Note:<888>
11/30/06 Thursday
11:55 P.M.:
First Look - Times Reader . I will now change my three monthly
calendars. CIO
Note:<888>
11/30/06 Thursday
11:45 P.M.: I adjusted the monitor
settings on the primary and the server computer with the monitor control
buttons. I changed the server monitors from 80 MHz to 100 MHz,
so it is sharper. I opened up the package of four boneless
chicken breasts, and I put two of them in a flat Rubbermaid container in the
refrigerator. I then rinsed off the other two underneath cold water,
and I dried them with a couple of paper towels. I then put them on a
dinner plate, and I rubbed each side with olive oil, and I also spread a layer
of Progresso Italian seasoned bread crumbs on them as thick as one can put them
on without them falling off. I rubbed a little bit of olive oil in a Pyrex
pie baking dish, and I placed the two breaded boneless chicken breasts in it.
I put them in the Farberware convection oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35
minutes. I made up a batch of
Michael Louis Scott's Microwave
Oven Rice Recipe which I also added a little bit of chicken bouillon powder
to. I also put a quarter cub of water in a Revere pot with lid, and
I put in a 10 ounce package of Birds Eye frozen spinach, and I brought it to a
boil over high electric burner heat, and I then let it simmer for 10 minutes
over medium electric burner heat. Once all of the items were done, I put
one of the cooked breaded boneless chicken breasts on a dinner plate with half
of the rice, and I put the other cooked chicken breast in a flat Rubbermaid
container in the refrigerator, and I also put the other half of the steamed rice
in the refrigerator in a Rubbermaid container. I put half of the
spinach in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil, and I put the other half in a
small Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator. I ate it all with a
50% to 50% mixture of iced tea and cold filtered water. I filled up
the Brita water container in the refrigerator. I washed the dishes.
I put a copy of the Microsoft Money 2006 November 2006 Income and Expense report
in an envelope with a stamp, and I went downstairs, and I mailed it in the mail
room to a relative, and I threw out the garbage. Earlier I put the
tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea. I will now go through my
email. I have also been advised that I probably do not need to take 10 mg.
of Lipitor once a day anymore, so I will not be taking it. The
doctor whom advised me was not an internal medicine doctor, but he seemed to
think it would not be necessary. CIO
Note:<888>
11/30/06 Thursday
9:15 P.M.: I made an executive
decision. I had just enough money at the end of the month with the
dollar bill
www.gop.com had sent me a couple
months ago, and I went over to Radio Shack in Cos Cob, and I bought a
RadioShack.com - Home Entertainment: Accessories: Video accessories: Selectors &
switches: High Isolation A/B Switch for $11.99 plus .72 tax for
$12.71 total. I then sat out briefly downtown. I then returned
home. I went through the spare parts on the bottom of the
hallway sweater closet floor, and I found a 6 foot white coaxial cable, a 15
inch gold coaxial cable, and a 6 inch coaxial cable. I took the
heavy three foot coaxial cable off the Epox computer, and I installed the 6 foot
white coaxial cable. I used the heavy 3 foot coaxial cable to
connect the 4 way gold bidirectional splitter to the A port for the A/B switch
and I connected the 15 inch gold coaxial cable from the cable box out to the B
port of the A/B switch. I connected the 6 foot gold cable that
connects to the Leadtek TV card on the server to the out port on the A/B switch.
I placed the A/B switch on the right front of the cable box. Thus
switch A is the regular cablevision analog feed and switch B is the output from
the Digital cable box, so with the Leadtek TV2000 XP Expert
Welcome to Leadtek Research Inc. WinFast TV2000 XP Expert or the
Leadtek
TV2000XP/EXPERT TV/FM Tuner Card, REMOTE - Retail at Newegg.com TV card on
the Server, I can switch which of the two TV inputs are used with the WinFast
PVR TV viewer. In other words, I can switch all of the channels on the
Digital Cable box with the Digital Cable box remote control with the Leadtek TV
card set to channel 3 on Port B, or all of the analog channels on the
Cablevision system which are on Port A which show up in the WinFast PVR TV
viewer in Channel Surf mode. With the good quality cables that I
have used in the setup, I have perfect picture quality on the smaller frame set,
but there is less resolution on the full screen mode. I printed out my
monthly Microsoft Money 2006 income and expense report. CIO
Note:<888>
11/30/06 Thursday
6:40 P.M.: I think I will hook up the
Leadtek video card with
the Living Room Sony TV Cable box, so I can put the other cable box back in the
bedroom. Thus I will also need a
RadioShack.com - Cables, Parts & Connectors: A/V cables: Standard coaxial
cables: 6-Ft. RadioShack Gold Series A/V Cable for $12.99 from the out on
the living room cable box, a
RadioShack.com - Home Entertainment: Accessories: Video accessories: Adapters,
splitters & amplifiers: 4-Way Gold-Plated Bidirectional Splitter for $17.99,
a
RadioShack.com - Cables, Parts & Connectors: A/V cables: Standard coaxial
cables: Belkin® Pro Gold Series 25-Ft. F-Type Coaxial Cable for $14.89, to
input into the
RadioShack.com - Home Entertainment: Accessories: Video accessories: Selectors &
switches: High Isolation A/B Switch for $11.99, another
RadioShack.com - Cables, Parts & Connectors: A/V cables: Standard coaxial
cables: 6-Ft. RadioShack Gold Series A/V Cable for $12.99 to connect from
the A/B switch to the 4 way cable gold splitter with the direct cable input in
between the primary and server computers or about $70.85 and $4.25 6% sales tax
or about $70.10. I could also leave the second cable box where it is
in between the two computers, and buy
RadioShack.com - Home Entertainment: Accessories: Video accessories: Selectors &
switches: High Isolation A/B Switch for $11.99 and three
RadioShack.com - Cables, Parts & Connectors: A/V cables: Standard coaxial
cables: 3-Ft. RadioShack Gold Series A/V Cable for $9.99 each to connect it
up to the existing four way splitter for about $42 subtotal and about $2.50 6%
sales tax or $44.50. Currently I pay about $6 a month for the second
cable box which I had in the bedroom, and I was not using very much.
I also could buy non gold cables from
www.newegg.com for about 35% less, but I prefer the gold connections for
better reception. Thus I will probably go with the second option
tomorrow when I have the funds. I also could spend another $10 and
get 6 foot cables, which I do not currently need, but they would have more
flexibility in any future setups. CIO
Note:<888>
11/30/06 Thursday
5:35 P.M.: I need to get one of these
RadioShack.com - Home Entertainment: Accessories: Video accessories: Selectors &
switches: High Isolation A/B Switch , so I can switch input from either the
cable box or the direct cable into the Leadtec TV card in the server, so I can
select between TV signals on the server. I also would need three gold
short about three to six foot coaxial cables to hook it up. With the
regular analog TV signal without the box, one can view all of the analog TV
channels simultaneously which is a nice feature, where with the Cable box signal
one sets it to Channel 3 and switches the channels with the Cable Remote.
I noticed on the Leadtec TV card box, it says it is only analog and not digital
too, but the installation disk also comes with a digital viewer. CIO
Note:<888>
11/30/06 Thursday
5:05 P.M.: After the last message, I
ate half of a 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips.
I went to bed, and I was awake at noon. I
ate
breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive
oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee. I
washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I showered, and I
cleaned up. I put the old Lexmark X85 scanner, copier, and printer
outside by the dumpster. I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New
York on Mason Street. I then went to my usual Thursday 3 P.M.
appointment. I returned home, and I chatted with a neighbor.
I am making up a batch of Formula One
http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm . I ate the other half of the 5.5
ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips. CIO
Note:<888>
11/30/06 Thursday
4:05 A.M.: I put in one of the new 12
inch single IDE cables in the server attached to the 160 gigabyte 2 year old
Maxtor hard drive that is the first hard drive and only IDE hard drive, and the
Maxtor hard drive was used for the backup drive previously on the primary
computer, so hopefully it will last longer. I changed the CMOS
settings on the server by setting them to "Optimal", and then in the CMOS power
settings, I selected "S1" instead of "S2", and a few other minor settings for my
configuration. I was able to do a Vista beta 2 RC2 build 5744
Complete PC backup of the Server from the first hard drive to the Bytecc
external hard drive. The server seems to be staple now, and it has
not rebooted. I also put back in the PNY 512 meg. PC3200 memory chip
back in the server, so it now has 1 gigabyte of memory and the Epox backup
computer had 512 megs. of 266 MHz memory. I also put in the new red light
bar set in the Epox backup computer, and I left the light switch, so the lights
come on when one turns on the Epox computer, and I have a spare light tube from
the old set to use if I need it in the server. I disconnected the
Lexmark X85 scanner printer, and I will donate it or dump it. It has empty
ink cartridges, and it is not needed connected to the server. I
hooked up the Visioneer 4400 scanner to the server, and I installed its
software. It sits just to the right of the primary computer, but is
connected to the server, and it turns on with the scanner button on the control
panel of the primary computer. I connected the Cable Box to the lower left
control panel switch, so it can be turned off, but it will be left turned on
with it set at Bypass with the remotes in front of it to turn it on for the TV
video on the server. I put the cable box on top of the Visioneer 4400
scanner, so the cable box has to be moved on top of the Lexmark E238 laser
printer, if one needs to use the scanner. I have the server back up
and running again. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will
go to bed soon. I have a 3 P.M. appointment today. I
will eat some Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips with iced tea before
going to bed. CIO
Note:<888>
11/29/06 Wednesday
10:55 P.M.: I ate the last three
scoops of maple walnut ice cream.
Ryanair Adds To Aer Lingus Stake - Forbes.com .
Military Using More Commercially Available Technology - Forbes.com .
Late flu shots limit vaccinations - Greenwich Time . CIO
Note:<888>
11/29/06 Wednesday
10:30 P.M.: I went out after the last
message. I went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York
on Mason Street. I then went by CVS. I then went further down
Greenwich Avenue, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the
train station area, and I also walked over to the Greenwich Library, and I
chatted with a staff member and a regular patron. There was a minor
fender bender across from the Greenwich Avenue movie theatre.
I stopped by CVS again during my walk. I also stopped by the Senior
and the Arts center to use the bathroom. I gave a couple of kids
cigarettes whom were in need of a smoke. I drove down by the
waterfront on Steamboat Road. I guess it is no longer Muppet Land
down there anymore. I think
www.disney.com bought the Muppets. I then went by the Food
Emporium, and I bought a package of four boneless Amick Farms
AmickFarms chicken breasts at $1.69 a
pound for $6.34. I then returned home, and I chatted with a
relative. I had to restart the server, since it had turned off
again. Perhaps, I do not have the CMOS power settings set right, but
it has run continually in the past without any problems. CIO
Note:<888>
11/29/06 Wednesday
6:10 P.M.: I microwaved a Stouffer's
10.5 ounce meat lasagna, which I put a few tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese
on along with a few dashes of parsley, and I ate it all with a glass of ice tea.
I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go out shortly after that.
I have already cleaned up today. CIO
Note:<888>
11/29/06 Wednesday
5:40 P.M.: The round 12 inch IDE cable will
now fit in the Bytecc enclosure, so I left the flat IDE cable. I
will not install the new light kit, but I will keep it as a spare for the
server. The Epox is underneath the small brass and glass end tables,
so it does not need two lights, and the one light in it is enough.
Note:<888>
11/29/06 Wednesday
5:10 P.M.: I moved the Cable box out
of the bedroom, and I put it on top of the Visioneer 7200 scanner in between the
two computers, and I hooked it up to the LeadTek TV card with the longer gold
coaxial cable that I took off the primary computer. I used the a
shorter coaxial cable to hook up the Epox computer to its TV card, and I took
the coaxial cable from there, and I hooked it up to the primary computer.
Thus if one sets the LeadTek TV card to channel 3, one gets all of the channels
on Optimum Digital television including the Bloomberg report for business types.
I have not been watching the Turner movie channel in the bedroom recently, so I
can go without the cable box in the bedroom for now. The Leadtek and Cable
box remote controls sit on the Visioneer scanner in front of the cable box.
One can put the server television screen on its right monitor, while one uses
the left monitor for the internet. I received my order from
www.jab-tech.com about 4:15 P.M.
I put the box with the cables and floppy drive on top of the other parts to the
right of the Orion television in the bedroom. I will now put one of
the 12 inch round cables in the Bytecc external driver enclosure, so it has been
ventilation. CIO
Note:<888>
11/29/06 Wednesday
3:35 P.M.: The Leadtek TV card has a surf
feature that shows all of you analog TV channels in small pictures in the Surf
feature, so it is easy to select between channels. For future use,
it also has digital capability which might work with the cable system when they
gradually shift from analog to digital. I installed its Digital Television
program, which if I hooked up the Digital Cable box might plays its chanels one
at a time. One of my neighbors whom moved to another retirement home
is being moved out, so there is another vacant apartment in my part of the
building. CIO
Note:<888>
11/29/06 Wednesday
1:50 P.M.: I was not able to complete the
Vista beta Complete PC backup of the Server first hard drive to the second hard
drive, but it is only a beta that will be soon removed. I connected up the
new battery jump start systems in the bedroom to charge them up which one should
do each month when not using them. I started the server.
I am listening to the new TV card on the server while I work on the primary
computer. I am waiting for
two spare cables
10" single device IDE cable - UV Purple for $2.99 each and also two 18 inch
Silver IDE cables 18", 24" and 36" for $3.49 each and two 24 inch for $3.69
each and two 36 inch for $4.49 each, and this
LOGISYS 12" DUAL RED COLD CATHODE KIT for $4.99 and one white
Alps Electronics Floppy drive beige bezel for $7.95 for $42.26 sub total and
$8.06 UPS ground shipping for $50.32 total
is
UPS: Tracking Information. CIO
Note:<888>
11/29/06 Wednesday
1:35 P.M.:
Microsoft Vista
- Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment . I went through my
email. CIO
Note:<888>
11/29/06 Wednesday
1:15 P.M.: I was awake at 9:30 A.M..
I did a XP Pro ASR backup of the server first hard drive to the second hard
drive. I have tried a number of times to get a Vista beta 2 RC2
build 5477 Complete PC backup of the server first hard drive to the Bytecc
external hard drive, but it keeps failing. I will try once more with
slightly different settings, and if it does not work, I will go without. I
have one from the first hard drive to the second hard drive along with the ASR
backups for the server. I
ate
breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, two toasted English muffins with
olive oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee. I
washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I threw out some
garbage, and I chatted with some neighbors. I will start the server
once I have tried the backup. CIO
Note:<888>
11/29/06 Wednesday
2:10 A.M.:
FRYS.com | Product Navigation Maxtor 300g SATA for $70 with free shipping .
I finished the XP Pro ASR backup of the server from the first hard drive to the
second hard drive. I will not put the server online until I have the
external drive backups done. I ate three scoops of maple walnut ice
cream. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to
bed soon. CIO
Note:<888>
11/29/06 Wednesday
1:35 A.M.:
Vista Boosts IE 7 Security Features .
Trump Seeks Permission For Highland Fling - Forbes.com .
100 Things You Must Know About Microsoft's Most Important Product Launch Ever -
News by InformationWeek . I went through my email. CIO
Note:<888>
11/29/06 Wednesday
12:55 A.M.: I might have fixed the
problem I was having with the server rebooting. I had it set in the
CMOS for Power Saving Settings for ASPC to S3 instead of S1. This
might have caused the problem with the server shutting down or rebooting.
I have it restored and reconfigured, and I did a Vista Complete PC backup from
the first hard drive to the second hard drive, and I will shortly do an XP Pro
ASR backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive. For some
odd reason in the process of the most recent trouble, I lost the contents of my
second hard drive with the server files and other backups, so I had to restore
them from another backup. It is the second time it happened today.
Earlier I thought it might have been because when I tried to do a new XP install
to restore an ASR backup, its partitioning function did not recognize the 300
gigabyte Seagate drive, instead I might have messed it up with the XP
partitioning. Needless to say with the three XP Pro primary computer
ASR backups gone from the server second hard drive that I had saved, there is a
lot more space left on it. I will work a bit in Vista on the primary
computer. I am not sure whether I will start the server this morning
or not. CIO
Note:<888>
11/28/06 Tuesday
11:25 P.M.: I tried to install the
Leadtek TV card on the primary computer, but it does not work with Vista.
Instead, I put the Hauppauge TV card from the server in the primary computer,
which is the same as the one that I put in the Epox computer from the primary
computer, and I put the Leadtek TV card in the server, and its software.
It works just fine, and it has a remote control that I put on the right hand
side of the keyboard by the Panasonic cordless telephone.
Possibly I am being hacked, so I have turned off the server. I had a
key startup file on the server corrupted, so I had to restore and configure the
Vista Complete PC backup before installing the TV card software. I
chatted with a relative and a friend. I cut the remaining asparagus
into 1.5 inch lengths with angle cuts without the stalks, and I put them in a
plastic microwave proof pot with lid, and I covered them with water, and I
cooked them on two vegetable cycles in the microwave. I
drained off the water, and I put them in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil
on them. I also took the remaining 1/2 inch thick slice of Boars
Head baked white meat turkey breast, and I put it on a microwave proof plate
with the remaining about 2 cups of stuffing, and I put the remaining 6 ounces of
Heinz fat free turkey gravy on the stuffing and turkey, and I put a microwave
proof plate lid over the plate, and I microwaved the meal on one vegetable
cycle. I put the hot plate on another plate, and I ate it all with a glass
of iced tea. I will do a complete PC backup of the server shortly.
CIO
Note:<888>
11/28/06 Tuesday
3:45 P.M.: I only had orange juice and
vitamins and supplements for breakfast. I was able to isolate
the problem with the server, and the PNY 512 meg. memory module I put in it from
the primary computer did not work in it properly, although I thought it should.
I put the PNY 512 meg. memory module in the Epox computer, so the Epox computer
has 1 gigabyte of memory now. I need to put a better TV coaxial cable on
it for clearer reception on the TV card when I have the funds. I
took out one of the 521 megabyte CompUSA 3200 memory chips from the primary
computer, and I put it in the server, and the server now works just fine.
In trying to restore a backup on the server, I mistakenly eliminated the
partition on my second hard drive on the server, but I am was able to restore
the Vista PC restore backup from the Bytecc external hard drive. I
updated the few changed files from the primary computer to the server.
I either need to transfer or download the Vista Final release 64 bit back to the
server hard drives, so I have it in reserve for burning on DVD with Nero 6.6.
Basically the problem I had in restoring the backups to the server was caused by
the small USB 32 meg. pin drive attached to its hub, causing it be recognized as
its primary drive preventing restore operations. I now have to do a
XP ASR backup of the server from the first hard drive to the second hard drive,
and I also have to do a Vista beta 2 RC2 build 5744 Complete PC backup of the
server from the first hard drive to the second hard drive. I lost my
old primary computer XP ASR backups that I had stored on the server, but I still
have one on an external hard drive in case I need to restore it to the primary
computer. I went downstairs, and I picked my mail. I
also received the new TV card about 2:45 P.M., and I will install it after I
have something to eat and start the backups of the server. CIO
Note:<888>
11/28/06 Tuesday
9:00 A.M.: I chatted with a relative
after the last message. I woke up at 8 A.M.. I am
restoring the Vista Complete PC backup to the server in case anything is wrong
with the server and it might have been hacked. I think
www.ups.com had my order mixed up yesterday,
and it was originally scheduled for tomorrow Wednesday which is its current
status with
tracking on the
http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Vista_Hardware_Compatibility_List#TV_Cards
, and the
Welcome to Leadtek Research Inc. WinFast TV2000 XP Expert or the
Leadtek
TV2000XP/EXPERT TV/FM Tuner Card, REMOTE - Retail at Newegg.com is suppose
to work with Vista Media Center, so possibly it will also work with its media
program, which my other TV card does not. I ordered it from
Leadtek
TV2000XP/EXPERT TV/FM Tuner Card, REMOTE - Retail at Newegg.com for $42.99
less 1.1% preferred account discount and less $2.99 discount for preferred
account plus $5.64 guaranteed UPS three day shipping plus $2.99 Rush Order Fee
for $48.15 total
is
UPS: Tracking Information
. Tracking on the spare motherboard
eBay: ABIT KW7 VIA KT880 Socket A Motherboard (item 170052081488 end time
Nov-26-06 22:04:44 PST) and
KW7 Technical Specifications - ABIT USA for $34.99 and $12 shipping for
$46.99 total is
UPS: Tracking Information .
Tracking on my order
from
www.jab-tech.com for the Bytecc external
enclosure I ordered two spare cables
10" single device IDE cable - UV Purple for $2.99 each and also two 18 inch
Silver IDE cables 18", 24" and 36" for $3.49 each and two 24 inch for $3.69
each and two 36 inch for $4.49 each, and this
LOGISYS 12" DUAL RED COLD CATHODE KIT for $4.99 and one white
Alps Electronics Floppy drive beige bezel for $7.95 for $42.26 sub total and
$8.06 UPS ground shipping for $50.32 total
is
UPS: Tracking Information . The order for
10
Energizer
ECR2032 Coin Cell Battery for the Hitachi HPW-630 Series for $2.49 each,
three
Notebook Batteries | Laptop Batteries | Camcorder Batteries | Digital Camera
Batteries Energizer 377 button cell batteries for $1.99 each that I use for
watches and four
Notebook Batteries | Laptop Batteries | Camcorder Batteries | Digital Camera
Batteries Energizer A76 Manganese Dioxide batteries used for my Volvo
station wagon remote keyless entry for $1.99 each less discount coupon "GGL15" ,
I got 20% off or $7.77 off and with discount free shipping coupon "GL20" I got
free 6 to 8 day free ground shipping for $31.06 total supposedly shipped by U.S.
mail yesterday.
CIO
Note:<888>
11/27/06 Monday
10:15 P.M.: The TV card did not
arrived. According to UPS, they tried to make a delivery at 5:53 P.M., but
I was sitting outside, and there was no UPS truck that attempted to make a
delivery and no UPS attempted delivery slip of paper was left.
Thus from what I can tell, UPS actually never arrived. I
chatted with some neighbors. I chatted with UPS, and they said they
would attempt to make a delivery tomorrow. I installed the Hauppauge
TV card from the primary computer into the Epox computer and configured it.
I had an extra cable to connect the TV card to the video card, so it also has
sound. I also did another XP ASR backup of the Epox computer from
the first hard drive to the second hard drive. It seems possibly
that some hackers might be attacking my systems for unknown reason, so for now I
will leave the server turned off, and the other systems off line and turned off.
I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon.
Tomorrow is another day. I also chatted with two relatives.
I will eat three scoops of Maple Walnut ice cream before going to bed.
CIO
Note:<888>
11/27/06 Monday
6:45 P.M.: I went outside a couple of
times and chatted with neighbors.
www.ups.com should be here shortly. It takes them more time on
Monday which is the first of the week. I will now shut down the
primary computer and open it up and turn off the network and open up the Epox
computer to have them ready for the TV card installations. CIO
Note:<888>
11/27/06 Monday
4:45 P.M.: I put an inch of water in
a three quart Revere pot with steamer tray and lid, and I steamed 1.5 cups of
baby carrots and asparagus sliced on an angle 1.5 inches long with the dry
stalks removed on medium high electric burner heat for 15 minutes. I
put the vegetables in a bowl with a little bit of olive oil. I also
put two 3/8th inch thick slices of Boar's Head baked white turkey breast meat on
a plate with one half of the remaining stuffing about two cups, and I put one
half of a 12 ounce jar of Heinz low fat turkey gravy on the dressing and turkey,
and I refrigerated the remaining gravy in the jar. I put a plate
microwave lid on the plate, and I microwaved it for one vegetable cycle, and I
put the hot plate on a another dinner plate, and I ate it all with a glass of
iced tea. CIO
Note:<888>
11/27/06 Monday
3:45 P.M.: I went outside, and I
threw out some garbage. I chatted with some neighbors and the
building custodian. We had visitors from Florida, which is one
of those states down south, which are south of the Mason Dixon line, that nobody
around here seems to have ever heard of. I went through my email.
I saw a few other license plates from Florida during my walk on Greenwich Avenue
last night. Florida real estate a'int cheap
Palm Beach Perfect - Forbes.com .
» Make XP look like
Vista! | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com .
A Billion-Dollar Retirement Rip-Off - Forbes.com . Post card from
Florida when things were cheaper
http://mikelouisscott.com/photo/old-florida-post-card-011506.jpg . CIO
Note:<888>
11/27/06 Monday
2:35 P.M.: I got out my Christmas
wreath, and I hung it on the outside of the front door. I moved the
old Toshiba laptop computer where it faces the long green sofa on the near end
of the brass and glass coffee table. I took out the small teak stand
from underneath one of the miniature palms, and I set it on the near down sofa
side of the brass and glass coffee table, and I put my miniature artificial
decorated Christmas tree on it. I hooked up the lights to it to an
extension cord plugged into Auxiliary 2 switch on the Epox computer power
control panel, so by turning on and off that switch, one turns on and off the
Christmas tree lights. CIO
Note:<888>
11/27/06 Monday
2:05 P.M.: I had already used the
spare cable behind the bureau in the bedroom to hook up the 14 inch Panasonic
television in the bathroom. I found a spare 8 foot TV coaxial
cable in the sweater closet in the hallway, and I have it hooked up to the two
way splitter by the far end of the long green sofa, with it leading to the Epox
backup computer for when I install the TV card in it. I took another
3 foot TV coaxial cable, and I used it to hook up the TV card to the server.
I took the longer TV coaxial cable off the server, and I have it set to be
hooked up as the second cable to Leadtech TV card when it arrives.
The second cable may not have as good as quality as necessary, so I might have
to replace it in the future when I have funds. It is then end of the
month, and I am down to minimal funds, so I am just staying home doing some
routine maintenance. CIO
Note:<888>
11/27/06 Monday
1:20 P.M.: I had a no person
telephone call at 8 A.M.. I woke up at 10 A.M.. I had to
reseat the memory that I exchange on the server, and it now seems to be running
just fine. I chatted with an associate. I
ate
breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive
oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee. I
washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I chatted with a friend.
Tracking on the
http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Vista_Hardware_Compatibility_List#TV_Cards
, and the
Welcome to Leadtek Research Inc. WinFast TV2000 XP Expert or the
Leadtek
TV2000XP/EXPERT TV/FM Tuner Card, REMOTE - Retail at Newegg.com is suppose
to work with Vista Media Center, so possibly it will also work with its media
program, which my other TV card does not. I ordered it from
Leadtek
TV2000XP/EXPERT TV/FM Tuner Card, REMOTE - Retail at Newegg.com for $42.99
less 1.1% preferred account discount and less $2.99 discount for preferred
account plus $5.64 guaranteed UPS three day shipping plus $2.99 Rush Order Fee
for $48.15 total
is
UPS: Tracking Information , and it says it is out for delivery.
I can use the cable connected to the server for the second cable connection to
the card, and I have another cable to connect to the server card. I
think I have another long cable to connect the Hauppauge card to Epox backup
computer, but it involves having to disconnect it from behind the heavy white
bureau in the bedroom, which will take a bit of time, since to get at it I also
have to move the bookcase along side of it, so I better get on it.
CIO
Note:<888>
11/27/06 Monday
2:25 A.M.: I did some regular
computer work. I microwaved a 1.5 cup bowl of stuffing that I ate
with a glass of iced tea. I will now shut down the primary computer,
and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note:<888>
11/26/06 Sunday
11:55 P.M.: I went out after the last
message. I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of
Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I chatted with some
other residents. I also walked over to Whole Foods, and I toured
their store. They have cases of
www.perrier.com on display in the front of their store, so somebody else in
town must stock up on it besides me. I said hello to a dog walker
with a herding dog from Australia. I completed my walk and I sat out
for a while. I drove down by the waterfront, and I took the time out
to walk out onto the pier, and I observed the Sunday diners at the Indian Harbor
Yacht club enjoying the buffet. Since I am not a nautical type they
never take much notice of me, but the
http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott2006/Greenwich-Country-Club.jpg is more
comfortable for land lubber types whom do not mind walking if they can afford
it. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought Chiquita bananas
at .54 a pound for $1.43. I then returned home. I
chatted with a relative. I worked on the primary computer, and it
seems to be running just fine. To beef up the primary computer, I
took one of the 512 megabyte memory chips out, and I exchanged it with the 1
gigabyte memory chip from the server, so the primary computer now has 2
gigabytes of memory, and the server which does not need much memory has 512
megabytes of memory. I really can not afford to spend any more money
on computer parts anytime soon, because I have fixed expenses and in addition I
have a $80 payment for my Connecticut automobile registration coming up soon and
a $30 payment to renew my internet registration domain. The primary
computer with Vista seems to be running even better with the extra memory.
CIO
Note:<888>
11/26/06 Sunday
5:15 P.M.: I showered, and I cleaned
up. I finished doing the Vista
Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second hard drive.
I also did a Vista Complete PC backup from the first hard drive to the second
hard drive. The second backup took a bit of time, since the
hard drive setting was "Optimize for Quick Removal" instead of "Optimize for
Performance". Also when doing an external backup, I still need to
have the D-Link USB power hub disconnected and not just turned off.
I chatted with a relative. I ate 20 Ritz crackers with .75 inch by
1/8th inch by 1 inch slices of Swiss cheese on them. I also ate a
5.5 ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips with some iced tea.
I rested for an hour and a half. I changed the power settings, so
the computer does not power down and standby, because it does not come out of
standby in Vista. It is suppose to be raining out, so I do not know
whether I will go out or not. However, I will shut down the
computer, and I will try to go out, since it is warm enough out that if it is
not raining too heavily, I can take a walk with an umbrella. CIO
Note:<888>
11/26/06 Sunday
10:55 A.M.: I had a problem trying to
get the Plantronics headset working. I tried looking at the Microsoft
story linked from this page
Technology News, Science News : Technology & Science News Articles , and the
Microsoft story page caused my Vista Internet Explorer to crash.
They system started behaving erratically, so I rebooted the system, and I
restored the Vista Complete PC backup. I then shut down the system,
and I went to bed about 11 P.M.. I woke up at 8 A.M. this morning.
I downloaded and installed the 30 day demo of Norton Internet Security 2007 for
Vista
Norton Internet Security: Download for Vista 30 day demo - Symantec Corp. .
I decided not to use the D-Link Hub LAN connection, since using a USB Hub LAN
connection might cause security problems possibly in terms of intruders.
I did install the Plantronics DSP500 headset on the D-Link powered hub, but the
Plantronics headset would not work. I tried installing the
Plantronics software for XP, but the drivers were the same. I
finally got the Plantronics DSP500 headset working by selecting in Vista the
"Recording Devices" applet, and for the Plantronics DSP500 headset, I selected
to "Restored Defaults", and the Plantronics DSP500 headset started working
properly again. I can turn off and on the D-Link powered hub with a
control panel switch, so I currently have the Plantronics DSP 500 headset turned
off by turning off the USB power hub switch on the control panel. I
just finished up a Norton Internet Security 2007 Complete PC scan, and it
finished checking a million files without any problems. I will now
do another Complete PC backup of the entire Vista System from the first hard
drive to the second hard drive. The Vista system seems to be
running fine again. In the CMOS, I also enabled "Spread Spectrum" again. I
ate
breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive
oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee. I
washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.
CIO
Note:<888>
11/25/06 Saturday
8:05 P.M.: I had the computer reboot
again, and I just remember I had changed a CMOS setting for ACPI from S1 to S3,
so I changed it back to S1. I also disabled "Spread Spectrum" which
used to be suggested for XP. I also changed my screen saver to
a simpler 3D test screen saver which instead of saying "Vista tm" says "Michael
Louis Scott" in Vladimir script. Funny thing about the text for the
screen saver, there is only room enough for 19 letters and spaces in "Michael
Louis Scott".
Note:<888>
11/25/06 Saturday
7:25 P.M.: I had a bit of trouble in
sending out my weekly notes in that the multiple part note that I send to
www.whitehouse.gov , when I cut and
paste the text into the note in several parts, the send button would not work
for some odd reason. I got around this by cutting and pasting the
text from the original document as opposed to my copy of the full email I also
send to myself. I chatted with a friend about the Harriman family
security in this area, and I suggested that we should do like they did when I
lived in Europe and just having friendly strolling machine gunners working the
public places, and that would tend to keep crime down in this area.
I guess that would be the same as Military Security which we have used in this
area many times before. Trust me with 300 million people in the
United States of America, there is no shortage of personnel. Of course
after 24 years on a night schedule in this area, it more like nobody is out but
the local astronomy club which is not very active since the skies tend to be not
too clear in this area at night with all of the pollution and sea haze.
Maybe if one of the Rockefellers took up astronomy they could raise the price of
gasoline to $20 a gallon, so the night skies would be a lot clearer in this
area. I went out, and I chatted with a British neighbor whom is very
enthusiastic about the Opera. Having lived around the New York
Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center
the Metropolitan
Opera and
Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts, Inc. and the Opera in Firenze, Italia, I frequently get
tired of Loud Mouth Italians whom think they know it all, particularly since
this is not their local turf. I went downstairs, and I checked the mail,
and I chatted with a German neighbor. I then returned to my
apartment. While I was out the primary computer had rebooted, and I
suspected the D-Link powered USB 1.0 hub might be the problem, so I disconnected
it and its third LAN, and I powered it down. I connected the
Plantronics DSP500 headset to the USB 2.0 four port hub on the lower left side
of the keyboard. Frequently older computer accessories can cause
problems with newer operating systems. Back to some regular computer
work. Besides maintaining my various computer equipment items, I
have other routine house keeping chores and lifestyle activities I like to
pursue. Usually when the children are out of school the town changes
a little bit, but since after their short vacations, the town tends to get back
to normal. In other words the local youth hanging out downtown are not
experts in this area, since frequently many of them attend private schools
outside of this area. CIO
End of Scott's Notes
week of 11/25/06:
Note:<888>
11/25/06 Saturday
4:10 P.M.: While I ate my meal, I also did
a Vista Complete PC backup of the primary computer to the Maxtor external hard
drive. I had a problem backing it up to the Maxtor external hard
drive. I had to turn off and disconnect the USB cable from the
D-Link powered hub at the terminal to the D-Link USB hub for the Maxtor external
hard drive to do the Complete PC backup. I chatted with a
relative. I will now send out my weekly notes. The
primary computer running the operating system of the final release of Vista
seems to be running just fine, and there are no problems with the Vista
operating system that I have not been able to trouble shoot. CIO
Note:<888>
11/25/06 Saturday
2:20 P.M.:
In Vista, I was able to fix the
"Recording Devices" applet that when I opened it, it cause the computer system
to crash. The problem was NOT caused by the Creative SoundBlaster
Audigy 2 Value card or its drivers. It was caused by the Pinnacle
USB video capture device. I left the cable from the primary
computer video card to the video cable leading to the Sony television which can
be used as a remote monitor. The sound to it is connected to the
apartment stereo system through a cable that connects together behind the
minolta laser printer, but currently that cable is not connected up to the
speaker system, but it is adjacent to the 6.1 primary speaker with the audio
jack ready to be plugged in if one wanted to demo Vista on the Sony television
as a monitor. I still have my remote mouse, but I have not check the
batteries in it recently, and currently its base station is turned off.
I organized my top left living room desk drawer, so the various small spare
parts and disk batteries are better organized in small plastic ziplock bags.
I have a lot of old worn out disk batteries that I have save and some that are
only partially used. I installed the Vista updates. I also
reinstalled the D-Link USB powered hub with LAN on the primary computer, and I
hooked up a third LAN cable to it, and I have the Plantronics DSP500
headset hooked up to it which works better with a powered USB hub, and I also
hooked up the SmartCard reader to it also. I will now do another
Complete PC backup while I eat the same left over turkey meal that I had earlier
today. CIO
Note:<888>
11/25/06 Saturday
11:05 A.M.: I worked with
http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm . I chatted with a
relative. Basically once we have out computers upgraded with Vista,
we still have to get back to our normal routines. I would assume the
problem with the Creative Live Audigy 2 Value card with Vista final release will
be solved in January 2007, when Creative comes out with new drivers.
The copy of Vista Final Release that I am using was made available to developers
and to beta testers in return for all of the time the beta testers spent testing
Vista over the last 15 months, so in effect we are still beta testing it, but
that is always the way it is with new operating systems. Since I
have upgraded my primary computer hardware for Vista over the last 15 months, I
am more Vista ready than some of the other computer home users. CIO
Note:<888>
11/25/06 Saturday
9:05 A.M.: I put my Volcano favorites
on the server.
mikelouisscott.com -
/volcano/ .
CIO
Note:<888>
11/25/06 Saturday
8:30 A.M.: I restored my Volcano
favorites to Vista Internet Explorer. I have saved all of my
favorites before installing Vista final release.
TCPalm: Nation & World Nationwide food-poisoning report leaves bad taste .
CIO
Note:<888>
11/25/06 Saturday
7:50 A.M.: I rested until 7 A.M..
I ate 1/5th piece of pumpkin pie with some sugar free cool whip on it with a
glass of iced tea. What has me confused is on my primary computer
two copies of the Vista Final release X86 and a copy of the Vista Final release
X64 showed up on my computer in the Vista Final release download file where I
have my copies of the downloads, and they are the same size as my downloads.
The question is how they got there. According to the file properties
they were created on the hard drive around Wednesday November 22, 2006 around
4:30 P.M. while I would have been working on the computer configuring Vista
final release. They start with "FTMCF" and "FTMD0" and "FTMD6", and
they have *.tmp extensions, but they are the same size as the two *.iso files
that I downloaded. It is all sort of mysterious. It is
like somebody beamed down the files from the Starship Enterprize while I was
working on configuring Vista Final release. Maybe Vista has some
other features we are unaware of. CIO
Note:<888>
11/25/06 Saturday
1:20 A.M.: I went outside, and I
threw out some garbage, and I picked up my mail. I put two 1/4 inch
thick slices of the Boars Head baked sliced turkey on a microwave proof dinner
plate with each slice on top of each other along with about 3 ounces of the
Heinz fat free turkey gravy with mushrooms, and I put about 1.5 cups of the
stuffing mixture on the plate with about 3/4 of a cup of the Near East long
grain and wild rice mixture, and I put a microwave proof lid on the plate, and I
put it in the microwave oven. I then put an inch of water in a 3
quart Revere pot with steamer tray and lid and about 1.5 cups of baby carrots
and asparagus sliced on an angle without the dry stalk end, and I steamed them
on medium to high electric burner heat for 15 minutes. For the last
4 minutes, I ran the microwave oven on one vegetable cycle, and I put the hot
dinner plate with the food on another plate, and I put the steamed vegetables in
a bowl with a little bit of olive oil, and I ate it all with a glass of iced
tea. I then washed the dishes. I will now take a nap on
the long green sofa, since I am a bit tired, since I was awake 28 hours
yesterday, and a neighbor woke me up after 6 hours sleep today. CIO
Note:<888>
11/24/06 Friday
11:55 P.M.: I did a Vista Complete PC
backup of the primary computer from the first hard drive to the Maxtor external
hard drive. I did a Vista beta 2 RC2 build 5744 Complete PC backup
of the server from the first hard drive to the second hard drive. I
changed some of the cosmetic appearance of the server, and I tweaked some of the
startup settings. I showered, and I cleaned up.
CIO
Note:<888>
11/24/06 Friday
9:45 P.M.: I was awake at 6 P.M.,
when I got a bothersome call from a neighbor whom does not seem to believe that
I am frequently on a night schedule. I downloaded the 64 bit version
of Vista, and I burned three copies of it along with another copy of the X86
version. I burn them on the server which has Nero 6.6 on it, since I
am not sure if Vista has *.iso to DVD burn capabilities or not. I
could look for an OEM version of Nero 7.0 which is suppose to work with Vista. I
ate
breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive
oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee. I
washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I did another
Complete PC backup of the Vista C: drive to the second D: drive, so I have the
64 bit version in the backup. I will now do some regular
computer work, but first I might shower and clean up, so I feel a little bit
better. Now that the beta testing and new installation is done, it
does not hurt to get back on a regular schedule and to maintain some of other
one's other normal routines such as cleaning up every day. CIO
Note:<888>
11/24/06 Friday
11:55 A.M.: I worked some more with
http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm . I chatted with a
relative and a friend. I ate a 1/5th piece of pumpkin pie with some
fat free "Cool Whip" with some iced tea. I will now shut down
the primary computer, and I will go to bed directly. CIO
Note:<888>
11/24/06 Friday
10:05 A.M.: I worked with
http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm . The Vista system is
currently running just fine. CIO
Note:<888>
11/24/06 Friday
1:05 A.M.: Since I used my spare
motherboard for the primary computer repair this past week, I ordered a similar
one
eBay: ABIT KW7 VIA KT880 Socket A Motherboard (item 170052081488 end time
Nov-26-06 22:04:44 PST) and
KW7 Technical Specifications - ABIT USA for $34.99 and $12 shipping for
$46.99 total. CIO
Note:<888>
11/23/06 Thursday
10:30 P.M.: I woke up at 8 A.M. this
morning. I
ate
breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive
oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee. I
washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I tried to
start up the Epox backup computer, but it would not start up. It was
not getting power to the control panel because the APC UPS supply needed to be
reset by unplugging it and replugging it into power. I then started
up the Epox backup computer, and I installed the copy of Microsoft Windows XP
Professional that I took off the primary computer. I worked
until 8 P.M. this evening installing programs and configuring it. It
runs just fine. I am now doing a XP ASR backup to the Bytecc
external hard drive from its first C: drive. I will then do a XP ASR
backup from the first internal hard drive to the second internal hard drive.
I have the Epox backup computer setup to work as a backup up server if I needed
to use it for that purpose, and of course it is good for regular computer and
internet work. About 8 P.M. I started making
Scott's Stuffing Recipie for
Arnold Premium Stuffing and in the recipe I also used two cloves of chopped
shallots. I also made up a package of Near East long grain and wild
rice at the same time per the recipe on the box, but I put in a tablespoon of
olive oil instead of butter. I put in an inch of water in a two
quart Revere pot with steamer tray and lid, and I steamed 1.5 cups of asparagus
that I cut the dry stalks off of and cut into 1.5 inch slices on a diagonal
along with baby carrots. I steamed them for 15 minutes over medium
high electric burner heat, and I put them in a bowl with a little bit of olive
oil. I also opened a 12 ounce jar of Heinz low fat turkey gravy, and
I added 1/3 of a 10 ounce box of mushrooms that I sliced into 1/8th inch thick
slices, and I simmer it over medium to low electric heat while doing the other
cooking. I cut two 3/8 inch thick slices of the Boars Head baked
turkey breast, and I put them on a microwave proof plate with lid, and at the
end of the other cooking cycles, I microwaved the turkey for one minute.
I put the Heinz turkey and mushroom low fat gravy on the turkey along with a
1/3rd of the Near East rice mixture and a about 2 cups of the stuffing on a
dinner plate. I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. I
put the remaining cooked food in Rubbermaid containers in the refrigerator.
I washed the dishes and pots. I threw out the garbage, and I picked
up the mail, and I said hello to a neighbor and his visiting family.
I will now do some regular computer work for a while. CIO
Note:<888>
11/22/06 Wednesday
10:20 P.M.: I chatted with a
relative. I did some regular internet work. I went
through my email. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I
will go to bed soon. Happy Turkey day tomorrow. I
will try to get some rest before making my Thanksgiving dinner.
CIO
Note:<888>
11/22/06 Wednesday
7:50 P.M.: I finished configuring
Vista Final release on the primary computer
http://mikelouisscott.com/visbeta.htm . While working with it, I
ate a 5.5 ounce tube of Pringle sour cream and onion potato chips with some iced
tea. I just reheated on one vegetable cycle in the microwave the
left over vermicelli and tomato sauce from yesterday, which I put on a dinner
plate with some grated parmesan cheese, and I ate it all with a glass of iced
tea. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note:<888>
11/22/06 Wednesday
9:40 A.M.: I was awake at 7 A.M. this
morning.
I did a new install
of Vista Final Ultimate Edition on my primary computer
http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm of the X86 version, and it installed
without any problems in about 15 minutes. I am now configuring it.
CIO
Note:<888>
11/22/06 Wednesday
1:55 A.M.: I ate three scoops of
maple walnut ice cream.
BBC NEWS | Europe |
Close contest as Dutch cast votes .
BBC NEWS | Americas |
US agents 'fail Bush's daughter' .
BBC NEWS |
Science/Nature | Nasa fears worst for spacecraft .
BBC NEWS | UK
| Magazine | Why are penguins such good box office? . I have been
awake for about 27 hours, so I will now go to bed. I will now shut
down the primary computer and go to bed. CIO
Note:<888>
11/22/06 Wednesday
1:05 A.M.: I went out after the last
message. I went by the Shell Station on West Putnam Avenue for a minor
currency transaction. I needed to put some cash in my banking
account to pay for the PCI TV card. I then went by the Putnam Trust
Bank of New York ATM machine on Mason Street. I then went
downtown, and I had a small amount of Prestone antifreeze left over in my
antifreeze jug in the rear of the car, so I top of the coolant overflow tank, so
the low coolant light does not come on the dashboard anymore. I also
turned on the heat in the car. Of course for the heat to work, the
car has to be warmed up. I then went downtown, and I walked the
entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at
various locations. They are stringing the Holiday lights on
Greenwich Avenue
Shortage of cash dims Christmas light show - Greenwich Time .
After my walk, I sat out briefly. I then drove down by the waterfront.
I then went by the Food Emporium just before closing, and I bought two 8 ounce
sugar free Kraft Cool Whip topping containers for $1.99 each for $3.98 total.
I then returned home. I have not turned on the heat in the apartment
yet, but the various temperature gauges inside the apartment say it is 73.4 to
77 degrees fahrenheit inside the apartment, and the outside temperature outside
my window is 39 degrees fahrenheit, but my Volvo said it was 32 degrees
fahrenheit outside. The pansies are still out at the veterans
monument downtown. I will now check my email, and I will do some
regular internet work. Usually at the end of the month, when I am low on
funds I stay on a night schedule which is cheaper in this town. CIO
Note:<888>
11/21/06 Tuesday
9:00 P.M.: The version of Vista
Ultimate that I will be getting also has the Media Center feature. I
looked at
http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Vista_Hardware_Compatibility_List#TV_Cards
, and the
Welcome to Leadtek Research Inc. WinFast TV2000 XP Expert or the
Leadtek
TV2000XP/EXPERT TV/FM Tuner Card, REMOTE - Retail at Newegg.com is suppose
to work with Vista Media Center, so possibly it will also work with its media
program, which my other TV card does not. I ordered it from
Leadtek
TV2000XP/EXPERT TV/FM Tuner Card, REMOTE - Retail at Newegg.com for $42.99
less 1.1% preferred account discount and less $2.99 discount for preferred
account plus $5.64 guaranteed UPS three day shipping plus $2.99 Rush Order Fee
for $48.15 total. Thus once I get Vista Ultimate installed and
configured, it should be a nice feature to go with it.
I made up a batch of
Michael Louis
Scott's Pork and Beans with franks , and I used a 13 ounce can of Campbell's
baked beans and two ball park beef franks, and I also put a little bit of
Kikkoman soy sauce in the mixture. Instead of onion, I put in one chopped
shallot. I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.
CIO
Note:<888>
11/21/06 Tuesday
6:25 P.M.:
Justice
Dept.: Vista satisfies antitrust deal | Tech News on ZDNet .
Tracking on my order
from
www.jab-tech.com for the Bytecc external
enclosure I ordered two spare cables
10" single device IDE cable - UV Purple for $2.99 each and also two 18 inch
Silver IDE cables 18", 24" and 36" for $3.49 each and two 24 inch for $3.69
each and two 36 inch for $4.49 each, and this
LOGISYS 12" DUAL RED COLD CATHODE KIT for $4.99 and one white
Alps Electronics Floppy drive beige bezel for $7.95 for $42.26 sub total and
$8.06 UPS ground shipping for $50.32 total
is
UPS: Tracking Information . Another deal
FREE 2.5" USB 2.0 Aluminum Drive Case With Purchase of this Seagate 20GB UMDA/100
5400RPM Notebook Hard Drive! and possibly $1.99 shipping with code
"SHIP4LESS" I finished going through my email. CIO
Note:<888>
11/21/06 Tuesday
5:15 P.M.: I went out after the last
message. I went by the George Weston and Arnold bakery outlet, and I
bought a 12 back of Thomas' English muffins for $2.05, a 15 ounce bag of Arnold
Premium Seasoned stuffing for $2.79 and a Table Talk 22 ounce Old Fashion
Pumpkin Pie for $2.99 for $7.83 total. I then drove down by the
waterfront, and I chatted with a local fisherman. I then went
downtown, and I went by the Merry Go Round Mews Thrift shop, and I donated the
bag of about 10 polo and other vintage shirts to them. I sat
out for a while downtown. I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Exxon
Service station, and I bought $14 of premium unleaded gasoline for $2.739 a
gallon for 45.5 miles driving for the last 10 days or so at 14.6 miles per
gallon at 13 miles per hour average driving speed. I filled the tank as
full as it would fill up. The cooling system light came on a couple
of times which means I need to add more antifreeze. Usually when one
turns on the heat, one draws more coolant out of the system in the car. I
then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two 12 ounce jars of Heinz fat free
roasted turkey gravy for a $1 each, a 6 ounce package of Near East long grain
and wild rice for $2.49, two 16 ounce cans of Ocean Spray whole cranberries for
$1 each, a Boars Head Brand oven roast breast of turkey at $6.69 a pound for
$8.96, two Granny Smith apples at $1.29 a pound for $1.26, fresh asparagus
at $2.99 a pound for $2.63, a 10 ounce box of fresh mushrooms for $1.99, a red
pepper for $2.49 a pound for $1.07 for $22.40 total. For
Thanksgiving anr Christmas I make this stuffing recipe
Scott's Stuffing Recipie for
Arnold Premium Stuffing . I then chatted with the staff at Val's
Liquors about Europe and Tobago. I then gave a neighbor a ride home.
I chatted with the building custodian while I sat outside for a while. I
put away my groceries. The building custodian put two new "U" shaped
florescent bulbs in the hallway light fixture outside my door. Since I am
out of Lithium Disk #2032 disk batteries which are used for computer motherboard
CMOS batteries, I ordered 10
Energizer
ECR2032 Coin Cell Battery for the Hitachi HPW-630 Series for $2.49 each,
three
Notebook Batteries | Laptop Batteries | Camcorder Batteries | Digital Camera
Batteries Energizer 377 button cell batteries for $1.99 each that I use for
watches and four
Notebook Batteries | Laptop Batteries | Camcorder Batteries | Digital Camera
Batteries Energizer A76 Manganese Dioxide batteries used for my Volvo
station wagon remote keyless entry for $1.99 each less discount coupon "GGL15" ,
I got 20% off or $7.77 off and with discount free shipping coupon "GL20" I got
free 6 to 8 day free ground shipping for $31.06 total. I will now go
through my email. CIO
Note:<888>
11/21/06 Tuesday
12:20 P.M.: I went outside, and
I chatted with some neighbors. I picked up my mail.
I will now go out to get my Thanksgiving meal. CIO
Note:<888>
11/21/06 Tuesday
10:55 A.M.: I have been so busy on
tech maintenance, I do not think I have showered and cleaned up since this past
Friday. I will now shower and clean up. I figure
with all of the activity downtown with the children home from school before
Thanksgiving, it is probably quite busy downtown, so I do not think I will try
to venture out downtown today. I will try to get my Thanksgiving
meal around 7 A.M. tomorrow morning at the Stop and Shop, if they have any food
left that I can afford. It should be the usual as in past years.
I do have a frozen 32 ounce sliced turkey with gravy meal in the freezer and
fresh vegetables, so I do not really need to do any shopping, but we will wait
and see. Time to clean up. CIO
End of Scott's Notes
week of 11/21/06:
Note:<888>
11/21/06 Tuesday
10:10 A.M.:
Prince William On A Plate - Forbes.com .
Windows
Vista Ultimate, 1 Week Before Release: Report Card - Technology News by TechWeb
.
Blackstone Acquiring Trust in Richest Buyout - New York Times . From
www.jab-tech.com for the Bytecc external
enclosure I ordered two
10" single device IDE cable - UV Purple for $2.99 each, two 18 inch
Silver IDE cables 18", 24" and 36" for $3.49 each and two 24 inch for $3.69
each and two 36 inch for $4.49 each, and this
LOGISYS 12" DUAL RED COLD CATHODE KIT for $4.99 and one white
Alps Electronics Floppy drive beige bezel for $7.95 for $42.26 sub total and
$8.06 UPS ground shipping for $50.32 total. I finished the backups
to the Maxtor external hard drive for the Dell L1000R and Northgate Syntax
backup computers in the bedroom. I will now send out my weekly
notes, which are a bit late. CIO
Note:<888>
11/21/06 Tuesday
8:25 A.M.:
I filled half of a gallon Revere pot with water, and I added dashes of sea salt
and a little bit of olive oil, and I brought it to a boil, and I then boiled a
16 ounce box of Ronzoni vermicelli for 8 minutes, and I strained the water off
through a colander placed in another pot. I dumped the hot water
from the pot down the bathroom sink drain to clean it out. Before doing
that I took a 10 inch stick proof frying pan, and I added a few tablespoons of
olive oil, and I heated it over medium high electric heat, and once the olive
oil was hot, I added one large peeled and diced onion and 7 ounces of chopped
91% lean ground sirloin that I had chopped some more, and I browned it all
seasoning it with garlic pepper, Italian seasoning, and ground black pepper.
Once the meat was browned and the onions were blanched, I took the contents of a
26 ounce jar of Tottorusso tomato marinara sauce, and I put half of the
contents back in the jar in a plastic microwave proof pot with lid along with
half of the browned meat and onions, and I mixed it all together, and I put the
other half of the browned meat and onions in the tomato sauce jar, and I mixed
it all together, I put it in the refrigerator, and I put the other half in a
microwave proof pot with lid, and I heated it on 2 vegetable cycles in the
General Electric microwave oven while the vermicelli was cooking. I
drained the vermicelli in a colander set in a larger pot, and I threw the hot
water from the larger pot down the bathroom sink to clean out the shaving soap
scum. I put half of the cooked vermicelli in a flat Rubbermaid
container with lid, and I put it in the refrigerator, and I put the other half
on a dinner plate with the tomato onion and meat sauce on top, and I added
four tablespoons of grated parmesan, and I ate it all with a glass of iced tea.
I then washed the dishes.
I will now go through my email. CIO
Note:<888>
11/21/06 Tuesday
6:10 A.M.: I was awake at 11:30 P.M..
I started a XP ASR backup from the primary computer XP first hard drive to the
Maxtor external hard drive. I also started an XP ASR backup from the
server computer first hard drive to the second hard drive. I
ate
breakfast of oatmeal with a sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive
oil, orange juice with vitamins and supplements, and coffee. I
washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I tested the Bytecc
830 U2 external hard drive on the server, and it was not recognized.
I tried changing the hard drive from Cable Select to Master and Slave without
success. I finally replaced the small IDE cable that came with the
Bytecc
830 U2 external enclosure with a standard IDE cable which just fits into the
case, and it does restrict air flow a bit, but the Bytecc external enclosure
with the Maxtor 160 gigabyte hard drive set at Cable Select was recognized by
the Server running on XP after I uninstalled the driver that it had first
selected earlier, and the Bytecc 830 U2 external enclosure with the Maxtor 160
gigabyte hard drive works just fine. I did a ASR backup from the
server in XP of the first XP hard drive to the Bytecc external hard drive.
I am now doing a Vista Complete PC backup of the server to the Bytecc external
hard drive. I am also doing a backup of the bedroom Dell
L1000R computer to the Maxtor external hard drive which takes longer since it is
only USB 1.0. I will start the server, once I complete the Vista
Complete PC backup. I am making up a batch of Formula One
http://mikelouisscott.com/icetea.htm . All computer systems seem
to be running just fine. I guess once I get the product activation
key for Vista final release, I will go ahead and install and configure it on the
primary computer, and go without XP on the primary computer. The Norton
Symantec programs do not work with it, but I can go without them for the Vista
security features. Also the Nero 6.6 program does not work with it,
so I would not be able to burn DVD *.iso files from the primary computer, but
now that Vista beta testing is over that does not matter. Also I
might be able to do that with Vista. Also Nero 6.6 works on the server.
I probably will not install my Favorites, since most of them are quite dated and
would slow up Internet Explorer, just a few of them, and that would be it.
I still have them backed up. I am not sure whether I need to install the
Computer Associates AntiVirus program for Vista, but I guess I could, since I
have a copy good for about 8 months. Rhapsody from
www.optonline.net does not work with it.
However, once Vista is released at the end of January, most of the problems will
be fixed. My Visioneer 4400 USB scanner I do not think will
work with it, but my Lexmark X1185 printer and scanner does work with it, but
not its program. I will now do some regular computer work. At
the moment free Real does not work with it either. CIO
Note:<888>
11/20/06 Monday
4:05 P.M.: I cancelled my 4 P.M.
appointment. I finished the XP ASR backup on the primary computer.
I installed the 320 gigabyte Seagate SATA drive as the second hard drive in the
server. I transferred the files stored on it to the first hard
drive, and then I did a Vista Complete PC backup of it from the first hard drive
to the second hard drive. The
order for
Open
Box: BYTECC ME-835U2 (SILVER) Dual Fans HDD External Enclosure - OEM at
Newegg.com for $21.99 less .25 preferred account discount and less $2.99
discount for preferred account plus $2.99 Rush Order fee for $21.74 total with the
tracking as
UPS: Tracking Information arrived,
and I put the Maxtor 160 Gigabyte IDE hard drive from the server in it. I
tested it, and it works just fine. I stored it in its box on the
shelf above the side board in the bedroom.
The order for the rug that is in acrylic in the blue pattern in 5 foot 6 inches
by 3 foot 6 inches in a rectangular pattern
Hdyn-ya1lb Home Dynamix Area Rugs Yash Collection for $45.45 less 10%
discount for placing a telephone order at 1-888-WEB-FLOORS which they placed the
order for a total of $40.90 with free shipping arrived via UPS also.
I laid the blue pattern carpet down in the kitchen, and its fits just right, and
I had to turn under the corner where it overlaps at the blue bookcase pantry.
I went outside, and I threw out some garbage and the shipping material, and I
said hello to some neighbors. I picked up my mail. I
will now shut down the computer, and I will eat three scoops of Maple Walnut ice
cream, and I will go to bed directly. I am quite tired, and I only
think I have had about ten hours sleep in the last three days, so it is time for
some rest. The computers are all running just fine. I
will not be installing Vista final anytime soon, but eventually I will probably
install it. I could try installing it at some time as an upgrade
again, but I think I should at least
