Note: <888> 03/31/08 Monday 11:55 P.M..  Earlier I ate 10 www.triscuits.com with ten 1.75 inch by 1/8th inch by .5 inch slices of www.cabotcheese.com Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese on them.  I guess I will now do a bit of bottom fishing on the internet.  About 4 A.M. this morning, I will have to pay my April 2008 bills.  Well, the good news is the $300 tax rebates are suppose to start coming out around the first week of May 2008.  CIO 

Note: <888> 03/31/08 Monday 11:45 P.M..  I woke up at 5:30 P.M., when I had a no person telephone call.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I threw out some garbage, and I picked up my mail.  I chatted with a relative twice.  I also chatted with another relative trying to sell a 1998 Buick Roadmaster Wagon with a 100,000 miles for about $7,500 in the Washington D.C. area.  I suggested www.craigslist.org .  I read the most recent issues of AARP, U.S. News and World report, and Forbes.   There always seems to be light at the end of the tunnel, when one reads, but not much new happening.

Note: <888> 03/31/08 Monday 10:25 A.M..  I went ahead, and I restored the Bytecc external hard drive Complete PC backup from March 20, 2008 to the primary Vista computer.  I then restored and updated any other changes since March 20, 2008.  I then did a Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.  I watched some television while the machine restored the backup and did the backup.  I also ate two Quaker granola bars.  The problem with the Add City applet with Weather Pulse was not that it did not work, but it had been move off the far right LCD screen, so it was not visible when it was opened thus making the program seem like it was frozen.  Now it is time to shut down the primary Vista computer and go to bed.  Have a good day.  The President and First Lady www.whitehouse.gov are off to Europe for a www.nato.int  summit, so I guess Dick Cheney Vice President of the United States - Richard B. Cheney is in charge back here in the States again.  I think since he is from Wyoming, he is use to colder weather that the warm weather Texans are not.  Of course in this neck of the woods, the only people whom seem to be in charge are the bankers.  CIO 

Note: <888> 03/30/08 Sunday 10:25 P.M..  I filed a Microsoft Beta Client 1.20.2844.30137 Vista SP1 RTM bug report on the Nvidia driver problem that I was able to solve with my two Nvidia cards for the four LCD monitor setup http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .  Technically, it might be simpler to fix, by just installing the Nvidia Video Card Display device driver updates,  the October 9, 2006 Driver version 9.6.8.5 on both Nvidia cards, since they might already be on the Vista SP1 machine, and just not installed.  I have not tried it, but one should still be able disable the PCI GeForce 5200 Nvidia card, and use the Nvidia program for the GeForce 6200 AGP video card to play the monitor in clone mode, which in my case is the Sony CRT High Definition television, which I have connected to the Nvidia AGP GeForce 6200 video out jack, so in clone mode, one can watch the same content on the one enabled Vista SP1 computer screen and the Sony monitor in Clone mode to watch the Media Center and the Media Player content, and using the remote control from the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600 TV card, it is totally interactive on the Sony television.  Also I have a cable from my computer speakers that disables the computer speakers when connected to the 5.1 computer sound system primary speaker, and feeds the audio in the audio input jacks on the rear of the Sony television.  It is a nice feature if one wanted to watch internet content from overseas on large screen television.  Of course with foreign language broadcasts, one is limited to the languages that one is familiar with.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/30/08 Sunday 9:35 P.M..  I woke up at 6 P.M..   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.   I chatted with one relative, and I chatted with another relative twice.  I threw out the garbage.  I emptied the two ashtrays on the outside of the building, and I picked up some paper and bags around the parking lot.  I checked out the community room.  The refrigerator in the community room kitchen is not there anymore, but I noticed the building custodian working on a refrigerator upstairs this week.   Three of the last four weekend days, we have had community room parties, where non residents rent the community room.  With the current Nvidia video setup, Microsoft Money 2006 Deluxe takes a while longer to start up.  I am charging up the million watt rechargeable lantern in my bedroom.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/30/08 Sunday 9:50 A.M..  On the primary Vista computer, I did a Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive to save the most recent system changes.  It does seem I spend a lot of time maintaining the primary Vista computer, but you have to realize I was working with the beta of Vista SP1 since about July 2007, so now that it is RTM release to manufacturing, I am just doing some of the final tweaks on my primary Vista system http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm , which is a somewhat unique and slightly older system, but it is well suited to my purposes, and at this point, and hopefully some day in the future, I might get some regular computer and internet work done versus system maintenance.  Tweaking a system with betas and dealing with the occasional hacker or malware, it is all not as simple as the layman might think.  The www.greenwichtime.com with its Adobe Flash content just crashed Internet Explorer, so that problem still exists on my primary Vista computer, but I will leave the Flash player installed for now, since the CNN Video content does not crash it.  Occasionally, I like to watch a little video on the internet.  Still hopefully the blue screen crash problem is gone with the Nvidia video cards drivers reinstallation.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO     

Note: <888> 03/30/08 Sunday 9:00 A.M..  I enabled some of the Internet Explorer Program Add Ons.  I also installed the Adobe Flash Player and Shockwave Player again.  I also enabled the Java Add Ons, and I reinstalled JAVA.  I was still having some problems with the blue screen from my Nvidia video drivers, so I did a Safe Boot.  I then uninstalled the GeForce FX5200 driver and its driver files, and then I rebooted into a safe boot again, and I uninstalled the GeForce 6200 driver and its driver files, and then I booted into a safe boot again and the standard VGA driver installed.  I then installed the 163.75_forceware_winvista_32bit_english_whgl driver, and then without rebooting, I installed the 96.85_forceware_winvista_x86_international_whql driver.  I then rebooted normally, and I configured the four LCD monitors in display setup.  They procedure mention before installs 10/9/2006 driver version 9.6.8.5 for both Nvidia cards that are somewhat unique to my four LCD monitor setup on the primary Vista computer http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .  The Adobe Flash player has not crashed Internet Explorer, so possibly I have fixed the blue screen problems I have been having with my Nvidia video cards with four LCD monitors and Vista SP1.  I should know for sure in a day or so, but it seems a lot more stable computer.  I ate 10 ounce of CVS Deluxe mixed nuts.  CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 03/30/08:

Note: <888> 03/30/08 Sunday 2:45 A.M..  Sistema Científico e Tecnológico Regional - Investigação & Desenvolvimento - DRCT

Note: <888> 03/30/08 Sunday 2:15 A.M..  BBC NEWS | Americas | Snake bursts after gobbling gator

Note: <888> 03/30/08 Sunday 1:45 A.M..  Locally downtown, there were a lot of skinny youth, so I guess their latch key parents are not feeding them enough.  Also they are not dressed very warmly, but I guess living up north, they are use to the cold.  

Note: <888> 03/30/08 Sunday 1:20 A.M..  I opened up the package of six boneless chicken breasts, and I put four of them in a large flat Rubbermaid container.   I then rinsed off the other two in cold water, and I dried them with a paper towel.   I then put a thin coat of olive oil in a Pyrex pie dish, and on a separate plate, I rubbed the bottom side of the boneless chicken breast with olive oil, and then I seasoned them with garlic powder, ground black pepper, and Italian seasoning, and I spread a thick coating of Progresso Italian bread crumbs on the chicken, and then I did the same with the top side and the other boneless chicken breast.   I then put them in the Pyrex pie dish, and I baked them in the Farberware convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes.  I also put in the Pyrex pie dish six small potatoes that I had scrubbed with a vegetable brush underneath cold water, and then I pricked them two times on four sides with a fork, and then I microwaved them on on the potato cycle less four minutes in the General Electric microwave oven.   For the last 15 minutes of the chicken baking, I put an inch of water in a Revere 2 quart pot with steamer tray and lid, and I added 1.5 cups of baby carrots and broccoli crowns and angle sliced one inch pieces of asperagus, and I steamed them on medium high electric burner heat for 15 minutes.  I put one cooked chicken breast and three small baked potatos in a flat Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.  I ate the rest of it all with a glass of 50% cold filtered water and 50% iced tea.  CIO 

Note: <888> 03/29/08 Saturday 11:55 P.M..  I woke up at 4 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I chatted with a relative.  I chatted with a friend.  I used the Seagate hard drive utility, and I did a 1% low level format of the first hard drive on the Epox computer to make sure there were no microviruses on the hard drive.  I restored the Vista Complete PC backup for both partitions on the Epox computer from the second hard drive to the first hard drive.  I then installed the updates on both partitions.  I then did a Vista Complete PC backup of the Epox computer from the first hard drive to the Bytecc external hard drive.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I unzipped the hood off my new leather jacket, and I put the hood on the back of the living room sofa.  I went out wearing the new leather jacket and new flannel shirt and other warm clothing.  I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  They have bright flashing yellow lights at the northern cross walk in front of the Greenwich train station now.  At the top of Greenwich Avenue, I also walked around the Chase and the Bank of New York parking lot on Mason Street and East Putnam Avenue.  I sat out for a while. I used the bathroom at Starbucks.  It is very warm about 78 degrees Fahrenheit inside of Starbucks.  I went by the Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $5 of self service premium gasoline at $3.939 a gallon for 1.27 gallons for 14.2 miles driving since that past Monday at odometer reading of 59731, for 11.181 miles per gallon driving this past week mostly in local traffic downtown.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two six packs of English muffins for $2.99 both six packs, a half gallon of Tropicana premium orange juice with calcium for $2.50, a six pack of White Gem boneless breasts of chicken for $1.79 a pound for $7, a 2 pound bag of baby carrots for $2.99, broccoli crowns at $1.99 a pound for $2.33, a five pound bag of Russet potatoes for $2.99 for $20.80 total.  I chatted with a local.  I then returned home, and I put away my groceries.  I also picked up the mail.  I also made up another three 64 ounce containers of Passion Punch.  CIO  

Note: <888> 03/29/08 Saturday 4:50 A.M..  I uninstalled Norton Ghost 14 from the Northgate Syntax computer, and I deleted its backup from the second hard drive.  I then installed on the second empty hard drive Vista Server 2008 RTM, but I did not enter a product key or activate it.  I installed its backup program from the Add Ins options.  I then connected the Bytecc External hard drive, and I used the Vista Server 2008 to backup both hard drives to the Bytecc external hard drive backing up both hard drives one with Vista Basic and the one with Vista Server 2008.  On the Bytecc external hard drive, I deleted the Northgate, Epox, and FIC server XP Professional ASR backups to free up space on the Bytecc external hard drive.  Now I can use the Vista Complete PC backup restore option from the Vista DVD to restore the Vista Basic partition on the Northgate Syntax computer.  I then restored the Vista Complete PC backup from the second hard drive on the FIC server to the first hard drive, so I have a clean configuration.  I installed a few minor updates.  I am now backing up to the Bytecc external hard drive the primary C: drive.  I will then copy the FIC server server folder to the Bytecc external hard drive.  I finished off the box of goldfish crackers.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/29/08 Saturday 12:05 A.M..  John McCain 2008 - John McCain for President

Note: <888> 03/28/08 Friday 11:20 P.M..  I was out of baby carrots with my vegetables with dinner, but dinner was fine.  I finished off the last 1/3rd of a 10 ounce can of CVS deluxe mixed nuts.  I started up the two coffee table computers, and I ran "msconfig" to unselect some of the startup programs, so the computers run faster.  I watched part of a John Wayne movie in Polynesia.  When I left my 3 P.M. appointment on this past Tuesday, I chatted with a red haired fellow about one of my family's many old houses in this area which was on the end of Cornelia drive on the left side of the circle which has since been rebuilt.  When we move in there in June 1973, I found in the small derelict bomb shelter in the back yard built into the ravine, a white basalt Polynesian tiki head that had been partially painted with day glow orange paint, so it would glow in the dark.  There was a small one room separate building hanging over the ravine too.  It was on the opposite side of the ravine from Mrs. Peterson's property, and she donated the new Greenwich Library wing.  I mentioned that when the ravine dried out, one can get swamp fever from the dried moldy environment, and the best solution for that is take flush free niacin.  I have a suspicion from what I have read since, that since one of the visitors to the property was from a family that had holdings in Hawaii, that possibly the Polynesian tiki that I last saw on the railing on the out building over looking the ravine might have fallen off the railing, and it might be covered with several decades of fallen leaves.  Frequently there was a curse on the Polynesian tikis when ever they left they native islands, and the curse could not be eliminated until it was returned to its native island, where ever that might be.  It might explain a lot of the bad luck for people whom have lived at that location including the previous tenants to my family, and some of the following tenants.  However, since it is private property, I would not want to bother the current tenants.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/28/08 Friday 9:30 P.M..  I woke up at noon.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I went back to bed.  About 4 P.M., the order with UPS: Tracking Information on the order ordered Hooded Leather Coat - Insulated (For Men) - Save 79% in dark brown extra large with 10% savings promotion that I was emailed as a regular customer that I received for a $75 order with free shipping to for $53.95 and a Moose Creek Brawny Plaid Shirt - 9 oz. Flannel, Long Sleeve (For Men) - Save 37% in Blue Multi Plaid in 2XL with extra 10% discount on $75 order and free shipping for $22.45 for $76.40 total for a savings of $262.60 plus the free shipping savings of $10.95 for a total savings of $273.55 arrived.  I rubbed soap on the leather jacket zipper on its full length and also on the hood zipper, so it works better.  It is a heavy leather jacket, and it fits just fine.  I hung it up in the right living room closet.  I hung the heavy flannel shirt in the bedroom closet.  I went back to bed until 7 P.M..  I chatted with a relative.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I watered the plants, and I threw out the garbage and old periodical literature.  I moved the Audi to its regular parking place.  When the package arrived earlier, I also picked up the mail.  The $5 donation to the Greenwich Land Trust The Greenwich Land Trust came off of my account.  I used the swivel sweeper to clean my carpets, and I am now charging up its battery pack.  I will now reheat and eat the same dinner as yesterday.  CIO  

Note: <888> 03/28/08 Friday 3:25 A.M..  I tried to create a Norton Ghost 14 Recovery Disk for the Northgate Syntax computer, but from what I can tell, it won't do it, unless the product is registered.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go back to bed.  Have a good morning.  CIO  

Note: <888> 03/28/08 Friday 12:15 A.M..  I ate 60% of a 10 ounce can of CVS Deluxe mixed nuts.  From what I can tell that is basically what we have around here too.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/27/08 Thursday 11:45 P.M..  I put away the laundry.  I chatted with a neighbor in the laundry room.  I will now do some regular internet work.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/27/08 Thursday 9:55 P.M..  I have 10 minutes to go on one dry cycle.  I am only doing one dry cycle, since I am hanging up the other woolen items to drip dry, so they will not shrink in the dryer.  I was emailed from The Greenwich Land Trust last night about how much my donation was this past December 2007, and I emailed them back, it was $5.  I guess it takes them a while to go through their email.  CIO  

Note: <888> 03/27/08 Thursday 9:00 P.M..  I  reheated and ate the same dinner as this morning.  I chatted with a relative.  I am doing two loads of laundry, and I am just about ready to start the dry cycle.  I put clean linens on my bed.  I will shower and clean up, while my laundry is on the dry cycle.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/27/08 Thursday 6:35 P.M..  I rested in the Ethan Allen recliner after the last note.  I cooked the three remaining boneless breasts of chicken in the breaded manner with four small potatoes, and I steamed about 1.5 cups of baby carrots and broccoli crowns and sliced asparagus.  I ate one of the boneless breasts of chicken with two small potatoes and the steamed vegetables and a glass of iced tea.  I chatted with a relative twice.  I thought it was 8 P.M. at night, but it was morning.  I went outside, and I threw out some garbage, and I picked up yesterday's mail.  I drank a glass of passion punch with vitamins and supplements.  I rested all day on the sofa.  I woke up a few time, and once was for a no person telephone call.  CIO   

Note: <888> 03/26/08 Wednesday 10:55 P.M..  I woke up at 4 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I chatted with a relative who is not well.  I went back to bed until 9 P.M..  I chatted with a relative.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I watched some television.  I will now do some regular internet work including catching up on my email.  I hear more airplane traffic, so maybe people are returning from Spring vacation.  CIO 

Note: <888> 03/26/08 Wednesday 8:40 A.M..  I ate the last third of a 10 ounce can of mixed nuts, which I ate with a glass of iced tea.  I finished configuring the Northgate Syntax computer with Vista Basic.  I downloaded a 30 day demo of Symantec Norton Ghost 14, and I used it to make a backup of the primary C: drive to the second hard drive D: drive.   However, the demo does not come with a way to make a bootable recovery disk, so at this point, I am not sure I would be able to use the backup if need to restore the computer.  I obviously am not going to pay $50 for it, but I will try to see if there is a way to get a recovery disk somewhere off the internet should I need it.   I read that the Vista Complete PC backup is basically Norton Ghost, but it the Vista Recovery disk will not restore the Norton Ghost 14 backup. 

Shipping is UPS: Tracking Information on the order ordered Hooded Leather Coat - Insulated (For Men) - Save 79% in dark brown extra large with 10% savings promotion that I was emailed as a regular customer that I received for a $75 order with free shipping to for $53.95 and a Moose Creek Brawny Plaid Shirt - 9 oz. Flannel, Long Sleeve (For Men) - Save 37% in Blue Multi Plaid in 2XL with extra 10% discount on $75 order and free shipping for $22.45 for $76.40 total for a savings of $262.60 plus the free shipping savings of $10.95 for a total savings of $273.55.

I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Enjoy the rain.  CIO

CIO 

Note: <888> 03/25/08 Tuesday 11:50 P.M..  I woke up at noon today.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out to my 3 P.M. appointment early.  I checked the Greenwich Beach Card office, and they can give me my beach pass and automobile sticker which I get for free in three weeks.  I walked around the building.  I went to my 3 P.M. appointment.  I chatted with someone that had injured their leg on black ice this winter.  I went to my 3 P.M. appointment.  I chatted with somebody that I had not seen in a while about the price of tea in China.  I went down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and I chatted with the most regular fisherman in this area, and I gave him another calling card.  He has some sort of advanced small device that picks up the internet like an IPOD or something, but it has a small keypad, and it would be hard for me to read.  It probably costs a bit of money to replace the rechargeable batteries too.  A family I have seen before returned from Michigan.  I was told by the fisherman, they now have WiFi all the way up and down Steamboat Road, and you can pick it up from the Indian Harbor Yacht Club Indian Harbor Yacht Club.  There were a couple of dozen cold water sailors out on the waterfront racing in the harbor, and they were using a Zodiac to patrol the waterfront.   I also chatted with another regular about Navy affairs.  I was also told MF Global controls a lot of futures trading with computerized trading with advanced algorithms.  I went back downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  The second most regular fisherman is still down in Florida, so he went down there for a change this year.  Apparently the most regular fisherman can only afford about $20 a week in gasoline, and he has had to siphon gasoline out of his boat to make it over here from where ever he lives.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  It was not very busy.  I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts Center, and I chatted with the receptionist.  I then stopped by CVS, and I bought four 10 ounce cans of CVS Gold Emblem premium mixed nuts without peanuts for $2.99 each less a $2 off coupon off $10 CVS product, for $9.98 total.  I sat on the bench just north of the new construction project on the south side of Pickwick Plaza, and ate 1/3rd a 10 ounce can of mixed nuts.  I walked around the Chase Bank of New York parking lot on Mason Street to make sure nobody throws away any dead chickens too.  I returned on the block on East Putnam Avenue.  Somebody posted a sign that they lost a tripod at Putnam Avenue and Mason Street.   The Y.M.C.A. sounded busy with lots of activity, and for some reason they had their windows opened, which would seem a waste of energy unless there is no heat in the place.  I returned back down Greenwich Avenue.  I chatted with someone from ClariFI, and we exchanged cards.  I then went back by the Greenwich Library, and I chatted with some the reference librarians.  I then went by the Splash Car wash, and I had the Audi washed for a $5 charge after 6 P.M., and I also vacuumed the inside of the Audi.  I then returned home, and I chatted with a relative, and I returned a call to a friend.  I relaxed a bit, and I collected my thoughts.  I ate another 1/3rd of a 10 ounce can of mixed nuts with iced tea.  I will now try to get around to configuring the Northgate Syntax computer with Vista Basic.  CIO   

Note: <888> 03/25/08 Tuesday 2:55 A.M..  I have a 3 P.M. appointment today, so I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/25/08 Tuesday 1:15 A.M..  I did some regular computer maintenance.  I chatted with a relative earlier this evening.  I chatted with Key West again.  They are so busy trying to get people to go on vacation, they do not seem to realize there are more important things going on in the country that cause people to have to keep working.  Most of them having been around the Navy know what that means.  I also chatted with a www.navy.mil officer today whose family have a nice tobacco plantation in Virginia if you happen to know the real America as opposed to the Jewish American viewpoint of the www.nytimes.com .  It is the nature of a democracy and freedom of speech that the general public tends to network amongst themselves, and even the younger generation networks with others.  At my juncture in life, I tend to be a bit over networked, so I just lead a simple life dealing with my simple routines.  I will now reheat and eat the same dinner as last night.  CIO  

Note: <888> 03/24/08 Monday 10:20 P.M..  I woke up at noon today.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I called up Greenwich Exxon Greenwich Exxon at 1-203-869-7860, and they told me, they now have gasoline, and their delivery had arrived. I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went out, and I threw out the garbage.  I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  I stopped by the Greenwich Cigar store, and I played a Green Backs scratch card for a dollar, and I won a dollar for next profit of nothing.  It seemed to be about the same pace of traffic as usual downtown.  I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store to brief them.  I stopped CVS, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I walked through the parking lot of the Chase and Bank of New York parking lot on Mason Street, and I checked to make sure the dead chickens are no longer there.  They are gone.  I noticed it was a bit warmer than usual.  I have heard rumours that the Pope      

Note: <888> 03/24/08 Monday 4:25 A.M..  I am a bit tired.  I will configure the Northgate Syntax computer, when I wake up later on today.  There is no point going out later on today, since there seems to be a bit of a shortage of gasoline in the area.  I have to use the regular lights when I work in the apartment, since it is a cramped apartment, and one would probably stumble over some unseen object in lower light conditions, when one is constantly moving around, while one is working.  Have a good day.  CIO   

Note: <888> 03/24/08 Monday 2:30 A.M..  I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea.  My friends that visited today are well known world travelers, but I will not post their pictures of them that I took today to give them a little bit of privacy.  However, here are the pictures of myself and a view scenics that I took at Tod's Point.

http://mikelouisscott.com/tp-032308/ .

End of Scott's Notes week of 03/23/08:

Note: <888> 03/23/08 Sunday 11:55 P.M..  I am making up a batch of Formula One http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm .  I will now send out my weekly notes.  I will then work on configuring the Vista Basic setup in the Northgate Syntax computer.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/23/08 Sunday 10:45 P.M..  I woke up at 10 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I called up Greenwich Exxon Greenwich Exxon at 1-203-869-7860, and they told me, they still did not have gasoline, but they hope to have a delivery tomorrow.  I called up the Saudi Arabian Ministry Addresses In The U.S. , at 1-202-342-3800, and they did not seem to know much about energy shortages in this country.  I showered, and I cleaned up.  I went outside, and I threw out the garbage, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I chatted with another neighbor that works for the Audubon Sanctuary in back country Greenwich, Connecticut about wild life in America.  I chatted with a relative.  About 3 P.M., my guests called, and I picked them up in a area near central Greenwich.  We then drove around the shortline in Old Greenwich, and I showed them potential flood areas, and we then drove around Tod's Point.  We got out at the southeast parking area, and I used the bathroom.  We took a few pictures, and I posted a new picture on my home page.  The pictures did not come out well, since without sun glasses in the bright sun, our eyes were all squinted shut.  We walked along the eastern shoreline along the road to the other concession area and back.  We then drove back to central Greenwich.  The Mobil gasoline station at Indian Field Road seems to have gasoline, or at least people are parked at their pumps.  I showed the guests some residential areas I knew about with potential rental properties.  We also drove up Glenville Road and back down Weaver Street.  I showed the guests my apartment.  I then took them to the Greenwich train station, and they caught the 6:12 P.M. back into Manhattan.  My guests are former residents of Connecticut, and they live on the Atlantic Ocean elsewhere in the country, when they are not in Manhattan.  They have also seen their fair share of oceans around the world.  I returned back to my apartment.  I opened up the package of five boneless chicken breasts, and I put four of them in a large flat Rubbermaid container.   I then rinsed off the other two in cold water, and I dried them with a paper towel.   I then put a thin coat of olive oil in a Pyrex pie dish, and on a separate plate, I rubbed the bottom side of the boneless chicken breast with olive oil, and then I seasoned them with garlic powder, ground black pepper, and Italian seasoning, and I spread a thick coating of Progresso Italian bread crumbs on it, and then I did the same with the top side and the other boneless chicken breast.   I then put them in the Pyrex pie dish, and I baked them in the Farberware convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes.  I also put in the Pyrex pie dish six small potatos that I had scrubbed with a vegetable brush underneath cold water, and then I pricked them two times on four sides with a fork, and then I microwaved them on on the potato cycle less four minutes in the General Electric microwave oven.   For the last 15 minutes of the chicken baking, I put an inch of water in a Revere 2 quart pot with steamer tray and lid, and I added 1.5 cups of baby carrots and broccoli crowns and angle sliced one inch pieces of asperagus, and I steamed them on medium high electric burner heat for 15 minutes.  I put one cooked chicken breast and three small baked potatos in a flat Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator.  I ate the rest of it all with a glass of 50% cold filtered water and 50% iced tea.  CIO    

Note: <888> 03/23/08 Sunday 4:25 A.M..  I microwaved and ate a 21 ounce Maria Callender frozen beef lasagna dinner, which I put grate parmesan and Romano cheese, and I ate it with a glass of 50% cold filtered water and 50% iced tea.  I moved my car into its usual place.  The parking lot was full, when I returned earlier this past evening.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Have a good morning.  I should be awake by noon today to get ready to see my visitors.  CIO 

Note: <888> 03/23/08 Sunday 3:00 A.M..  I woke up yesterday at 11 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I backed up the FIC server with Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to three DVD disks.  I stored them away in a safe place.  I tried configuring the Northgate Syntax Computer with the Vista Basic upgrade, but I did not like the results, so I am now installing it as a clean install.

To install it, I first did quick low level formats with the Seagate hard drive utility of the two 20 gigabyte hard drives.

I first had to install XP Home showing that I owned an earlier version.

Next I had to install XP SP2.

I then was able to install the Vista Basic Upgrade from XP SP2 as a new complete install on the existing partition. 

I am now installing Vista SP1 upgrade, which I am doing from the downloaded upgrade RTM file that I have saved from beta testing.

Once it is all installed, I will configure it back to the way it was before with a few simple programs.

Note: <888> 03/22/08 Saturday 4:25 A.M..  After I finished configuring the FIC servers with Vista Ultimate, I ran some maintenance utilities.  I then deleted my old Complete PC backup from the second hard drive which backup contained the XP Professional installation, the Windows Server 2008 beta from October 2007, and the Windows Server 2008 RTM.  I still have the XP Professional ASR backup on the second hard drive, if I should need it.  The Vista Ultimate C: partition is 36.3 gigabytes.  I did not bother putting the many old files back on the server C: drive, which I had stored on it before.  I did a Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.   I now have 80.7 gigabytes free on the C: drive,  the second partition on the first hard drive E: drive is empty with 31.7 gigabytes.   On the second hard drive I have 87.4 gigabytes of free space. 

The Windows Experience Index Rating is 3.4

Processor: 3.4

Memory (RAM): 4.0

Graphics: 4.8

Gaming Graphics: 4.8

Primary Hard Disk: 5.6

I ate a bowl of peanuts earlier.  I will now eat some more.  I am a bit tired, so I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed.  I do not think at this point it is necessary to install the Vista Server 2008 on the E: drive partition, since I can work with other programs in Vista Ultimate while running the IIS 7 server on Vista Ultimate.  I still have to make the changes to the Epox computer.  The FIC server configuration is listed here http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .  Bon Soir.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/22/08 Saturday 3:10 A.M..  I finished configuring the FIC server with Vista Ultimate.  I will now back it up.  I will wait to configure the Vista Server 2008.  Vista Ultimate has its own server.  I ate a few small slices of cheese.  CIO 

Note: <888> 03/21/08 Friday 10:15 P.M..  I did a low level format of the first hard drive on the FIC server.  I used the Seagate drive setup utility to do it, since the Western Digital and the Maxtor hard drive utilities would not work on the FIC server.  I then took the Hauppauge WinGo TV card out of the FIC server, and I put in the LeadTek expert TV card from the Epox computer, and I put the Hauppauge WinGo TV card in the Epox computer.  Earlier, I had to use a screw driver to open up the Vista Basic Upgrade which comes in a well sealed plastic box, but it will only install over XP.  I made two copies of the Vista Basic Upgrade disk, and I worked from the copy.  I went ahead and installed the Microsoft Promotional copy of Vista Ultimate in the C: drive of the FIC server, and I used 120 gigabytes of the hard drive, and I will use 30 gigabytes of the hard drive for the Vista Server 2008.  I am now configuring it.  I ate a bowl of goldfish crackers.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/21/08 Friday 2:25 P.M..  I woke up at 8 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I was bothered by a neighbor looking for cigarettes, which I did not help out on.  I went back to bed until 11 A.M..  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I watered the plants, and I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature.  There is no mail delivery today on Good Friday.  I replaced the Lithium #2032 CMOS battery on the primary Vista computer with a new Everyready spare one that I had.  I got the refund from Microsoft for the Money Essentials program that would not work with my Microsoft Money 2006 Deluxe data file.  I will now make two copies of the Vista Basic Upgrade DVD, and I will install it on the second hard drive on the Northgate Syntax backup computer.  CIO    

Note: <888> 03/21/08 Friday 12:10 A.M..  I chatted with a relative earlier.  Earlier in the week, I put the telescope behind the bedroom door. 

Note: <888> 03/20/08 Thursday 11:35 P.M..  Scotland Week in New York City March 30 to April 6, 2008 Scotland Week in New York City .  Alas, I don't own a kilt, but you could barrow one from one of the Forbes, but it would not be your right clan tartan.  I do own a new Harris Tweed jacket though.  However, I am not allowed to go into Manhattan, since it can break my budget, so any of the Scottish who want to come out here are welcome.  More than likely after surviving in Scotland, they would survive out here.

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Note: <888> 03/20/08 Thursday 9:10 P.M..  I microwaved and ate a 18 ounce can of Progresso New England clam chowder.  I put some dried parsley on it.  I ate it with a glass of iced tea.  I noticed today, when I returned home, the former Putnam Green Apartment complex across the street on West Junior High road just off West Putnam Avenue has a "For Lease" Sign in front of their office, and their number is 1-203-813-3380.  The former owner Antares defaulted on their loan to Lehman Brothers, so the new owners according to a tenant I know at Lyon Farm are doing a much better job of maintaining the large apartment complex.  I will now go through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/20/08 Thursday 7:55 P.M..  I went out after the last note.  I went by the Chase Bank on Mason Street.  I tried to use their bathroom downstairs at the vault area, but it was busy, so I used the bathroom at the Bank of New York on the second floor.  One of their customers called the Greenwich Time reporter and photographer, because some persons unknown had dumped about six large dead chickens with their heads cut off at the west side of their parking lot along the tree line.  I am not sure the reason anyone would have done it, but the good news is Purdue boneless breasts of chicken will be $1.99 a pound at the Food Emporium starting tomorrow.  The person who found the dead chickens is against killing animals, so possibly somebody is practicing Caribbean voodoo magic around the banks or possibly they are left over from cock fighting in the area.  I know the Warburg family in back country use to raise chickens to sell their eggs.  The police were not called, because it would cause too much of a disturbance around a bank.  The new owners of the Greenwich Time www.greenwichtime.com are also making it a smaller format paper to save money I guess.  I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and they have some nice items there, but nothing that I can use.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area.  The bus sign fell over again at the train station on the north side in the high wind.  I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center twice.  They will be closed on Good Friday and Easter.  I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 1 liter bottles of CVS Anticavity Fluoride Rinse for $2.50 each, two 16 ounce Plumrose canned hams for $2.50 each, two 50 ounce FAB Ultra 2X spring scent detergent for $1.99 each, a 100 yard package of CVS dental floss fluoride mint for $2.29, CVS Calcium Antacid tablets assorted berries flavor 96 chewable tablets for $3.99, and a TUMS EX 750 Extra Strength  96 Chewable tablets for $5.49, and I used two $2 off CVS coupons and .44 tax for $22.19 total.  I also chatted with an associate downtown.  I also called a friend on my cell phone.  After my walk, I went by the Greenwich Library, and I chatted with the reference librarians.  I then returned home.  I noticed on the way home, that the Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library is out of gasoline at all of their pumps.  I put away my purchases.  For some reason, my computer time has been off recently.  There is no indication the CMOS battery on the motherboard is worn out.  Possibly it is some sort of new hacker problem, I am experiencing.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/20/08 Thursday 2:00 P.M..  I went out, and I chatted with some neighbors, and I walked around the building.  In the back yard by the southwest park area, there are two large rocks which look like they might be left over from the Druids times in America, when the Vikings explored this area.  From what I can tell about the weather, I would not plants one's tomato plants around here until the second week of May, since we can still get colder weather this time of year.  I made and ate a sautéed hamburger with onions and cheese, which I ate with steamed rice and cup of baby carrots and broccoli crowns and a glass of iced tea.  I will now dress up warmly, and I will go out for a little bit of downtown activity.  Today is Maundy Thursday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .

Note: <888> 03/20/08 Thursday 11:45 A.M..  I woke up at 7:30 A.M. this morning.  I did a Vista Complete PC backup of the primary Vista computer from the first hard drive to the Bytecc external hard drive to save any recent changes.   I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I chatted with a relative.  I chatted with a Microsoft representative from Syracuse, New York.   I refilled the Glade Plug-in refill in the kitchen with a 45% English Leather Cologne and 55% seventy percent Isopropyl alcohol mixture.  I made up another batch of Passion Punch.  I threw out the garbage, and I chatted with neighbors, and I picked up my mail.  I will now shower and clean up, so I will feel a little bit better.  I have not cleaned up since this past Sunday, and I know we have to save energy, but occasionally it is nice to be able to clean up despite the additional cost of hot water to take a brief shower.  CIO 

Note: <888> 03/20/08 Thursday 1:20 A.M..  BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft releases Vista update

Note: <888> 03/20/08 Thursday 1:10 A.M..  I finished configuring the FIC server in a third partition on the first hard drive with Vista Server 2008 RTM.  When I activated it, there was no mention of it expiring in a year, so maybe it is a full usage copy.  I did a Vista Server RTM Complete PC backup of the three partitions on the first hard drive to the second hard drive.  Before doing that I also installed the updates on the XP Professional partition.  When I was prompted to enter the password on the Vista Server 2008 RTM, it was necessary to enter a combination of Cap letters, lower Cap letters, and numbers, and the password was able to be changed at startup.   Vista Server 2008 RTM seems to work just fine, however I am only using a minimum of its features, and it can do a lot more, if one had the need. 

I received the UPS: Tracking Information on Dockers Crewneck Sweater in extra large in Cloud Mari blue for $8.40 and .99 shipping for $9.39 total, and the UPS: Tracking Information on  JR.com: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Upgrade ( Windows DVD ) in Windows: for $29.97 and $6.95 UPS shipping for $36.92 total.  I will install Vista Home Basic on the Northgate Syntax backup computer, when I have the time.

I chatted with a friend and two relatives.  I am going to pick up some guests late Easter Sunday afternoon.

The Adobe Flash player on my current primary Vista Ultimate computer setup http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm still crashes Internet Explorer, so I uninstalled it again.

I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Pork and Beans with Franks , but I did not use any franks, since the two I had defrosted were a little old.  I used a 11 ounce can of Campbell's pork and beans with all of the regular ingredients.  I ate it with a glass of iced tea.

I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  It has not crashed with the blue screen, but the power saving feature is now not activating.   It seems to be running a lot smoother with the earlier Nvidia driver.  Have a good night, and don't take any wooden nickels.  I have a feeling a lot of people are away with the holidays, and we also usually have a few summer residents whom come out from Manhattan for the Holidays.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/19/08 Wednesday 5:10 P.M..  I am restoring the Vista Server 2008 Complete PC backup on the FIC server.  I will then use the beta from October 2007 of the Vista Server 2008, and I will shrink the Vista Server 2008 partition.  I will then make a third partition on the first hard drive, and I will try to install the Vista Server 2008 RTM with one year activation, and if I can figure out a password combination, I will have three different servers on the FIC server first hard drive.

On the most recently release of the Nvidia GEForce 163.75 forceware driver, I always knew that there was a bug in it, since when an earlier version of it came out for Vista in October 2007, when my primary Vista computer with the earlier betas of Vista SP1 would boot with that Nvidia drive, a Music Note would briefly displays itsself in the first part of the boot process.  It has been mentioned in the beta notes that the Nvidia drivers for Vista and Vista SP1 are buggy, so I guess the earlier one from July 2007 might work better.  I will have to see if I get any blue screen computer crashes.   As I recall, the blue screen computer crashes started with the October 2007 Nvidia drive release, but you have to remember, I did not actively use the SP1 betas too much until this past December 2007.  I kept waiting for Nvidia to fix it which they never did.   Frequently hardware manufacturers do not support older hardware in hopes of selling new hardware.  CIO 

Note: <888> 03/19/08 Wednesday 3:25 P.M..  I was able to get the primary Vista computer to work in Clone mode on the High definition Sony television in the living room.  I installed the July 2007 version of the Nvidia GEForce 6200 version 158.23 forceware driver which supports clone mode.  I moved the Video lead from the GEForce FX5200 PCI video card to the GEForce 6200 AGP video card.  I also crimped the cable connector that lies on the right mouse pad, a bit tighter, so the Sony television color is clearer.  To use Clone mode, one has to disable the Nvidia GEForce FX5200 PCI card in the Device Manager.  Then one uses the Nvidia Control Panel to select either of the two Nivida GEForce 6200 monitors as the primary monitor and the TV as the second monitor in Clone Mode.  It works just fine, and one can use the Vista Ultimate Media Center with it or the Hauppauge Remote Control to control it on the Sony television.  One has to start the "Restart IR" to enable the remote control.  Thus the same picture on the enabled computer primary monitor shows up on the Sony High definition television.  Thus with the Windows Media Player, one can watch all of the internet multimedia on the Sony High Definition television.  One has to change with the Sony television remote control with TV/AV to Video One to get the feed from the computer.  I still  have to used the computer sound system, because I have not run a audio cable yet from the computer speakers to the audio input on the Sony television.  Of course, after using multimedia, one has to change the configuration back to the four LCD screen setup on the primary Vista computer, but it only takes a few minutes.  I threw out some garbage, and I picked up my mail.  I will now make and eat a baloney and cheese sandwich which I will eat with Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips and a dill pickle slice and a glass of iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/19/08 Wednesday 12:10 P.M..   I setup the Vista Ultimate Media Center to work with the Direct Digital Cable TV line and High Definition Antenna.  I can not set it up to work the Hauppauge TV Card Remote TV IR with the digital TV box with remote IR, because I only have one Digital TV box on top of the Sony High Definition Television.  For the IR cable to work with the Digital Cable TV box, I would have to get a second Digital Cable TV box near the Hauppauge 1600 TV card remote IR sender which would cost me an additional $6.50 a month, so I have setup the entire apartment system to work off one Digital Cable TV box which was quite expensive for the extra cables and splitters.  I set it up starting around Christmas 2007.  The Vista Media Center still works on the primary Vista computer with the Hauppauge 1600 remote control that I have by the primary Vista computer, and I put in two new AAA alkaline batteries in it.  One can not run the Media Center in Clone Mode with my Nvidia Video cards putting it on the Sony High definition television, and one can run it with a primary Vista monitor, and move the Media Center to the Sony High Definition television monitor, and use it with the Hauppauge 1600 remote control.  One does not need to run the Media Center on the Sony High Definition television, since it already has the High Definition Digital Cable box connected to it.  I do not watch that much television anyway.  It is just a nice multimedia feature that I set up.  I also watched President Bush's speech www.whitehouse.gov on www.foxnews.com about the progress of the war with Iraq.  CIO

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Note: <888> 03/18/08 Tuesday 6:05 P.M..  I went outside, and I threw out some garbage.  I chatted with two neighbors.  There were thirty Robins on the north end of the building.  I picked up my mail.  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Have a good night.  I am not scheduled for my regular Thursday appointment until April 3, 2008.  I will eat a bowl of goldfish crackers before going to bed.  CIO  

Note: <888> 03/18/08 Tuesday 5:15 P.M..   I have a logo to upload to the shirt site http://mikelouisscott.com/mlslogo.jpg , but currently, I can not afford to buy any.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/18/08 Tuesday 5:05 P.M..  Tracking is UPS: Tracking Information on Dockers Crewneck Sweater in extra large in Cloud Mari blue for $8.40 and .99 shipping for $9.39 total.

Note: <888> 03/18/08 Tuesday 2:40 P.M..   I posted a history of my Million Dollar Index Portfolio in Microsoft Excel at http://mikelouisscott.com/mls-stocks-031808.csv .

Unfortunately I can not export the stock portfolio itself, which which would be easier to look at.

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Note: <888> 03/18/08 Tuesday 12:55 P.M..  I ate a baloney and cheese sandwich with 1/3rd of a tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips and a dill pickle slice and a glass of iced tea.  I will now go through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/18/08 Tuesday 11:15 A.M..  I took a nap in the Ethan Allen recliner.  I chatted with a computer magazine survey person, and I also chatted with a relative.

My Million Dollar Index portfolio that I started tracking with Microsoft Money MSN about 8 years ago with about 100 shares each of 150 stocks and one share of Bershire Hathaway A which started at a million dollars was at $1,905,525.52 on February 25, 2008, and today it is at  $1,768,396.50, or a $137,129.02 drop since February 25, 2008 or 7.2151% decline in my Million Dollar Index portfolio.  Well, I do not actually own it, but shows the stock market has not done too well in the last few weeks.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/18/08 Tuesday 8:05 A.M..  I unchecked a half dozen startup programs, and now Microsoft Money 2006 Deluxe starts up instantly.  I did a Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive to save any recent changes.  CIO 

Note: <888> 03/18/08 Tuesday 7:10 A.M..  I tried working with Microsoft Money 2006 Deluxe to speed it up a bit, but there is nothing I can do to make it loads its 15 years of data file any faster.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/18/08 Tuesday 4:30 A.M..  I woke up at midnight.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I tested the trial versions of Microsoft Money Plus 2008, the Deluxe and Home and Business versions on the XP partition on the FIC server, and they both do work with my Microsoft Money 2006 Deluxe data file, but at the moment I can not afford to buy them.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/17/08 Monday 3:50 P.M..  I will now shut down the primary Vista computer, and I will go to bed soon.  Have a good evening.  Earlier, I finished off about a quarter of a 16 ounce jar of Planter's peanuts.  CIO 

Note: <888> 03/17/08 Monday 3:35 P.M..  There was a bit of smoke downstairs in the north hallway, and it smelt like a burnt pot smell like maybe burnt heated milk.  Four fire trucks and a command vehicle responded, and they are just now leaving.  Well, I saw a lot of my neighbors.  One of my neighbors is in a wheel chair on the upper level of the second floor, so if there were a real fire that neighbor would have trouble evacuating the building.  I received a $10 check from the monthly survey that I fill out.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/17/08 Monday 2:35 P.M..  I made and ate a sautéed hamburger with onions and cheese, which I ate with steamed rice and cup of baby carrots and broccoli crowns and a glass of iced tea.  I will now go through my email.  CIO 

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Note: <888> 03/17/08 Monday 9:15 A.M..  Before shutting down the primary Vista computer last night, I ran some maintenance utilities, and I also did a Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.  I woke up at 4:15 A.M. this morning.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I chatted with a friend.  I did a Vista Complete PC backup from the first C: drive to the Bytecc External hard drive.  While doing that, I read the last two issues of www.forbes.com and the last three issues of Computer Shopper magazine.  I also read the most recent www.aarp.org newsletter.  I used the Swivel Sweeper to clean the common walk areas in the apartment, and I am now charging up its battery back.  I also repositioned the brown entry way carpet that runs along the closets in the living room from the apartment entrance.  I did some minor straightening up around the apartment.  Best Places to Retire - US News and World Report (usnews.com) .  CIO   

Note: <888> 03/16/08 Sunday 5:00 P.M..  I went out after the last note.  I drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, and I returned the defective Pacific Date DVD drive for $24.95 credit, and I bought the I/O Magic 18X Internal Double-Layer DVD Drive at Staples® for $27.50 and I also got the two year Staples warranty for $4.99 and .45 tax for net cost of $7.99.  I toured the store.  I gave two calling cards to store employees, and I gave two to store customers.  I then returned to downtown Greenwich, and I sat out for a while. I stopped by Zen stationary, and I bought for a dollar a Greenback #29 scratch card, and I won $5 for $4 profit.  I said hello to a couple walking a Dalmatian and a brown poodle type dog.  I then went by the Greenwich Hardware store, and I bought a package of two folding closet door knobs for $2.99 and .18 tax for $3.17 total.  I then went by CVS, and I looked at the store circular, but there was nothing that I needed.   I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I chatted with two reference librarians.  I then went by Greenwich Automotive Services Exxon gasoline station, and I bought $8 of self service premium unleaded gasoline $3.939 a gallon for 2.031 gallons for 26.4 miles driving since last Sunday at odometer reading of 59668 for 12.9985 miles per gallons driving mostly on Putnam Avenue and Greenwich Avenue this past week.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought green Chiquita bananas at .59 a pound for $1.77, two 37 ounce frozen Mrs. Smith's Dutch Apple pies for $3 each, and 8 ounce container of Stop and Shop Parmesan and Romano grated cheese for $2.50 for $10.27 total.  I then returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor.  I put away the groceries.  I installed the new DVD/RW drive as the lower second DVD drive in the primary Vista computer http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm .  I also used a spare DVD drive audio cable to connect it to the second audio connector on the Creative Audigy sound card.  I moved the two year old LG DVD/RW drive from it, and I put it in as the lower second DVD/RW drive in the FIC server.  I removed and older CD/RW drive from it, and I store it in the box that the new drive came in.  I also registered online the 2 year warranty for the new drive.   I printed out three copies of the warranty.  I made three copies of the sales receipt, and I will store two sets with my other computer information, and one set with my other receipts.  I put one of the new closet knobs on the sweater closet in the hallway using the longer existing screw.  I stored the remaining knob on the lower floor area of the same closet.  I will now microwave and eat a Maria Calendar 21 ounce frozen beef lasagna dinner which I will put grated parmesan cheese on, and I will eat with a glass of iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/16/08 Sunday 10:45 A.M..  I chatted with a relative.  I ate a couple of handfuls of peanuts.  I will now shower and clean up, and I will go out for an errand.  I will shut down the primary Vista computer now.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/16/08 Sunday 9:10 A.M..  I put away the laundry.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, orange and grape and cranraspberry juice with vitamins and supplements and coffee with milk and splenda sweetener.  I made my bed, and I washed the breakfast dishes.  I called up 1-800-42-GEICO, and I got the amount that I owe for my first payment on my new www.geico.com policy starting April 8, 2008.  I went ahead and paid the $117.65 amount which is the first of four payments of the same amount on the six month policy.  I am charging up the two AA used Metal Hydride batteries from Nikon Digital camera, and they should be ready by 6 P.M..  It is suppose to rain until about 4 P.M. today, so it is not worth going out for a walk.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/16/08 Sunday 7:05 A.M..  After the last note, I chatted with a relative and a friend.  I have some friends that I will visit on Easter Sunday afternoon coming out to visit. 

This story was just happening Crane Collapse in Manhattan Kills at Least 4 - New York Times .  I use to know quite a few people in that neighborhood.  I think a couple of the Rockefellers also live within a half block of where the Crane collapsed.

I went to bed at 8 P.M., and I woke up briefly at 1 A.M. when I thought I heard a crash, but it was nothing.  I finally got up at 5:15 A.M..  I put clean linens on my bed, and I did two loads of laundry and one dry cycle, and I have 20 minutes to go on the dry cycle.  Since I hang my woolen items up to dry in the bathroom, I do not need to use as many driers.

End of Scott's Notes week of 03/15/08:

Note: <888> 03/15/08 Saturday 2:45 P.M..  I ate a four large egg omelet with four 1/3rd inch by 2 inch by 5/8th inch slices of Philadelphia 1/3 less fat cream cheese inside of it with grated parmesan cheese on top of it, and five strips of fried bacon, and a toasted bagel with butter, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.  I will now throw out the garbage and pick up the mail.  CIO

Note: <888> 03/15/08 Saturday 1:35 P.M..  I chatted with a relative.  I took a nap in the Ethan Allen recliner.  I noticed yesterday at the Merry Go Round Mews Thrift Shop, they have a large burgundy Ethan Allen sitting chair with matching large foot stool ottoman.  It looks to be very expensive.  I ate a bowl of goldfish crackers.  It appears not many people are going downtown anymore, and the pace of activity reminds me of a European village atmosphere.  I guess with gasoline at close to $4 a gallon, it even effects the pocket books of the upper middle class residents whom have a bit more money.  I still see people driving large GMCs and Hummers, but more than likely they are on Company expense accounts, so the cost of fuel is not coming out of their own pockets.   I think a GMC has two 50 gallon tanks, so it would cost about $400 to fill up.  The price of travel in America has become quite expensive, but since travel is the same as the cost of transportation, everything else seems to be getting more expensive, since pretty much everything else has to be transported into this area.  Still the United States Government has not made any substantial increases for those people living on fixed incomes from the government, which I think numbers close to 60 million or more people, so I would imagine a lot of people are having trouble dealing with the current economic times.  I guess a great many people are staying at home with the internet and reading books, so possibly the publishing business might start to be doing a little bit better.  However, even a best seller usually only sells about fifty thousand copies, so don't expect a best seller to pay for your college tuition bills.  I also ate two Quaker grenola bars.  CIO 

Note: <888> 03/15/08 Saturday 8:40 A.M..  Today is the Ides of March.

Note: <888> 03/15/08 Saturday 8:30 A.M..  Atlanta Braces for Another Severe Storm - Greenwich Time