Note: <888> 12/31/01 Monday
2:45
P.M.: I went to bed about
10 P.M. last night. I had a piece
of pumpkin pie before going to bed. I was up at
6 A.M., and I had
breakfast of a slice of toasted Rye bread with grated Parmesan
cheese and margarine, orange juice, three medium boiled eggs,
toast, and orange juice. I cleaned up, and I went out about
8:30
A.M.. I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of
New York on
Mason Street.
I then went down to the central post office, and I obtained five
money orders to pay my AT&T long distance, Northeast
Utilities electricity, GEICO automobile insurance, Cablevision,
and Optimum Online. The five money orders cost .90 apiece
or $4.50 for them all. I then walked over to the First Union Bank
on Havemeyer Place, and I paid my rent. I returned to my car, and
I drove down by the waterfront. I then drove over to Staples in
Old Greenwich, and I bought a Sunbeam Electronic pest repeller
for $4.98 plus .30 tax for $5.28 total. I then went over to Off
Center Hair Stylists in Old Greenwich, and I had my hair cut for
$16 plus $4 tip for $20 total. I then stopped by CVS in Old
Greenwich, and I bought two 12 packs of Diet Caffeine free Coca
Cola for $2.75 each 12 pack plus $1.20 can deposit, two cans of
Comet cleaner for .99 both, a 28 tablet box of Tide cleaner $4.99,
two 6.4 ounce tubes of Crest toothpaste $2.99 both, two Oral B
medium toothbrushes $3.99 both, a tube of Old Spice endurance
deodorant 3.5 ounce $1.49 for $20.14 total plus $1.14 tax for $21.28
total. I then drove out to Tod’s Point. I sat out
briefly at the southwest picnic area. I used the bathroom at the
southeast beach. I then returned to central
Greenwich. The
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop closed at
noon, so I missed them.
I returned home, and I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and
ketchup and reheated herbal rice along with a slice of pumpkin
pie and ice tea and a cappuccino. I received a crystal bell
ornament from Robert Schuler and the Crystal Cathedral in the
mail. I just received a call from a friend who is coming to visit
for New Year’s Eve. CIO
Note: <888> 12/30/01 Sunday
8:05
P.M.: I went out after the last message. I drove downtown, and I
walked the entire Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I
stopped by Zyn's stationary, and I bought #30 lotto card for a $1,
but I lost. I stopped by CVS, and I bought two bars of Dove
sensitive skin soap for $2.37 plus .14 tax for $2.51 total. I
stopped by Outdoor Traders, and they have the
Columbia jackets
for 30% off. I drove down by the waterfront. I stopped by the
Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper. I checked out two
videotapes. For those of you whom have DVD players, the library
has a small collection of DVD disks besides the large collection
of videotapes. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop. I bought a 20
ounce bag of S&S frozen Brussels sprouts for $1.89,a Stauffer’s
frozen 20 ounce lasagna for $3.39, a dozen large eggs $1.69,a box
of Twinings 25 bags of Blackcurrant tea$2.89, buy one get one
free of Progresso steak and potato soup $2.39 both, a bunch of
broccoli at .99 a pound $1.43, a jar of Gold’s horseradish $1.19,
a 10 ounce bar of S&S Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese $2,
a three half breast package of White Gem boneless breast of
chicken at $1.99 a pound $4.39 for $21.26 total. I then returned
home. I coated the three half boneless chicken breasts with olive
oil, and I placed them in a Pyrex pie dish, I put several
tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce on them. I then
sprinkled on them garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper,
chicken and meat seasoning, Italian spices, oregano, and basil. I
then spread on them Bull Eye barbeque sauce and four chopped
cloves of garlic. I then cooked them in the convection oven at
350 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I then washed and drained
two cups of white rice, and I added it to the microwave rice
steamer, and then I added two cups of water and for the third cup
of water, I first added a tablespoon of olive oil, a teaspoon of
sesame oil, four tablespoons of soy sauce, four pads of butter, a
few dashes of McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, and a few sprinkles
of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, Italian
spices, oregano, basil, thyme, nutmeg, ground ginger, rosemary
and a chicken flavor bouillon cube filling the rest of the cup
with water for the third cup. I placed the
China
Village rice
cooker in the microwave oven for 14 minutes, and I left it stand
6 minutes. I had a chicken breast for dinner with about ¾ cups
of herbal rice and steamed fresh broccoli along with ice tea and
a cappuccino. I then started up the computer. I ran Tweak XP, and
I enabled the advertising blocker and the pop up ad blocker, but
I then disabled them since the GeoCities popup for FTP did not
work. I also enabled ClearType fonts and tweaked some other
settings. I have had a problem recently logging onto Yahoo News
recently since the delayed advertisements loading cause my
Internet Explorer web browser to freeze up. I will now do a
little bit of regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 12/30/01 Sunday 11:55
A.M.: I was up at 6 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, a slice
of toasted Rye bread with grated parmesan cheese on it and
margarine, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I went back to
sleep until
9 A.M.. I then got up, and I cleaned my apartment,
and I watered the plants. I just had two hotdogs with buns and
mustard and ketchup and ice tea. I will now clean up and go
out for some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 12/29/01 Saturday
10:25
P.M.: My friend and I went out for a drive about
9:30 A.M. this
morning. We drove down by the waterfront in
Greenwich. We then
drove up through back country
Greenwich up to
Bedford. We stopped
by the John Jay homestead, and although it was closed this time
of year we viewed the fields and the herb garden. We drove around
Bedford,
New York and over around the Pound Ridge area. We drove
back down through back country
Greenwich, and we stopped by the
waterfront in
Greenwich again. We returned back to my place
around
noon. We chatted a while. I made a turkey sandwich for my
guest, and I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard. I
took a nap from
2 P.M. to
4:30 P.M.. I chatted some more with my
guest. We went out about
6 P.M., and my guest bought filet
of salmon at the Stop and Shop for $3.99 a pound and heads of
broccoli for dinner. We drove downtown, and then returned back to
my place. We chatted until
7:45 P.M.. I then cooked the filet of
salmon rubbed in olive oil in a Pyrex dish with a half cup of
lemon juice, and I put Italian spices, oregano, and Basil on the
filet of salmon, and I cooked it at 325 degrees Fahrenheit in the
convection oven for 25 minutes. We had the filet of salmon with
steamed fresh broccoli crowns with a yam potato, ice tea, and
cappuccino. We chatted until
10 P.M. when my guest departed. I
will check out the news on the computer, and then I will go to
bed. CIO
Note: <888> 12/29/01 Saturday
8:05
A.M.: Yesterday morning, I checked the mail about
10 A.M.. I then
cleaned up, and I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of
New York on
Mason Street. I then drove down by the waterfront. I
then drove over to the
Ridgeway
Center in
Stamford. I stopped by
Staples, and then I toured Odd Job Trading. They have GE and
Phillips DVD players there for $100. I then went over to
Marshall’s.
I bought a Columbia Sportswear 4X Xtra large MTR fleece and
waterproof Polyester parka that was regularly $200 for $72 as a
clearance item. It is blue, yellow, and black. It zips apart
separating the inner fleece lining from the polyester outer shell.
Columbia’s web site is
www.columbia.com .
They have other winter jackets there, but I got the last of this
particular
Columbia jacket.
Columbia is a
Oregon company, but the
jacket was made in the
Philippines. I then returned back to
Greenwich, and I stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought 10 pack
package of S&S dry milk for $5.49, a large box of Quaker oats
old fashioned oatmeal $3.89, two half gallons of Tropicana
calcium orange juice $2.50 each, a 16 ounce bag of S&S frozen
peas $1.89, a container of Columbo vanilla yogurt .99, and two
New York shell steaks at $4.99 a pound $7.58 for $24.84 total. I
then returned home, and I had two 1/3 inch thick slices of
Butterball honey white meat breast with Heinz gravy and stuffing
along with ice tea and cappuccino. I then put on my new jacket,
and I went out, and I walked the entire length of
Greenwich
Avenue. The new
Columbia jacket is most comfortable in the cold
weather. I then stopped by the library, and I read the local
paper and the Greenwich Times. I ran into a friend there. I met
the friend back at my apartment, and he brought over a pound of
fresh large shrimp and horseradish shrimp sauce from the Stop and
Shop. We had the shrimp before dinner. We chatted a while.
For dinner we had the steaks broiled, half a yam, steamed frozen
peas, and ice tea. We stayed up until
10 P.M.. Another friend
called. We were up at
7 A.M. this morning. For
breakfast we had 3 scrambled eggs apiece, toasted rye slice of
rye bread with margarine and grated parmesan cheese, coffee,
orange juice, and vitamins. We will now clean up and go out for a
drive today. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
12/28/01:
Note: <888> 12/28/01 Friday
7:10
A.M.: I was up at
6 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, two
slices of toasted Italian bread with margarine and grated
parmesan cheese, orange juice, vitamins, and coffee. I will now
send out my weekly notes and do a little bit of regular computer
work. CIO
Note: <888> 12/27/01 Thursday
6:00
P.M.: I checked the mail this morning. Earlier this morning I
plugged the NOAA Radio in on top of the hallway bookcase, so as
to free up a wall plug behind the couch underneath the windows. I
plugged in a heavy duty orange extension cord such as one uses
for outdoor power tools. I plugged in the second Delonghi
radiator into it, and I put it in front of the Queen Anne chair,
so if it ever gets really cold, I have extra heating power in the
living room. One has to make sure there is enough room around the
Delonghi oil filled radiators for the air to circulate, and they
are not too close to fabric or other items that could possibly
get too hot. I set them at 4 when I turn them on occasionally.
Right now the apartment is comfortable with the electric wall
radiators. Although as usual it is a bit drafty especially with
the air circulation box fan going. I watched some
television until
1 P.M.. I cleaned up, and I went out. I drove
down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital
Thrift shop, and I bought a
Delft tile of the Netherlands Club of
New York from 1903 to 1978. I then made my
3 P.M. appointment at
2
P.M.. I then stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the
local paper. I then went to the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought
a pumpkin pie for $1.70. I next stopped by Smokes for Less, and I
bought a carton of Seneca lights 100s for $19. I then returned
home. I relaxed a bit. I had two hotdogs with buns and ketchup
and mustard and ice tea and a piece of pumpkin pie. I guess I
will go to bed shortly. I put the Netherlands Club delft tile on
the long living room chest of drawers underneath one of the oil
lamps. Stay Warm. CIO
Note: <888> 12/27/01 Thursday
9:40 A.M.: I sifted through six months to a years worth of
receipts and paper work on my bedroom desk, and I sorted all the
receipts into different batches, and I put them away. I am out of
room in the file cabinets, so I put some of them in plastic bags
in the milk crate underneath the left lower bedroom desk. Well,
the bedroom desk looks a bit neater anyway. I finished running
Norton Antivirus 2002 on the C: drive. CIO
Note: <888> 12/27/01 Thursday
7:00
A.M.: I went through my regular computer and internet routine. I
had the rest of the Italian fruit bread with margarine. I had
some Carr’s crackers with
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.
I will now run Norton Antivirus 2002 after running Symantec Live
Update. CIO
Note: <888> 12/27/01 Thursday
3:15
A.M.: I woke up at
1:30 A.M.. I started my laundry which will be
done drying in ten minutes. I put $10 on the laundry card, and I
have $18 left on it. I put clean sheets on the bed. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, 2 slices of toasted
Italian fruit bread with margarine and parmesan cheese, orange
juice, vitamins, and coffee. I will fold my laundry and put it
away shortly, and then I will do a little bit of regular computer
work. CIO
Note: <888> 12/26/01 Wednesday
7:40 P.M.: I watched a bit of television until
2 A.M.. I rested
until
5 A.M.. I had a meal of two 1/3 inch thick slices of
Butterball Honey roasted turkey breast with Heinz gravy, stuffing,
herbal rice, ice tea, and a cappucinno. I read a while. I went
back to sleep until
11 A.M.. I checked the mail. I cleaned up,
and I went out. The Hospital Thrift shop was closed. I drove
downtown, and the Mews thrift shop is closed until after New
Years. I drove by the waterfront. I stopped by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the local paper and Scientific America. I
made my
4 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I
bought a 12 ounce container of Gumout Xtra concentrated fuel
system cleaners for $3.99 plus .24 tax for $4.23 total. I
then went to Exxon, and I bought $6.90 of premium at $1.499 a
gallon. I put the Gumout in before filling up. I then returned
home. I had two 1/3 inch thick slices of Butterball turkey breast
with stuffing, herbal rice, and ice tea. I just finished
chatting with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 12/26/01 Wednesday
1:10 A.M.: I did not have a meal after the last message. Instead,
I had a piece of pumpkin pie, and I went to bed about
2 P.M.. I
was up at
11 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, 2 slices of
Italian fruit bread with parmesan cheese, coffee, orange juice,
and vitamins. I watched a bit of television. Before going
to bed yesterday afternoon, I put the comforter on the bedroom
bed, and I put one of the two DeLonghi oil filled radiators in
the living room between the long green couch and the computer
chair in front of the desk. I do not use the oil filled electric
radiators very much, since they seem to cost more to operate than
the baseboard electric radiators installed in the apartment.
After breakfast I put away my Christmas gifts. I put the Olei
Cassini house slippers in the right living room closet. I put the
dollar calculator in the center desk drawer. I charged up the
sofa siphon bottle, and I put it with the other two seltzer
bottles on the bar. I put the two Outdoor products duffle bags on
the top bedroom closet shelf. I put the Outersport polar fleece
on the top sweater closet shelf of the hallway. I put the wooden
coasters on the bar. I put the Motorola surfer modem and Optimum
online boxes underneath the day bed. I put the new pants in the
closet. Most of the other Christmas gifts I have already
installed and put away. I will now do some regular computer work.
The IP address for “mrscott.com” has changed to “24.45.91.94”,
which although it does not work from outside computers, it works
locally on my computer when I start the server. CIO
Note: <888> 12/25/01 Tuesday
12:40
P.M.: I listened to Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas Message
BBC
News | UK | The Queen's Christmas message
. I disabled the JAVA from Sun in Internet Explorer, and I
enabled the Microsoft Virtual machine JAVA, so one can use the
IPOX feature to look at the 360 degree pictures of the White
House rooms at
www.whitehouse.gov .
I will now have a half inch slice of Butterball white honey
roasted turkey breast with Heinz gravy, herbal rice, stuffing,
and ice tea. I can reheat this quick meal in the microwave. I
guess I will then go outside again for a bit more of some fresh
air. CIO
Note: <888> 12/25/01 Tuesday
9:50
A.M.: Instead of going out, I relaxed a bit. I went back to bed
from
2 A.M. to
5:30 A.M.. I then got up, and I had my Christmas
dinner. I had a heated half inch slice of the Butterball honey
turkey breast with Heinz turkey gravy, herbal brown rice, Arnold
premium herbal stuffing which I made by following the
instructions and adding one diced medium onion, three diced
gloves of garlic, several dashes of Angostura bitters, several
dashes of Sesame oil, dashes of garlic powder, celery salt,
poultry and meat seasoning, ground black pepper, Italian spices,
Basil, Oregano, and Chinese five spice, steamed fresh cut
asparagus, ice tea, and a cappuccino. Afterwards I opened my
gifts. I received a blue Outersport polar fleece pull over, Olei
Cassini house slippers, Romanoff caviar, a pair of khaki linen
trousers from a close relative along with all the other gifts, I
purchased through out the month. I then cleaned up, and I drove
down by the waterfront. There was a large flock of sea gulls on
the wharf. I then walked the entire length of
Greenwich Avenue. I
sat out at various locations. I bought a dollar game card at Zyn’s
stationary, but I did not win. I then returned home, and I
watched the Chicago Jeffery ballet’s presentation of the
Nutcracker Suite on PBS channel 21. CIO
Note: <888> 12/25/01 Tuesday
12:40
A.M.: Merry Christmas. I was up until
10 A.M. yesterday. I had a
slice of pumpkin pie. I tried to delete the Host of my domain
name “mrscott.com”, so the IP address could be
redirected. However, I have not yet figured out to delete the
Host from the domain name, although I have tried many times, so
for now the Host that I guess overrides the Domain name settings
will be pointing to “24.45.91.94” which Optimum has
locked. Well I slept from
10 A.M. to
6 P.M.. I was up, and I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, two slices of toasted
Italian fruit bread with grated parmesan cheese, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I went back to bed until
10:30 P.M.. I just
now have been studying my IP configuration at Network Solutions,
and since it is Christmas; I think I will hold off working on it,
and also I am not sure how to change it. I ultimately want the IP
address “mrscott.com” to Point to
DNS2Go Sign up
which will redirect it to
http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott
. Well, I guess I will have a Stauffer’s Pot Roast dinner
along with ice tea. I guess I will then clean up, and I will go
for a short drive for some fresh air. Well have a Merry Christmas.
CIO
Note: <888> 12/24/01 Monday
6:30
A.M.: My internet address “mrscott.com” still goes to
the IP address “24.45.91.94” my computer internet
address. I tried changing the “mrscot-hst” file at
Network Solutions to point to
DNS2Go Sign up
, but that does not work although “mrscott.com” does
point to it. Basically I am trying to redirect my web site domain
IP address for “mrscott.com” to DNS2GO to have it
redirect my the site to
http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott
, however I am not sure I will be able to do that. I tried a
number of changes at Network Solutions that were not allowed. I
am tired I will now shut down after I look at a few web pages. I
have three slice of Italian fruit bread toasted with grated
parmesan cheese. I also had some Carr’s crackers with
mozzarella cheese and ice tea. I might rest a bit and then go out
on a day schedule. I also threw out the homemade chocolate yogurt
since it did not congeal. CIO
Note: <888> 12/24/01 Monday 4:00
A.M.: I did some research on Optimum Online, and they lock Port
80, so one can not run a web server even with
DNS2Go Sign up
as far as I can tell. I set up a small web page and presence at
http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott”
on which I will post my random notes and the long Volcano list.
The free site has 5 Megs of space. I noticed that at
Network Solutions “mrsco-hst” points to my IP address
“24.45.91.94”; however I will try to delete this, so
DNS2GO can redirect my “mrscott.com” to my Geocities
web page. CIO
Note: <888> 12/24/01 Monday 1:15
A.M.: I noticed in the Verisign Network Solutions Whois database,
my IP address was still the old one, so at
www.netsol.com , I
went to “Manage Account”, and I entered my Domain name
“mrscott.com”, and I chose “modify a Host, (Name
Server), and I entered the information to change for Host Nic
Handle “mrsco-hst”, Host Name “mrscott.com”,
and for IP address, I put in my computer IP address “24.45.91.94”
, and I finally was able to change the IP address for “mrscott.com”.
Whether this will work directly or with
DNS2Go Sign up
, I will have to wait until
noon today when the DNS files are
updated on worldwide computers. Perhaps, although it is
technically not allowed, I will be able to run the server with
Optimum online. I also changed the Apache “httpd.conf”
to reflect the IP address changes. I have not been able to log
onto the IP address “24.45.91.94” from an outside
computer beside this main computer, so it is perhaps that Optimum
locks that IP address. I will have to wait until
noon or later to
see.
Note: <888> 12/23/01 Sunday
11:25
P.M.: I watched a bit of television until
8 A.M.. I rested until
7
P.M.. I had a sliced bake barbeque boneless breast of chicken
sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise and McHilney’s
Tabasco
sauce along with ice tea and cappuccino. I watched a short bit of
television. I then rested until
10:30 P.M. when a friend called
up. I then cleaned up, and I will now do a little bit of regular
computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 12/23/01 Sunday
6:10
A.M.: I did a little bit of regular computer work. I will now
shut down and relax. CIO
Note: <888> 12/23/01 Sunday
5:20
A.M.: My friend and I chatted. We had dinner around
5:30 P.M.
of baked herbal barbeque boneless breast of chicken with herbal
white rice and steamed asparagus and ice tea. My friend had a
cappuccino before dinner. My friend left about
8 P.M.. I put away
the yogurt, and it had not solidified yet. I went to bed. I was
up at
1:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toasted slices of
Italian bread with margarine and grated parmesan cheese, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the yogurt, and it did not
solidify when I cooled it. I made it properly, I think the
problem is that the container of Columbo yogurt I used for a
starter was 8 months old, so perhaps I did not have an active
yogurt culture in it or perhaps the yogurt heater was not warm
enough in the cooler apartment. I will now have a lot of liquid
chocolate yogurt. I worked on the backup computer. I installed
Internet Explorer Updates, Windows ME security updates, Real One
and Plugins, Real Arcade, and I also downloaded the latest JUNO
dialing list, and I reconfigured the dialer not to dial the
number “1” before dialing the free Juno dialup in
Stamford,
Connecticut. I also started the “DNStoGO” program, and
I tried to log onto my backup computer with Juno from the web
address “mrscott.d2g.com”, and it did not come up.
Possibly I either have to wait for the DNS IP address to updated,
or maybe even with DNStoGO, Optimum Online blocks server usage.
Well I will now do a little regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 12/22/01 Saturday
4:00
P.M.: This morning at
8 A.M. while optimizing the computer, I
started making up a batch of chocolate yogurt. I took two quart
packages of instant milk, and put them in a pot, and I added two
quarts of water. I stirred and then added 16 tablespoons of
Nestles Quick and a tablespoon of vanilla extra. I stirred the
ingredients, and I brought them to a boil over medium high heat.
I then put the heated mixture in the pot in a sink of cold water
and stirred to cool, until my yogurt thermometer reached the
lower temperature about 140 degrees Fahrenheit. I then added four
tablespoons of Columbo raspberry yogurt, and I stirred it and I
ate the rest of the Columbo yogurt. I then put the yogurt mixture
in 12 yogurt containers, and I put ten of them in my two yogurt
heaters for 12 hours. I will then refrigerate the yogurt at
8 P.M.
once it is ready. I rotated two of the yogurt containers with two
others to let them heat also. I went out this morning at about
11
A.M., and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of
New York on
Mason
Street. I then drove downtown. I walked up Greenwich Avenue, and
I stopped by CVS, and I bought 6 CVS spices at .50 each of two
oregano, bay leaf, Italian spice, garlic powder, basil; and a
Glade Oil scent refill of Meadow scent for $2.99, two boxes of
wheat crackers .99, and Ajax antibacterial detergent .89 plus .23
for $10.05 total. I then walked up to the top of the Avenue,
and I sat out briefly; and I saw a large flock of starlings
circling over
La Fayette Place. I then returned down the Avenue.
I then drove down by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Arnold
Bread outlet, and I bought a 14 ounce bag of Arnold Premium
herbal stuffing $1.99, two bags of Arnold hotdog buns .99 each, a
pumpkin pie $1.89 less 10% senior discount for $5.27 total. I
then returned home. I chatted with a relative who is onboard the
Queen Elizabeth II departing a cruise. I received a
telephone call from a friend coming down to the stay the night. I
packaged my AT&T cordless telephone I do not use for a
Christmas gift for the friend. My friend arrived about 3:30 P.M.
CIO
Note: <888> 12/22/01 Saturday
10:25
A.M.: I had some Carr’s crackers and mozzarella cheese and
ice tea. I ran Norton Disk Doctor, Norton WinDoctor, and I just
finished running Norton SpeedDisk on the C: drive. I threw out
the garbage, and I checked the mail. I picked up to loaves of
Italian bread from the batch of bread that was donated to the
building. I put them in the freezer. I just had two slices of
toasted Italian bread with margarine and grated Parmesan cheese
and ice tea. I will now run Norton SpeedDisk on the E: drive. I
will do the vacuuming now too. CIO
Note: <888> 12/22/01 Saturday
4:40
A.M.: I sifted through my email. I went through my daily list. I
found this interesting link
http://hollywoodandvine.com/holidays/
for Holiday Music. I guess, I will rest for a while now, so I can
have some daytime activity later on today. CIO
Note: <888> 12/22/01 Saturday
1:50
A.M.: I finished making the ice tea. I also just finished the C:
drive to D: drive backup. I also finished my house cleaning and
watering the plants. I still have to vacuum though. I will now do
some regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 12/21/01 Friday
10:25
P.M.: I fell back asleep until
5 P.M.. I had a the last of the
eye round in a cold beef sandwich with Hellmann’s mayonnaise,
Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, McHilney’s
Tabasco sauce, ice tea, and a cappuccino. I then went to the
library, and I read the Wall Street Journal, a computer news
weekly, and Time magazine. I then walked lower
Greenwich Avenue.
There is a lot of office equipment in the lower level train
station dumpster, if one needs office equipment. I then stopped
by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two half gallons of Florida
Natural calcium orange juice for $2.50 each, a Mrs. Smith’s
hearty frozen pumpkin pie $2.50, a dozen large eggs $1.69, a
package of White Gem boneless breast of chicken at $2.99 a pound
for $5.95, two golden yams .93, fresh asparagus at $1.99 a pound
$2.19 for $18.26 total. I then returned home. I put away my
purchases. I am making up a batch of ice tea. I will now start a
C: drive to D: drive backup. I will have two hotdogs with buns
and mustard and ketchup. I will then start my house cleaning, and
I will vacuum when I wake up tomorrow, so as not to bother people
downstairs tonight. CIO
Note: <888> 12/21/01 Friday
8:55
A.M.: I sifted through my email and my regular work list. I
enabled the Proxy server in my web browser, and the web browser
seems to work faster. I also moved my cordless mouse station to a
lower position away from the Power Control center, and it seems
to be more responsive. Well time to shut down for now. CIO
Note: <888> 12/21/01 Friday
6:10
A.M.: I sent out my weekly notes. I downloaded and installed
Microsoft
TechNet Windows XP security fix
. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
12/21/01:
Note: <888> 12/21/01 Friday
5:10
A.M.: I was up at
4 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled
eggs, coffee, vitamins, orange juice, and two slices of toasted
Italian bread with margarine and grated parmesan cheese on it. I
listened to
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio5live/live/output28.ram
while having breakfast. My domain name “mrscott.com” is
not yet updated on the local Internic DNS lists, so I can not try
to use
DNS2Go Sign up
to try to run my server yet. There has been lots of jet
traffic the last day, so people are either departing or arriving
for the upcoming holidays. I have some relatives departing
on the Queen Elizabeth II tomorrow. This is their voyage
itinerary
Cunard
Line December 22, 2001 departure
. I have been advertising a picture and link to the Queen
Elizabeth II
www.cunardline.com
on my Scott’s Random notes for six years, so it is nice to
know somebody I know is actually sailing on the ship. In the old
days in the late 1970s and early 1980s in
Manhattan, I use to
enjoy being around the waterfront in
Manhattan, and one of the
highlights of the waterfront activity was when the QEII arrived
and departed. It was the same around
Fort Lauderdale. I once
walked on board the QEII on an early Sunday morning in Manhattan,
and I found my way into the Captains quarters, and there was a
bar there, so I made myself a Bloody Mary, and shortly there
after the Captain walked in, and he told me he also had a house
in Greenwich. Once one of the captains told me, the only thing
they buy in
America is Scott toilet paper. The largest
cargo on the QEII is various alcoholic beverages and liquors,
they and pick up and distribute at various ports around the world
in her voyages. I once read the crew of the QEII practices
swimming at the Vanderbilt YMCA in
Manhattan and on the
island of
Tortolla. Well, it is nice to see some people still enjoy
cruising in the old world luxury of the Queen Elizabeth II.
I believe in the old days, it used to Port Out, Starboard Home on
the way to India, thus the origin of the phrase POSH. Well
it is a little chilly up here in the
Greenwich,
Connecticut area,
but at least I am managing to stay warm and comfortable. Remember
this time of year to remember the less fortunate living at the
Stamford,
Connecticut homeless shelter and other local area shelters.
Well, it is back to my regular computer activity for the morning.
I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO
Note: <888> 12/20/01 Thursday
9:25
P.M.: I rested until
1 P.M. when my guest arrived. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and two slices
of toasted Italian bread with margarine and grated parmesan
cheese. I went out for my
3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the
library afterwards, and I checked my web domain “mrscott.com”
, but it is not yet registered in the local DNS servers. At
present I can only log onto it from my own computer. I returned
home, and I chatted with my guest. I made my guest a cappuccino.
I then chatted a while with my guest. I receive a telephone call
from a relative. We then had half inch slices of cold eye round
roast with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce,
reheated herbal rice, steamed broccoli, and ice tea. I chatted
some more with my guest. My guest just left, and I will now go to
bed. CIO
Note: <888> 12/20/01 Thursday
8:10
A.M.: Well
DNS2Go Sign up
has updated their DNS file, so my web site was able to be
registered. It works at “mrscott.d2g.com” right now,
but the generic “mrscott.com” is still not working from
here since this area’s DNS file with the new Internic
address has not been changed yet when I ping it. Within a day or
two it should be transparently back up and running once the DNS
files on the router servers worldwide are updated. I will leave
the server running, and I will test it out in the library today.
I have a guest coming at
1 P.M., and I have a
3 P.M. appointment.
CIO
Note: <888> 12/20/01 Thursday
6:15
A.M.: I rested until about
5:30 A.M.. I had some mozzarella
cheese and Carr’s crackers. I threw out some Master Choice
Philadelphia cream cheese which was about 10 months old. One
frequently gets so busy on the computer, that one forgets other
household maintenance items, such as checking out to make sure
non on the food in the kitchen has not expired. CIO
Note: <888> 12/20/01 Thursday
2:10
A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I think I will go to bed for a while. CIO
Note: <888> 12/20/01 Thursday
1:35
A.M.: I did a little bit of regular internet work. I finished off
the Keebler wheatables. I also had two toasted slices of the
round Italian bread with margarine and parmesan cheese along with
ice tea. I chatted with a couple of other neighboring security
departments, and conveyed to them the same general message. CIO
Note: <888> 12/19/01 Wednesday
10:45 P.M.: I rested until
6 P.M. when I had a telephone call
from a relative. I called a neighboring security organization,
and I told them I had received another threatening email from
sadaam_hussain@hotmail.com
, and they said to call back in the daytime it was after business
hours. I chatted with a friend and left another message with
another friend. I had some Carr’s crackers with
Vermont
extra sharp cheddar cheese and ice tea. I listen to a bit of Up
All Night from the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio5live/live/output28.ram
and it seems the British are not quite into broadband yet. I just
called a local security organization, and told them about the
fifth email from
sadaam_hussain@hotmail.com
. My Verisign Network Solution Internic information has
been changed, but the web site
DNS2Go Sign up
has still not updated their DNS list, so I can not yet try out
their Dynamic IP address to Static IP address assign program,
although I have already updated the Internic IP address necessary
to try it. I will now do a little bit of regular computer work. I
also checked on the Compaq Optimum $54 a month offer, I received;
and that is basically a $850 purchase price with 16% to 20%
interest on the payment plants, and it does not include the
Optimum online access, so basically it is a little bit to pricey.
If I ever upgrade my computer system in the future, I will
probably order from
www.accessmicro.com
. CIO
Note: <888> 12/19/01 Wednesday
3:20 P.M.: I was up at
1 P.M.. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, sliced Italian bread with grated parmesan cheese,
orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I sifted through my email.
I guess I will clean up and go out now. CIO
Note: <888> 12/19/01 Wednesday
4:05 A.M.: I have finished my daily work routine. I
will now shut down, and I will have two hotdogs with buns and
ketchup and mustard and ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 12/19/01 Wednesday
3:15 A.M.: I chatted with Optimum Online tech support
which is a local call from Greenwich to a Stamford number 203-348-9211
where they can connect one to Optimum online tech support out in
Woodbury, Long Island. I was given the POP3 mail server address
for this area in
Connecticut which is “mail.stmfd1.ct.home.com”
or IP address “24.0.95.227” where I was able to
download my outstanding Excite @Home email from my old account.
In that email was the Network Solutions changes I had made to my
registered domain “mrscott.com” . However, it needed
for verification to be sent from the old email address server
which I can not do with the Optimum online account. However with
www.web2mail.com , I
was able to download the two Network Solutions messages and reply
to them with the verification directives, and it emulated my old
Excite @Home email server in the reply messages, so my changes
for the IP address of “mrscott.com” and my Contact
information with the new email address went through approved
through the Network Solutions servers. I sifted through all the
downloaded email, and I changed a few more email addresses in
regular email I receive. I intend to register at
DNS2Go Sign up
, so using their IP address and their download for Dynamic IP
addresses; I technically would be able to run my server “mrscott.com”
with the Optimum online service, which technically is against
Optimum’s policy, so I probably will not be doing it.
However, in the event of some disaster on the internet
infrastructure, where other useful directory sites might not be
available, I would have the option of running my internet site
should it be needed. At the moment I do not think it is
necessary to continue running the site, since I have not received
any feedback to the contrary. I am also receiving Trojan Horse
attacks on my Symantec Norton 2002 Firewall from a local IP
address in the local Optimum online network. I am not sure if
this is a Port Probe that the firewall blocks, or Optimum’s
system running its normal pattern. Optimum is offering an Optimum
online package with Compaq 1.1 GHz computer now for $54 a month.
The number is 1-888-673-3546. CIO
Note: <888> 12/18/01 Tuesday
11:30
P.M.: I was up at
6 P.M.. I had breakfast of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I cleaned up, and I
stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the local paper, the
Wall Street Journal, PC magazine, and PC Week. About the time I
left the library server internet connection was down. I then
walked lower
Greenwich Avenue. I drove down by the waterfront. I
returned home, and I chatted with a friend. I then read some
internet news. I just had dinner of two half inch slices of
reheated cold eye round beef with horseradish and Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, reheated herbal rice, steamed broccoli, ice
tea, and a cappuccino. I will now do some regular internet work.
CIO
Note: <888> 12/18/01 Tuesday 5:35
A.M.: Well, I fiddled with changing my Network Solutions
information, but I needed my old email address working to do that
which it does not. I tried logging onto my old email address with
www.web2mail.com
, but it looks like the account is inactive. I can fax the
information to Network Solutions, but first I will have to setup
the FAX information on my backup computer that has a telephone
modem. There use to be a FAX web site, I might look for. I
did get through my limited email and my daily work list. I don’t
get as much email anymore since the hoards of spam have quit with
the new email address for now. Well, I guess it is time to head
off to bed after some
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and Carr’s
crackers and ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 12/18/01 Tuesday
12:05 A.M.: The Windows Media Player volume was too
low, and I checked my audio settings and I had “Wave/Direct/Sc”
turned all the way down which cause the problem. I raised the
settings, and the volume is just fine in the Windows Media Player.
CIO
Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday
11:15
P.M.: I installed
Windows
Media Bonus Pack
. CIO
Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday 10:10
P.M.: I had dinner of two half inch thick cold slices of eye
round roast with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire
sauce, steamed reheated herbal white rice, steamed fresh broccoli,
ice tea, and a cappuccino. I then listened to a bit of the BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio5live/live/output28.ram
“Up All Night” program. There was a segment from
West
Virginia that they have discovered how to make synthetic diesel
fuel out of agricultural waste manure products including human
manure. Perhaps the price of fuel will come down even
further, and we will be filling up our automobiles at the local
sewage plant. Now I will do some regular computer work. I
also filled up my pepper mill and salt shakers. CIO
Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday
8:10
P.M.: I cleaned up, and I went out. I stopped by Putnam Trust
Bank of New York on
Mason Street. I then went to the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift Shop. I bought a metal 25 CD rack for $1. I then
went to the Exxon filling station next to the Greenwich Library,
and I bought $9 of premium at $1.539 a gallon. I next drove down
by the waterfront. I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich,
and I bought two pack bundle of Oxford side clip folders for $5.49
both and a 24 CD jewel case package for $9.97 plus .93 tax for $16.39
total. I then went back home. I put my new software CDs in the CD
jewel cases. I also put the Microsoft Home Publishing Deluxe CDs
and PrintShop deluxe CDs in the CDs. I put the Microsoft Home
Publishing Deluxe, PrintShop Deluxe, Microsoft Encarta 2002 from
Works Suite CD4, and Microsoft Streets and Maps 2002 from Works
Suite CD5 along with my Win95 and Win98 CDs in the rack which I
put on the left side of the computer monitor to the right of the
HP LaserJet IID printer for easy access when using the programs.
I do not have a lot of software, but what I have is very useful.
I then put a new 9 Volt battery in the WWF Slam Cam, and I tested
it to make sure it works with the Photo Slam software. It is a $50
digital camera that I bought from Staples two years ago as a
clearance item for $10. It takes 6 fussy digital pictures which
are better as close ups. It also works pretty well in low light
since it does not have a flash. I put it on top of the CD holder.
I copied my Windows XP Professional Upgrade CD to my local C:
hard drive to have handy for any system changes in the future
without having to retrieve the Windows XP Professional Upgrade CD.
I now have an
Oxford side clip binder for my next print out at
the first of the year of my random notes, and I will be able to
rebind an interesting copy of a local community benefactor’s
oral history at the Greenwich Library. CIO
Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday
2:45
P.M.: I was up at
1:30 P.M.. The Norton Antivirus 2002 program
ran without finding any viruses or problems. I checked the mail.
I had breakfast of oatmeal, two slices of Italian bread with
margarine and parmesan cheese, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins.
I made two local telephone calls. I will now clean up and go out.
CIO
Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday
5:40
A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I channel surfed the television. I had
some Carr’s crackers with
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese
and ice tea. I will go to bed shortly. However, I will first run
Norton Anti Virus 2002 while I am asleep. CIO
Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday
2:40
A.M.: Well it is time for bed. I might relax a bit
and watch some television before bed. CIO
Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday
1:55
A.M.: I downloaded and ran “BootVis” for XP
from Microsoft. I ran it to analyze my XP boot up. It takes about
3 minutes on my older 366 MHz machine with 200 megs of 66 MHz
memory. I did run the boot optimization feature, and it sped up
my boot up time a bit and it boots up much more smoothly. I will
now sift through my email. CIO
Note: <888> 12/17/01 Monday
12:30
A.M.: I ran Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Office Update,
and I installed the Office XP update for Microsoft Word 2002. I
also updated MSN Explorer and MSN Messenger with the latest
updates just recently available for the XP version. I
sifted through my daily work list. CIO
Note: <888> 12/16/01 Sunday
10:35
P.M.: I put the Internet Explorer 6.0 Security update on my
computer. CIO
Note: <888> 12/16/01 Sunday
10:00
P.M.: I received a telephone call from a relative about
noon
today. We chatted a while. I finally got up about
2 P.M.. I had
breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I went downtown, and read the local paper
in the library. I walked the lower
Greenwich Avenue area. I drove
down by the waterfront. I returned home, and I listened to some
music on the computer. I turned up my individual computer
speakers’ volume to the maximum, since the Win Media player
volume when listening to NASA TV is too low. I listened to some
other music I keep on my local hard drives. I took the three
pound eye round roast, and I coated all sides with garlic powder,
celery salt, ground black pepper, chicken and meat seasoning,
Oregano, Basil, Italian spices, and Bulls Eye barbeque sauce. I
cooked it in the convection oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 50
minutes. I then washed and strained two cups of white rice, and I
put it in the microwave rice cooker adding two cups of water, and
in the third measuring cup of liquid I added a half cup of French
white wine, five tablespoons of La Choy sodium soy sauce, six
dashes of McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, four spurts of Angostura
bitters, six spurts of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, six
spurts of sesame oil, two tablespoons of olive oil, five pads of
margarine, dashes of garlic powder, celery salt, ground black
pepper, chicken and meat seasoning, Italian spices, Oregano,
Basil, Chinese five spice, and Indian hot curry and then I
completed filling the measuring cup up to one cup of liquid with
water. I stirred the diverse ingredients, and I added it with the
other two cups of water for three cups liquid total. I then
microwaved the rice and liquid for 14 minutes on high and let
stand covered for five minutes. I had three slices of the eye
round beef with horseradish and Lea and Perrins Worcestershire
sauce, herbal white rice, and steamed fresh broccoli along with
ice tea and a cappuccino. I then relaxed a bit listening to
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio5live/live/output28.ram
to see what is happening on the other side of the Big Pond. They
quoted Prince Charles as saying the Village pub should be the
center of community activity. Well, I guess in the colder
British
Isles more people have to seek refuge in the Village Pub to stay
warm and have a refreshment. Well, it is time for some regular
computer work. My computer system is running just fine. CIO
Note: <888> 12/16/01 Sunday
4:45
A.M.: Well I finished going through my email. I will now have
some Carr’s crackers with
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese
and ice tea before going to bed. It is 21 degrees Fahrenheit
outside, so I hope everyone is warm and comfortable. CIO
Note: <888> 12/16/01 Sunday
3:45
A.M.: I was able to fix the “Localization DLL Error”
message with the Real Players. I received this message from Real
Tech support. Message follows:
Hello!
Thank you for contacting RealNetworks Technical Support.
My name is Anu Nelson. I am a RealNetworks Technical
Support Engineer and will be interacting with you on the problem
you are encountering.
I apologize for the difficulty you are experiencing.
I understand that when booting Windows XP, you receive the error
message "Localization DLL Not Found. Program Will Not Abort."
Did you upgrade to RealOne Player from RealPlayer or RealOne
Player preview?
I suggest you to perform a clean uninstallation of RealPlayer and
then reinstall RealOne Player.
*****************
The ".g2cln.exe" program, included with RealPlayer 7
and 8, was designed to remove all RealNetworks G2-based programs
from Windows.
When you run .g2cln.exe, the following RealNetworks products will
be removed from your hard drive, if present:
- RealPlayer G2, 7, 8
- RealJukebox
- RealSlideshow
- RealProducer
- RealEncoder
- RealSDK
- RealGames
Note: RealServer and the "My Music" folder are not
removed by this program.
Before you begin:
RealPlayer Plus, RealJukebox Plus, and RealProducer Plus users
must write down their product serial number before proceeding.
The serial number is required if you intend to reinstall the Plus
version of a RealNetworks product.
To locate your serial numbers, do the following:
1. Open the Plus version of your RealNetworks product.
2. Click the Help menu and choose About.
3. Your serial number is located at the bottom of the About box.
4. Repeat these steps for all Plus versions of any RealNetworks
product installed.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
STEP 1: Removal of RealNetworks software from your system.
In order to run .g2cln.exe, you must first enable the "Show
all files" option in Windows Explorer.
To enable the "Show all files" option, do the following:
1. Click the Start button, choose Programs, and then Windows
Explorer.
2. Click the View menu and choose Options.
3. Click Show all Files.
4. Click the OK button.
The .g2cln.exe program is located in the C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\Setup
folder. Double click the .g2cln.exe icon and a MS-DOS window with
the following warning will appear:
Warning: This application removes all RealNetworks G2
applications and files from your computer. If you wish to delete
ALL RealNetworks application files, enter "Y" to
continue or "N" to exit.
Press the "Y" key and then Enter to start the uninstall
process. Empty the Recycle Bin when the uninstall process is
finished.
********************
Please feel free to contact us if you need further assistance.
Regards,
Anu Nelson A
Talisma Corporation
RealNetworks Authorized Support Provider
------- Original Message --------
>From:
mikescot@optonline.net
>To:
realone@support.real.com
>Subject: ER#1008240147.27395.5# Localization DLL Error
>Date:
12/13/01
03:00:39
>
>
> When booting Windows XP Professional Edition and also in the
beta, I get and Error Message "Localization DLL Not Found.
Program Will Not Abort." caused by the Real One or Real 8
Basic startup or when start either Real Program. The error
message then continues to appear repeatedly wheather using Real
One or not.
>
>
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I followed the instructions in the message, and I uninstalled all
my Real Programs. After uninstalling all the Real programs, when
I went to the “C:\Program Files\Real” folder to delete
all the Folder and subfolders and contents remaining, I found
that “C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\Setup” was a
locked folder and it could not be deleted. I tried changing its
attributes, and it still would not delete. I did a DOS boot from
WinXP, and I tried running the ATTRIB command to delete the
folder, but DOS said it did not recognize the folder. When I
rebooted XP, however I was able to delete the locked folder and
all the Real Folders and their contents. I then installed Real
One, and I no longer received the error message. Possibly the
locked folder was causing a problem, or the Real uninstall
program removed certain erroneous files. Anyway it all
works fine. I also downloaded and installed Real Arcade, and I
also installed the Real One Plugins. I configured Real One for
the file types that Win Media does not play. I logged onto an
audio *.ram file and Real One installed an additional plugin.
I also had Real One search my hard drives and install my media
files. Well, after beta testing since
July 1, 2001 until the
finished product now, I now have Windows XP Professional Upgrade
booting without that error message, and the overall system is
pretty much configured the way I want it and it is running the
way I expect this most excellent Microsoft product to run.
Realistically as I wrote and acquaintance, since I am only
running XP on a 366 MHz computer with 200 Megs of memory, it is a
bit slower than a new computer, but after ten years of technical
problems and slower computers, the present state of my computer
and its operating system is most gratifying, and waiting a few
seconds occasionally at my age after all these computer years
does not bother me at all. Well back to my email. I also received
subscription confirmation from Volcano ListServ subscribing my
new email address. Their link is http://geology.asu.edu/volc/volcano.html
for subscribing to their news letter, which I have done since I
first got on the internet about 9 or more years ago. One has to
remember to subscribe in plain text format without any other
items in the email like stationary or signature files. Well back
to my email. CIO
Note: <888> 12/15/01 Saturday
11:30
P.M.: I had a telephone call at
noon today from a
relative, and we chatted. I awoke at
3 P.M., and I had breakfast
of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted
with a relative. The relative gave me a Body Shop scent plugin
with cranberry scent oil. I plugged it in the kitchen to try it
out. It smells very nice. However, the box on the plugin says not
to leave it continually plugged in like a Glade Plugin. I put the
Glad Plugin with Hawaiian scent in the bathroom, so the
neighboring apartment adjoining bathroom fan will not conduct as
many irritating smells like bathroom scents and cigarette smoke
from my living room. I keep the bathroom door closed to keep the
scent from entering the bathroom, and also it helps to keep the
heating bill down in the winter. I finished house cleaning about
6:30
P.M., and I chatted with a friend. I watched the ABC evening news.
I went out after cleaning up about
7:30 P.M.. I walked the entire
length of
Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations. I
stopped by CVS, and they do not carry scent oils like the Body
Shop. I bought a bottle of
Ajax antibacterial dish washing
detergent for $1.19 and a CF automobile evergreen scent Christmas
tree air freshener for $1.19 which I put in my car to replace the
old one plus .14 tax for $2.52 total. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I next stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a
head of broccoli for $1.09, S&S 10 ounce bar of Vermont extra
sharp cheddar cheese for $2, buy one get one free of Ball Park
franks $3.79, a eye round roast at $2.99 a pound for $8.88, a
Butterball Honey roasted turkey breast at $3.99 a pound for $8.42,
a two pound bag of onions $1.29, a jar of Heinz home-style turkey
gravy $1.50, a can of Ocean Spray cranberries .99, a dozen large
eggs $1.69, a 12 ounce bottle of Lea and Perrins Worcestershire
sauce $2.29, and a jar of Hell of a Good Horseradish $1.79 for $33.73
total. I then returned home, and I put away my purchases.
Somebody left four garbage bags down in the lobby full of day old
Italian bread, so I took a couple of loaves. I had dinner of two
Butterball turkey franks with hotdog buns, mustard and ketchup, a
dill pickle slice, two slices of heated Italian bread with
margarine and grated Parmesan cheese on it, ice tea, and
cappuccino. I will now do a bit of computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 12/15/01 Saturday
4:45
A.M.: I uninstalled the Real One Player. I put on Real
Basic Player 8 for XP. It came with Real Jukebox 2. I lost my
list of music favorites. I did configure the Real Player 8 Basic.
It does still give the error message when opening. One has to
have it open to click on a music link. I am tired. I will
have some Carr’s crackers with mozzarella cheese before
going to bed. It was another long morning trying to fix an
irritating error message. Well that is all the time I will
put into trying to fix it for now. CIO
Note: <888> 12/15/01 Saturday
1:25
A.M.: I have finished installing the software on the backup
computer. I am now running Norton 2002 SpeedDisk on it. On the
primary computer, I have Tweak XP ad blocking still enabled,
since I can not figure out how to remove it. When I remove its
start up features in the startup menu, it continues to block ads,
which I really don’t mind at the moment. I remembered
when I had RealPlayer Basic 8 on my backup computer with Windows
XP Professional Edition, I did not have the “Localization
DLL Error” problem, so thus it is more than likely a problem
with my individual computer. I removed the other Real Programs
that I do not use last night, but it still did not fix the
problem. Still I can live with it. Over time I might figure
it out. Now it is time for some regular computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 12/14/01 Friday
10:15
P.M.: I was up at
1:30 P.M.. I checked the mail. I
had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I started working on the computer. I ran
Norton 2002 SpeedDisk again, since it quit while I was sleeping
since there seemed to have been an interruption in the
electricity. I just finished doing a backup of the primary
computer C: and E: drives to the D: drive. I have been working on
the backup computer while doing this. I updated Windows Media
player on the backup computer. I configured the Outlook Express
mail program with a secondary and third email address that I have
registered with Optimum Online. I installed Microsoft Works
Suite 2002 on the backup computer, and I checked them to see if
they run all right. I am now installing Symantec System Works
2002 on it, and then I will install Symantec Norton Personal
Firewall on the backup computer. I will then run on the backup
computer Norton Disk Doctor, Norton WinDoctor, and Norton
SpeedDisk. I chatted with a friend twice who is traveling home to
Vermont. I was not able to visit with the friend because
the friend was not in the area. About an hour ago, I had dinner
of broiled boneless
New York strip steak along with reheated
herbal rice and steamed frozen green beans, ice tea, and
cappuccino. I will continue working on the backup computer,
and then I will start working on the primary computer. CIO
Note: <888> 12/14/01 Friday
4:25
A.M.: A little earlier in the morning, I had some Carr’s
crackers and mozzarella cheese and ice tea. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
12/14/01:
Note: <888> 12/14/01 Friday
4:00
A.M.: I sifted through my email. I had a problem with dynamic
linking in my email program, so I search Microsoft help with the
words “Email Link”, and it showed me how to fix the
problem from the File properties. I installed System Mechanic,
and I ran some of its utilities. I was able to use it to change
the Web Browser Title from “Excite@Home” to “Michael
Louis Scott Optimum Online”. However, its registry checker
does not work with XP. I tried to uninstall Tweak XP web browser
advertisements blocker, but it seems to still work. Real One is
not giving me the error problem when I am not running it. I
deleted some unused programs. I ran Norton Live Update. I
wrote an email note, and I sent it. The overall system seems to
be running just fine. I will now send out my weekly notes. I will
then run Norton 2002 Disk Doctor, Win Doctor, and then I will run
Norton Speed Disk while I am sleeping. I thus will be going
to bed in about a half hour.
Note: <888> 12/13/01 Thursday
9:50
P.M.: I was awakened by someone ringing my door bell at
10 A.M.,
but no one was there. I fell back asleep on the couch waiting for
the Housing Authority to do the yearly inspection of my apartment
at
11:40 A.M.. I woke up at
1 P.M., and the inspector still had
not shown up. I checked my mail. I cleaned up, and I made my
3 P.M.
appointment. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift, and
I bought a miniature decorated artificial Christmas tree for $5.
I then drove down by the waterfront. I next returned a videotape
at the library. I ran into a friend who went over to meet me at
my apartment. I then stopped by Smokes for Less, and I bought
three cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 a carton and a Djeep
light with a blue parrot on it for $2 for $59 total. I then
returned home. I put the minature artificial Christmas tree on
the bar. I made a cup of Cappuccino for my guest. We watched some
news on television. We looked up fares for travel on the internet,
since my friend is thinking of traveling in the future. My friend
had eaten, so I had a reheated herbal garlic boneless breast of
chicken from last night along with the herbal rice and steamed
frozen green peas and ice tea. We chatted a while. My friend just
left. I rebooted the computer with the Startup Programs disabled,
and the Real One still gave the “Localization DLL”
error message. It I do not start Real One in the startup programs;
it does not give the error message until I open Real One. Since I
don’t use Real that much except for listening to Radio 10
and the BBC, I can live with it as it is for now. I received a
message about it from Microsoft last night which I will now look
at, and I am still waiting to hear from Real. Since Real One
basic is a free program, I have to do the tech support on it
myself, until they fix it or someone posts a message or help file
on how to fix the problem. I think it is basically a Visual Basic
problem in the programming. Well time to do some regular computer
work. CIO
Note: <888> 12/13/01 Thursday
6:25
A.M.: After having the rice and ice tea, I looked at Tech Support
at Real’s site. I deleted my current Real One library, and I
reimported it. Still I got the error. I finally turned off the
internet connection in Real One except for when the program is
open, and I do not seem to get the error message now except when
the program is open, which make it easier to work around; until
Real comes up with the solution. I also forward the error message
information to Real Tech support. I had a can of Blue Diamond
Almonds. I am tired, so I will go to bed now. I have a
3 P.M.
appointment today. CIO
Note: <888> 12/13/01 Thursday
4:00
A.M.: I was up at
11 A.M. yesterday. I had breakfast of three
medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I
checked my mail. I then cleaned up, and my friend arrived at
about
1:30 P.M.. I made one call to a relative while waiting. My
friend and I went downtown, so he could order a ham from
Harrington’s of
Vermont for a relative. We then
returned back to my place. We watched the news. I downloaded and
installed Real One beta and Real Arcade. I also installed Real
One Plugins and addins. I finally figured out that the “Localization
DLL Error” is being cause by either Real 8 or Real One when
it has a startup program and also when they are individually
started. I cooked dinner of baked boneless breast of
chicken coated in a few tablespoons of olive oil, season with a
few teaspoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce, Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, a teaspoon of sesame oil, four diced cloves
of garlic, a pad of margarine on each breast, dashes of garlic
powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano,
Basil, and chicken and meat seasoning and a few dashes of
Angostura bitters and a half cup of white wine cooking the three
breast in a Pyrex dish in the convection oven at 350 degrees
Fahrenheit for 35 minutes. I also washed and strained two cups of
white rice and I placed it in the microwave rice cooker, and I
added two cups of water, and for the third cup of liquid, I added
a half cup of white wine, a few tablespoons of La Choy low sodium
soy sauce, a few dashes of Angostura bitters, sesame oil, and Lea
and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, and dashes of garlic powder,
celery salt, ground black pepper, Italian spices, oregano, Basil,
Chinese five spice, Indian Hot Curry, and I then filled the rest
of the measuring cup to 8 ounces total with water for three cups
of liquid total. I also added four pads of margarine. I
microwaved the rice 14 minutes on high, and I let it stand five
minutes. We had the chicken and rice with the juices of the
cooked chicken along with steamed frozen green peas and ice tea.
I had a cup of Cappuccino after dinner, and my guest had one
earlier in the afternoon. We watched more news on television.
My guest left about
8:30 P.M.. Since then I have been
working on the computer trying to resolve the “Localization
DLL error” with the Real player to no avail by looking at
search engines and help sites. I guess I will have to get use to
the error message popping up when I use Real One and at other
times. Also I discovered in Win Media Player one can not
change the File Types. I am very tired, so I think I will go to
bed shortly. I guess I will have some reheated rice mixture
and ice tea before going to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 12/12/01 Wednesday
5:15 A.M.: I went through my email. I sifted through my daily
work list of links. I changed some more Tech News Letters to my
new email address. I downloaded and installed and then I ran
Tweak XP
http://www.totalidea.de/frameset-tweakxp.htm
. The system is running much better with the tweaks that I was
able to make with the 50 time use demo download. Well, I guess it
is time for bed. I have a friend stopping by at
2 P.M. tomorrow.
CIO
Note: <888> 12/12/01 Wednesday
12:15 A.M.: I finished the laundry, and I finished making the ice
tea. I used in the ice tea this time, 10 Bigelow tea bags, 2
Lipton green tea bags, one Twinings Prince of Wales China Black
tea bag, one Twinings Ceylon breakfast tea bag, and one Twinings
Earle Grey tea bag along with the usual mixture of a half cup of
sugar and about 4 teaspoons of Angostura bitters for 12 quarts of
ice tea, which I make the dilute mixture in a gallon pot and mix
it with water in four 96 ounce orange juice jugs. Alas without
the server, one can not refer to my ice tea recipe. Well, I also
ran Windows XP update, and I installed two new update files. I
guess I will have one of the Stouffer’s pot roast dinners
shortly along with ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 12/11/01 Tuesday
10:45
P.M.: I fell asleep until
6:30 P.M. when a friend called. I
watched the ABC evening news. I had some Carr’s crackers and
mozzarella cheese. I cleaned up, and I went out. I drove the
length of
Greenwich Avenue, and I drove down by the waterfront. I
stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought four Stouffer’s
pot roast dinners 16 ounce for $1.99 each, two half gallons of
Tropicana orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each, a package of
Keebler stone wheat crackers $1.50, a box of 25 bags of Twinings
Ceylon breakfast tea $2.39, 16 ounce bag of Carolina brown rice $1.39,
a 4 ounce bottle of Angostura bitters $3.79, two cans of
Progresso soup minestrone and chicken noodle for .99 each, a bulb
of garlic .48, a package of Purdue Boneless breast of
chicken at $3.59 a pound $5.41, and the bottle of La Choy low
sodium soy sauce did not scan for $30.67 total. I then returned
home. When I looked at my bags in the car, I noticed that I had
forgotten the bag with the chicken and the soup. I went back to
the Food Emporium, and I found the bag in my shopping cart in the
parking lot. I then returned home, and I put away the groceries.
I am just finishing up making a batch of ice tea. I also have a
half hour until the laundry is done in the dryer. I put clean
sheets on my bed. When I started up the computer, it would not go
online to Optimum. After restarting the computer twice, I
fixed the problem by deleting in Networking “Client for
Microsoft Networks” and just leaving “TCP/IP”. I
do not seem to need “Client for Microsoft Networks”,
and the computer is logging on right away to Optimum online
through the cable modem. Well time for some computer work, and
shortly I will put away the ice tea and the laundry. CIO
Note: <888> 12/11/01 Tuesday
4:40
P.M.: I will now make up a grocery list, and then I will clean up
and go out. CIO
Note: <888> 12/11/01 Tuesday 3:20
P.M.: I will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and mustard
and ketchup and reheated white rice with La Choy low sodium soy
salt and ice tea along with a cappuccino. I will then clean up
and go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 12/11/01 Tuesday
2:40
P.M.: I was up at
11 A.M.. I checked the mail. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, coffee, vitamins, and orange juice. I wrote a
letter to a family member. I printed out 10 envelopes to that one
family member to have to use on the IBM envelope stationary using
the Microsoft Word 2002 envelope utility. It prints out the
envelopes just fine, but one has to widen the carriage clearence
on the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer to receive the thicker
envelope by the lever underneath the cover. I did notice that the
envelope program only puts the barcode on the addressee’s
address, and not the sender’s address also. I will now do
some more internet work. CIO
Note: <888> 12/11/01 Tuesday
4:50
A.M.: I sifted through some help information on the computer
about XP and at Microsoft’s site. Now I have to go to bed.
CIO
Note: <888> 12/11/01 Tuesday
2:55
A.M.: I changed the email addresses in most of my subscribed
emails that I receive. I am a bit tired, so I will head off to
bed. CIO
Note: <888> 12/10/01 Monday
11:10
P.M.: I was up at
9 A.M. today, and I had breakfast of three
medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I
went back to bed until
noon. I checked the mail, and I received
notification from Cablevision that Excite @Home would be
terminating its service soon. I decide to run up to the Wiz
directly and get Optimum Online. I went out without cleaning up,
and I stopped by the ATM at Putnam Trust Bank of
New York on
Mason
Street. I then drove up to the Wiz in
Norwalk, and I returned my
old Teritron cable modem that I rented. I subscribed to the
Optimum Online package which is $30 a month for existing users of
the Optimum Cablevision television package. I bought the Motorola
surfboard cable modem for $49.99 plus $3 tax for $52.99 total. I
have to use the Optimum service for a year to get the $100
discount on the Motorola cable modem which I plan to do. I then
returned home, and I showered and cleaned up. I stopped by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I then made my
4 P.M. appointment.
I then stopped Lechters, but they are now closed. I stopped by
the Stop and Shop, and bought a O Cedar dishwashing wan for $2.49
plus .15 tax for $2.64. I then returned home, and I kept the new
sponge attachment for my dishwashing wan, and I filled it with
soap throwing out the old leaky one. I had dinner of a broiled
New
York boneless strip steak with steamed sliced asparagus and
steamed Brussels sprouts along with reheated white rice and ice
tea and a cappuccino. I then chatted with a couple of friend and
a relative. I connected the new Motorola cable modem to my
computer using the Ethernet port instead of the USB port. I have
a lot of cable wire that came in the kit that I already had.
As soon at I turned on the computer it worked online fine. I
called Optimum Online tech support and I registered my new email
address with them. It is
mikescot@optonline.net
. I got the mail and news settings for the server for my email
and news program. They are “mail.optonline.net” and
“news.optonline.net”. The Email and News programs are
working fine. I had to call them back to get my new account
number to register the modem online. The service is working fine,
and I am most pleased with the simple setup. I do not need to
install software from the Motorola disk since I am not using the
USB port and the Optimum Online disk just has its version of
Internet Explorer 5.1 which I do not need since I am using 6.0. I
sent out an email to people in my address book announcing that I
was changing my email address and internet service provider and
that “mrscott.com” would no long be available since
Optimum Online does not allow users to run a server. I checked
the Dynamic IP address assigned, and the server still runs with
it; however I would imagine it would occasionally change if it is
a dynamic IP address. Since I was allowed to run a server with
Excite, but they tell me I can not run one with Optimum I guess I
will have to play by the rules. Well now I have to resubscribe
and change some of my newsletters that I receive. I can not find
out how to change my Microsoft Online registration email address.
Well back to the computer. I will be turning off the computer
when not using it since I am not online anymore. I noticed when
starting up today that my Power Supply bearings were making a bit
of noise, but after turning it off and on it quit. CIO
Note: <888> 12/09/01 Sunday
10:40
P.M.: I went out after the last message. I mailed a Christmas
card at the
Valley Road post office. I then went by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the local paper and a computer newsweekly. I
then went downtown, and I saw a sign in front of Lechters “last
day going out of business all remaining merchandise 90% off”.
I bought two three tiered hardwood spice racks for $2 each, a
Simple Solutions chrome hanging pot rack 25” X 11” $3,
a Simple Solutions chrome half round wall hanging pot rack $2.50,
two Pomerant ultimate cover the sink shelves made of natural
hardwood, 6” high X 36” long X 8” wide X 5/8”
$1.50 each, utensil rack .60, a soda siphon seltzer bottle $4.50,
a copper 3 tiered hanging baskets .60, a hand grater .50, a clear
punch ladle .40, a 11 piece hardwood jumbo coaster set $1.50, a
pair of nonstick egg rings .45, a hardwood bread box $4 plus $1.51
tax for $26.56 total. That was quite a lot of bargains for
the price. I then put my merchandise in the car, and I walked
lower Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out for a brief spell. I then
returned home. I hung the three tiered copper baskets from
the ceiling above the toaster oven. I hung the chrome rectangular
pot holder rack from the kitchen ceiling inside of the ceiling
light toward the inner wall. I was able to find a strong steel
wire hung from the real ceiling supporting the false ceiling that
I hung it from. It came with 8 hooks that I hung various kitchen
utensils from. It has about 5 foot 10 inch clearance with the
utensils, so I have to duck slightly around the stove. I raise it
as high as possible by shortening the four chains five links. I
hung the chrome half round pot hanger above the microwave and
toaster oven above the blue bureau, and I hung some pots and
strainers from it. I hung the two spice racks removing the old
ones centered over the kitchen sink. I stacked the two sink
shelves on top of each other, and I put them at the back side of
the sink in front of the spice racks. I arranged my CVS spices
which are taller than the lower two spice rack compartments in
the top levels of the spice racks and on the top of the double
tiered sink shelf in front of them. I put some other kitchen
items on the sink shelves. I hung the hook strip above the
bulletin board in the kitchen, and I hung the pot holders from
them. I move the Krups cappuccino espresso machine and the Gaggia
coffee grinder into the bedroom closet from the blue bookcase in
the kitchen entrance, and I put the wooden bread box on top of it
to the left of the Braun cappuccino machine. I had to assemble
the half round chrome rack by inserting a nut and bolt into the
chrome strips gathered together, which was a bit awkward. I
assembled the two above sink shelves with the hex wrench that
came with them. I shortened the chains on the hang chrome rack.
I will now have a peanut butter sandwich with reheated white rice
with La Choy low sodium soy sauce and ice tea. I am a bit tired,
so I guess I will go to bed shortly, as soon as I throw out the
empty boxes and wrappings. CIO
Note: <888> 12/09/01 Sunday
3:55
P.M.: I am all set to go out. I have been listening to
http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram
. CIO
Note: <888> 12/09/01 Sunday
2:05
P.M.: I reinstalled “Client for Microsoft Networks”,
and I deleted “File and Print Sharing” in the Network
setup. I had a problem with opening the properties with “My
Network Community”, which this fixed. Scheduler now
works also. I set it up to do a Norton Antivirus 2002 scan on
Tuesday morning weekly at
9 A.M., and for it to run Norton System
2002 maintenance weekly on Wednesday morning at
9:30 A.M.. I
also ran Norton WinDoctor again. The system is all running fine
without any problems. I will now have a couple of hotdogs with
mustard and ketchup on buns with reheated white rice with La Choy
low salt soy sauce and ice tea and a cappuccino. I will then
clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 12/09/01 Sunday
11:55
A.M.: The backup up files seem to still work after changing to
NTFS file system. Still in about a week, I will make
another backup. I turned off the server. I started Norton
SpeedDisk on Drive C:. I left it running, and I went to bed at
about
2:30 A.M.. I woke up at
8:30 A.M.. I reran Norton SpeedDisk
again on Drive C:, and it finished about a half hour ago, and it
completed this time. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched a bit of television while
Norton SpeedDisk was running. One it finished, I disabled some of
the startup programs by typing “msconfig” and
unchecking them in the System Startup folder. I studied the
problem with “Localization.Dll” displaying a program
abort on startup. It seems to part of the Visual Basic system
looking for a file I don’t need to run. I can not find the
specific fix to stop the error message at Microsoft or searching
the web. I just got another no person telephone call. I have been
getting them regularly. Well, I have the computer running much
better. If one wants to print a scanned object from the scanner,
one has to enable “Web Capture” in the
Paper
Port
program. CIO
Note: <888> 12/09/01 Sunday
1:20
A.M.: I converted the FAT 32 file systems on the hard drives to
NTFS file systems. I watched television while doing this. I
am not sure whether I need to backup the drives again to be able
to do an emergency restore if necessary. CIO
Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday
9:40
P.M.: I went through
http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm
. I downloaded and installed the Sun Java plugin in for Windows
XP
Get Java(TM)
Technology
. It seems to work a bit smoother than the Microsoft Java Virtual
Machine. CIO
Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday
8:10 P.M.: I had dinner of a broiled ¾ pound New York boneless
strip steak cooked medium rare with Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, steamed white rice with dashes of La Choy
soy sauce, steamed fresh Brussels sprouts and sliced asparagus,
ice tea, and cappuccino. I then watched a bit of television, and
I saw a report on MSNBC about the NASA shuttle and the
International Space Station
http://mrscott.com/nasa.htm
and
http://mrscott.com/nasa-108.htm
. Now I will do a little computer work. CIO
Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday
5:55
P.M.: I received a box of Christmas gifts from a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday
5:45
P.M.: I mailed the Microsoft $50 rebate information at the
Valley
Road post office. I filled up the car at Exxon for $1.579 a
gallon for premium for $11.35 total. I stopped by the Greenwich
Library, and I read the local paper, PC Magazine, and three
computer newsweeklies. I renewed the book “Great Waters”
which I have not finished. I paid a 20 cent fine on it. I checked
out the videotape “Dances with Wolves”. I drove down by
the waterfront. I stopped by the Food Emporium, and I bought a
dozen large eggs $1.69, four boxes of “I Can’t Believe
It’s Not Butter” .99 each, a pound of Sorrento
mozzarella cheese $2.49, and two GE night light bulbs $2.35 plus
.14 tax for $10.63 total. I returned home. I put one of the night
light bulbs in the aroma machine. I made up another Christmas
card to send out. I will now have a Cappuccino. CIO
Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday
2:35
P.M.: I filled out the Microsoft $50 rebate form for Windows XP
Professional Upgrade, and I will mail it now when I go out. CIO
Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday
1:30
P.M.: I finished cleaning the apartment and watering the plants.
I am listening to FM radio 100.7 for a change. I just had two
hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup and ice tea. I will now
clean up, and then I will go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday
11:25
A.M.: I was up at
10:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I have
been receiving no person on the other end telephone calls for the
last few days. I am listening to music off my CD Player stereo
system, since the internet radio stations seem backed up. Well,
it is now time for house cleaning. CIO
Note: <888> 12/08/01 Saturday
1:25
A.M.: I finished the backup of the C: drive and the E: drive to
the D: drive. While doing the backup, I showered and cleaned up.
About
9 P.M., I had the rest of the beef vegetable rice mixture
with ice tea. I watched television while doing the backups.
“Scheduled Tasks” does not work when I try to start it.
It might have something with the System Startup files, which I
will check later. I also had some goldfish crackers and ice tea a
little while ago. Well, I basically have Windows XP Professional
Upgrade installed and configured on my computer. I will wait
about a week to run Norton Speed Disk, to optimize the files, so
the more used files show their frequency. Well, I am a bit tired,
so I will head off to bed shortly. Have a good morning. CIO
Note: <888> 12/07/01 Friday
7:35
P.M.: I was awakened by a telephone ring at
11 A.M. this morning
after going to bed at
5:30 A.M.. I checked the mail, and I
received a check from the Greenwich Housing Authority for my
security deposit which they no longer require. I decided to use
it to buy Windows XP Professional Edition Upgrade. I went out
without cleaning up. I stopped by the First Union Bank on
Benedict place, and I cashed the check. I then went over to
Staples in Old Greenwich, and they were out of Windows XP
Professional Edition Upgrade. I then drove up to
Norwalk. I used
the ATM at the Citibank Branch next to Home Depot. I then went to
Costco. I got a Costco card for $45 which I decided not to get
since they did not have Windows XP Professional Upgrade for $184.99,
and they gave me my money back. I did buy a five box package of
Carr’s crackers for $4.99, a 52 ounce box of Pepperidge Farm
Goldfish crackers for $5.99, and three
New York steaks at $4.99 a
pound for $13.27 plus $1.29 tax for $26.54 total. I then
went to CompUSA, and they had Windows XP Professional Edition
Upgrade for $199.99 plus $12 tax for $211.99 which I bought.
They only had one more copy left. I have a $50 mailin rebate for
it from Microsoft from when I attended the Microsoft Preview over
in Stamford a month ago. I then returned home. I installed the
Windows XP Professional Upgrade in about 90 minutes. It kept all
of my present settings from the Windows XP Professional beta and
everything works fine. I did have to install new Creative
SoundBlaster Live MP3 XP drivers that I downloaded. I registered
the Windows XP Professional program online with Microsoft. I
installed the updates from Windows Updates. I tested my main
programs, and they all work fine. I still get the “localization
dll” error when booting which might be from another program,
which I will fix later. I will now run Norton Disk Doctor, Norton
Win Doctor, and then I will do a backup of the C: and E: drives
to the D: drive. That should keep me busy for the rest of the
evening. I had breakfast while installing the software of oatmeal,
toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
12/07/01:
Note: <888> 12/07/01 Friday
4:00
A.M.:
http://mrscott.com/pearlmem.htm Pearl
Harbor Memorial Page. CIO
Note: <888> 12/07/01 Friday
3:55
A.M.: I have been working on the computer. I could not get MSN
Money Portfolio to work, so I tried checking tech support
recommendations. I finally realized I did not have Internet
Explorer 6.0 on the computer, so I installed it. Still the MSN
Money portfolio did not work. I finally realized it was a
different file format since I installed Money 2002. I
synchronized Money 2002 with MSN Money Portfolio, and after a bit
of tweaking I got it working. One problem the bottom line amount
of my bellwether portfolio on MSN Money Portfolio Deluxe is about
15% less than in Money 2002 when they are synchronized. Still
Microsoft Money Portfolio Deluxe is now working. I am a bit tired,
so I will send out my weekly email and go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 12/06/01 Thursday
9:35
P.M.: I relaxed a bit after dinner. I chatted with a relative. I
guess I will do a little bit of computer work now. CIO
Note: <888> 12/06/01 Thursday
6:45
P.M.: I checked
www.cnet.com , and
on their Broadband page, they showed Verizon and Earthlink
provide DSL service, however when I researched them, they do not
provide a static IP address to run a server. After lunch, I
cleaned up and I made my
3 P.M. appointment. I then went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop. I also noticed the main
Greenwich
Hospital lobby gift store has a display of quite a lot of
Christmas merchandise. I then walked lower
Greenwich Avenue. I
then went to the library, and I noticed on their internet access
that my server was not working. I read the Wall Street Journal
which had a lead story about Excite @Home shutting down in
February 2002 unless someone bails them out. I then returned home,
and the tenants of my building were having a Christmas party in
the lobby. I went upstairs, and I disabled the Windows XP
firewall, and the server started working again. I guess the
settings I used for it were not right. I then joined the
Christmas party downstairs and enjoyed the clown, the
refreshments, and the caroling. I will now have dinner of
reheated white rice with the beef vegetable mixture I made last
night with ice tea and a cappuccino. CIO
Note: <888> 12/06/01 Thursday
1:00
P.M.: I checked the mail. I will now have two hotdogs with buns
and ketchup and mustard and reheated white rice with La Choy low
salt soy sauce and ice tea. I will then clean up and go out for a
3 P.M. appointment. CIO
Note: <888> 12/06/01 Thursday
11:55
A.M.: I am sifting through my email. I ran Symantec Updater. I
also enabled Windows XP firewall settings. If I should lose
Cablevision Excite @Home service, I found an alternative for
myself to have Broadband download through ADSL and to be able to
run a server with a static IP address at
http://www.directvdsl.com/ .
Right now, they have a special offer promotion. CIO
Note: <888> 12/06/01 Thursday
9:35
A.M.: I was up at
7 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled
eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I checked the
mail, and it is not here yet. CIO
Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday
11:05 P.M.: I had the rest of the Carr’s crackers with
Vermont
extra sharp cheddar cheese and ice tea. I watched the ABC News
Barbara Walters interview with President and Mrs. Bush and the
tour of the White House Christmas decorations. I will now go to
bed. Have a good evening. CIO
Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday
9:25 P.M.: I think I will have some goldfish crackers and ice tea,
and then I will go to bed. I am tired. CIO
Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday
9:20 P.M.: My friend arrived at
1 P.M. and had a cappuccino.
About
2 P.M., we drove over to Tod’s Point, and we sat out
at the southwest picnic area until about
3:30 P.M.. We drove back
through town, and my friend picked up a red pepper at the Stop
and Shop to use with dinner. We watched a bit of television. We
had some Carr’s crackers with S&S Vermont extra sharp
cheddar cheese. About 6 P.M., I made up a batch of white rice in
the microwave rice cooker with two cups of rinsed and washed
white rice and three cups of water which I microwaved for 14
minutes and let stand afterwards for five minutes. I put several
tablespoons of olive oil in the large 14 inch Griswold frying pan,
and I also diced up the rest of the cooked eye round roast about
a half pound and added it to the pan with one diced medium onion,
four minced cloves of garlic, one bunch of chopped asparagus,
twenty quartered Brussels sprouts, one diced red pepper, a half
cup of white wine, several tablespoons of Lea and Perrins
Worcestershire sauce, several spurts of McHilney’s Tabasco
sauce, five tablespoons of La Choy low sodium soy sauce, several
spurts of sesame oil, dashes of garlic powder, ground black
pepper, celery salt, poultry and meat seasoning, Basil, Oregano,
Italian spices and four pads of margarine. I put the glass lid on
the 14 inch frying pan, and I brought the mixture to a boil
stirring is occasionally, and I simmered it for 20 minutes. We
had the beef vegetable mixture on top of the white rice along
with ice tea and cappuccino. I refrigerated the leftovers in
Rubbermaid containers. We then watched more television. My quest
just left about fifteen minutes ago. CIO
Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday
12:25 P.M.: I received a email from Cablevision Optimum Online
that they do not know weather Excite @Home will be continuing to
offer service. They keep trying to get me to switch to Optimum;
however one can not run the server from Optimum. There is news on
the net that AT&T ended its takeover attempt for Excite @Home,
so possibly the service will continue as normal. I installed a
new Color ink cartridge in the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer,
and I ran the utility to make sure it is aligned properly, and I
cleaned the ink nozzles with the same utility. Well my guest
arrives in a half hour, so I will start cleaning up. We will
probably go out to Tod’s Point for a walk. CIO
Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday
11:25 A.M.: I received a telephone call from a friend about
10 A.M.
whom is coming down at
1 P.M.. I received two telephone calls
from relatives. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I checked the mail. I will now clean up,
and then I will do a little computer work until the friend
arrives. CIO
Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday
4:20 A.M.: I believe I have Word 2002 running fine by creating a
new template for it. It is time for bed. CIO
Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday
3:10 A.M.: I set Microsoft Word 2002 back to the default settings.
For some reason under “File”, “New Works Template”
keeps appearing multiple times which I can fix by restoring the
default settings under “Help”, “Detect and Repair”.
Well I am a bit tired; I guess I will head off to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 12/05/01 Wednesday
1:45 A.M.: I uninstalled Microsoft Home Publishing 2000, and I
reinstalled Microsoft Home Publishing 2000 Premium. I then backed
my Microsoft Money 2002 files to two different floppy disks and
also to the D: drive and a separate C: drive folder. I then
uninstalled Microsoft Money 2000, rebooted, uninstalled Microsoft
Money 2002, deleted the directories for Money 1999, 2000, and
2002. I then rebooted, and I ran Norton 2002 WinDoctor. I then
rebooted and I reinstalled Microsoft Money 2002, and I rebooted,
and I then installed the Microsoft Money 2002 updates. I then
deleted all the erroneous back bills information that I never
track. I then setup my preferences for opening Microsoft Money
2002. I then backed up the Money 2002 file several times again. I
now have Microsoft Money 2002 running much more smoothly and
starting up much faster. I also moved the startup macros for
Microsoft Word 2002 that contained old startup Macros to a backup
folder, so it starts much faster and runs more smoothly. CIO
Note: <888> 12/04/01 Tuesday
10:10 P.M.: I had dinner of two 1/3 inch thick slices of cold eye
round beef, steamed cauliflower, asparagus, Brussels sprouts,
reheated white rice with dashes of Kikkoman soy sauce, ice tea,
and a cappuccino. I then set up the RCA Universal Remote Control.
The 3 digit code numbers for my Orion TV and JVC VCR worked,
however I called Cablevision for the 3 digit number for my Cable
Box, and they did not know it and the numbers in the RCA
Universal Remote were not correct. My Cable Box is a General
Instrument CFT 2200, and at this page
http://www.thompsontv.com/rcarc.html
, I found out that the number is “046”. The new RCA
remote however does not seem to work the menu functions on the
devices which means one would have to use the individual remotes
for that particular function. However, the new RCA Universal
remote is much snappier when channel surfing. I have not had a
chance to study the various other functions. It is also more
useful for people with larger fingers than the smaller Zenith
Universal remote I have. Thus I now have the RCA and the Zenith
Universal remote for my living room Orion TV, JVC VCR and Cable
Box. I chatted with a friend during dinner. I chatted with a
relative just now. I have a copy of the Microsoft Home Publishing
Premium Edition 2000 which I will put back on the computer, so I
will have to turn off the server shortly for a few minutes. CIO
Note: <888> 12/04/01 Tuesday
6:45
P.M.: I went out, and I went to Odd Job in
Port Chester,
New York,
and I returned the DeLonghi Cappuccino coffee machine. I then
bought the RCA Universal Remote for $6.99, and they have more in
the boxes on the floor. I also bought two more boxes of the IBM
envelopes for $1.49 each, four LDK videotapes .49 each, two
Williamsburg blue Kitchen Basics Kitchen mitts for $1.49 each,
another RayOVac Lantern battery $1.69, the last 10 disk package
of IBM 3.5 inch floppy disks for $1.99, a box of Fresh Stuff 25
freezer bags .79, and a box of 75 Scotty’s Food storage bags
.99, 16 Party House paper coffee cups .99 plus $1.44 tax for $22.80
total. I then walked over to Staples, and from the Clearance
display in the center cross aisle, I bought two blue Outdoor
Products extra large 18” X 36” extra heavy duty Nylon
duffle bags for $10 each plus $1.35 tax for $21.35 total. They
had about five black ones left. I then toured the new Linens
‘n Things. I then toured Kohl’s. I next toured Jimbos.
I then went back to Linens ‘n Things, and I bought an ACME
eight inch double mesh metal strainer with a wooden handle for $7.99
plus .54 tax for $8.53. I then returned home, and I chatted with
some neighbors. I then had an ice tea, and I will now put away my
purchases. CIO
Note: <888> 12/04/01 Tuesday
1:50
P.M.: I was up at
8:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted
briefly with a relative. The Greenwich Time
www.greenwichtime.com
has an article about the murder yesterday. Apparently the
murderer was caught late last night, but the victims name was
withheld pending notification of next of kin. I went out without
cleaning up over to Odd Job in Port Chester first stopping at the
ATM at Bank of New York in Port Chester, and I bought the
DeLonghi cappuccino coffee machine for $39.99 plus tax along with
a package of 4 nine volt Rayovac Maximum alkaline batteries for $5.99
plus $3.10 tax for $49.08. I chatted with a customer for a while.
I returned home. I checked out the DeLonghi coffee cappuccino
machine and unfortunately it does not have the espresso feature
it is just a drip coffee feature with a milk frother, so I will
returned it shortly. It is hard to tell from the outside by the
picture on the box. I put new 9 volt batteries in my two smoke
detectors. I had two hotdogs with buns and mustard and ketchup. I
will now clean up, and I will go back to Odd Job to return the
DeLonghi cappuccino drip coffee machine. I will then go to
downtown
Greenwich for some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 12/03/01 Monday
11:20
P.M.: I made a couple of telephone calls. I had some Carr’s
crackers along with
Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese and some
ice tea. Now it is time for bed. CIO
Note: <888> 12/03/01 Monday
9:25
P.M.: I had a couple of hotdogs with buns and ketchup and mustard
along with ice tea. I relaxed a bit. I chatted with a family
relative and a friend. The computer power supply started
making a bearing noise and then it quit. I turned off the
computer and let it rest a few minutes. Basically since one does
not need to reboot Windows XP daily like in the past, computer
power supplies of my vintage have one problem in that when the
power supply fan runs continually the bearings tend to get set in
one pattern. If one turns off the computer daily or every other
day briefly, one gives the computer power supply bearings a
chance to realign themselves from the continual alignment they
gain when running continually. Well, I am a bit tired so I will
go to bed. Have a good night. CIO
Note: <888> 12/03/01 Monday
7:50
P.M.: I went out at
1:30 P.M., and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank
of New York on
Mason street. As I was departing for downtown from
the bank, I saw a number of police and police vehicles at
Armagone Causeway near where the Electrolux shop burned down.
Also while downtown, I noticed a police helicopter flying
overhead. I learned about an hour later from a local shop keeper
that there had been a murder at the employment agency there. One
woman had shot the woman employee three times and killed her and
had escaped about
10 A.M. this morning. I think I recall hearing
the shots about the time I exited First Union Bank on
Havemeyer
Place which would have been about then. There was a police search
going on. I went down to the Post Office, and it was busy so I
went across the street to Zyns stationary and obtained a money
order for .79 to pay my monthly Verizon telephone bill, and I
mailed it at the Post Office without waiting. I sat out observing
the police helicopter not knowing what had happened for about
fifteen minutes. Seeing all the security around, I thought a VIP
was around. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went to
the Greenwich Library, and the information desk told me there had
been a shooting. I then took a walk with another local walker,
and the shop keeper nearby told me what had happened. I
walked with the other walker downtown, and then sensing there was
no immediate threat, I stopped by Entrée Super Computer store
and viewed the shop. They tend to be a bit more expensive, but
they have an experienced sales staff, and of course traveling for
cheaper bargains elsewhere costs money. I then walked back to the
library, and I read the Wall Street Journal which had an article
about Bill Gates and charity and the local paper. I then went
over to Odd Job in
Port Chester,
New York. I bought a Rubbermaid
Cake Keeper for $3.99, three 52 ounce bottles of Lysol
disinfectant for $2.49 each, a Lantern battery for $1.69, two
boxes of IBM white 25% cotton Super Heavyweight 28 lb. #10
envelopes 25 count for $1.49 each box plus $1.09 tax for $17.22
total. I noticed while there they have the DeLongi espresso
coffee maker with frother regularly $100 for $40, and they also
have a Militia coffee machine for $30?, a Wagner Power sprayer
for $30 along with as usual a number of other various items and a
large assortment of cookware. I bought the last cake holder. I
then returned home, and I chatted with a relative, and I relaxed
a bit. I have not seen any news stories on the murder yet. CIO
Note: <888> 12/03/01 Monday
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 Hospital Thrift
Shop. I stopped by First Union Bank on
Havemeyer Place, and I
paid my rent. I next walked lower
Greenwich Avenue. At Zyns
Stationary, I bought a package of Sir Walter Raleigh pipe tobacco
for $2.49 plus .15 tax for $2.64 total. I then drove down by the
waterfront. I next stopped by the Arnold Bread store outlet. I
bought two loaves of Freihofers 12 grain bread for $2.32 both. I
was told the Arnold Bakery previously owned by Best Food was
bought out by George Weston Bakeries a large Canadian bakery
outfit. I then returned home. For lunch I had three ¼ inch
slices of cold eye round with Lea and Perrins Worcestershire
sauce, reheated white rice with a few dashes of Kikkoman soy
sauce, steamed fresh cauliflower, asparagus, Brussels sprouts,
ice tea, and I am just about ready to drink my cappuccino. CIO
Note: <888> 12/03/01 Monday
8:25
A.M.: I sifted through my email. I went through
http://mrscott.com/scotwork.htm
. I am keeping the Norton AntiVirus 2002 software enabled and
running to protect my computer. Well Cablevision which provided
me with Excite@Home is still running fine, so I guess I will not
be cut off. I will now clean up and go out. I noticed
somebody wearing a sweater from
www.biltmorehotel.com
downtown last night. I remember seeing that great old hotel in
1978 when I visited a friend’s grandmother in Coral Cables.
It is great to see they fixed up the old place. CIO
Note: <888> 12/03/01 Monday
7:00
A.M.: I was up at
6 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast,
orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now do some computer
work. CIO
Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday
8:45
P.M.: Well, I am finished scanning my email. It is time for bed.
CIO
Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday
8:00
P.M.: I chatted with a relative, and a friend called me up. I
will do a brief bit of computer work, and then I will head off to
bed. CIO
Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday 6:50
P.M.: I had about a cup and a half of cooked white
rice with a few dashes of Kikkoman soy sauce on it along with ice
tea. I refrigerated the rest of the rice. The microwave rice
cooker also has an attachment for steaming vegetables or pasta.
CIO
Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday
6:35
P.M.: I went after the last message, and I stopped by
Lecters, and they did not have a microwave rice cooker. I browsed
the store. I then went across the street to the Complete Kitchen
and they did not have a microwave rice cooker, but they have lots
of other interesting cooking items. I then checked the Greenwich
Hardware store, and they did not have one. I then went back to
Lecters and browsed some more of the merchandise. I then drove
down by the waterfront. I next stopped by the ATM machine at the
Riverside Branch of Putnam Trust Bank of
New York. I then went by
the Japanese grocery store at exit 5 at the Chase Bank plaza, and
they did not have a microwave rice steamer. They have lots
of different varieties of rice for up to $20 for ten pounds. It
is helpful if one knows how to speak Japanese there. I had a bit
of difficultly explaining what I was looking for. I then drove
out to Tod’s Point. I sat out for a while at the southwest
picnic area. I then used the bathroom at the southeast concession
area. I then returned downtown. I walked lower
Greenwich Avenue.
I left just before the Festival of Lights, since I had a parking
place next to the veterans’ monument; I figured some family
late for the event would get a parking place. I then went by the
Food Emporium, and they had a
China
Village microwave rice cooker
for $14.99. They are above the rice selection in the upper level.
They had two more left. I also bought a Faberware metal stick
proof ladle for $2.99, a 4 inch plastic mesh strainer for $3.59,
fresh Brussels sprouts buy one get one free for $2.49, fresh
bunch of asparagus buy one get two free $2.99 plus $1.29 tax for
$28.34 total. I then returned home. I opened up the ten pound bag
of rice, and I filled a gallon Rubbermaid container with most of
it. I left the rest in the bag. I rinced two cups of white rice
in the 4 inch strainer, and I added it to the microwave rice
cooker. I then added three cups of hot tap water. I put on the
top pressure part and then the lid and closed it up. I put in the
microwave for 15 minutes, and I then let it stand for 5 minutes.
It is just now ready. I now have a perfect batch of rice.
It looks and tastes perfect. CIO
Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday 1:10
P.M.: I covered both sides of the eye round roast with ground
black pepper, poultry and meat seasoning, garlic powder, celery
salt, Basil, oregano, Italian spices, and Bull’s-eye
original barbeque sauce, and I cooked it at 350 degrees
Fahrenheit in the convection over for 50 minutes on a rack with a
pan to catch the drips. I had three 1/3 inch slices of it with
steamed fresh cauliflower, microwave potato, ice tea, and I am
now having a cappuccino. I browsed the local store specials at
www.staples.com ,
www.compusastores.com
,
www.walmart.com ,
and
www.circuitcity.com
. I noticed in the news yesterday that
www.costco.com has a
Microsoft Office XP suite for Education use for sale for $129
significantly lower than the retail edition. I checked out
Microwave rice steamers and I found this item
“Four
in One Rice Cooker”
at
www.cooksmarket.com
; however I might try looking for one downtown. I just chatted
with a relative. I guess I will finish my cappuccino now, and
then I will clean up and go out and mail the cards and get some
fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday
10:50
A.M.: I finished doing my Christmas cards. I have them all set to
mail. I will now cook the eye round roast. CIO
Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday
7:30
A.M.: Well, I finished making up my Christmas Letter and printing
it out. I also mail it out to those on my email list, and I
posted it at
http://mrscott.com/xmas2001.htm
linked from my homepage. Well now I have to do my Christmas Cards.
CIO
Note: <888> 12/02/01 Sunday
5:10
A.M.: I went to bed after having some goldfish crackers and ice
tea. I received a telephone call from a relative about
9:30 P.M.,
and we chatted. I was up at
4 A.M.. I had breakfast of three
medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins.
CIO
Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday
7:15
P.M.: Well, I sifted through the email. I am tired, so I guess I
will head off to bed. Have a good night. CIO
Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday
6:45
P.M.: I went back out after the last message. I stopped by the
Stop and Shop, and I bought two S&S ten pound bags of white
rice for $2.99 each, and a 15 ounce bottle of La Choy low sat soy
sauce. I then stopped by Lecters going out of business sale with
30% to 50% off looking for a large container to hold the rice,
but they did not have any. I next sat out downtown for a while. I
then drove down by the waterfront. I returned home. I have a rice
steamer for making rice, and one can get a microwave rice cooker
at Walmart. I did not see one at Lecters. I enjoy herbal rice
when I have time to cook it. I put $10 on my laundry card. I
guess I will do a little computer work now. CIO
Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday
3:35
P.M.: I went out after the last message. I stopped by Putnam
Trust Bank of
New York on
Mason Street. I then went by the First
Union Bank, Havemeyer Branch to pay my rent, but they were closed
today. I then drove over to Old Greenwich, and I stopped by the
Old Greenwich Rummage Room, and I bought a box of 17 Christmas
Cards for $5.30. I next went out to Tod’s Point, and I
walked around the entire 2.5 mile walk around Tod’s Point. I
then stopped by Staples, and I looked for the
Oxford clip binders,
but they were out of them. I then went by Exxon, and I bought $8.50
of premium gasoline at $1.599 a gallon. I next went to the Stop
and Shop, and I bought a bottle of Martinelli sparking cider
grape juice for $1.99, four half gallons of Tropicana orange
juice for $2 each, three boxes of S&S premium margarine for $2
all, buy one get one free of Progresso chicken vegetable rice
soup $2.19 both, a 16 ounce bag of frozen S&S Brussels
sprouts $1.89, a 10 quart pack of S&S dry milk for $5.49, a
top eye round roast at $2.99 a pound $7, S&S Vermont extra
sharp cheddar cheese 8 ounces $2, two quart jars of B&G
kosher dill spears for $1.50 each, a 16 ounce bag of
Carolina brown rice $1.59, buy one get one free of Ball Park bun
size beef franks for $3.79 both, and a Banquet hearty 11 ounce
fried chicken breast TV dinner for $2.50 plus .12 tax for $41.56.
I then went home, and I put away my groceries. I then had the
Banquet hearty chicken breast dinner along with ice tea. I will
now relax a bit. CIO
Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday
10:00
A.M.: I finished my house cleaning and watering the plants.
I ran Norton Anti Virus 2002 on my computer while I did my house
cleaning. I reinstalled
Paper
Port, to enable the print feature.
I scanned my Symantec Norton Systems Works 2002 receipt, and I
got the proof of purchase logo and the previous version title
page, and I filled out the $30 rebate form, and I have it all set
to mail. I checked the mail, and it does not look like it has
arrived yet. I guess I will now have a couple of hotdogs with bun
and mustard and ketchup, and then I will go out for some fresh
air on this most beautiful day. CIO
Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday
6:40
A.M.: I went back to bed until
5:30 A.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I watched a
bit of television. The computer is running just fine. Well it is
time to do my apartment cleaning. CIO
Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday
2:30
A.M.: I had a problem with the Norton Firewall which I was able
to fix by restarting. It is all running fine now. I called
Cablevision to see if the problem had to do with Excite @Home.
They told me it was still running now, and Excite @Home was still
negotiating. My Excite @Home internet connection is running
fine now. I ran Microsoft Office Update, and I updated Word 2002
and Excel 2002. I also updated Money 2002. Well, I will either go
back to sleep now, or I will have breakfast and start house
cleaning. CIO
Note: <888> 12/01/01 Saturday
1:15 A.M.: I finished installing Microsoft Works Suite 2002,
Norton System Works 2002, and Norton Personal Firewall 2002 by 5
P.M. yesterday. They all seem to run fine. I ran Norton
Disk Doctor, Norton WinDoctor, and then I started Norton
SpeedDisk. I had two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice tea,
and then I went to bed about
6:30 P.M.. I just awoke. I restarted
the Apache server log for the month. Norton SpeedDisk did not run
to completion since another program started up. Well I might go
back to bed now. CIO