorn Server) 32 bit from the control panel classic view, I was able to select programs and then the additional windows programs and install the Internet Services Server 7. I was able to get my web site working with a static IP address. However, when I was trying to configure the server, I entered a configuration setting that kept the program from working, and I was not able to deleted it. I tried deleting its configuration file, but then the ISS 7 would not work either. I did a system restore, and the feature to add the additional programs including ISS 7 would not work. At this point, I will reinstall Vista beta 2 build 5308 Main (Windows Vista - Longhorn Server) 32 bit. While reinstalling on the second hard drive on my server, I will scramble three eggs, microwave four strips of bacon, and toast a bagel, and I will eat them for a meal with iced tea. CIO
Note:<888> 03/12/06 Sunday 4:25 P.M.: I am going to boot into Vista beta 2 build 5308, and see if I can start it with a static IP address. CIO
Note:<888> 03/12/06 Sunday 3:50 P.M.: I went outside, and I took out fuse six which controls the alarm and central locking system on my Volvo, so hopefully the battery will not drain down, when it is not used every day. The car started up without any problems, and I ran it for about 20 minutes to charge up the battery. I chatted with some neighbors. I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes. CIO
Note:<888> 03/12/06 Sunday 2:30 P.M.: I found this page that might work about resetting the service light on my 1995 850 Volvo http://home.swipnet.se/850-styling/service.htm . It says for turning off the alarm to pull fuse 6, which this says is the central locking system 1994 Volvo 850 fuses . Of course, I am not sure if I have a diagnostics device underneath the hood or where it is. After I wash the breakfast dishes and make my bed, I will shower and I will clean up. I will then go out and check the Volvo. However, it is suppose to be raining at the moment. CIO
Note:<888> 03/12/06 Sunday 1:55 P.M.: I took a nap. I chatted with a friend. I will now washed the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed. CIO
Note:<888> 03/12/06 Sunday 11:40 A.M.: I was awake at 7 A.M.. I checked out tech sales on the internet http://mikelouisscott.com/compline.htm . On the server, I checked out my speakers, and the Monsoon speakers were not working on the rear speaker jack. I checked them out, and I finally figured out that the mute button was enabled on the speaker control switch to the right of the keyboard. I switched the speaker jacks around on the Creative Live MP3+ sound card, so the Monsoon 2.1 speakers are the front speakers and the Cambridge Sound 2.1 speakers are the rear speakers. I also set them up as Surround Sound speakers in the sound settings. I adjusted their audio settings, and they work just fine. I listened to http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/ram/live_news.ram . They came through with their broadcast all right. I guess with the higher prices of energy, not many people can afford to travel there, so they just broadcast more local content anymore. Locally the Irish are trying to improve their status with Seeing green: St. Patrick's Day parades march through Stamford and Greenwich - Greenwich Time . However, since I do not drink alcohol, I do not know that many Irish. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted square bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. It is suppose to be a damp day outside Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground , which is par for the course this time of the year. I guess I will now wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed. I will then shower, and I will clean up. I am not sure whether I will go for a drive, because there will probably be a bit of traffic for the parade. CIO
Note:<888> 03/11/06 Saturday 11:45 P.M.: I chatted with a relative. I ate a 9.5 ounce can of CVS cashew nuts with some iced tea. I watched some television. I did some work off the server. I finished the primary computer ASR backup. I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:<888> 03/11/06 Saturday 9:00 P.M.: On the primary computer, I will now run Windows Updates, Office Updates, Norton Updates, run Norton WinDoctor 2003, AdawareSE, Ccleaner, do a system restore backup, and then I will do a Windows XP automatic system recovery backup from the C: drive to the D: drive. CIO
Note:<888> 03/11/06 Saturday 8:45 P.M.: The World's Billionaires - Forbes.com and tea for two The World's Richest People - Forbes.com except me . Endpoint security solutions - Bit9 and TechWeb | News | Free Search Engine Identifies Unknown Windows Files and Bit9 FileAdvisor - FileName, MD5, SHA-1 Search. Vista "bloated"? Not exactly… | Ed Bott's Microsoft Report | ZDNet.com . I went through my email. CIO
Note:<888> 03/11/06 Saturday 8:05 P.M.: Tracking on eBay Store - JustDEALS Inc: Keyboard Mouse Input Devices, Headphone Microphone, WiFi Wireless Networking , and I bought for $39.95 with free shipping eBay: Logitech X-620 6.1 Surround Sound Subwoofer and Speaker (item 8775305895 end time Mar-06-06 20:37:39 PST) is UPS Package Tracking Justdeals.com Logitech 6.1 speaker system . CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 03/11/06:
Note:<888> 03/11/06 Saturday 7:05 P.M.: According to my search engine index statistics, my web site at http://mikelouisscott.com has about FIVE MILLION WORDS, so you can tell I have been busy on the internet all of these years. I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:<888> 03/11/06 Saturday 7:00 P.M.: UPS tracking on the two Antec 80mm SmartCool Thermally Controlled Case Fan, Retail box.-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com for $9.99 each and $7.25 shipping for $27.23 total is UPS Package Tracking Antec Case Fan order from directron.com . This order ships via regular surface shipping, and it does not have tracking eBay Store - JustDEALS Inc: Keyboard Mouse Input Devices, Headphone Microphone, WiFi Wireless Networking , and I bought for $39.95 with free shipping eBay: Logitech X-620 6.1 Surround Sound Subwoofer and Speaker (item 8775305895 end time Mar-06-06 20:37:39 PST) . The order for order for $21.49 Amazon.com: Kingston 512 MB Secure Digital Card (SD/512): Electronics and two 21 inch wiper blades Amazon.com : Buy One Rain-X Weatherbeater Wiper Blade, Get One Free for my Volvo Amazon.com: RainX RC30221 Weatherbeater Wiper Blade 21": Automotive $10.99 and be sure to measure both of your wiper blades for exact size and with promo code "S2JAZGEC" at check out the second wiper blade was free, and with over a $25 order, I got free SuperSaving shipping for $32.48 total has not yet shipped. CIO
Note:<888> 03/11/06 Saturday 6:10 P.M.: I worked in http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm . I also ate a piece of cherry pie. I opened up a new package of laser paper, and I have it store in a box in a plastic bag to the right of the primary computer on the printer stand. CIO
Note:<888> 03/11/06 Saturday 2:25 P.M.: Last night I took out a one pound piece of top round cab roast from the freezer, and I put it in the refrigerator to defrost. I just cut it into one inch cube pieces, and I ran it through the CuisineArt, and I turned it into hamburger meat. I then shaped it into two 8 ounce round hamburger patties about one inch thick, and I refrigerated one in a plastic bag. I then put a couple of teaspoons of olive oil and a couple pads of margarine in a six inch diameter frying pan, and I heated it on medium high until the fat began to bubble. I seasoned the hamburger pattie on both sides with garlic powder and ground black pepper. I then cooked it on medium high on each side for one minute a side to seer it, and then I lowered the heat to medium, and I cooked it on each side for another 2.5 minutes. While doing this I cut in half a Thomas' square bagel, and I put Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on each side. I also put half of a 16 ounce can of B&M baked beans bacon and onion flavor in a plastic microwave cooking pot with lid, and I heated it on the reheat cycle. I put some plastic wrap on top of the can held in place with a rubber band, and I put the remaining half in the refrigerator. For the last minute of cooking the hamburger, I put two 1/16th inch thick slices of American cheese on the hamburger to melt, and I then put it on the square bagel bottom, and I put Heinz ketchup on it, and four 1.5 inch diameter by .25 inch thick slices of onion on it and the top half of the square bagel. I put the hot beans in a bowl, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. I will now start up the primary computer. Since my server is not very busy, I will reboot it into Windows Vista beta 2 build 5308 Main (Windows Vista - Longhorn Server) 32 bit on the second hard drive, and I will configure it some more. CIO
Note:<888> 03/11/06 Saturday 1:30 P.M.: I picked up my mail. I got the $25 rebate from Staples on the $70 paper shredder, so with the $15 instant rebate and $3.30 tax, it finally cost me $33.24. I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes. CIO
Note:<888> 03/11/06 Saturday 12:35 P.M.: I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toasted square bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I had to reinstall the networking on the Toshiba laptop, and it all works fine again. The speakers on it work fine too. I ran the utilities on the Toshiba laptop. I edited the play lists for http://mikelouisscott.com/music2/ and http://mikelouisscott.com/music8/ , so they both work now for some continuous play of some vintage oldies music. I can not guarantee the quality of the recording since I downloaded them off the internet about eight years ago. CIO
Note:<888> 03/11/06 Saturday 8:55 A.M.: I was awake at 7 A.M.. I worked on my server. I went to StatCounter Free invisible Web tracker, Hit counter and Web stats , and I set up an account. I installed the statcounter on my homepage and notes page, but I also set it up in my Internet Information Services server directory as a footer. One has to make a footer page with the code in it to use it as a footer. CIO
Note:<888> 03/10/06 Friday 11:20 P.M.: I took a 7.6 ounce box of Gorton's frozen crispy haddock fillets which contained 4 fillets, and I put them on a baking pan, and I added 19 America's Choice frozen onion rings and 19 America's Choice frozen tater tots, and I put them all in the Farberware convection oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes. I ate them with Heinz ketchup, and I also had a glass of iced tea. I did some routine computer work. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:<888> 03/10/06 Friday 10:10 P.M.: I did some routine computer maintenance. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note:<888> 03/10/06 Friday 8:20 P.M.: I order for $21.49 Amazon.com: Kingston 512 MB Secure Digital Card (SD/512): Electronics and two 21 inch wiper blades Amazon.com : Buy One Rain-X Weatherbeater Wiper Blade, Get One Free for my Volvo Amazon.com: RainX RC30221 Weatherbeater Wiper Blade 21": Automotive $10.99 and be sure to measure both of your wiper blades for exact size and with promo code "S2JAZGEC" at check out the second wiper blade was free, and with over a $25 order, I got free SuperSaving shipping for $32.48 total. When I went outside to measure my wiper blades, the elevator repairman was here to fix the elevator. My Volvo wiper blades need replacing, and the rainy season is coming up. On the Kingston 512 MB Secure Digital Card, one might have to enter it and delete it a few times to get the free SuperSaving shipping. Also make sure you use the link for 21 inch wipers blade link, because on their main page, 21 inch wiper link comes up as the 22 inch wiper. I went outside a second time to check the wiper length. I thus had to place the order and delete it twice, and the third time it went through right. CIO
Note:<888> 03/10/06 Friday 6:30 P.M.: I watered the plants, and I filled the white vinegar bowl on the window shelf. I received in the mail, by next 6 months Geico www.geico.com automobile insurance bill and insurance card. I have to make four monthly payments in April, May, June, and July on the six month policy. The good news is that since I am driving so little anymore, my insurance rate has gone down from about $850 a year to $564.60 a year. Also in January I received a partial energy assistance payment directly into my www.cl-p.com account of $160, so my account had a surplus. I now have to pay $149 a month budget amount up from $124 a month. In January electricity went up 20%. While I was gone two and a half weeks in February when I visited Florida, my electricity bill was $145 which seems high considering the heat was turned down to 50 degrees Fahrenheit and the lights and fan and air cleaners were turned off. Only the hot water and refrigerator were left going. I was told it was a 30 day billing period and the rate had gone up 20%. I went outside, and I put the new insurance certificate in my glove box in the Volvo, and I threw out the empty vinegar jug. I chatted with a neighbor. I will not be doing house cleaning today. The apartment is fairly clean anyway. However, I have been getting up earlier recently, and I have been sleeping less. I also threw out the garbage when I went out this morning. CIO
Note:<888> 03/10/06 Friday 4:55 P.M.: I was awake at 7 A.M. this morning. I checked out my web server. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. While I was browsing the server, the server went off briefly. It went off because I have the Kensington Power Control Center with surge protection connected to the Belkin power strip with surge protector which sits on one of the right side desk drawers. Occasionally the Belkin power strip tips sideways, and it hits the switch cutting off the power. I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I went out with the jump start system, but the car started up without any problems. I drove over to the Arnold bread outlet, and I bought a 25 ounce Entenmann's cherry pie for $2, and 6 pack of New York Everything bagels for $1.85 and a six pack of Thomas' square bagels for $1.85 for $5.70 total. I then drove down by the waterfront, and I did some gator watching down at Grass Island. I then drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and I did some more gator watching. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I donated the antique handmade rug that I had given a neighbor that the neighbor threw out. I then went to the Greenwich Hospital Outpatient Dental clinic, and I had my teeth cleaned. I have to go back on March 27, to see if I possibly I have one cavity. They took an X-ray twice, but it was not clear enough to tell, because it is inside between two teeth. The are tearing down the old south wing at the Greenwich Hospital. An associate of mine thought they should make it into a retirement home, but apparently older people have no influence. I then went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by CVS, and I bought two 9.75 ounce cans of Gold Emblem whole cashew nuts for $2.99 each, two 60 capsule buy one get one free of CVS 1000 mg. MSM for $6.79 both, a 1 liter bottle of CVS cinnamon mouthwash for $1.99, and a 6 ounce bag of Chex Mix for a dollar which is like "Nuts and Bolts". I ate the bag of Chex Mix out back of the store for a snack. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a pound of baby carrots for $1.99, Chiquita bananas for .79 a pound for $2.13, and fresh broccoli crowns at $1.79 a pound for $1.74 for $5.86 total. I then returned home, and I picked up my mail, and I brought up my purchases. Anderson Electric supposedly have connected the new backup generator to our building electricity supply, but for some odd reason the elevator is turned off. When one goes into the elevator, its doors close, but one has to push the Emergency button to get them to open, and it does not go up are down. I put away my purchases. I drank some iced tea. CIO
Note:<888> 03/10/06 Friday 1:35 A.M.: CNN.com - Vermont hills come alive with 'The Sound of Music' - Mar 9, 2006 and Vermont Ski Resorts :: Ski Vacations, Snowboarding, Skiing and Cabot Cheese - award winning Vermont cheddar and for Cheese Heads from Wisconsin Wisconsin Cheese - FENNIMORE CHEESE - Wisconsin Cheese - the finest Wisconsin Cheese from southwestern Wisconsin - Cheese Products . I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon. I have a 12:45 P.M. dentist appointment today. CIO
Note:<888> 03/10/06 Friday 1:10 A.M.: I put the photographs in my most current photograph album, and I left it on the end of the down sofa by the antique reproduction French sitting chair. CIO
Note:<888> 03/09/06 Thursday 11:40 P.M.: I straightened up the apartment. The Syntax computer in the new Antec server aluminum case weighs 25.5 pounds. I hooked up the USB 4 port device to the front USB 2.0 port, but I do not think the 4 port device is USB 2.0. I put the four port device beneath the left monitor. I have the Andrea Electronics headset hooked up to the onboard audio, and I put the headset on top of the monitors centered between them. I used to metal book ends on either side of the AT&T wireless 802.11g router which is situated on top of the right monitor. The book ends make it more staple, since it is narrow, and the cables attached to it, tend to throw it off balance. I put the Lloyds' clock on top of the right monitor on the right side. I put the U.S. Robotics Sportster Voice Fax 56 modem beneath the two monitors centered beneath them with the Kensington wireless mouse and keyboard base station on top of it. I put the two speaker switches on the desk to the right of the keyboard. I put the Minolta 1350W laser printer on the far right of the oak dining room table leaf that the entire setup sits on. I chatted with a relative. I went outside, and I threw away the Antec box that the new case came in. The new case did not come with its air filter that slides in from the front beneath the case front. I will email Antec to see if I can get one or from the supplier. I ran the Volvo for 20 minutes to charge it up. I picked up my mail, and my photographs from my trip to Vero Beach, Florida arrived from www.snapfish.com . I will look at them later. I chatted with a friend. I ate the last three pieces of half inch thick cold eye round of beef with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce. I also toasted two halves of a square bagel which I put a little bit of olive oil on. I ate it all with some iced tea. Picture of Syntax server in new yellow aluminum Antec case http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20062/syntax-server-computer-in-new-antec-yellow-case-030906.JPG . CIO
Note:<888> 03/09/06 Thursday 8:50 P.M.: I have the server installed in the new case. It was a routine installation other than the front Antec case USB 2.0 port cable connectors were not in one whole connector for each of the 9 wires, but each wire was a separate connector, so I had to figure out the order in which to connect them to the motherboard, but I seem to have gotten it right. The USB 2.0 ports show up in the devices. I have the server in the new yellow Antec case eBay: ANTEC CHENMING CHIEFTEC DRAGON ALUMINUM CASE (item 3464111508 end time Mar-18-06 15:26:06 PST) connected up and running. I put in the four case fans, and since the server is just to the right of my primary computer chair, it does produce a bit of fan noise, which I guess I will get use to. I now have to reconnect the printers and clean up the work area and the apartment. The server in the new yellow Antec case seems to be working just fine. The Monsoon and Cambridge Sound 2.1 speaker systems on it also sound just fine. I have the Antec case fan with the blue light in the lower front of the case, so it casts a blue light inside the case and out front of the case. CIO
Note:<888> 03/09/06 Thursday 4:55 P.M.: I have the Monsoon and Cambridge Sound 2.1 speaker systems setup on the window shelf behind where the server monitors will be, and once I assemble the server, I will connect them up to the server's sound card. I disassembled the Northgate computer on the bed in the bedroom, and I have all the parts setup to assemble in the new case. I also removed two of the lower Antec case fans from the front and rear of the primary computer, and I will put them in the new server with the other two fans that I have ready. The new server in its left side position will be hard to access without removing the left monitor, so I slide it to the right to access it, and I will be able to replace more easily the two fans in the primary computer when they arrive next week. I took a nap for 45 minutes until 3:30 P.M. when a neighbor called and woke me up. The neighbor barrowed a pack of Seneca Ultra Light 100 cigarettes. I missed my 3 P.M. appointment, since I was waiting for FedEx | Track new server case which still has not arrived. I guess like UPS, we are also at the end of the FedEx route on this side of town. I put the two pairs of generic speakers on the floor on the back side of the allergy machine underneath the brass and glass coffee table. I connected their power supplies to the power strip at the far end of the coffee table on the floor, and they switch on and off with the power strip switch. I connected the two audio input cables to a Y splitter, and I then plugged the Y splitter into the headset jack on the Toshiba laptop computer, so it now has its own speakers. I took the 3M hook off the left side of the left server monitor, so the monitor can be right against the server. I repositioned the Motorola cable modem in between to the two laser printers to the right of the primary computer. I left enough room around it to ventilate itself. I had to tightened the rubber cable where it screw on to the cable jack, since it became recessed a bit when I disconnected it to reposition it. FedEx just arrived. CIO
Note:<888> 03/09/06 Thursday 12:55 P.M.: I took one of the square Thomas' bagel breads, and I cut it in half, and I put Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on both sides, and I put two 1/32nds inch thick slices of Stop and Shop sliced turkey and five 6 inch by 4 inch by 1/16 inch slices of Stop and Shop American white cheese on it, Italian spices and a small bit of olive oil, and then I put the top half of the bagel bread on it, and I cut the sandwich in half, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea. I will now shut down the primary computer. I will uninstall the Monsoon and Cambridge speakers from it, and I will set them up to work off the server with the speakers on the window shelf behind it. I will install the new speakers on the primary computer, when they arrive in a few days. The two pairs of old generic speakers, I will put with the two backup computers in the bedroom. If the FedEx delivery is not here before my 3 P.M. appointment or about 2:30 P.M., I will stay here and wait for FedEx, since I need to get the server configured and setup again, and to have my apartment back in order again. I would like to be able to sleep in my own bed tonight, and once I start working in that area, that will not be a possibility unless I get the server configured in its new case. CIO
Note:<888> 03/09/06 Thursday 12:25 P.M.: I have the server area on the living room desk setup to install the server, once I have it configured in the new case. It took quite a while to untangle and rearrange the cables on the left side of the desk, but it is setup to install the server in the new case on the left side of the desk. I moved the two monitors to more easily get at all of the cables, and they are sitting on the down sofa. I replaced the server's two LAN cables with shorter yellow LAN cables, since it is close the LAN switch box, and I do not need the longer LAN cables. I chatted with a neighbor. CIO
Note:<888> 03/09/06 Thursday 10:00 A.M.: I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I did some routine computer work. I threw out the garbage and the waste paper. One of my neighbors threw out an old handmade rug that I had given her, so I retrieved it, and I put it in the back of the car, and I will give it to the Greenwich Hospital thrift shop. I chatted with Anderson electric, they said the new generator out back of the building runs off fuel oil. I guess it is in reserve in case something happens to our regular electrical feed. When the new case arrives, I will configure it. FedEx tends to come earlier in the day. It should not take more than a couple of hours to configure. I will now shower, and I will clean up. After that while waiting for FedEx, I will shut down the server, and I will take the Northgate case, and I will put it on the bed in the bedroom to have ready to work on. I will not transfer the components until the new case arrives. I will slide over the oak shelf to the left that the server components sit on, so it goes up the left side where the Minolta laser printer is. Thus I will have room on the left side of the server monitors to install the new case. I will have to move over the monitors a couple of inches the right. The other Minolta laser printer will be on the far right of the oak shelf. I guess I can stick the Kensionton control panel underneath the new case with the server. Thus the shelf will be better balanced, and it will not protrude as far over the living room sofa as much. I might not need to support its right side with the books underneath it between the lower side of the shelf and the sofa. By the time I clean up and move the shelf and its components around FedEx might be here. CIO
Note:<888> 03/09/06 Thursday 7:45 A.M.: I was able to set up a search engine on my web site using this free service siteLevel - Internal Site Search which will search up to a thousand pages on one's web site. While I was asleep, it indexed my server, and the search engine now works. I went to bed about 10 P.M., and I was awake at 5 A.M.. I tweaked my server a bit. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I chatted with a friend. According to this FedEx | Track new server case , the new computer case arrived at the Stamford, Connecticut FedEx site at 7:21 A.M. this morning, so hopefully, they will get it over to me today. That was real fast. I will install the server components into it when I receive it. I can always had the two additional fans that I ordered when I receive them. CIO
Note:<888> 03/08/06 Wednesday 9:05 P.M.: A piece of France in North America BBC NEWS | Programmes | Crossing Continents | French islands bid for oil-rich sea and the Limeys goes wireless. I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon. I have my usual 3 P.M. appointment tomorrow. I also have to be around my apartment for the FedEx computer case delivery FedEx | Track new server case . If I should miss it during my 3 P.M. appointment, I can always pick it up at the FedEx station on the Stamford Greenwich border until 8 P.M.. I also have my rescheduled dentist appointment on Friday at 12:45 P.M.. There is a possibilty of rain for through the weekend, so I guess we will be more home bound. As I said in the beginning of the winter with the energy prices going up, it is better to use the energy to stay warm at home than to use it to tour around this area. CIO
Note:<888> 03/08/06 Wednesday 8:35 P.M.: Microsoft Unveils Windows Vista Product Lineup: Offerings deliver unique value across business and consumer audiences. . I finished going through my email. CIO
Note:<888> 03/08/06 Wednesday 8:15 P.M.: China Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting (WPGM2006) . CIO
Note:<888> 03/08/06 Wednesday 7:55 P.M.: I washed the breakfast dishes. I made my bed. I cut three half inch slices of the cold eye round, and I put them on a dinner plate with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce. I put .75 inch of water in the plastic microwave pot with 1.5 cups of baby carrots and broccoli crowns, and I steamed it on the vegetable cycle of the General Electric microwave oven, and then I put in the other half from yesterday of the microwave rice in Rubbermaid container, and I ran them both for two vegetable cycles, and I put the steamed vegetables in a bowl with a small bit of olive oil, and I put the rice on the plate with the beef, and I put a couple of tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce on the rice. I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. I replaced the bent trip bulb in the sconce by the Abraham Lincoln picture in the living room with a used one. I chatted with two relatives. On the new server computer case it is suppose to arrive here from Philadelphia tomorrow FedEx | Track new server case . Tracking on the two case fans is UPS Package Tracking 2 Case fans . I will now go through my email. CIO
Note:<888> 03/08/06 Wednesday 4:45 P.M.: I logged onto eBay: ANTEC CHENMING CHIEFTEC DRAGON ALUMINUM CASE (item 3464111508 end time Mar-18-06 15:26:06 PST) for $56 and about $13.78 FedEx shipping from Philadelphia to Greenwich for $69.78 total. Once I receive it, I will transfer the contents of my Northgate server into it. However, the case will probably arrive before these items, which I have to wait for to put the server in the new case. The two items are Antec 80mm SmartCool Thermally Controlled Case Fan, Retail box.-Best Computer Online Store Houston Buy Discount Prices Texas-Directron.com for $9.99 each and $7.25 shipping for $27.23 total. Thus I have spent $97.01 to order parts today to upgrade my server computer, so it will be running cooler in the summer when possibly the apartment will be warmer because of higher air conditioning costs in this area. CIO
Note:<888> 03/08/06 Wednesday 2:55 P.M.: I was up at 7 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toasted square bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I went back to bed until 1 P.M.. I picked up my mail. I have been searching for bargains on the internet, but there is nothing that I really need. A neighbor whom bother me continually just called me again. Frequently I am on a night schedule, and I do not like being waken up in the day time. Anderson Electric is setting up the new generator in back of the apartment complex that I live in. CIO
Note:<888> 03/08/06 Wednesday 1:10 A.M.: On the Toshiba Laptop Satellite 2590CDT, this battery eBay: NEW Toshiba 4000 1800 4500 mAh Laptop PA2487U Battery (item 6855835018 end time Apr-02-06 18:27:40 PDT) is available for it on sale for about half the normal price. However, my battery indicator says it is 100% fully charged, so I assume the battery is all right. I have never ran it off battery power, since I was able to repair it when I got it from the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I tried to go to the CMOS, but I could not remember the keyboard key, and it does not seem to be in the manual. BIOS_Entering told me it was "ESC" and then "F1". I tried resetting the mouse setting to simultaneous, but when both mice work, the PS/2 mouse is much too erratic. I thus changed it back to "Auto Select". I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:<888> 03/07/06 Tuesday 11:20 P.M.: I installed the Vista beta 2 Build 5308 Main (Windows Vista - Longhorn Server) 32 bit on the second hard drive on the Northgate server. However, the Advanced Configuration DynamicDNS program does not work with in, and although it is suppose to be a server version of Vista beta, I can not figure out where the server is anyway. Still Vista is now also installed on the Northgate server to try out. In the Toshiba laptop, I installed the Linksys 10 Base Ethernet Card which is actually this card NP10T Network Everywhere NP10T card, and then I installed the NETGEAR - WG511 SuperG 802.11g 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card also in the second PCMCIA slot. I put the double wide 10/100 LAN PCMCIA device in the Netgear box, and I put it on top of the HP printer on top of the Northgate server. I tested it with the AT&T wireless router, and I got 54 Mbps connection, and I get the same speed as the LAN connections. However, I do not think it is a good idea to download updates over wireless, so I turned off the automatic update features. I have the server back up and running on the Northgate server. I will configure its Vista partition at a later time. I chatted with two relatives. I took one of the square Thomas' bagel breads, and I cut it in half, and I put Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on both sides, and I put four 1/32nds inch thick slices of Stop and Shop sliced turkey and five 4 inch by 4 inch by 1/16 inch slices of Stop and Shop American white cheese on it, and then I put the top half of the bagel bread on it, and I cut the sandwich in half, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea. CIO
Note:<888> 03/07/06 Tuesday 5:15 P.M.: Norton Internet Security 2005 would not install on the Windows Server 2003. I did install Sun Java and Visual basic, but that did not make a difference with starting the Advanced Configuration DynamicDNS program with it. However, the other DynamicDNS program, I had on the server did work, but I did not want to change my IP address configuration from the other one, and its update IP address function would not work. There are other DynamicDNS programs that might have worked with it. I will mention the one I tried, when I can look at it again. The Vista beta 2 Build 5308 Main (Windows Vista - Longhorn Server) 32 bit DVD speeded up when I closed out the program and then restarted it, and started going at 500 Kbps or .5 Mbps download. I was able to finish the download in a half hour. I then burned it to DVD with Nero 6.6. I then booted it on the Northgate server, and I am in the process of installing it to the D: drive on the Northgate server. UPS just delivered my order for NETGEAR - 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card and http://www.ubid.com Netgear WG511T SuperG 108 Mbps Wireless 802.11g PC Card for $26 refurbished with free shipping and UPS Package Tracking . Although it was a www.ubid.com item, it came from Netgear WG511T SuperG 108 Mbps Wireless 802.11g PC Card - WG511T , and it is still available for $30 with free shipping. I guess I can try to install it while I install Vista. However, I first have to remove the double thick PCMCIA 10/100 LAN device, and install the single thick Linksys Ethernet 10BaseT device, so with the thinner two devices, both will fit into the Toshiba laptop at the same time. CIO
Note:<888> 03/07/06 Tuesday 3:35 P.M.: I threw out some garbage. I picked up my mail. I chatted with a neighbor. I cut two half inch slices of the cold eye round, and I put them on a dinner plate with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce. I put 1 inch of water in a revere pot with lid and steamer tray and 1.5 cups of baby carrots and broccoli crowns, and I steamed it for 12 minutes, and I put the vegetables in a bowl with a small bit of olive oil, and I also made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe, and I put half on the plate with the beef, and I refrigerated half with in a Rubbermaid container, and I put a couple of tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce on the rice. I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. I then went outside, and I filled the windshield washer fluid container in the Volvo with windshield washer fluid that I keep in the back of the Volvo station wagon. I put 3/4th of a quart of Castrol 10W-30W oil in the car to fill up the oil. I filled a spray bottle in the back of the car with the windshield washer fluid which does not freeze, and I used the paper towels to clean the outside windows, which I did twice. I ran the car for 15 minutes to keep its battery charged up. Thus, although the car needs washing, it is a little bit safer since there is better visibility from its windows. I chatted with one of the building nurses. I came upstairs, and I called www.cl-p.com about the electricity bill that I received, and I had already paid. Apparently I had received a partial payment on my energy assistance from the NEON program for $160. In January, February, and March 2006, I made three $124 payments also, which is my budget amount. However, in January the electricity went up 20%, so my budget amount for the last bill was raised $25 to $149. However, I had a surplus in the account of $78, so I did not need to pay more. I thus will now have to pay a budget amount of $149 a month in the future, which mean less money to spend on computers, and it will also mean I will have to keep the apartment less cool with the air conditioner this summer depending on how the computers function. I chatted with the Connecticut Light and Power representative about energy and other matters. I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea. The Vista beta server download is suspended half way through the progress, since it can not make a connection. I will now try to get the Windows Server 2003 going with the Advanced Configuration DynamicDNS program by installing Norton Internet Security 2005, Sun Java, and Visual basic. If it does not work, I will think about it some more. I still have the Northgate server C: drive backup on the external Maxtor hard drive. CIO
Note:<888> 03/07/06 Tuesday 11:15 A.M.: I still have not cleaned up, since I have been busy, but I am also saving on energy. However, for the sake of my neighbors, I will clean up shortly. My identical primary computer case is available at Amazon.com: Used and New: Cs 600 Beige Soho File Server for $51.99 with free shipping, but I think the yellow aluminum one in Philadelphia for $56 and $14 shipping is a better deal eBay: ANTEC CHENMING CHIEFTEC DRAGON ALUMINUM CASE (item 3464111508 end time Mar-18-06 15:26:06 PST) for $70. Before I shower, and I clean up, I will start making http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm . CIO
Note:<888> 03/07/06 Tuesday 10:15 A.M.: On my Northgate server computer, possibly if it is running all the time in the summer it might need a cooler case. I searched out cases which might be more practical for a cooler running machine similar to the one that I have for my primary computer. I found this eBay: ANTEC CHENMING CHIEFTEC DRAGON ALUMINUM CASE (item 3464111508 end time Mar-18-06 15:26:06 PST) for $56 and about $14 FedEx shipping from Philadelphia to Greenwich for about $70 total. However, my server computer is about three years old, and I do not think it is worth spending that type of money on the Northgate system which currently has a more compact case. Also a new case might take up too much room in its present location. However, it would hold four 80 mm fans for cooling. With the higher prices for energy for air conditioning in the summer, I might need to think about what I would do if I had to keep the apartment at say 80 degrees Fahrenheit instead of 72 degrees Fahrenheit during the hot summer days. Their other cases are at eBay Store - Computer Cases Plus: Computer Cases: COOLER MASTER RC-250-KKN2 CM Media 250 HTPC CASE MICRO , and the smaller LanBoy with two fan mounts on the side would not work in the current Northgate location, since the left side is against the right monitor. Thus for now the case will stay as it is. Also Ubid www.ubid.com has some cheaper cases, but they have $25 shipping Cheap PC Cases, Bid Or Buy PC Cases at uBid Auctions. Optimum Boost tech support called me back about whether Port 80 is now open or not, and I told them the server is now running just fine. They did not know anything about the problem I have with the Windows Server 2003 and the Advanced Configuration DynamicDNS program, but I will shut down the server in a little while, and I will try to see if some of the options, I mentioned earlier might work. I will now shower, and I will clean up, just to feel a little bit more refreshed. CIO
Note:<888> 03/07/06 Tuesday 7:00 A.M.: I was awake at 4:15 A.M.. I went to get a fresh pack of Seneca Ultra light 100 cigarettes in a box, and I had inventoried http://mikelouisscott.com/inventory.htm my cigarette supply at 7:40 P.M. before going to bed, and when I woke up, the supply was down two packs. Thus it would seem to me that the apartment was entered while I was asleep, and somebody took two packs of Seneca Ultra Lights 100 cigarettes in a box. Since the ones that disappeared were in a location near where I sleep in the bedroom, it would seem the intruder entered my sleeping area while I was asleep. I checked with the Greenwich Police department Greenwich Town Departments - Police Department , and they told me they would keep extra surveillance on this area. It all has me confused as to why anyone would bother me, but it seem the individual smokes cigarettes and uses my computers. I have reported this matter to other people. Since I am older, and with the higher price of gasoline, I have not been going out downtown as much, it would seem to me that this activity has been going on for a long time, and I only just noticed it, since I am staying at home more anymore. However, I have checked with the amount of cigarettes that I buy versus the number of days that I have them, and it is usually that I use two pack of cigarettes a day, and the general inventory on average has never showed any shortages. The cable modem was out, so I called up www.cablevision.com , and I chatted with them. It is back up running again. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toasted square bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I left a message with a friend. My order for NETGEAR - 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card and http://www.ubid.com Netgear WG511T SuperG 108 Mbps Wireless 802.11g PC Card for $26 refurbished with free shipping is due to arrive today UPS Package Tracking , so I will have to stay in to receive it. However, UPS usually arrives in the afternoon, so I could technically go out in the morning, but I have work I need to do on the computer. I want to try to get the Windows Server 2003 working with the Optimum Boost Advanced Configuration DynamicDNS program. All I can think to do is to install Java, Visual basic, or Norton Internet Security 2005, and that might enable it to work. There is another option, and that is to install the Vista server beta on the server computer D: drive to see it works with the Optimum Boost Advanced Configuration DynamicDNS program. I am downloading the Windows Vista Build 5308 Main (Windows Vista - Longhorn Server) 32 bit DVD. It says it is an unstaged package whatever that is, and it will take about 8 hours to download. I can try to put it on the Northgate Syntax server to see it work with the Optimum Boost Advanced Configuration DynamicDNS program, but first I will try to get Windows Server 2003 working with it, since the Vista download is another all day download. I need to wash the breakfast dishes, and I need to make my bed. Since I feel better if I clean up, I should also shower and clean up, even though I probably will not be going out today. CIO
Note:<888> 03/06/06 Monday 9:05 P.M.: I am too tired to go through my email. I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:<888> 03/06/06 Monday 8:45 P.M.: I ate the last piece of cherry pie for dinner along with some iced tea. I chatted with a relative. I will now go through my email. Bink.nu Microsoft: Vista won't get a backdoor . CIO
Note:<888> 03/06/06 Monday 7:40 P.M.: I installed the updates on Server 2003. However, the Advanced Configuration DynamicDNS program that lets Optimum Boost assign static IP addresses instead of dynamic will now work with the Server 2003. It give a "13" error when I tried to have it connect online. I chatted with Optimum Boost tech support, and they said they would have to look into it and email me back. I have not heard from them yet. I transferred the server files back to the D: drive. I then rebooted to XP, and I started the Internet Information Service server. I disabled the Apache startup in XP, and I also disabled SQL server startup. On the primary computer, I also disabled the SQL server startup. I installed the Real RealProducer Basic > Download , but it does not seem connect to my web cam or audio, so I do not know what good it is, unless one just uses it to encode. Possibly the Microsoft movie maker does the same thing. I went downstairs, and I picked up my mail. I received my six cartons of Seneca Ultra Lights 100 box cigarettes, so I have enough to last me through the month http://mikelouisscott.com/inventory.htm . I chatted with a friend. Possibly if I installed Norton Internet Security 2005 on the Windows Server 2003, it might enable certain network settings for the Advanced Configuration DynamicDNS program to work, since I know in XP, it does certain network changes which might effect internet access programs. However, I am too tired to do that now. CIO
Note:<888> 03/06/06 Monday 3:55 P.M.: I checked out the tech bargains. I tried to buy the clearance video card and sound card from www.officemax.com reported at www.techbargains.com , but they were not available in this area. I called them up on their 800 number also. I cut two half inch slices of the cold eye round, and I put them on a dinner plate with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce. I put .75 inch of water in the plastic microwave pot with 1.5 cups of baby carrots and broccoli crowns, and I steamed it on the vegetable cycle of the General Electric microwave oven, and then I put in the other half from yesterday of the microwave rice in Rubbermaid container, and I ran them both for two vegetable cycles, and I put the steamed vegetables in a bowl with a small bit of olive oil, and I put the rice on the plate with the beef, and I put a couple of tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce on the rice. I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. I checked the mail about 12:30 P.M., but it had not arrived. I chatted with a neighbor and the building custodian. I studied the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Trial Software on the internet. Since I already have the trial six month CD from Microsoft that I got at the Bridgeport, Connecticut Microsoft TS2 conference two years ago, I decided to install it on the Northgate server. I copied my server directory from the D: to its C: drive. I then boot the Windows Server 2003 CD from the DVD drive, and I installed it on my D: drive first having to format it eliminating the server folder and ASR backup. It installed on the D: drive, and it boots from a boot manager for either Server 2003 or XP. I am now configuring it, but first I have install its latest updates. Thus my home server is not working for the moment. CIO
Note:<888> 03/06/06 Monday 11:10 A.M.: I have a six month demo of this Surplus Computers Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Premium (NFR) for $140 that I could install, but one does not run it on top of XP, but as a separate operating system with server, so one would not be able to run the server computer as XP office system too. I could install it on my old Dell V350 backup computer http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm for kicks, but it would be slow on it, but I think with its resources it would run, and then I would be able to have a search engine, but it would take a while to set up. The problem with running Dell V350 as a server is that it sits right next to where I stack the pillows up for my bed when I go to bed, and I am not sure it would be right to have a large stack of pillows piled up against a working server, but with 256 mb of memory a 20 gigabyte hard drive and Intel Pentium II 350 MHz processor, it would probably work. I would first have to back up its configuration to my external hard drive before installing my six month demo. Now I will look at today's bargain offers Cheapstingybargains.com - Free Online Coupons, Dell, Overstock, Amazon! and http://www.techbargains.com . I just had another crank fax call. CIO
Note:<888> 03/06/06 Monday 10:35 A.M.: My father's old company Chemstrand also use to supply carpet for David Rockefeller's office at the Chase Bank JPMorgan Chase also, and Dad had visited him there. Of course not many people ever heard of David Rockefeller since he was only a banker and not in politics. The last time I saw David, he was sitting at the Hyatt Hotel in Old Greenwich Hyatt Regency Greenwich about 10 years ago, and nobody noticed him, and he just looked another big fat business person. However, now that he has gotten old, he probably has lost weight. Of course possibly their oldest brother J.D.R. III could afford more expensive heirloom carpets such as one buys in Asia or the Middle East, but his legal address is the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois Chicago Hotels: The Drake Hotel, A Luxury Chicago Hotel, IL , so probably because of some legal technicality with the U.S. tax code, he would have to show up at least once a year to prove his residency, when he is not traveling elsewhere. More than likely since all of these characters are older, they probably prefer to hang their briefcases some place warmer during the winter months up north, and it is a big world out there. From my perspective when one sees 50 to 100 private jets flying into the local Westchester Country airport Westchester County Airport , one of them might be around for a family function or other business type of event. With that family it is all business and nothing else. Even Larry in his conservation efforts usually owns the property for real estate speculation. I just answered another one of those computer magazine surveys on the telephone. CIO
Note:<888> 03/06/06 Monday 9:45 A.M.: When I search Acrilan on the internet I come up with www.acrilan.gr and Definition of Acrilan - WordReference.com Dictionary and Solutia Acrilan Fibers owned by Solutia.com - Welcome to Solutia Inc., leading supplier of specialty products and pharma services! . When I knew Fred http://mikelouisscott.com/fred.htm , he was being trained by Billy Baldwin Amazon.com: Billy Baldwin Decorates: Books: Billy Baldwin . Possibly since Fred had lived with the Krump family of Germany, the Shah of Iran's family of Greenwich, and Richard Nixon's ambassador to Spain, the Saltonstahl family from Massachusetts, he had some connections with the Old Guard in Manhattan through Billy Baldwin and Helen Kress Williams. Since one of his first jobs in decorating was working for Nelson Rockefeller Nelson Rockefeller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia , more than likely he knew some other people. Thus with Iranians in tow, maybe they got tired of making rugs in Iran the old fashioned way, and they were interested in more modern manufacturing of synthetic rugs that Chemstrand then owned by www.monsanto.com could provide. Since Stillman Rockefeller here in Greenwich as Chairman of Citibank Welcome to Citibank was also on the board of directors of Monsanto, more than likely there is a Greenwich connection, and they were probably trying to get Fred to use synthetic carpeting among the rich and famous instead of wool carpeting which he personally preferred. Unless one can afford to pay $100 to $200 a square yard for good quality Acrilan carpet which the Japanese seemed to like very thick in white, and unless one has big huge guys to move all of the furniture in one's house to lay wall to wall carpet and big huge guys to carry the heavy rolls of carpet and a connection with Electrolux Electrolux to vacuum it continually to pick up all the fuzz, there is no reason to further investigate this group. CIO
Note:<888> 03/06/06 Monday 9:15 A.M.: I chatted with some neighbors downstairs. I called up the Netherlands Consulate General at 1-212-246-1430 CONSULATES IN NEW YORK CITY, and I chatted with a consular officer there about the fact that people are still looking for www.mikelouisscott.com/fred.htm which according to the Geocities search engine statistics for my other web site, is the reason that 100% of the visitors visit my web site at Geocities. Whatever, the case at least the Dutch in Manhattan have a larger overall perspective. I left a message with an associate. CIO
Note:<888> 03/06/06 Monday 8:10 A.M.: Of course the Kraut heads around here whom can not sell Mercedes Mercedes-Benz International should look into another German car owned by www.gm.com called Opel.com - The International Website for Opel Cars: Vectra, Corsa, Astra, Tigra, Meriva, Zafira, Signum, Combo, Vivaro, Movano . I am getting tired of these chopstick queens trying to order me around. CIO
Note:<888> 03/06/06 Monday 8:00 A.M.: I put my laundry away. I made my bed, and I put clean linens on the bed. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toasted square bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I checked with the The Town of Bedford New York / Departments / Police Department and the Greenwich Town Departments - Police Department , and neither of them are interested in my computer security matters. I left a message with an associate about the matter. Basically the internet is what the United States military threw away in 1980, so they obviously have better communications, and nobody is concerned about the security or matters to do with it. Thus unless one has the money and motive to investigate any security problems on the internet, it is not worth wasting one's time with. On an amusing note, the lights went off in the living room while I was making my bed, and it turned out the picture of Prince William Het Koninklijk Huis and his wife fell off the wall above the living room light switch, and it turned off the lights. Thus we are still haunted by the Ghost of Flanders. On a note to do with the reality in this community with the price of gasoline at $3 a gallon, I have noticed many people driving MINI.com . Of course when I was back in Amsterdam back in 1992, I noticed there was a smaller more economical car parked behind the Dutch Royal palace. I think it was either a small economical Renault Renault or Peugeot International Website . Since Europe has been dealing with $8 to $10 a gallon gasoline for a long time, it seems they have a wide variety of economical cars. I probably would find my old 1999 Hyundai Accent useful with the higher price of gasoline, but I never went anywhere in it much except for local errands, so even on my budget my 1995 Volvo Turbo station wagon is economical. It seems sort of strange that the United States government lets in all the small Asian cars, but they will not let in the small European cars. Obviously what little remains of our much vaulted government in Washington D.C. anymore is too slow to respond, and more than likely all they do anymore is work for www.boeing.com traveling around the world trying to sell their product. CIO
Note:<888> 03/06/06 Monday 5:15 A.M.: I have to fold my laundry, since the dry cycle is done. I will make my bed after I dry both bottom sheets. I use two bottom fitted sheets, so I have to wait for one of them to dry, and I will use the other clean one. I use two bottom sheets to keep the mattress pad cleaner. I stopped my server, and then I rebooted the Northgate server computer. Startup the server is sort of a tedious process. Since I also have the Apache server on the server, I have to go to Administrative Tools, Services, and in the right panel to stop the Apache server which starts up automatically on boot up. I could uninstall the Apache server, but I might want to use it, if I can get it working with the FrontPage 2002 extensions. I do not know whether it will support the FrontPage search function. The FrontPage search function uses the XP indexing feature which also have to be enabled. One then has to right click on My Computer, and select Manage, and at the bottom of the tree under Services and Applications under Services, one can also disable Apache. Since on my server, the Microsoft SQL server 2005 which comes with Microsoft Visual Web developer did not uninstall, when I uninstalled it, I also from that same tree have to select SQL Server Configuration Manager, SQL Server 2005 Service, and in the right panel, one has to stop SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) and SQL Server Browser. In XP if one is using the Help search function, one also has to enable beneath the SQL tree item, the Indexing Service, which one would also need to have function for the FrontPage 2002 Extension Search function. Then down in the bottom of the same tree, one has to select Internet Information Service, Web Sites, and right click on Default web site, and click start to start the server. However, since I am using the Optimum Boost program before starting the server, one has to start the Advanced Configuration DynamicDNS program which is available from Optimum Boost, and one has to have it set up with one's own account, on their servers to recognize one's internet address. Once the Advanced Configuration DynamicDNS program is started, one has to right click on it in the tray to tell it to Go Online. Then one's dynamic IP address is changed to a static IP address for one's internet address to work which in my case is http://mikelouisscott.com/ . Optimum Boost will help one set up the DynamicDNS from their tech support. Optimum Boost costs $10 more a month for the faster connection, so it is about $56 a month for Optimum Boost online with higher speed connection of 30 mbps download and 2 mbps second upload. Also one has to have Optimum Boost or the Cablevision business tech support open up one's Port 80 on the cable modem. I also had to open up with the D-Link Router setup, my port 80s on the Northgate Server IP addresses for its two LAN devices for it go online. The Optimum Boost tech support numbers are 1-866-575-8000 option 3 to open up Port 80 on the cable modem which takes a day or two. Optimum Online Web Hosting is at 1-800-504-5710 for setting up the IP addresses on their servers. Once www.cablevision.com has enabled Optimum Boost, one can access the configuration pages at the Optimum Boost control panel at Optimum Online - Please Sign In , and select the Globe icon in the upper right corner for Web Hosting to setup some of the features, but one has to know what one is doing, so the Optimum Online tech support is useful. Also opening up Port 80 for the Cable Modem does not work from the form. Since my server works from my home, it obviously can be done. Of course one needs a computer to run the server on, and I run it from my primary backup computer. Also when I just now rebooted the Northgate Server, I also turned off and on the Cable Modem to reset it, and the D-Link Router I turned on after that. I now have to fold my laundry and make my bed. CIO
Note:<888> 03/06/06 Monday 4:05 A.M.: I watched some television about the hidden areas underneath Istanbul yesterday afternoon. I then chatted with a relative, and I ate some peanuts. I went to bed about 8:45 P.M., and I was awake at 3:25 A.M.. I am doing two loads of laundry, and I am almost done with the wash cycle. I installed the Windows Update for the Realtek audio driver for the onboard motherboard sound. CIO
Note:<888> 03/05/06 Sunday 4:50 P.M.: I chatted with a relative and a friend. More than likely when someone intrudes into my apartment and accesses my computer, it is to copy the backups of my work. Since the work on my computer reflects over 16 years of work at over 100 hours a week, more than likely individuals whom do not have the capability of configuring their own computers prefer to steal my work. Since IBM charges in this area between $200 to $600 an hour for the type of work that I do, it would seem that the individual or individuals that steal the work on my computer are involved in a conspiracy to either defraud my family, friends, and associates, or they do this so routinely, that they are cogs in somebody else's machine. What tipped me today is that I saw a Optimum Online truck in Old Greenwich today, and more than likely it would be quite unusual for them to be paying a service call on Sunday. Since they are my internet access provider, it would seem to me that they are probably investigating individuals whom are misusing their services. I obviously have little recourse in dealing with individuals whom continually intrude into my apartment whenever I depart for minor errands. Thus it seems to me, the intent is that they think by stealing the content of my computer, it will enrich them. Basically it is going to lead to a lot of Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe . Since the United States government could not be bothered with such local activity, it would seem to me the intent is to try to perpetrate some sort of fraud against me. I suspect the individuals profiteering off the activity do not live in my building, but the residents are intimidated by someone they perceive to be in authority, whom might be just an individual masquerading as someone in authority. However, since they know my comings and goings, there would have to be someone in the building or neighborhood whom is cooperating with them. More than likely their plan is to try to embarrass some of the establishment in Greenwich, and thus they are an outside gang working this area for profit. It would seem to me that since I have personal information on the computer that when push comes to shove, and the local authorities track them down where ever they made hide out in this area, they will just start keeping a closer eye on them until they figure out what this is all about. It has nothing to do with local politics, since most of the key people in local politics are easily accessible, and even the First Selectman of the town of Greenwich only earns $40,000 a year. Thus it would seem to me whomever it is well networked in the community with people lingering around with cell phones to track people's movements. Obviously it thus would seem to me that by copying the work off my computer, they might be trying to impersonate me for profit. Since I am a volunteer for the International Red Cross, I obviously know people in the American Red Cross, so more than likely after they think they have succeeded in taking my computer setup, I think I could have my friends in the Red Cross round them up, and make them do something worthwhile like donate blood. More than likely since they are taking my computer work, it would seem to me they are a rather lazy group of individuals whom are probably better fed and more fit than I am from lack computer activity. Thus from what I can tell, this activity only seems to happen on weekends most of the time. Thus the individuals have other jobs during the week days. It would seem to me that if their employers knew about this activity, their jobs would be terminated. Thus more than likely the government in monitoring my activity is probably using the information they gather for future political activities depending on what happens in the political future. In other words, when they try to cover their tracks, they are going to find the internet leaves a very long paper trail not to mention cell phones. It is the nature of such activity, the individuals causing it out here on weekends when the wealthy people are home from work, probably do the same thing in the Midtown area of Manhattan on weekdays. Since Manhattan is a very expensive city, particularly for their type when they are caught, more than likely their van will end up being towed, and they will end up with a long archive on how to be cheap. In other words, the state of Connecticut is probably amused that they have to come out to steal technology because IBM www.ibm.com advertises itself too much in this neighborhood, when in fact most of the work that I do involves quite a bit of typing and knowing about the systems. Thus it would seem to me, some individual whom has a grudge against me and my presence in Greenwich is causing the problem. Since I know a lot of media people, more than likely it comes down to the fact that older people dealing with older information are more than likely misdirecting a younger generation. I am tired, so I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:<888> 03/05/06 Sunday 3:00 P.M.: I edited and posted my photographs that I took today on my home server http://mikelouisscott.com/photo030506/.
Note:<888> 03/05/06 Sunday 1:30 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road. I then drove over to Tod's Point in Old Greenwich. The southwest area is closed to vehicles on Sunday mornings, so I went to the southeast parking area. I took some photographs with my Vivitar digital camera. I left my car going to get it charged up more. I then drove back along the waterfront to central Greenwich. I took some photographs of the Bush-Holley Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich | Home house. I then drove back down on the waterfront on Steamboat Road. I took some more pictures at that location. I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Service Exxon service center, and I bought $15 of premium unleaded gasoline at $2.979 a gallon for 90 miles driving this week at 15.7 miles per gallon at an average of 13 miles per hour. I did not fill the tank up all the way however. I then returned home. I cut two pita breads in half, and I put Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on each slice and three slice on each of Stop and Shop 1/32nds inch thick slices of turkey and three 4 inch by 4 inch by 1/16th inch thick slices of Stop and Shop American cheese and then Italian spices and olive oil and the top halves of the pita bread. I ate both sandwiches with a glass of iced tea. I chatted with three relatives. When I started up the primary computer, the audio drivers were corrupted, and I had to reinstall them for both the Creative card and the onboard sound. I ran Ad-awareSE before I shut down the computer, and when I ran it again, it removed 10 spyware problems. Obviously one does not have to be Sherlock Holmes to figure out the problem, since there was no problem with the audio devices when I shut down the computer. Obviously somebody accessed my primary computer when I was out of the apartment. Obviously it has also happened before. I had to waste my time fixing it again, which I obviously would prefer to do other things. This sort of activity has continually happened during my computer activity for the last 16 years. Obviously my neighbors are in cahoots, since they never report the intrusions to me. Thus it must be somebody whom thinks they have some sort of legal seniority to mess up my computer systems. I just hope they are not tampering with my food and drink in the apartment. Whatever, the individuals are up to, I think they come into this place from a long stretch Cadillac limousine from Mead's Point. I have seem them heading this way many times before whenever I go out. I know Duncan Burke whom lives in Mead's Point, and I know the president of Shell oil lives in Mead's Point. Thus whomever it is, they can obviously afford to pay for the damages they continually cause. I have also seen relatives of Henry Kissinger and Ross Perot around this building. Well, the computer seems to be running fine again. Whatever, the purpose of the intrusions, it is a mystery. Duncan Burke is a Bush associate and his wife is the former head of social services for the town of Greenwich. They made on3 mistake, since I alerted many government officials about the problem many times, and since I am running my computer server off my Northgate computer which also has a live web camera, obviously the government monitor saw the intruder off the Northgate computer Creative web camera. Thus the government obviously knows more compared to limousine liberals. At this rate whomever the trouble makers might be, it would seem to me that they do not like me being out and about in the general public, and they constantly mess up my computers to keep me working on them and a prisoner at home. Does this sound like any of the local alcoholics that we know in this town? I will now work on editing and posting the pictures. CIO
Note:<888> 03/05/06 Sunday 7:30 A.M.: A quick look at www.cvs.com shows a 5 pack of Bic lighters are $2.99. CVS Vitamins and Supplements are buy one get one free. Tide is $5.44. A 200 pack box of Splenda is $7. Dinty Moore is $2, and one might find some other bargains there. I will now eat a piece of cherry pie with some iced tea. I will also shut down the primary computer, and I will make my bed, and I will shower, and I will clean up, and I will go out for a drive to charge up the car. CIO
Note:<888> 03/05/06 Sunday 7:00 A.M.: I did a Windows XP Automatic System recovery backup from the C: drive to the D: drive on the primary computer. I put some page counter links on my home server. I will also add one to this page, which will work on the home server, but not on the Geocities server. Possibly the reason the FrontPage 2002 extensions do not work is that the Microsoft Internet Information Services server does not support them. Apache supposedly will support them, but I have to figure out how to install them on Apache. It all takes time. I rearranged the links on the homepage, so the ones with more content are closer to the top. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 03/05/06:
Note:<888> 03/05/06 Sunday 3:50 A.M.: I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note:<888> 03/05/06 Sunday 2:55 A.M.: I am charging up my Rio Player for 2 hours. I went to eBay Store - JustDEALS Inc: Keyboard Mouse Input Devices, Headphone Microphone, WiFi Wireless Networking , and I bought for $39.95 with free shipping eBay: Logitech X-620 6.1 Surround Sound Subwoofer and Speaker (item 8775305895 end time Mar-06-06 20:37:39 PST) . They still have 6 left. They should work just fine with my new Creative AudigyX2 sound card that supports up to 7.1 speakers. I will put the 6.1 speaker system on my primary computer system, and I will put the Cambridge Sound and Monsoon Sound 2.1 speakers on my Northgate server. I finished Norton SpeedDisk on the C: drive on the Northgate Server. CIO
Note:<888> 03/05/06 Sunday 1:55 A.M.: Dinner was delicious. I washed the dishes. CIO
Note:<888> 03/05/06 Sunday 1:10 A.M.: I watched a bit of television until 4 P.M.. I ate a large piece of cheery pie. I was awake at 11:30 P.M.. I determined the Microsoft FrontPage 2002 program was freezing on publishing my content on the server, so I left the server as is. Thus I might not have search capabilities with the Microsoft Internet Information Services server that I am running. However, maybe I have to do something special to set up the search. I will look in the manual later. I finished the Windows XP Automatic System Recovery backup from the C: drive on the Northgate Server to the external Maxtor hard drive. I put the eye round roast on a baking rack in a baking pan, and I seasoned it on all sides with garlic powder, ground black pepper, Italian seasoning, and Kraft Bulls Eye barbeque sauce. I am baking it in the Farberware convection oven for 45 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. I will let it stand for a few minutes before carving off two half inch thick slices. I will refrigerate the rest in a Rubbermaid container. I will also eat half of Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe and refrigerate the other half. I will also steam for 15 minutes about a 1.5 cups of broccoli crowns and baby carrots which I will put a little bit of olive oil on. I will eat it all with a glass of iced tea. I will now run Norton Speed Disk on the C: drive on the Northgate server. CIO
Note:<888> 03/04/06 Saturday 2:50 P.M.: I ate some peanuts. I will now shut down the primary computer. I will start the server on the Northgate computer, while FrontPage 2002 works on publishing its content. CIO
Note:<888> 03/04/06 Saturday 2:30 P.M.: Surplus Computers Compaq EVO D500 P4 1.9GHz/ 512MB/ XP Home Ultra Slim Desktop . I finished going through my email. CIO
Note:<888> 03/04/06 Saturday 1:45 P.M.: I rested for an hour. The Automatic System Recovery backup from the C: drive to the D: drive finished on the Northgate computer. Since I am using Microsoft FrontPage 2002, I reinstalled Download details: FrontPage Server Extensions 2002 Web Download for Windows and Download details: FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions Security Patch: KB813380 on the Northgate computer. I then ran FrontPage 2002 again, and I am publishing my web content to another folder on the D: drive. Possibly by using the Publishing function, it will enable the Search function for the server. I have two manuals for FrontPage 2002, but I just searched the internet for solutions. The Publishing function is taking quite a bit of time. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements. I chatted with my relative in Florida, and my relative in Florida received the 105 pictures from Kodakgallery.com The easiest way to share your photos and get high-quality prints that I uploaded. They were the pictures that I took while I was in Vero Beach, Florida TCPalm during February 2006. I picked up my mail. I changed my horse and Mount Vernon calendars to March 2006. I will now go through my email. CIO
Note:<888> 03/04/06 Saturday 10:05 A.M.: SQL server 2005 did not uninstall from the Northgate server, and it starts up whenever, I boot up. I have to disable it to quit it running. I am not sure what the purpose is to have it running. I will have to look into it more. It also starts up on my primary computer. I have my server configured to also run with Microsoft Internet Information Service server with the content on the D: drive. However, the FrontPage extensions still do not work. I am doing the Automatic System recovery from the C: drive to the D: drive. I eliminated my content from the Microsoft Web server directory. I have 1.5 hours to go on the backup. I ate a large piece of cherry pie with a glass of water. I will now put the primary computer on standby, and I will rest a while. CIO
Note:<888> 03/04/06 Saturday 7:20 A.M.: I cancelled the XP automatic system recovery backup of the C: drive to the D: drive on the Northgate server. I then uninstalled the Microsoft Internet Information Service server and the Microsoft SQL server and its program Microsoft Visual web developer. I might reinstall it later. I then uninstalled the Microsoft Search tool from both the primary and Northgate server. I then reinstalled on the Northgate server the Microsoft Internet Information Service server, and I am now running Norton Win Doctor 2003. I will then reboot, and I will test the Microsoft FrontPage extensions on the Microsoft Internet Information Service server. I will then start Microsoft XP Professional Automatic System recovery backup from the C: drive to the D: drive, and then I will do the Automatic System Recovery backup from the C: drive to the Maxtor external hard drive. I will then run Norton Speed Disk on the C: drive. Hopefully while doing this I will have time for breakfast and to make my bed. I might not cook the eye round roast today but save it for Sunday dinner. CIO
Note:<888> 03/04/06 Saturday 6:15 A.M.: I was up at 1 A.M.. I have not eaten breakfast yet. Beside the Apache server on my Northgate Syntax computer, I also have the Microsoft Internet Information Services server installed on it along with Microsoft FrontPage 2002. To get it working, one has to stop the Apache server from running in the Administrative Services program. I guess once Apache is installed it starts up automatically on boot up. When the Apache server is stopped the Microsoft Internet Information Services server will run just fine. I have the Microsoft FrontPage extensions installed on it. However, when I tried to setup a search page, the FrontPage extensions would not work. The Microsoft Internet Information Service Server and Microsoft FrontPage Extensions setup are difficult to figure out, so for now I am not running them. I installed the updates on the Northgate Syntax server computer. I deleted files from the C: drive that I did not need. I copied the server folder from the D: drive the C: drive. I deleted all the files on the D: drive except the server folder. I am now doing a Windows XP Professional Automatic System recovery backup from the C: drive to the D: drive. Both C: and D: drives are 20 gigabytes. After it is done, I will do another Automatic System Recovery backup of the C: drive to the Maxtor External hard drive. I also ran Norton Win Doctor 2003 on the C: drive. Thus for my home server is down for a few more hours maintenance. I also installed the updates on the primary computer. CIO
Note:<888> 03/03/06 Friday 7:05 P.M.: I took one of the square Thomas' bagel breads, and I cut it in half, and I put Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on both sides, and I put four 1/32nds inch thick slices of Stop and Shop sliced turkey and five 4 inch by 4 inch by 1/16 inch slices of Stop and Shop American white cheese on it, and then I put the top half of the bagel bread on it, and I cut the sandwich in half, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea. I did some routine internet surfing. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:<888> 03/03/06 Friday 3:45 P.M.: I went out after the last message, and I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Wachovia Bank on Benedict Place, and I paid my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority. I then drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and most of their items are half price or less. I bought three wooden plate stands for .25 each and a Myro tub and wall caulkstrip for .25 for $1.25 total. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought four half gallons of Tropicana light healthy low calorie orange juice for $1.79 each, a pound of Stop and Shop white American cheese for $4.99 a pound for $5.11, a pound of sliced Stop and Shop honey roasted turkey breast for $6.99 a pound for $7.34, a 48 ounce container of Edy's slow churn low fat Mocha Almond Fudge ice cream for $1.79, two Gortons frozen 16 ounce Shrimp Scampi dinners for $4.39 each, two Gortons frozen 13 ounce boxes of crisp haddock filets for $2.69 each, a Stouffer's 17 ounce frozen meat loaf dinner for $1.99, and two Stouffer's 16 ounce frozen turkey dinners for $1.99 each, two 16 ounce cans of Planters no salt party peanuts for $3.39 each, a box of 10 Hefty sinch sak kitchen garbage bags for $2.99, a quart jar of Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise for $1.79, a 48 ounce container of Quaker Old Fashioned oatmeal $4.29, a 50 pack box of Splenda for $2.50, a top eye round roast for $3.99 a pound $11.21, a pound of baby carrots for $1.99, Dole bananas at .79 a pound for $2.13, and broccoli crowns at $1.99 a pound for $1.85 less a store mail coupon of $7 off an over $70 purchase plus .18 tax for $70.24 total. I then went by the Arnold bread outlet, and a Entenmann's 25 ounce cherry pie for $2 and a six pack of Thomas sandwich bagels for $1.85 for $3.85 total. I then returned home, and I brought up my purchases with my cart. I put away my groceries. I ate the remaining Healthy Choice low fat Rocky Road ice cream to make room in my full freezer. I brought up the mail. I put $20 on my MacGray laundry card. I brought up to my apartment my Schwinn bicycle and helmet from the back of my Volvo, and I put the rear car seats back up. I put the bike along the back of the down sofa in the walk area and the helmet on the back of the down sofa on top of the Social Register. I then went back out. I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Merry Go Round Mews thrift shop. I then went by the central Greenwich Post Office, and I bought 20 U.S.A. flag stamps for .39 each for $7.80 total. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a Ronald Reagan 2006 calendar for .50. I chatted with another computer person about computers. I then returned home. I use a magnet hook, and I hung the Ronald Reagan calendar on the refrigerator door. I do not have room to display plates on the plate stands right now. CIO
Note:<888> 03/03/06 Friday 7:35 A.M.: I opened a 19 ounce can of Hormel Steakhouse stew, and I put it in a plastic microwave pot with lid, and I heated it on the reheat cycle twice on the General Electric microwave oven, and I put it in a large bowl, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea. I watered the plants. One has to water the new tropical plant in the kitchen sink, or it will overflow its drain dish. I put white vinegar in the scent bowl that I keep on the window ledge for scent control. I sprayed CVS Lysol type spray around the toilet and bath area. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out. I have to do some grocery shopping and pay my rent. CIO
Note:<888> 03/03/06 Friday 7:00 A.M.: Surplus Computers 2 in 1 Jumpstart/Air Compressor . I finished going through my email. CIO
Note:<888> 03/03/06 Friday 6:30 A.M.: I bundled up, and I went outside, and I started up my Volvo without any problems. I ran it for about a half hour, and I cleaned of the snow and ice off the car. I helped a neighbor with her two cars also. I will now go through my email. The Wachovia bank on Benedict place does not open until 9 A.M., so there is not much point in going out before then to pay my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority. CIO
Note:<888> 03/03/06 Friday 5:05 A.M.: If the music people do not mind, I have posted some vintage old music on my home web server at http://mikelouisscott.com/music8/ and http://mikelouisscott.com/music2/ and http://mikelouisscott.com/music2/!beatles.htm and Greatest Hits of the War Years and http://mikelouisscott.com/music7/ . I think they are well beyond their copy write ages, but I will have to wait and see what happens. CIO
Note:<888> 03/03/06 Friday 4:00 A.M.: I logged onto www.ordersmokesdirect.com , and I ordered six cartons of New York Seneca Ultra Lights 100s in a box for $11.49 each carton for $68.94 plus $10.97 Priority Mail postage for $79.91 total. CIO
Note:<888> 03/03/06 Friday 3:00 A.M.: While I was asleep, I had a telephone call from a neighbor, a friend, and two relatives. I woke up at 1 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I worked with the server for a while. It appears the server seems to run even when the Apache server is not running. I think the Microsoft SQL server runs automatically when the Northgate Syntax server computer starts up. Thus I am running two server programs on it. However, when the Apache server is not running, it still returns Apache messages. It is not too busy yet, and only about a half dozen people have logged onto it, and half of those are me. Still it is nice to have the server going to provide content. I could download RealProducer Basic > Download to provide broadcasting content. However, I do not think I have that big of a user audience yet. My Logitech X4000 web camera has a built in microphone that I could enable, and I could transfer the broadcast on CD to the server. I could also produce it on the server, but the camera is better on my primary computer. Of course before doing any broadcasts, one would have to shower and clean up and get prepped for it. I will now wash the breakfast dishes, and I will make my bed. I will then shower, and I will clean up. I have to go out this morning to pay my rent, so hopefully the roads will be cleared of snow and ice. I am only doing house cleaning every two weeks now, so I only have to water the plants today. CIO
Note:<888> 03/02/06 Thursday 12:55 P.M.: CNN/Money: New $10 bill revealed . Apparently the President is not at home CNN.com - Bush agrees to boost India's nuclear programs - Mar 2, 2006 . I have not had much time to read the news recently. I chatted with a relative and a friend earlier. I picked up my mail. I opened a 18.8 ounce can of Campbell's New England clam chowder, and I put it in a microwave proof pot with lid, and I heated it on the General Electric microwave oven reheat cycle. I the put it in a large Cobalt blue soup bowl along with about a half of a cup of restaurant cut seasoned Arnold croutons, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. While the president is in India, he should check to see if possibly the Duke of Windsor Edward VIII of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia might still be alive. If he were, he might still be Emperor of India. Of course if he is still alive, he probably naps most of the day at this advanced age. I sometimes think maybe Ben Franklin is still alive in China too. Of course nobody ever seems to take note of older people, since as they get older they tend to look a lot the same. I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon. I will leave the Northgate Syntax server running. There is a Apache server log program, I might try to install if I can find it again. I can hear them plowing the snow on the road outside. We have only had a couple inches of snow so far. CIO
Note:<888> 03/02/06 Thursday 11:40 A.M.: I got back up at 7:30 A.M.. On the server, I changed the path to the local server for some of the files on the server, so they show up from the server instead of the Geocities links. I went outside at 9 A.M., and it had already started to snow. I chatted with some neighbors. I leant a neighbor 3/4 of a pack of Seneca Ultra Lights 100 cigarettes, since the neighbor was out of smokes. I worked some more on the server files. My order for NETGEAR - 108 Mbps Wireless PC Card and http://www.ubid.com Netgear WG511T SuperG 108 Mbps Wireless 802.11g PC Card for $26 refurbished with free shipping has shipped UPS Package Tracking . I cancelled my dentist appointment, since it would be unsafe more me to drive on the snowy roads. It is rescheduled for a week from tomorrow. I will also not be going to my 3 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note:<888> 03/02/06 Thursday 5:40 A.M.: I took one of the square Thomas' bagel breads, and I cut it in half, and I put Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on both sides, and I put 8 four inch diameter by 1/32nds inch thick slices of Healthy Choice sliced ham and three 5 inch by 1 inch by 1/4 inch slices of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese on it, and then I put Italian spices and olive oil and the top half of the bagel bread on it, and I cut the sandwich in half, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea. I will now shut down the primary computer. I have a 12:45 A.M. dental appointment today, but it depends on the snow conditions that might develop around then Weather Hazards for Southern Fairfield, CT and Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground . Snow is suppose to develop around 9 A.M., so I might not be going anywhere. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will leave the Northgate Syntax server computer going online. I have to remember to leave the D-link router going as well as the cable modem. CIO
Note:<888> 03/02/06 Thursday 4:40 A.M.: I copied my photos from the Geocities server, so they are also available at http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/ .
Note:<888> 03/02/06 Thursday 12:20 A.M.: I went to www.snapfish.com , and I ordered 105 4 X 5.3 inch prints from my Vero Beach, Florida February 2006 trip for 13 cents a picture with the first 20 pictures free for and six 5 inch by 7 inch photos for .75 each for $14.94 less Coupon Code "FLIP" Snapfish Promotional Coupons, Snapfish Discount Codes & Free Shipping Deals to get free post on the first 25 prints for $4.41 postage and .90 tax for $20.25 total.
Note:<888> 03/01/06 Wednesday 11:20 P.M.: I had a telephone call from a neighbor while I was asleep today. I also had a telephone call that I have a dentist appointment at 12:45 P.M. tomorrow Thursday. I woke up at 8 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. I checked my mail. The NOAA weather radio went off today about a winter snow storm tomorrow Thursday Weather Hazards for Northern Westchester County, NY and Greenwich, Connecticut (06830) Conditions & Forecast : Weather Underground . Thus I do not know whether I will be making my dentist appointment and other appointment on Thursday or not. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, toasted bagel with olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and a cup of coffee with splenda and milk. I watched some of the Fox News about Aruba, some place I am sure we all would not mind visiting. My Port 80 on my Cable Modem is now open, so my web server at http://mikelouisscott.com/ now works. Thus I will be able to provide more content off my own internet server. CIO
Note:<888> 03/01/06 Wednesday 8:50 A.M.: I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:<888> 03/01/06 Wednesday 8:20 A.M.: I took one of the square Thomas' bagel breads, and I cut it in half, and I put Hellmann's low fat mayonnaise on both sides, and I put 8 four inch diameter by 1/32nds inch thick slices of Healthy Choice sliced ham and three 5 inch by 1 inch by 1/4 inch slices of Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese on it, and then I put Italian spices and olive oil and the top half of the bagel bread on it, and I cut the sandwich in half, and I ate it with a glass of iced tea. CIO
Note:<888> 03/01/06 Wednesday 7:45 A.M.: I edited the digital photographs that I took when I was down in Vero Beach, Florida this past February 2006. I then uploaded 105 to http://www.kodakgallery.com/Welcome.jsp , and I had 105 of them printed out to send to my relative in Florida at 15 cents a print for 4 inch by 6 inch glossy prints for $15.75 and $1.11 tax and $7.40 ground postage for $24.35 total. I then paid my www.cablevision.com Digital television, Optimum Voice, and Cable Modem bills. I paid the Digital television bill with my debit card, since it is not yet available online. I paid my www.cl-p.com Connecticut Light and Power Bill online. I paid my Verizon www.verizon.com bill online. CIO
Note:<888> 03/01/06 Wednesday 2:50 A.M.: I went through my email. I toasted the inside halves of a square bagel, and I put some olive oil on it, and I ate it. CIO
Note:<888> 03/01/06 Wednesday 1:50 A.M.: One of the long time stores on Greenwich Avenue, Pier 1 imports has gone out of business. Their large store just south of Saks Fifth Avenue is up for rent by the Williams real estate company. I believe I was around one of their first stores, when it opened just off Harvard Square in the late 1960s next to the Club Casablanca which was a watering hole for Greenwich preppies in the Harvard area. I printed out my February 2006 Microsoft Money report, and I mailed a copy to relative in the mail room downstairs. I ate three scoops of Healthy Choice Rocky Road low fat ice cream. CIO
Note:<888> 03/01/06 Wednesday 1:10 A.M.: I went out after the last message. My Volvo started up without any problems. I drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and I chatted with a former Swiss neighbor. I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. During my walk, I spotted a tropical plant sitting out in the cold that someone had thrown out in the garbage in front of Sam Goody's record store. After my walk, I picked it up with my car. I then went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a 2.5 ounce container of McCormick Gourmet Collection celery salt for $3.99. I then returned home. I brought up the tropical plant. I moved over the miniature palm to the left on the one brass and glass end table at the rear side of the brass and glass coffee table, and I put the new tropical plant on the right side on the small brass and glass end table. However, first I watered it in the kitchen sink, since it would overflow out of its bottom tray. I move the wooden pineapple on the brass and glass end table to in between the two hurricane lamp shades with candles on the mahogany bureau. I moved the red candle to the bathroom bookcase along with the Nantucket ashtray with the Zippo lighters. I put the New Netherlands Club trivet on to the dining table. I put the Queen Elizabeth II whisky jug and brass Eiffel Towel trivet in between the two plants. I put the Harry's Bar ashtray behind the new tropical plant. The new tropical plants seems like it will do well with my other tropical plants. Photo link http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20062/mike-scott-living-room-new-tropical-plant-022806.JPG . CIO
