Note: <888> 11/30/01
Friday 1:15 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank
of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the Greenwich post
office, and I obtained 39 stamps for $13.25. 20 of them are
Santa Claus stamps, and 19 of them are Mother and Child nativity
scene stamps. I also obtained money orders and paid this month’s
and last month’s Cablevision and Optimum Online bills or a
double payment for each. I also paid with money orders my GEICO
automobile insurance, all of my AT&T past and current bills
including the collect phone calls on my bill, and I also paid the
balance of my Northeast Utilities electricity account. I then
drove down by the waterfront. I next drove over to Staples in Old
Greenwich. I bought the buy one get one free special of the
Microsoft Works Suite 2002 which includes Works 2002, Word 2002,
Streets and Trips 2002, Encarta 2002, Money 2002, and Picture It
Photo all for $79.94 plus $4.80 tax for $84.74 total. For the
free item I got the two-software box package of Symantec’s
Norton Systems Works 2002 and Norton Personal Firewall 2002. Then
I returned to Byram, and I went to Smokes for Less, and I bought
3 cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton for $57 total. I
then returned home. I am making up a batch of ice tea. I just had
a sliced baked boneless breast of chicken sandwich with Hellmann’s
mayonnaise and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce along with ice tea.
I will now install the new software packages, and then I will run
the new Norton Utilities. Well I hope you all enjoy the afternoon.
CIO
Note: <888> 11/30/01
Friday 9:15 A.M.: Well, I cleaned up. I got my bills ready to pay.
I guess I will go ahead and pay my entire bill including the
Collect calls on the AT&T telephone bill. I chatted with
AT&T and Verizon telephone representatives, and I had them
freeze collect telephone calls on my bill. Well it is now time to
go out. Have a good morning. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
11/30/01:
Note: <888> 11/30/01
Friday 5:05 A.M.: I chatted with the AT&T service operator
again, and they will not take the telephone overcharges off my
AT&T bill despite talking with them a long time. I went to
bed about 9 P.M., and I received a telephone call from a friend
leaving town, and we chatted for a while. I finally awoke at 3:30
A.M., and I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast,
orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted with the Verizon
telephone operator, and they said I should put a block on my
telephone service, so people cannot try to call me collect. I
guess I will have to pay off the AT&T bill gradually when I
can afford it. It seems like the wealthier people are always
dreaming up ways to harass the poorer people with excess cost of
living costs. Well I will now do a little regular computer
work. I have to go out this morning and pay some bills. Thus
it is pretty much the same old routine. I will now send out my
weekly email message. It will be interesting to see whether
Excite @Home cablevision continues to be provided or whether the
judge in his decision will shut down the company today. There is
alternative Internet access in the area through Cablevision
Optimum Online, but none of them allow high-speed server access,
so I can run the server. The cheapest ADSL is about $50 a month,
and they are a tenth the speed of Excite @Home for upload speed.
Well have a good day. CIO
Note: <888> 11/29/01
Thursday 7:15 P.M.: I chatted with AT&T for a while, and they
still will not change the bill which is an obvious rip off anyway
one looks at it including this month’s bill. I guess
AT&T is now totally corrupt too. Well despite all the
cajoling, it looks like I will either have to pay the rip off or
I will have to get a phone card or another telephone long
distance provider. It is really a shame to see AT&T resort to
such cutter type tactics. I then had a sliced chicken sandwich
with mayonnaise and McHilney’s Tabasco sauce along with the
last slice of pumpkin pie and a glass of ice tea. Well have a
good evening; I will probably be heading off to bed shortly. CIO
Note: <888> 11/29/01
Thursday 4:40 P.M.: I checked the mail. I called up AT&T
about disputed telephone charges on a telephone bill and chatted
on their 800 numbers for 45 minutes. They said last month they
would reverse the charges. Now they’re saying they cannot
reverse the charges. Basically from over two months ago, I have $45
of collect telephone calls from a local telephone payphone when
an acquaintance did not have telephone change. It seems rather
like extortion that AT&T would charge one to two dollars a
minute for a collect call from a local telephone when it use to
be only a quarter. I guess since AT&T is not making as much
money as they once did, they have taken to extorting their
established customers. I know of one retired older lady who was
charged $70 by AT&T for a two minute collect telephone call
from St. Simon’s Island, Georgia to Greenwich, Connecticut.
AT&T better get its act together or it will be going the way
of the Gooney Bird. I am sure if members of the frugal Scottish
Bell family who are still stockholders in AT&T were advised,
they would take action to terminate current management of
AT&T. If a company like AT&T cannot keep in step with
current Federal Communications regulations on tariffs, I am sure
other business groups are taking advantage of areas like Wall
Street by ignoring the Securities and Exchange Commission as if
it did not exist. I guess we will have to call this new breed of
businesspersons “White Collar Pirates” or “WCP”
for short. I finally went out about 11 A.M.. I drove over a
neighbor to Port Chester, and the neighbor gave me $3 in gasoline
money. I then stopped by the Valley Road Post office, and I
mailed a letter. I generally prefer writing a letter for more
accurate communications. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital
thrift shop. I went by the library, and I read the local
paper and the Wall Street Journal. I next drove downtown. I
stopped by the Mews Thrift shop, and I bought a glass ashtray in
a wooden holder for $3. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue, and
I sat out for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront.
I then made my 3 P.M. appointment early, and I just now returned.
I just had a frosted Diet Coke in a frosted mug upon returning.
CIO
Note: <888> 11/29/01
Thursday 9:40 A.M.: I rested until 9 A.M.. I just had two hotdogs
with buns and condiments and a slice of pumpkin pie along with a
glass of ice tea. I will now clean up and go out. CIO
Note: <888> 11/29/01
Thursday 7:00 A.M.: I had a piece of pumpkin pie. Since it is a
bit damp out, I think I will wait until 8:30 A.M. to go out when
some destinations are open for the day. CIO
Note: <888> 11/29/01
Thursday 6:40 A.M.: I wrote a letter to a family member. I will
now clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 11/29/01
Thursday 4:55 A.M.: I was up at 4 A.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I am now
doing some regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 11/28/01
Wednesday 9:25 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I had dinner
of reheated half of boneless breast of chicken cooked in white
wine with herbs and garlic, steamed cauliflower, microwave potato
and ice tea. I then watched the NBC evening news. I just finished
watching the Christmas Tree lighting event on WNBC television
from Rockefeller Center Rockefeller
Center Christmas Tree and http://www.nyctourist.com/xmas_rockcenter1.htm and http://www.spondulinx.com/nojava/demo5/index.shtml . Well, I
am a bit tired, so I will relax a bit, and then I will head off
to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 11/28/01
Wednesday 4:55 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the
Arnold Bread store www.bestfoods.com, and I bought a
loaf of Freihofers hearty grain bread, a 10 pack of their hotdog
buns, and two 8 packs of Arnold’s hotdog buns for $3.56
total. I then drove by the waterfront at a couple of locations. I
next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I then went
downtown. I stopped by the Mews Thrift shop, and they gave me a
Nagano Winter Olympics pin with the Xerox logo on it. I then sat
out for a while. I then walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then
went to the Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street
Journal, PC Magazine, the Greenwich Times, and three computer
newsweeklies. I sat outside at the library for a while. I then
returned home, and I had a frosted Diet Coke in a frosted mug. I
noticed coming into my building, we now have a print about the
Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody, Wyoming. CIO
Note: <888> 11/28/01
Wednesday 12:10 P.M.: I watched a bit of television after
the last message. I had a piece of pumpkin pie. I then rested
until now. I guess I will now check the mail, and after
that I will have two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup
and ice tea and a piece of pumpkin pie. Then I will clean up and
go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 11/28/01
Wednesday 5:30 A.M.: I finished sifting through my email. I guess
I will clean up, and then I will probably watch a little
television. CIO
Note: <888> 11/28/01
Wednesday 4:15 A.M.: I watched television while having the
cappuccino. I just took the Mrs. Smith’s Pumpkin pie out of
the convection oven, and it now has to cool for two hours on a
wire rack. I will now sift through my email. CIO
Note: <888> 11/28/01
Wednesday 3:30 A.M.: Dinner was delicious. I am cooking the Mrs.
Smith’s frozen pumpkin pie right now. It is time for
cappuccino. CIO
Note: <888> 11/28/01
Wednesday 3:05 A.M.: I threw out the rest of the turkey gravy. I
took four halves of Purdue boneless breasts of chicken, and I
rinsed them off. I then put a few tablespoons of olive oil in a
Pyrex baking dish, and placed each of the four chicken breasts in
the dish coating both sides with the olive oil in the dish. I
then put about a half inch of white wine in the dish. I next
chopped four gloves of garlic and sprinkled it on the four
breasts. I then sprinkled them with garlic powder, celery powder,
chicken and meat seasoning, ground black pepper, Italian spices,
oregano, and Basil. I am baking them in the convection oven at
350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I then peeled a half of
yam, and I diced it into half-inch cubes. I will steam the Yam
cubes with chunks of cauliflower and slices of four asparagus. I
will have one of the four chicken breast halves for dinner with
sprinkled grated Parmesan cheese on it along with grated Parmesan
cheese and margarine on the vegetables and ice tea. After doing
the dishes, I will have a cappuccino. CIO
Note: <888> 11/28/01
Wednesday 2:20 A.M.: I tried downloading and installing the Salt
Lake City, Utah Winter Olympics 2002 screen saver from www.saltlake2002.com, however it did
not work in Windows XP. I updated with the latest modifications
my Stuffing recipe http://mrscott.com/stuffing.htm with the most
recent version at the end. I am not sure why it is so popular
since I don’t think Grand Union stuffing mix is available
anymore. I have had about 3,000 hits on the stuffing page this
month according to http://24.228.18.154/statsct/www2001/topurl1101.html. CIO
Note: <888> 11/28/01
Wednesday 12:25 A.M.: Bad news Excite @home which I use through
Cablevision might be shutting down http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,,8_929681,00.html in which case I
probably would have to get Optimum Online, however I would not be
able to run the server anymore unless I got ADSL which is about a
tenth the speed. I am going through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm. I noticed while
looking at Staples Advertisements for this week that one can buy
Symantec System works 2002 for $70 plus it has a $30 mailin
upgrade rebate, and one can also gets a free copy of Microsoft
Works Suite 2002 http://instorespecials.staples.com/staples/listing_detail.asp?listingid=-2099151598&storeid=2278740 from Staples.
Well, lets hope we do not lose Excite @Home. Possibly Cablevision
might be able to keep my service going. I talked with
Optimum Online tech support, and they did not know anything about
the status of Excite @Home. CIO
Note: <888> 11/27/01
Tuesday 10:30 P.M.: I went to bed at 1 P.M.. I received two calls
from a relative about tech support. I woke up at 9:30 P.M.. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I called the relative back. CIO
Note: <888> 11/27/01
Tuesday 12:30 P.M.: Well, I checked the mail. I just had the last
of the turkey in a sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and
McHilney’s Tabasco sauce. I guess I will now watch some
television. For a change I took a Vioxx for my arthritis.
CIO
Note: <888> 11/27/01
Tuesday 11:45 A.M.: I removed some old programs from the computer
including the Creative Web Cam programs, which I did not need.
I removed the Creative Web Cam files since they were interfering
with my screen saver activation button from the calculator button
from the keyboard. I will now check the mail. CIO
Note: <888> 11/27/01
Tuesday 10:35 A.M.: I set the Calculator button on the keyboard
to activate the Screen Saver. I updated Music Match and Napster.
I checked my desktop icon programs to make sure they work. I
cleaned up the icons on the desktop and in the start menu. I did
a few other routine computer house cleaning chores. I just
received a telephone call from a relative. I will now check the
mail. CIO
Note: <888> 11/27/01
Tuesday 9:20 A.M.: I relaxed about an hour. I had a cup of
cappuccino. I did some fine-tuning on the computer, and I looked
at various programs on Windows XP Professional. CIO
Note: <888> 11/27/01
Tuesday 5:35 A.M.: I did not install the desktop themes since
they were in beta. I had a turkey sandwich with Hellmann’s
mayonnaise and Gold’s horseradish and McHilney’s
Tabasco sauce along with ice tea. I think I might rest a bit. CIO
Note: <888> 11/27/01
Tuesday 5:00 A.M.: I fiddled with Creative Programs for Creative
Video Blaster Web cam Control for Windows 2000 which worked, but
the Creative Video Blaster Web cam Monitor for XP does not work
since I do not have a Creative Camera. I believe the programs
came from when I tested a Creative camera. I logged onto http://www.xp-erience.org/, and I installed
a Broadband Connection tweak. I downloaded three theme files for
XP, which I will install shortly. I turned off Microphone boost,
so the sound hiss does not come through my speakers. I read
a lot of the content at http://www.xp-erience.org/ . CIO
Note: <888> 11/27/01
Tuesday 12:30 A.M.: I went to bed. I received a telephone call
from a friend at 6 P.M.. I woke up at 11:30 P.M.. I had breakfast
of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now
do some computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 11/26/01
Monday 5:05 P.M.: I made my 1 P.M. appointment. I then stopped by
the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I next drove downtown, and I
walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read
the local paper. I just now returned home. I had a call from a
relative on the answering machine about tech support. I will now
have some Goldfish crackers and ice tea and then I will head off
to bed. I hope you all have a good evening. CIO
Note: <888> 11/26/01
Monday 11:55 A.M.: I checked the mail. I chatted with a neighbor.
I returned back upstairs, and I had a couple of hotdogs with buns
and ketchup and mustard along with ice tea and a cappuccino. I
checked Word 2000 and my driver for the STV0673 camera allows one
to insert a picture from the Ezonics USB Ezcam into a Word 2000
file. Well it is time to clean up. I have a 1 P.M. appointment.
CIO
Note: <888> 11/26/01
Monday 10:20 A.M.: When I installed the Logitech driver for my
cordless mouse, it indicated the batteries were low on the
cordless mouse, so I replaced them and then configured the mouse.
I still cannot get the “Sleep” button to work on the
Microsoft Internet Pro Keyboard even when I installed the XP
drivers. I installed the Java Virtual machine for Windows XP,
which is available for download. About 6 A.M., I had a
turkey sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and McHilney’s
Tabasco sauce. I spent about five hours trying to get Microsoft
Home Publisher 2000 to work. I uninstalled and reinstalled it a
number of times. I used a Works 2000 cleanup file utility to no
avail. I tried cleaning my Cdrom player. I finally learned from
the error message on startup that there was a file in the C:\Windows\System32
folder called “awrdscdc.ax” that I renamed “awrdscdc.axbak”,
and then finally Microsoft Home Publisher 2000 worked just fine.
The file is a Win Amp file that interferes with it. I also
rearranged the shortcuts in my startup folder so they are all in
sub folders. I also installed the Power Toys for XP. Well,
I will now check to see if the postman arrived. CIO
Note: <888> 11/26/01
Monday 4:30 A.M.: I upgraded the Sound Blaster Live MP3 driver
from the Windows Update device drivers update. I was able to fix
the Windows Installer problem by running the two command line
parameters in this file http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q260/4/04.asp . I will also
update the drivers for my Microsoft Internet Pro Keyboard and my
Logitech Cordless mouse. I will then also reinstall Microsoft
Publisher 2000 to fix the saving project problem. CIO
Note: <888> 11/26/01
Monday 2:20 A.M.: I looked at the Webinator Searchware program
demo, but I could not get it going. Basically searchware
software is now expensive, and I do not have the resources on my
computer to run the Microsoft Server along with Microsoft
FrontPage. Actually the nature of my directory not having a
useful search engine leads one into exploring the directory for
some useful information that one normally might now know that
exists, so one would not normally search for it. CIO
Note: <888> 11/26/01
Monday 1:00 A.M.: I am awake. I was up at midnight. I received a
telephone call about 9 P.M.. I noticed that my computer had tried
to restart, so more than likely the power was interupted at 6:53
P.M. according to the computer log. I had breakfast of three
medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I
guess I will do a little bit of regular computer activity. CIO
Note: <888> 11/25/01
Sunday 4:10 P.M.: Well, I watched a bit of public media. I guess
it is time for bed. Have a good night. CIO
Note: <888> 11/25/01
Sunday 2:05 P.M.: I went back out, and I sat out a while. I
walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I
then drove down by the waterfront. I next went over to the
Greenwich Library, and I sat out for a while. I then read the
local paper when the library opened. I just now returned home,
and I am having a ice tea. I guess I will now have two hotdogs
with buns and ketchup and mustard along with the ice tea. Then I
will probably relax a bit. I am trying to stay up later, so I am
up later in the morning tomorrow. I have a 1 P.M. appointment
tomorrow. CIO
Note: <888> 11/25/01
Sunday 10:25 A.M.: I Christmas wrapped the change purse and the
FreePlay windup radio to use as Christmas gifts to myself. I had
a cappuccino. I will now go out for some more fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 11/25/01
Sunday 9:10 A.M.: I went out after the last message, and I
mailed the letter at the Valley Road Post Office. I then drove
downtown. I walked the train station area. I then walked the
entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations.
I used the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich
Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront, and I sat out and enjoyed
the morning sunshine for a while. With this unusually warm
weather, it is my theory that the Gulf Stream has moved further
westward giving us warmer tropical weather along the Connecticut
shore line. I then went to Stop and Shop. I bought Purdue
boneless breasts of chicken at $1.99 a pound for $2.91, two
packages of Imperial margarine for .99 each, a dozen large eggs
for $1.69, and buy one get one free of Ball Park beef franks for
$3.79 both for $10.37 total. I then returned home. I relaxed a
bit, and I had some ice tea. Well, I have been on a mixed
up schedule recently. I will either relax a bit or watch some
television. CIO
Note: <888> 11/25/01
Sunday 5:05 A.M.: I just had the turkey sandwich. I will
now clean up and go out. CIO
Note: <888> 11/25/01
Sunday 4:40 A.M.: I just wrote a letter to a family member.
I will now have a turkey sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise
and Gold’s horseradish and McHilney Tabasco sauce along with
the rest of the stuffing and ice tea. I will then clean up,
and I will go out and mail the letter and get a breath of fresh
air if it is not still raining. CIO
Note: <888> 11/25/01
Sunday 3:10 A.M.: I just finished and put away the laundry. I am
having a glass of ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 11/25/01
Sunday 2:20 A.M.: I browsed some web pages. I put clean sheets on
the bedroom bed. CIO
Note: <888> 11/25/01
Sunday 2:00 A.M.: I started the dry cycle on the laundry. One
does not stick a plastic shower curtain or bath mat in a dryer
because they would melt. I rehung the shower curtain and liner
and reinstalled the bath mat in the bath area. CIO
Note: <888> 11/25/01
Sunday 1:30 A.M.: I was up at midnight. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I just
started my laundry. I am also washing in bleach the shower
curtain, the shower curtain liner, and the bath mat to remove
mold and mildew. I will now do a little bit of regular computer
work. CIO
Note: <888> 11/24/01
Saturday 8:45 P.M.: My guest, and I watched a bit of television.
About 5 P.M. we went over to Port Chester, New York. We went to
the Port Chester flea market, and I bought a leather change purse
for $2. We then went to Odd Job, and I bought a $22 box of 14
Christmas cards for $5. I also bought a gift-wrapped calculator
for $1. They have lots of Christmas items at Odd Job. We
then stopped by the Mobil station in Port Chester, New York where
premium is a dime a gallon cheaper. We then drove back by the
waterfront in Greenwich. We then returned home, and my
guest had a cappuccino. We chatted for a while. My guest
just left for another destination. CIO
Note: <888> 11/24/01
Saturday 4:05 P.M.: I was up at 3 P.M. when a friend showed up.
We chatted. We each had a turkey sandwich with Hellmann’s
mayonnaise and Gold’s horseradish along with stuffing. I
will now have a cappuccino. CIO
Note: <888> 11/24/01
Saturday 10:00 A.M.: I went through my usual computer routine http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm and I sifted
through my email. I just finished vacuuming. I checked the mail,
but it has not arrived yet. I just chatted with a relative.
Well, I am getting tired, so maybe I will relax a bit and head
off to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 11/24/01
Saturday 8:40 A.M.: I went out after the last message; I walked
the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various
locations. I used the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on
Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by
Exxon, and I bought $6.75 of premium at $1.639 a gallon. I then
went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a head of cauliflower for
.99 and a five-pound bag of AC sugar for $2.39 for $3.38 total. I
then walked across the street to the Stop and Shop, and I bought
a O Cedar dishwashing wand two sponge pack replacement with red
scouring pad on the sponges for $2.49, S&S frozen 16 ounces
of peas $1.89, and a Mrs. Smith’s frozen pumpkin pie for $2.50
for $7.03 total. I returned to my car, and I returned home. I
also cleaned the inside of my car windows with glass cleaner
before going out. I put the O Cedar refill on my dishwashing wand
and it fit fine. I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and
mustard and ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 11/24/01
Saturday 5:10 A.M.: I finished the house cleaning except for the
vacuuming which I will do later when I won’t disturb my
neighbors. I also watered the plants. I have cleaned up, and I
will go out now for some fresh air. I will first clean the inside
of my cars windows before heading out. CIO
Note: <888> 11/24/01
Saturday 1:50 A.M.: I was up at 1:30 A.M.. I had a bowl of
reheated stuffing. I will now have a cappuccino. I will then do
my house cleaning. CIO
Note: <888> 11/23/01
Friday 10:40 P.M.: My guest, and I watched television through out
the evening. Around 7 P.M., we had the same dinner as last night
reheated. I chatted with a relative about 10 P.M.. My guest just
left. I guess I will have a bit of a rest now. CIO
Note: <888> 11/23/01
Friday 5:35 P.M.: I was up at 4 P.M.. I had breakfast of three
medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I
hung my Christmas wreath on the front door. I had a friend show
up for a visit. We are chatting now. CIO
Note: <888> 11/23/01
Friday 9:15 A.M.: I fiddled with the Ezonics Ezcam drivers some
more. I tried installing the Creative Webcam II Windows 2000
driver, I also went to the STMicroelectronics site, and I found a
posted driver update, and I found a driver the same as the Zoom
USB 2000 driver posted in Italy at Digicam, which I finally used.
Whatever, I did the camera seems to be working the same at it
always did now. I cannot tell any different between it and
Windows ME with the original drivers. I might have it slightly
out of focus though since without my glasses on it is hard to
tell what is in focus. I also switched the Creative Live MP3
drivers from the Creative ones to the Microsoft ones that came
with Windows XP Professional. I posted a test clip http://mrscott.com/test001.rm for one to view
the quality. Well it is time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
11/23/01:
Note: <888> 11/23/01
Friday 5:55 A.M.: I have been working on the computer all night
and morning. I searched the net, and I found out the Windows 2000
driver for the Zoom USB camera works for my Ezonics Ezcam USB.
The Zoom USB driver is for Windows 2000, and it is not XP
approved, and one is warned when installing it. However, my
Ezonics Ezcam USB is working just fine. It does not seem as
clear as before, but it could be because that with all the
resources running in XP, it just does not go as fast. I tinkered
with the setting in the Real Basic Producer 8 to set it up, so it
is as good as I can get it. Well, for now although it is slightly
fuzzy, it is good enough for my monthly broadcast, which is
really all I use the camera for. I chatted with a relative about
2 A.M.. I reinstalled the Ezonics program, which was not working.
I tried reinstalling Microsoft Publisher 2000, but the system
would not let me install it, since the Windows installer would
not permit it. I think it has to do with my Microsoft Works
upgrades, and I need to find the right *.msi file on my system to
install or uninstall or reinstall the Works program, so I can
also reinstall Microsoft Publisher 2000. Microsoft Publisher 2000
works, but it will not let me save a project, which is why I
tried to reinstall it. Thus all this tinkering took some time. I
will now send out my weekly notes, and then I will have a piece
of pumpkin pie and ice tea, and then I will go to bed. Well have
a good morning. CIO
Note: <888> 11/22/01
Thursday 11:35 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I put away
the dishes. I had a piece of pumpkin pie with some ice tea. I
will now do some computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 11/22/01
Thursday 10:35 P.M.: I went out for a walk. I walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. Everything is closed except the
Sundown saloon and the movie theatres. I sat out at various
locations. I noticed on a sign that on Sunday December 2, 2001;
the Greenwich Avenue merchants are going to have the Festival of
Lights from 3 P.M. to 5 P.M. with a Santa Claus parade at 5 P.M.,
and then at 5:30 P.M., they will have the tree lighting of the
trees along Greenwich Avenue. I then drove down by the waterfront.
I returned home. I wished a neighbor Happy Thanksgiving. I guess
I will now watch a little television and do some reading on the
computer. CIO
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Thursday 8:15 P.M.: I just had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. I
first put two and a half cups of white wine in a three-quart pot.
I added two sticks of margarine. I started heating it on medium
heat. I added six diced gloves of garlic, two chopped and diced
medium onions, two peeled and diced medium golden delicious
apples, one diced red pepper, dashes of garlic powder, ground
black pepper, celery salt, Basil, Oregano, Italian spices, thyme,
rosemary, Indian Hot curry, Chinese five spice, cinnamon, chicken
and meat seasoning, and two chicken bouillon cubes. I let this
all simmer over medium heat for fifteen minutes stirring
occasionally. After that I added a half box about six ounces of
sliced mushrooms, and I simmered another fifteen minutes. Right
before dinner, I added a 14-ounce bag of Arnold’s premium
corn bread stuffing and stirred it all until the moisture was
absorbed and the stuffing was fluffy. I took two 10 ounce jars of
Heinz turkey gravy, and I added six ounces or a half box of
sliced mushrooms, along with dashes of garlic powder, celery
salt, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, and Basil,
and I simmered it all on low for fifteen minutes. I cooked a half
of yam in the microwave oven, and I then heated two half inch
slices of the Butterball hickory smoked white meat turkey breast
cover with a microwave cover in the microwave oven on high for
two minutes. For dinner, I had the two slices of Butterball
hickory smoked white turkey meat with the herbal Heinz turkey
gravy with mushrooms on it, along with the stuffing mixture, a
half of yam, steamed sliced asparagus, a dish of cold Ocean Spray
whole cranberries from the can, along with a glass of ice tea and
after doing the dishes a cappuccino. Thus I varied my stuffing
recipe http://mrscott.com/stuffing.htm . I have a large
container of left over stuffing in the refrigerator along with
the rest of the turkey and gravy for leftovers in the coming days.
I will now clean up and go out for a walk and some fresh air.
Happy Thanksgiving. CIO
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Thursday 6:10 P.M.: I rested until 5 P.M.. I watched the
television. I did the breakfast dishes. I am listening to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram . I will start
getting ready the Thanksgiving dinner in about a half hour. CIO
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Thursday 2:05 P.M.: I was up at 1 P.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I listened to
a bit of http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio5live/live/output28.ram . CIO
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Thursday 4:35 A.M.: I had some goldfish crackers and ice tea. I
watched some television. I replaced the 15-watt light bulb in the
bedroom hallway book lamp. I had a piece of pumpkin pie and some
ice tea. Now it is time for bed. CIO
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Thursday 1:15 A.M.: I finished going through http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm , and I also
sifted through my email. I guess I will relax a bit now and watch
some television before going to bed. CIO
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Thursday 12:15 A.M.: I installed FrontPage Express from an
available download from Microsoft since Windows XP uninstalls
FrontPage Express. It works fine. I set the system startup to
start the least number of startup programs, so as to have more
memory. About 8 P.M., I started the XP defragmenting
utility. I then went out, and the library was closed, so I
dropped off some videotapes I did not have time to watch. I then
went downtown. I walked the train station area. I sat out for a
while. I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at a
couple of locations. I returned home. For dinner, I had the rest
of the cold cooked beef eye round with horseradish sauce and Lea
and Perrins Worcestershire sauce along with steamed frozen green
beans and steamed fresh broccoli and microwave potato and ice tea
and a slice of pumpkin pie. I then had a 50% Folgers’s
decaffeinated instant coffee and 50% Folgers’s regular
instant coffee after dinner. I watched television until just now
when the system finished defragging the C: drive. I rebooted and
the system is running just fine. CIO