Note:<888>6/30/98 Tuesday 10:15 P.M. EDT: I tested my Iphone 5.0 and Netmeeting and they seem to be working in full Duplex, so the greyed out full duplex boxes are just a false errors. No need to call tech support then. Tech support does not begin until first call, so why not wait until something serious comes up, then you have three months. CIO

Note:<888>6/30/98 Tuesday 9:50 P.M. EDT: Since I am using 32 bit FAT on my hard drive, I setup my CMOS for my hard drive C: with 32 bit access "on" instead of the default "off". CIO

Note:<888>6/30/98 Tuesday 9:15 P.M. EDT: I did hot go out. I downloaded Microsoft Outlook 98 again and reinstalled it after uninstalling it. Outlook 98 seems to be working fine now. I watched a little television while doing this. I also put a book underneath my ergonomic keyboard and centered it better, and it seems to be a little easier to use. CIO

Note:<888>6/30/98 Tuesday 7:10 P.M. EDT: I had an inquiry today from a library employee about how to boot a computer from the Win95 or Win98 bootup disks, so that one can access the CDROM player to install Win98. I made up this page www.mikescott.net/cddos/cddos.htm on the procedure. I hope Microsoft does not mind. I went out about 2:30 P.M. after testing my new system. I have two minor annoyances, one on Netmeeting and Iphone 5.0, I can't get the full duplex boxes highlighted to check. I tried reinstalling the Soundblaster 32 drivers both Win98 and Creative Labs, to no avail. I might have to check with Microsoft tech support, and I assume the programs are not working in full duplex. I have the full duplex option checked in "My computer", "Sound", "SB 16 Plug and Play", "Options". The other minor problem is in Outlook 98 when I download mail, it disconnects from the ISP after a few mail messages, and might lose the rest of the mail on the server. I have not checked it enough to be sure. I went out at 2:30 P.M. and stopped by the bank. I went by the Hospital Thrift Shop. I filled my car up with $15 premium at Exxon. I went downtown and walked around. One British couple asked me where they could get a beer and watch the world cup, I suggested the Sundown Saloon or Thataway. I chatted with another Britisy lady that had been caught in the rain earlier. I drove down by the water. I went by the library and read the computer weekly press. I noticed the main elevator was broken again, so people had to enter from the rear of the building. I went by the Grand Union and bought GU raisin brand $2.19, Pint Blueberries .99, two Vlasic Kosher dill pickles $3 for both, Tombstone pizza $3.50, GU 2 % milk $1.67, two ears yellow corn .40, and a package Purdue boneless chicken breasts @ $2.99 a pound for $3.26 for a total of $15.01. I returned home and put the groceries away, and fixed a ham sandwich, corn on the cob, ramen noodles, coke, and coffee for dinner. I updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . I then filed this report. I might go out in a while, but maybe not since I hear thunder out. I am having trouble with the ergonomic keyboard missing the keys, I might have to go back to the old keyboard. Well have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>6/30/98 Tuesday 11:50 A.M. EDT: I ran the maintenance wizard this morning and the defrag process that put the more used programs in the fastest part of the hard disk took quite a while. I was not done until about 7 A.M. and went to bed. I had to get up early this morning, so I can make it to the bank and check out what went wrong. System is running great. I took off the Route 98 Desktop theme since it made it hard to see the icons. Well I guess Win98 is a worthwhile update and does not cause any problems at least for me. I am most pleased with it. Well time for breakfast. CIO

Note:<888>6/30/98 Tuesday 1:40 A.M. EDT: I went out at about 11 P.M. and I went by the bank and they messed up my account. I was unable to withdraw funds. On the way back home I got a flat tire on West Putnam Avenue. I changed the tire at the Mobil station across the street in about fifteen minutes. I went home and washed my hands. I went back downtown and stopped by the Shell station to check the air on the spare. I went downtown and walked around. Down by the train station office park dumpster, they have about 50 old Dell keyboards disgarded. I finished my walk. I noticed now all the intersections on Greenwich Avenue have well marked double stop signs. It is about time after all these years. I returned home and installed the erognomic keyboard without using the slow mouse touch pad retaining my mouse. I had a snack of rasberry strudel and ramen noodles. I will surf the net a bit before going to bed. CIO

Note:<888>6/29/98 Monday 10:10 P.M. EDT: Good news, I installed Windows 98 on my new system in 38 minutes today, no problems. I think that is great of Microsoft to put such an excellent upgrade together that does not cause any problems. I also installed the FAT32 on my 1 Gig hard drive in about 15 minutes. I gained about 25 % more space. I did have to uninstall the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 developer beta before installing Win98, but it prompted me to do this. I was up at 9 A.M. today. After breakfast I did some household activity. I went out at 1 P.M. after chatting with a neighbor. I stopped by the housing authority to give them a copy of my yearly electricity bill to hopefully get a better subsidy. I went by the bank for my Win98 money a gift from a family member. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop. I went by Entree computer and they wanted $99.99 for Win98. I went by Computer Playhouse and they wanted $109.99 for Win98. I finally drove up to CompUSA in Norwalk and bought Win98 there for $89.99 plus tax. I also picked up a clearence item ergonomic keyboard with touch pad for $15.99. I will return it since I don't like, it and the touch pad is too slow and does not fit my keyboard drawer. I also purchased 10 CD jewel cases for $5.99. I returned home at 5 P.M. after browsing the store for a long time and checking out Long Island sound down on Steamboat Road. I saw one of our Food Emporium employees at CompUSA. I had a quick ham sandwich and ramen noodles for dinner. I uninstalled Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 beta when prompted by Win98. I then restarted Win98 installation. It went through the progress flawlessly in 38 minutes with about 5 reboots. I had freed up 365 megs space before installing and I put the backup files on the smaller D drive. I spent over an hour viewing the Win98 Demo. I installed the FAT 32 on my 1 Gig D drive in about fifteen minutes. It left 445 megs free on the C: drive. I installed a few additional programs from the CD that installation did not install. Installation installed and kept my Logicode modem settings, but it did prompt me there was a problem conflict IRQ which was a fake error message. The modem worked fine from the beginning. I registered Win98 online. Right now I am downloading a few small newer programs and a new Route 98 Desktop theme. I will go out as soon as I finish this in about ten minutes. I updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . Bill Gates Personal Wealth Clock is worth over $60 billion today. I think the Microsoft team has done a great job on the development of the product, and I give them my stauches congratulations on a job well done. CIO

Note:<888>6/29/98 Monday 3:55 A.M. EDT: I went out drove downtown. I walked down to the bottom of the Avenue and then back up to the center. I drove my car down to the train station and picked up a disgarded 14 inch IBM monitor that did not work and disgarded it when I returned home. I drove down Steamboat Road and then parked at Island Beach parking lot. I took the 6:30 P.M. fairy out to Island Beach. There was a small group going out on the smaller boat. A large party was in progress at the Greenwich Harbor Inn. It was a bit windy and the waves were choppy. When we arrived at Island Beach a Coast Guard launch was in position. I did not get off the ferry. I sat toward the rear on the upper deck. I noticed quite a few visitors. The ferry returned at 7:00 P.M. with a fairly full load of passengers. I enjoyed the ride. I drove down Steamboat Road again, and then over to Grass Island and chatted with a couple youngsters and their father fishing. Once I returned downtown, I walked around the bottom of Greenwich Avenue again. I returned home about 8:30 P.M. and sat outside chatting with my neighbors until 10 P.M. I had dinner of ham sandwich and fresh zuchinni. I went out at 11 P.M. and had coffee downtown out of my thermos. It was very quiet. I walked to the bottom of Greenwich Avenue. I returned to my car and saw three Greenwich Police patrol units responding quickly to an incident. I then drove down to the Greenwich Harbor Inn which is booked full. I used the restroom. I chatted with the regular night clerk. I suggest to a visitor that the White Elephant Hotel in Nantucket is an interesting destination. I returned to Greenwich Avenue and walked to the top and sat on the bench at the top for a while. I walked back down Greenwich Avenue. A few young teenagers were loittering in front of the Dome restaurant. I sat out for a while and returned to my apartment about 1:30 A.M. Two police units were at my apartment helping a neighbor. I went upstairs and gathered my laundry. I did my laundry until 3 A.M. sitting outside enjoying the night air and watching a rabbit feast on one of my neighbors flowers. I read three tabloids someone has left in the laundry room. I went upstairs and put away my laundry. I used a Canadian quarter with Queen Elizabeth on it for my laundry since I was short one American quarter. I filed this report while I am making Ramen noodles and a hot raseberry danish for a snack. I will go to bed shortly. It was my usual summer Sunday. I did see a bit of the weekend activity. Well have a good morning, and tell the morning shift to get off their butts to do some exploring. CIO

Note:<888>6/28/98 Sunday 3:35 P.M. EDT: Microsoft TerraServer Full Resolution Image Page Area of the Russian Consulate Long Island, Killmarnic Estate across from Harrison House Conference Center full of spies and blond jock jogger types. CIO

Note:<888>6/28/98 Sunday 3:00 P.M. EDT: Microsoft TerraServer Full Resolution Image Page Indian Harbor Point , Microsoft TerraServer Full Resolution Image Page Meads Point , or Microsoft TerraServer Full Resolution Image Page Belle Haven higher above sea level all in Greenwich, Connecticut USA. CIO

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Note:<888>6/28/98 Sunday 2:45 P.M. EDT: I was up at 8 A.M. this morning. I had Aunt Jamaima pancakes for breakfast with orange juice and coffee. I made a couple of phone calls to family. I started cleaning my apartment about 10 A.M.. I just finished cleaning my apartment and watering the plants. I listened www.ttalk.com while cleaning the apartment. I still have to clean up and have a bite of lunch, perhaps a ham sandwich. I found this interesting link Microsoft TerraServer Image Page Mount St. Helen's satillite photo circa 1994 and from this link Microsoft TerraServer Search Page Seattle, Washington, one can find Redmond, Bellevue, and Mercer Island areas of Microsoft focus. Here is an interesting piece of property on Lake Washington, I wonder if it is near Bill and Paul's houses Microsoft TerraServer Full Resolution Image Page, Pennisula Lake Washington . CIO

Note:<888>6/27/98 Saturday 11:50 P.M. EDT: I went downtown about 6 P.M.. On the way out I noticed the door buzzer system was being repaired, since it was hit by lightning. The repair man said it had been shorted out by the lightning. I told him that when it hit, it set off my 3 volt bell, and mentioned my computer was not effected. I also mentioned that it seemed to have fixed my sterio system, since the balence is once again even. I noticed a cloudy grey sky driving into town. I stopped by CVS and bought B12 vitamins for $2.49. I then drove down by the water on Steamboat Road and there was no parking since it was full. I drove over to Grass Island. On the way I noticed that Baldwin Park had a youth concert going on with perhaps a thousand attendees. I could hear the music from Grass Island and see the concert going on from across the way. At Grass Island, I surveyed the weather as usual. I noticed the entire sky was grey and foreboding, but it was clear in the Northeast. I also noticed there was a strong wind from the Northeast, so I assumed that the concert would not be rained out which turned out to be the case, and it was a very pleasent evening. I noticed at Grass Island the picnic table in the southeast corner by the harbor is covered with fish guts and some fishermen had been defacing and carving the picnic table. I returned to Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a local fireman about my building being hit by lightning. I walked down to the bottom of Greenwich Avenue. I noticed a oil filler cap was off its pipe in front of a store down the street from Starbucks which I assume is a fire hassard. I returned to the senior center and rested. I then walked to the top of Greenwich Avenue. I studied the stone wall at the Presbyterian Church and it is progressing well. I walked east on Putnam Avenue, and studied some of the store window displays. One store has Asian antigues, another has antique military apparell, another has hollywood scenes. I crossed the street at YMCA and mentioned to a local officer that one of my neighbors was ill and that she has a son in the military. I walked west back to Greenwich Avenue. I walked down the avenue observing the usual evening dinner crowd. The Avenue was moderately busy and the weather was pleasent. I sat by the veterans monument. I started chatting with a pleasent German couple and told them about growing up around the Germans at NASA and about my endeavours on tracking volcanoes on the internet. I told them about a friend living in Cologne, and they seemed to be enjoying their visit. I gave them my internet homepage address. I stopped by Starbucks to use the facilities. I walked back down the Avenue and back up to the senior center. I chatted with a gentleman from Cuba about life in Key West and Florida in the old days. I walked back down the Avenue and the crowds were beginning to thin out, so I returned back to my car. I drove back down to the bottom of Steamboat Road, and the stars were out. I returned home and said good evening to two of my neighbors coming in with one of their granddaughters. I had a bite of reheated noodles and a root beer and filed this report. All in all it was a pleasent relaxing evening. CIO

Note:<888>6/27/98 Saturday 1:30 P.M. EDT: I was up at 10 A.M. this morning. I had bacon, scrambled eggs, toast, orange juice and grapefruit juice, vitamins, and coffee for breakfast. I did a little internet activity. I fixed a slight problem with my computer. When I installed the new Bios CMOS setup for my computer instead of having a bootsector virus check option I had a "Chipset Antivirus" option in the CMOS setup. I had enabled this option. However, the option was causing delayed read writes on my hard drive, so I finally disabled the option, and the system seems to be running normally now. I will probably be installing Windows 98 early in the week. I don't anticipate any problems, since I have a new system with 5/6/98 American Megatrends bios. I also have just installed Win95 when I put together the new system, so I have a very clean system with mostly Microsoft programs on it. I do have the Microsoft Developer 5.0 version beta of Internet Explorer which has run fine for several weeks. I hope installing Win98 does not upset this program. Well we'll know in a few days anyway. The net says it is about 85 degrees F. out instead of very hot, so I might get out sooner or later, but I am enjoying relaxing at home for a change. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>6/27/98 Saturday 12:55 A.M. EDT: I went downtown at 4 P.M.. I touched up the rust spots a bit on the Volvo and it started to sprinkle mildly. I went downtown by the hospital thrift shop and bought a small lamp shade for $4. It unfortunately did not fit the fixture I got it for. I went by the library, but it was closed since the air conditioning was not working. I parked at the senior and walked down the Avenue, and ran into one of my former neighbors. I walked up the Avenue with him disgussing Greenwich in general. I showed him my newly waxed Volvo. I walked down the Avenue with him and stopped by the Greenwich Harbor Inn patio and had a Heiniken with him. I then walked him home and stopped by the pier on the end of Steamboat. I noticed they had valet parking for a party at the Yacht Club. I walked back up town, and chatted with the security guard at the General Re building. I returned to the senior center and went home for dinner about 8 P.M.. I chatted with my neighbors. I had dinner of ham and corn on the cob and ice tea. I made a thermos of coffee and went back downtown at 9 P.M. and it was still very busy. I drank my coffee. I walked around downtown and it seem a lot of people were enjoying the cooler evening. I noticed that Computer Playhouse is selling Windows 98, so I might get it there when I buy it next week. I noticed a local computer person talking shop around that location. Of course Greenwich has quite a few computer people in the area with the large office community in the area. I went back down the Avenue after my coffee. I also earlier noticed a cruiser the "Artful Dodger" parked at the Greenwich Harbor Inn from the Caymen Islands. I suppose they brought up the warmer weather. I wonder if I parked a Yacht there from Stockholm, if it would get cooler. Of course with arthritis one always feels better in hot weather. I noticed a car this week which is some sort of Porche convertable, but instead of having Porche written on it says "Baxter". I noticed young teenagers out in their new convertables. I hope they drive safely. I returned home at midnight and filed this report. I updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . Well have a good night, and I guess I will be awake during the warmer weather during the daytime tomorrow or today. CIO

Note:<888>6/26/98 Friday 3:25 P.M. EDT: Well it is a little hot today about 100 degrees F.. I went out at 10:30 A.M. and washed my car with a hose I keep in the back of the car. I then waxed the car with NAPA auto wax. I drive a 1976 Volvo 244 DL sedan with 100,000 miles on it. I also vacuumed the car. I had already cleaned the windows. The car looks much better. I just need to touch up a couple of small rust spots. I took about four rest breaks while doing it, and when I finished at about 2:30 P.M., I took a short rest and I just showered, so I feel a little bit more refreshed. I guess the Greenwich library does not have air conditioning, since we're having brown outs in the area. My apartment is cool and comfortable with the Sears air conditioner cranking out the cool air. It one needs air conditioners, County appliances over in Stamford has a large stock of Frederick and Panasonic air conditioners right now. I recieved their circular this week. A friend of mine bought three 25,000 BTU air conditioners from them, but he was doing a new house, so he put in 220 Volts for them. One has to make sure when using an air conditioner that the plug recepticle has enough voltage and amperage for it. Well after I post this report, and finish my hot cup of coffee, I might go out and touch up the paint, if I have any touch up paint, and then go out and rome around town. Well I hope you're all comfortable. I remember when I was a pot scrubber in Nantucket for many years, I would frequently work in 130 degree F. environment for over 12 hours a day doing hot heavy work. One gets use to it. Well have a good day. I found 27 cents while vacuuming the car. CIO

Note:<888>6/26/98 Friday 10:25 A.M. EDT: Well today is suppose to be hot as hell, so get use to it. Don't move too fast, slow down take it easy, go at a very slow pace if you must be out in the heat. Drink plenty of fluids, think about taking salt tablets. Air quality today probably won't be so great. Remember hot days near the ocean in the summer can lead to sudden thunderstorms in the evening from heat convection near the ocean. I suppose those of you who have the luxury of staying close to the air conditioning will be out once it cools down in the evening. If I see any Saudi representatives roaming around, I will remind them that those of us who live here year round tend to pay attention to those who we see year round. Well enjoy the heat, and remember to chill out. I believe the Russian Vulcan is sort of like the California Condor, but larger. One can also mistake it for a black hawk or black falcon until it swoops in on you, and it is much larger. I believe they live at high altitudes in the mountains. Many mountain climbers have encountered them. I think the CIA plane the "Black Bird" is meant to remind people of such audubon activity. If you want any more interesting fish stories go to a dinner at the Explorer's Club on East 70th Street just east of Madison Avenue in Manhattan. CIO

Note:<888>6/26/98 Friday 12:00 A.M. EDT: I went downtown at 8:30 P.M. after finishing my coffee. I chatted with a Cadillac chauffeur for Rudy's Limosine at the Greenwich Library about executive security. I left the library about 9:15 P.M. and went down on Greenwich Avenue. I had mentioned to Rudy's driver, that I had a friend at Brumos Porche Mercedes in Jacksonville, Florida that might be able to import armour plated Mercedes and knows about executive protection security driving. I walked around the evening strollers and it was a full house out tonight. I noticed a local ABC morning male talk show host. I noticed that people seemed to be in their summer moods less grim and more relaxed. I chatted with the rider of a white Harley Davidson about mechanics and a coastal observer I know about in Denmark, with the handle Black Eagle. I said I thought Black Eagle was the name of a famous ship. When it comes to Eagles black or otherwise, one has to learn to differentiate between Eagles, Ravens, Buzzards, Crows, Vultures, and Vulcans. I believe the imperial symbol of Russia is actually not a Black Eagle, but a very common bird in Russia called the Vulcan which is commonly black. It frequently has a wing span of up to 12 feet and has frequently been known for carrying young children off to its nest. It is an oddity of nature, and Russian folklore. Enough of the Audubon lecture for today. I went by the Grand Union at 11 P.M. and it was not very busy. I purchased Jumbo eggs $1.59, Farmland smoked ham @ $2.49 a pound for $7.07, 12 bags of Ramen noodles at 6 for $1 for $2, 2% Grand Union milk half gallon $1.67, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Light .99, GU evaporated milk .75, 2 ears sweet corn .40, green squash .93, red pepper $1.07 for a total of $16.47. I returned home and put my groceries away and filed this report. CIO

Note:<888>6/25/98 Thursday 7:50 P.M. EDT: I went out at 2:30 P.M. to Putnam Trust Bank of New York, and I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Greenwich Library and read the Wall Street Journal. I went down by Steamboat Road and watched the young junior sailors coming in from the Sound. They were becalmed today without much wind. There was an article in the Greenwich Times about the 180 sailboats that sailed from Newport to Bermuda in the race, and they all have been becalmed out in a calm flat ocean, only a few of them have made it to Hamilton, Bermuda. I once met a fellow named Dan Bladen who has won that race several times with his sons, and is an experienced ocean sailor. He showed us the Lea & Perrins house from his sailboat in Newport, which is an impressive structure on the harbor there. I believe he use to be an investment banker with White Weld and Company. I then drove over to Grass Island and took out my old rusty foldiing lawn chair out of the trunk of the car and sat by the harbor observing the water for about 45 minutes. I went downtown and stopped by Zyns for Merits ultra lights buy 2 get 1 free. I chatted with a British economist about the Carribean economy. I chatted with the evening custodian at the senior center about United States Security. I returned home and had more of the Biftek Alfredo Fetticini for dinner with defrosted green peas with ice tea. I am having a cup of coffee right now. I will go back downtown to enjoy the warm evening air. It was up to 88 degrees today, and tomorrow is suppose to be 100 degrees. July and August are suppose to be the two hottest months in recent memory, so slow down don't rush, stay cool and drink plenty of fluids, try www.mikescott.net/icetea.htm and don't forget a little sodium or salt helps with dehydration. I was thinking about the fires in North Florida, and I got to thinking that if fires break out in the everglades in South Florida, all sorts of swamp reptiles and other assorted wildlife might start showing up in large numbers in human habitats, so if it happens keep a sharp eye out for gators, panthers, moccasins, etc., which most tourists aren't use to seeing. A relative called and successfully installed Windows 98 in a half and hour and said she would finance me to buy a copy, so I will purchase a copy when I recieve the funds. Well have a good evening. I posted Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm . CIO

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Note:<888>6/25/98 Thursday 1:40 P.M. EDT: I went downtown at 9 A.M. and stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop. They have lots of lamp shades there for half price. I drove down by the Steamboat Road and chatted briefly with one of my former neighbors. There is no wind today, it is not a good day for sailing. I went to the library and read the local paper. The library construction is progressing and the new addition looks a lot bigger than I think some people though it would be. I drove down to Old Greenwich and stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift Shop, everything there is half price. I went out to Tod's Point and took the three mile walk around Tod's Point. I saw 50 geese sitting on the harbor side. There were at least a 100 little kids at the Island Beach ferry dock this morning, and probably 300 little kids with their mothers at Tod's Point. Thus I guess Operation Babysitter is in full swing. I returned via Stables in Old Grenwich and they have cases of Microsoft Windows 98 there for $89 for the upgrade, but they looked like they had only sold about 20 copies. I guess people are not running out to buy it quickly, maybe it will move more quickly at rush hour this evening. I noticed that SNET and Bell Atlantic are installing a new heavy duty cable underneath East Putnam Avenue. I also saw a three masted schooner off Stamford harbor trying to sail east in the becalmed seas. I had corn on the cob, ramen noodles, fruit salad, ice tea, and coffee for lunch. Well have a good day and enjoy yourselves. I have a 3 P.M. appointment this afternoon. CIO

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Note:<888>6/25/98 Thursday 8:15 A.M. EDT:Disney's Internet Guide CIO

Note:<888>6/25/98 Thursday 7:55 A.M. EDT:FBI FOIA Documents CIO

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Note:<888>6/25/98 Thursday 6:30 A.M. EDT: Well I finally found my building on the http://terraserver.microsoft.com , it is Microsoft TerraServer Full Resolution Image Page Scott's Building at Vinci Drive Greenwich, Ct. USA . I am just northwest of the larger baseball diamond. Well it took a while. Time for breakfast. This is a link to the image on my local server www.mikescott.net/vinci01.jpg . CIO

Note:<888>6/24/98 Wednesday 4:45 P.M. EDT: For you Windows 98 enthusiasts CompUSA in Manhattan is suppose to be open at midnight tonight for fifteen minutes to sell Windows 98, I don't know whether the stores in White Plains or Norwalk will be open or not. Well good luck on installation if you get you copy of Win98. CIO

Note:<888>6/24/98 Wednesday 4:35 P.M. EDT: Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm was up 1% today. Poor Bill was just shy 3/4 of a billion dollars from $60 billion Bill Gates Personal Wealth Clock . Well I have not really done much today, but goof off, but who cares. I spent quite a bit of time trying to get the satillite photo my location, but for the moment the server is pretty busy. I don't feel like going out just now, because I don't want to lose my pale pallour. Well maybe I will take a nap before going out this evening. Happy to see the Wall Street boys made a few wooden nickles today, I suppose they will be all out for dinner tonight. Well off to dreamland. CIO

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Note:<888>6/24/98 Wednesday 1:30 P.M. EDT: I had a quiet morning maintaining my usual routines. Interesting link today is NetVote '98 . I posted a copy of the Microsoft Antitrust Chronology www.mikescott.net/micro003.htm . Well back to the net. CIO

Note:<888>6/24/98 Wednesday 12:20 A.M. EDT: I had dinner of reheated biftek fetticini alfredo and corn on the cob. I went out at 8:00 P.M. and stopped by the library and returned two Win98 books and checked out Windows 98 for Dummies. I read two computer newweeklies. I noticed an article in Infoworld by Livingston about Win98 Fat32 file system. It got me thinking, whether when one installs Win98 Fat32 file system, if one can boot from a bootup disk with Fat32 and if one would be able to do the sys.com to make a drive bootable. I have not read whether it is possible. I do know one can not uninstall Fat32 once it is installed. I went downtown and walked around. I noticed lots of teenagers on the prowl. I returned home about 10 P.M.. I watched a CNN news report with Bill Gates chatting about the Microsoft ruling today with the Appeals Court. I watched a bit of the travel channel on Venice and a bit of the History Channel on the Cival War. I channeled surfed a bit and filed this report. Have a good night, I guess I am on a day schedule. I think Win98 is released at midnight tomorrow night. One GE computer systems engineer at the library said he was not impressed with the Win98 product, but I am not as advanced as he is. Well Off to Never Never Land. CIO

Note:<888>6/23/98 Tuesday 6:25 P.M. EDT: I updated Scott's Index www.mikescott.net/scopor01.htm , up today but basically no change for last two days. When I updated the bios the system recognized my second com port as com port 5 leaving the modem on com port 2. It also recognized two unknown devices. Overall the system seems snappier with the new bios and it all seem to be running fine. I thus have a bios that is only about six weeks old. The manufacturer www.pcware.com recommends against upgrading the bios because it is dangerous, and one has to reset all the settings and when rebooting it prompted for the Win95 cdrom. I noticed that CompUSA in midtown Manhattan is suppose to be open tonight for fifteen minutes at midnight to sell Windows 98, maybe it will be open out here. Unfortunately I don't have the money, so I will have to wait a week or so for a relative to send me a copy. Time to watch Peter Jennings on ABC evening news. CIO

Note:<888>6/23/98 Tuesday 6:10 P.M. EDT: I logged onto my motherboard manufacturer and downloaded the lastest American megatrends bios for my motherboard and updated it and also the latest video driver. CIO

Note:<888>6/23/98 Tuesday 4:00 P.M. EDT: Rock doings www.rockefeller.edu and www.rockefeller.org and www.mikescott.net/rock.htm . Talk about being stuck between a Rock and a Hard place, of course the Van Whatsys could really give a damn, so if you're bored in South Hampton, Long Island; try Newport, Rhode Island or Nantucket for the same atmosphere or even downeast in Maine. CIO

Note:<888>6/23/98 Tuesday 3:20 P.M. EDT: Click Bill Gates Personal Wealth Clock to see how much Billy Boy is worth today. I suppose if anyone is interested George Bush Sr. was meeting with Boris Yeltsin yesterday when 300 trees at the Kremlin were blown down by 100 mile per hour winds. I suppose if there were a Czar in Russia his net worth would be substanically more than Bill Gates since the country of Russia is a little bit larger than Redmond and has a few more natural resources. Well if the NORAD defense system goes down during the first week of November, I suggest you all try eating Borscht and keeping a litre of Stolychinya in the freezer in case any Russian paratroopers drop in. Well who knows what is going on, remember the Internet propaganda represents less than one percent of the World's population, so you really are a minority. All quiet on the Eastern Front. CIO

Note:<888>6/23/98 Tuesday 2:45 P.M. EDT: I went through my work list www.mikescott.net/scotwork.htm . I read my email about 20 automatic email messages a day on tech. I shut down at 9 A.M.. I watched MSNBC about the Appeals Court ruling in favor of Microsoft bundling its web browser with Windows 98. I watched "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" about vacationing in Italy. Sophia Loren still looks radiant as ever, and happens to be one of the World's Richest women with over $30 billion in Renaissance Art that she is not allowed to take out of Italy. I believe she has a house at Fisher's Island down in Florida. I am sure her two sons have passed through Greenwich. Also they showed the Agah Khan's palace on the Italian Riviera. I believe a friend of mine is his grandson and he hangs out in Greenwich quite a bit. When I lived in Florence, Italy I was constantly reminded that the Medici family has not run out of money in over 700 years, so I guess there is some old world money still left in Europe. I believe Catherine de Medici was married to Louis XIV, so thus the French Royal family still has access to money through the Medici. The French Royal family is the same family as the Spanish Royal family better known as the Bourbon family. Thus I suppose this is the nature of surviving in the modern world. I believe the Rockefeller family has a villa on Lake Cuomo. I saw Steve Rockefeller playing golf on television this past Sunday in Jamaica. I believe he is Steven and Ingrid's son. Steve's father is Dean of Middlebury college, and thus young Steven is Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller's grandson. With international oil dealings of the Standard Oil company, I dare say the Rockefeller family after over a century of wealth is still probably one of the wealthiest families in the world when you include their offshore foreign assets which are kept seperate from the United States assets. The fortune is conservatively estimated at between 2.5 and 5 trillion dollars depending on how one accounts the assets. This is primarily held by the John Davidson Rockefeller family out of North Terrytown, New York although the William Rockefeller family here in Greenwich would have more modest assets. I dare say all those Rockefeller family banks around Lake Geneva have something to do with managing the offshore assets. Yes that type of wealth could keep the stockmarket up indefinitely are bring it crawling to its knees depending on the whims of the administrators. Of course the family assets are intertwined with a network of long term partners and investors who might be residents of other countries. I believe even Bill Gates wife is a Rockefeller thus the sudden change in his fortunes. Well enough of an economics lesson. If one is interested in Swiss Banking, it helps to know either French, Italian, or German which are the native languages of the Cantons of Switzerland. After watching the "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" I made lunch of Biftech, Fetticini Alfredo, by dicing a ribeye steak and boiling the spinich fetticini for 13 minutes. I sauteed the diced steak with a diced onion and chopped garlic in olive oil with ground pepper and garlic powder, adding a couple of dashes of Wostershire sauce and a few tablespoons of margerine. Once the sauteed mixture was browned I poured in a jar of Ragu roasted garlic parmesian sauce and a quarter of cup of white wine and a jigger of Jack Daniels and simmered the mixture for ten minutes. I then poured the mixture over the spinich noodles and mixed it all together for an enjoyable Italian dish at lunch time. I saved the rest for reheating. I rested after lunch which is the custom in Europe. I was called about 2 P.M. by Lynn from Chris Shays office and she said to call Terry Mardula at the Greenwich Housing Authority 203-869-1138 about my higher electricity costs. I called him and he said to bring in a copy of my yearly electricity bill which should be here in a couple of days. Well I am having my afternoon coffee. I will probably shower and go out in a little while. Have a good afternoon. CIO

Note:<888>6/23/98 Tuesday 6:00 A.M. EDT: Yesterday I went out at 2 P.M. and stopped by Long Island Sound on Steamboat Road. It still seems to be there. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop again. I made my appointment at 4 P.M.. I went by the library and read PC Week. Earlier in the day I recieved a free year's subscription to PC Week which I registered for on the internet. One knows they've made it in the computer business or any other trade business when the technical publications start giving you free magazines full of all sorts of interesting technical stories and advertising for technical products. I mentioned to one of the library regulars that insurance companies might suffer loses if the desert like weather in Florida changes and a substancial hurricane should arrive, hopefully not. I mentioned to another regular that if the Norad Defense system goes down in the first week of November from the micro asteroid belt, a good place to hide out would be Lake Louise up in Canada, but it might be chilly there that time of year. I returned home tired and had a peanut butter sandwich and ramen noodles. I then went to bed for a good 12 hours sleep. I was awake at 5 A.M. this morning. I listened and read a bit of news on the internet. I had a breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, orange juice with vitamins, and coffee. I will now do some morning net surfing. I have thought about upgrading my directory with my bookmark www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm ; however there is no rush we have forever. I did not get around to checking Scott's Index in time today, so it recorded no changes. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>6/22/98 Monday 1:45 P.M. EDT: I cleaned the Glass on my car. I read that 300 trees were knocked down by 100 mile per hour winds at the Kremlin. For any hot folks now that summer has begun here, you can chill out on these Antartic links Ingrid On Ice - Antarctica Links . Well I am cool and comfortable at home, but I think I have a 4 P.M. appointment. CIO

Note:<888>6/22/98 Monday 10:10 A.M. EDT: This is a direct link for downloading Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 developer beta CNET Reviews - Just In - Internet Explorer 5.0 developer preview . CIO

Note:<888>6/22/98 Monday 10:00 A.M. EDT: If you want to download the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 developer beta Internet Explorer 5.0 Component Download this is the link for the component download or this from Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 Developer Preview Release on SBN or this. CIO

Note:<888>6/22/98 Monday 9:25 A.M. EDT: I went out at 6 A.M. this morning. I drove down by the water on Steamboat Road and it was quiet. I sat in front of the Senior Center and had coffee out of my thermos. It was pretty quiet at Starbucks down the street. I walked down the bottom of Greenwich Avenue, and they were finishing striping the parking areas across from the train station. I chatted with security across from the train station. I walked through the train station. I went back up to the middle of Greenwich Avenue and returned to the senior center. I sat in front of the senior center for a while. I drove down to the General Reinsurance Building on Steamboat Road and told them the internet said this weekend that Berkshire Hathaway was buying General Reinsurance. I drove down to the water at the bottom of Steamboat Road and watched them raise the morning flags at the Yacht Club. When they tried to fire the Canon, it misfired. I drove back up Steamboat Road and thought I saw a British lady talking to the security at the General Re Building. I went to the Exxon station and filled up the car with $14.96 of premium gasoline. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop and they were opening and bought a small French flag with pedistal for $1. I drove down Greenwich Avenue and went west on Old Track Road to the Arnold Bread Store outlet and bought two half dozen boxes of blueberry muffins and one Rasberry Streudel for $3.25. I returned back to my place and ate two blueberry muffins and froze one box of blueberry muffins and the rasberry streudel. Well back to the net. CIO

Note:<888>6/22/98 Monday 5:50 A.M. EDT: Well if you're in the market for a used car, you might check www.kbb.com Kelly Bluebook for prices. My 1976 Volvo is worth about $450 and I pay about $8 a year property taxes on it. The sun if beginning to come out, so I might go out for a spell after having a bit of fruit salad and making a cup of coffee. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>6/22/98 Monday 4:40 A.M. EDT: Laundry is finally done. I am done with my internet routines for the day. Not I will go through my email. CIO

Note:<888>6/22/98 Monday 3:40 A.M. EDT: I went out briefly yesterday morning. I went back to bed about noon and slept until 1 A.M. this morning. I guess I was tired. A family member said they would send me Windows 98. I suppose it is back to the normal routine. I am doing laundry right now, and my heel seems to be hurting less. Have a good morning. CIO