Note:<888>12/14/98 Monday 11:00 A.M. EST: I updated Scott's Broadcast sound.htm . I had breakfast of Kellogg's Corn Flakes, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and cappacinno. Well have a good day, I might go out about noon. CIO

Note:<888>12/14/98 Monday 9:55 A.M. EST: The bedroom backup system does not have the same problem with www.netzero.net , it seems that someone might have gained access to my system or some other program might have changed the networking setup. Please if persons or persons unknown are tampering with my system make yourselves known, or I will reset the password. It could be just a quirk from an update or some other file installed. It is amusing that one needs to install "ms128.exe" after uninstalling it and reinstalling the networking to get the Networking TCP/IP to work. For now the password remains the same. Also after setting up the Network one has to rerun MTUspeed setting it at "Optimal" MTU =1152, and Multiplier=6. Time for breakfast. CIO

Note:<888>12/14/98 Monday 9:30 A.M. EST: Warning the www.netzero.net dialer crippled my Networking and dialer in Windows 98. I strongly urge not to install it. I had to go to Networking and delete my entire Networking setup and reboot. I also uninstalled "128 encryption for dialup networking support" from the Add Remove programs. After rebooting I added the same Networking setup from the Add button in Networking. I also add to go to "Add Remove programs", "Windows Setup" to install the Microsoft Virtual Private Network. I basically have "Client for Microsoft Networks","Microsoft Family Login", "Dial-Up Adapter","Dial-Up Adaptor #2, VPN Support", "Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adaptor", "NDISWAN->Microsoft Virtual Private Networking Adapter", "TCP/IP Dialup Adapter", "TCP/IP Dialup Adapter #2 VPN Support" installed in Networking. I set Primary Network Logon to "Client for Microsoft Networks" with "Quick Logon". Also in the "TCP/IP Dialup Adapter #2 VPN Support" , I select "Properties" "WINS Configuration" and check "Disable WINS Resolution". I keep the other defaults in Networking. After rebooting after installing, I also found I had to install "128 encryption for dialup networking support" which is a file "MS128.exe" which I happened to have save on my hard drive in order to get the system to logon on to an ISP. Well the system is all running fine, and back to normal. I can't wait to get the Cable Modem service. Time for breakfast. CIO

Note:<888>12/14/98 Monday 12:00 A.M. EST: I signed up for Optimum @ Home: The Revolutionary Cable Modem Internet Service. which is now available in Greenwich. Installation will be on Thursday December 24, between 10 A.M. and 1 P.M.. They install a cable modem and connect it to the computer with an ethernet card which they sell for $30. I am renting the cable modem and service for $40 which is not bad since I will be able to delete both my ISP accounts that cost about the same. Well after all this time, it will be a short weight for cable service. Speed on Cable Modems reach 10 megabytes a second, much faster than the telephone, plus my only telephone line will be freed up. Well time for bed. CIO

Note:<888>12/13/98 Sunday 9:35 P.M. EST: http://www.lotus.com/rw/direct.nsf/ss97cd Lotus SmartSuite 30 Day Demo, free from IBM. CIO

Note:<888>12/13/98 Sunday 9:10 P.M. EST: I went out about 2 P.M., and stopped by the Greenwich Library and read the local paper. I went downtown and walked around a bit. I smoked a White Owl Panatella in front of the post office while sitting on the bench. I chatted with some local Sunday pedestrians. One of them wondered when I might be going to Palm Beach, but I don't have it on the itinerary at the moment. I am pretty much a stay at home anymore. I drove back down by the water. I returned home, and I stopped by Cumberland Farms and bought a gallon of milk for $2.85. I noticed in the building between Cumberland Farms and the Carvel Ice Cream store, they have a new Korean Farmers market, with the most reasonable produce I have seen in the area in years. All lettuce of different varieties was .79 a head, brocolli .79, califlower .89, avacado .79, celery .79, so I bought a head of lettuce for .79, avacado .79, mushrooms .99, and plum tomatoes .99 a pound for a total of about $3.09. I returned home and my dinner guest had arrived. We chatted a while. I made a mixed salad which we had early and then watched the evening news. I then cooked fresh brocolli, potatoe, ham, and ice tea. We relaxed and chatted after dinner. I went out with my dinner guest when he just left and gave him the music tapes I purchased earlier in the week. I smoked a Phillie Tip, and came inside and filed this report. Well have a good evening, and tomorrow is another day. CIO

Note:<888>12/13/98 Sunday 1:20 P.M. EST: I stopped by the Greenwich Library and read the local paper. I decided to go by CompUSA in Norwalk. I drove up there and the store was busy. I thought about buying the new Microsoft Works Suite for $79 discounted $20. I decided to go without. I toured the store for about and hour and left without spending any money. I drove up to New Canaan and had a large cup of coffee at Starbucks next to the train station. I sat outside and smoked a Phillie tip and enjoyed the cool air in the evening. My arthritis began to act up in the cool air. I gave the Salvation Army kettle people a dollar in front of the fleet bank. I stopped by the news stand across from the Mobil station, and bought the local weekly newspaper for .75. I chatted with a Norwegian gal there about Norway. I drove over to the New Canaan Food Emporium and returned the cans I had in my car for $1.30 credit. I bought a 32 medium small shrimp ring for $4.99 and a large 38 ounce blue bag of 50 percent decaffinated coffee for $7.99. Altogether it was $11.68. I returned to home to Greenwich via the Merrit parkway. I mixed the coffee in with my present mixture. I ate the shrimp ring right away and it was delicious with the sauce it came with. I got to thinking at COMPUSA they have their brand 19 inch monitor on sale for $399. I packed up the Acer I just gotten and drove up to CompUSA and returned it for credit, and bought the CompUSA 19 monitor for $160 more. Thus with the credit and the $24 sales tax the new monitor cost all together $423.99. Both monitor boxes just fit in the car with an inch to spare in the front seat. I returned home and installed the new CompUSA monitor, and it turned out to be one of the two percent that are defective in production. It's menu button would not work, and the on off switch stayed on, and when I pushed the menu button it collapsed into the case. I packed it up and decided to exchange it in the morning for a good one. I went to bed about 10 P.M. I woke up about 7 A.M., and had breakfast of Kellogg's Corn Flakes, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and cappacinno. I nexted watered the plants and cleaned my apartment which took about two hours. About 9 A.M., I chatted with a family member. I read the New Canaan newspaper, and I noticed they have a choral today Sunday at 3 P.M. at the New Canaan Presbyterian Church which should be good. I noticed the houses are very expensive in New Canaan like Greenwich. I put my registration sticker for the next two years on my rear license plate, I had paid $74 for. I put the monitor to be returned in the car and stopped by the Exxon station and filled up the car with $10.85 in premium. I drove up to CompUSA in Norwalk and arrived a half hour before the store opened at 11 P.M., so I browsed the Barnes and Noble book store in the same mall. I noticed they did not have the Joy of Cooking with the Cdrom, but lots of copies without. I chatted with a fellow wearing a "Queen Elizabeth II" cruise ship cap on that looked like Dick Frances the famour equestrian horse writter. We chatted about various trivia. I returned to CompUSA with monitor and waited in line briefly and they gave me store credit to get the same monitor that is good. I checked the monitor boxes and selected one that looked like it had not been opened. The clerk said usually they have not been opened if there is only one layer of tape. I bought it with the store credit. I put it in the car, and drove back to Greenwich. I carried the monitor on a skate board, that a friend had left in my apartment. They weigh over 50 pounds. I installed it and it all works fine. I set up the menu selections to my preferences of light and contrast expanding the margins to the edges of the monitor. The CompUSA 19 inch monitor is 18 inches diagonally, where the Acer 17 inch was 16 inches diagonally. Thus I have 2 inches more diagonally. It is all working fine, and I will probably have a bit to eat and maybe go out for a stroll in an hour if it is still clear. Well have a good Sunday. CIO

Note:<888>12/12/98 Saturday 9:30 A.M. EST: Downloading http://www.musicmatch.com/cgi-bin/partners/MMJB.pl?DID=999990033 Juke Box Media Player, look at http://dailymp3.com/mp3.html for other media players all linked from mp3 downloadable music at the audio diner- serving the best free mp3 music on the web , downloading MediaRing Talk! program also.

Note:<888>12/12/98 Saturday 7:15 A.M. EST: Last night a friend from the New York Racing Authority stopped by to visited about 7 P.M.. We had dinner of ham, brussel sprouts, potatoe and ice tea. We chatted until about 9:30 P.M.. I went to bed and got up at 6 A.M. this morning. I had breakfast of Kellogg's Corn Flakes, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and cappacinno. I will now sift through my email this morning, it has been a couple of days since I have done that. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>12/11/98 Friday 6:00 P.M. EST: I went back out at 2:30 P.M.. I drove by Putnam Trust Bank of New York and did some business. I chatted briefly with an officer about using a debit card, but one needs a checking account to use that, and I only have a savings account. I chatted briefly with an elderly Swedish gal who has been having arthritis pain, and she told me to go to Fresh Fields for the Glucosamine Sulfate pills which she showed me. I had looked at the book the "The Cure for Arthritis" and the Doctor who wrote it said one is suppose to take both the Glucosamine Sulfate and the Chondroitin Sulfate, so the elderly Swedish lady only has one of the necessary two ingredients, but she said she is feeling much better. I checked the different variations of the supplements out at Fresh Fields and then went over to CVS and looked at their Sun Down product line. I then went back to Fresh Fields and decided on the 90 capsule bottle of ArthriRescue which has both supplements in it. It costs $18. The other variations of the supplements were more expensive. I basically knowing a thing or two about vitamins know that the body can not always absorb mega dosages of vitamins or supplements, so frequently a smaller dosage over time will do the same good, besides what I purchased what was within my budget. I also bought an 8 ounce bag of Almonds. I next drove down Greenwich Avenue, and sat at the bottom of Steamboat Road observing the cloud formations in the winter sky. I next stopped by the Greenwich Library, and the local paper was unavailable. I said hello to local ornathologist, and mentioned most of my formal knowlege came from reading detailed lengthy books, not off the internet summaries. I next stopped by the Grand Union just before the five o'clock rush hour and the store was empty. I bought two quarts of Quaker State 10W40 oil for $1.99 a quart and a fresh Mrs. Budd's White Meat Chicken Pie for $2.99 for a total of $7.21. I noticed standing rib roasts were on sale for $3.99 a pound. I put a half of quart of oil in the car in the parking lot. I returned home and took one of the arthritis pills and drank a diet Pepsi. I updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm . Well I might read some of my last two days email. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/11/98 Friday 2:30 P.M. EST: I went out after the last message. I drove downtown and bought a buy two get one free of Doral Lights for $6. I am still smoking about five cigarettes a day, and one cigar. I chatted with a couple of local citizens. I stopped by at the end of Steamboat Road. I viewed the beautiful clear cool day on the Sound. I then drove by the Hospital Thrift Shop and bought three cassettte tapes including two of Christmas music for $5 all. I next drove over to Caldors in Old Greenwich and bought a shower curtain liner for $3.29 and shower hooks for $2.49 for a total of $6.13. I gave the Salvation Army man at the door a $1 for the kettle. I then drove to Old Greenwich and stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift shop. They're half price. They have a parallel port 2X Radio Shack Cdrom player with a joy stick that might work with plug and play for $5. I then stopped by the Old Greenwich CVS and bought Dental floss for .99, Licorice for .79, and a package of 20 Factory Value Mild Cigars for $2.69 with .27 CT. tax for a total of $4.74. I next went by Tod's Point and drove around. I sat on the center bench at the concession area and had one of the factory value cigars and it was quite good for a 15 cent cigar. So America still has a good fifteen cent cigar. I then returned home and hung the shower curtain liner and hooks. I had Ramen noodles with soy sauce and a peanut butter sandwich for lunch with a Schweppes Ginger Ale and then a cup of coffee. I recieved another Christmas card from a family member. I will go out shortly to enjoy the sunny afternoon. I finished optimizing the hard drive while I was out. The Norton Utilities Speed Disk crashes but keeps running to the end when I run it. Well have a good afternoon. CIO

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Note:<888>12/11/98 Friday 9:55 A.M. EST: I just watched CNBC interview the chairman of Sun International , well I guess we all can't be in Paradise Island, Bahamas. I went to bed last night starting to download IBM Lotus Notes Beta 2 R5 on Notes.net! which was about 95 megs, and it was completed in about six hours when I woke up at about 2 A.M.. I then worked on installing and configuring the Lotus Notes beta 2 until 4 A.M.. I then slept until about 6 A.M., and downloaded AltaVista Discovery Search software while making breakfast. I had a Moserella Cheese omlette, toast, vitamins, orange juice, and cappacinno for breakfast. I then installed the Alta Vista Discovery search software, and right now I am finishing updating the search index. I also copied the Windows 98 Cdrom files to my hard drive, for having them readily available for any updates are reconfiguration. I will optimize the hard drive once I am finished with the Alta Vista indexer. I will go out shortly do some errands. Well have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>12/10/98 Thursday 5:45 P.M. EST: I changed the format of my homepage, so it looks better on 14 inch and 15 inch monitors, along with being formated in 800X600 on a 17 inch monitor. I went out about 12:30 P.M.. I stopped by the Greenwich Library and returned the three computer books, I took out yesterday after having used their CDROMs. I stopped by CVS and bought CVS mouthwash large 50 oz. for $3.49, Edge shaving cream $1.99, CVS disposable razors $2.69, CVS toothpaste $1.39 for a total of $10.13. I next drove down by the water and surveyed the waterfront briefly. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital and had an early dinner of the Roast Beef salad platter for $3.69 and a glass of water. I made my 3 P.M. appointment. I stopped by the Grand Union and purchased a 12 pack of Lipton ice tea for $2.49, and a 12 pack Schweppes General Ale for $2.49 plus .60 deposit, a Tony's Supreme Pepperoni pizza $3.99, two Tropicana half gallon orange juices for $2.50 each, a large 500 pack box of Nutrataste sweetner for $3.99, a quart of Parmalat whole milk $1.45, two GU cans of Cranberry sauce for .33 each, a head of brocolli $1.50, a Thorne Apple Valley boneless ham at $2.49 a pound for $9.76 for a total of $32.23. I next returned home and put away the groceries. I chatted with a friend. I went outside and smoked a White Owl panatella and drank a frosted diet Pepsi. I updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm . Well I was up early this morning, so I might go to bed in a little while. Have a good evening. CIO

Note:<888>12/10/98 Thursday 11:00 A.M. EST: I worked on adding the banner ad advertisers. I also changed my screen resolution to 480X600, so internet pages will appear better for smaller monitors. I am having coffee, and will probably go out after I clean up. CIO

Note:<888>12/10/98 Thursday 4:10 A.M. EST: I put on some programs from the previous mentioned books, "Harley Hahn's Internet Yellow Pages" and two "Running Microsoft Windows 98" and "Windows 98 Preview Start" audio demo from the book "Running Windows 98". I the Adobe Acrobat Read Adobe Acrobat Free Reader and installed it. I went to bed at 4 P.M. and started downloading Symantec Trialware for United States Norton Utilities 30 Day demo, a 39 meg download. A friend called me up at 8 P.M., and the download was complete. I installed the Norton Utilities download and ran various maintenance programs until midnight. I went back to bed until 2:30 A.M. running a backup from drive C: to drive D:. Thus I have my entire system pretty well tweaked and running fine. I did not catch the update for Microsoft Investor at 4 A.M. our time, so I did not update that file. I am thinking about not updating that file, since only about one person a day looks at it. I just had breakfast of Kellogg's corn flakes, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappacinno. Well back to morning net activity. Have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/09/98 Wednesday 12:25 P.M. EST: I went out at 8 A.M.. I drove down to Long Island Sound on Steamboat Road and surveryed the morning haze burning off. It is a clear cool beautiful day with a high about 50 degrees. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop and drooped off the older computer equipment that I was going to donate yesterday which I did not do in the rain. I went by Putnam Trust Bank of New York and conducted some business. I drove down Greenwich Avenue and stopped by CVS looking for a gift. Instead I went to Waldenbooks and purchased for a family member the last copy of the New "Joy of Cooking" that comes with a CDROM of the book for $50 plus tax and shipping. Hopefully they don't already have a copy. I then went down by the Post Office and paid my Cable and Wireless bill for internet access of $14.95 plus .80 for a money order. I then had a Phillie tip in the post office plaza. I then went by the Mews Thrift shop and viewed the merchandise. I next went by Exxon and purchased $13 of premium at $1.43 a gallon. The price of oil may be down, but gasoline certainly is not down in Connecticut. I next went by the Greenwich Library and read three computer newsweeklies and the Greenwich Times. I checked out three computer books with Cdroms "Upgrade and Manage Your PC" which comes with a Norton Utilities demo, "1999 Harley Hahn's Internet Yellow Pages" which I will copy the online directory from the cdrom to my local hard drive, and "Running Windows 98" which has the Windows 98 manual on the cdrom and utilities that I will copy. I then stopped by the Town Hall to drop off some correspondence. I returned home and made a cup of coffee. I guess I will spend the afternoon working on the computer, but I really feel like getting out and enjoying the day. CIO

Note:<888>12/09/98 Wednesday 6:30 A.M. EST: I went to bed at about 6 P.M. last evening. A friend stopped by from 7 P.M. to 8 P.M.. I went back to bed until 2:30 A.M.. I got up had breakfast of Kellogg's Corn Flakes, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappacinno. I tweaked the backup 486 system resetting the modem init string and downloading updates. The slower 28,800 baud modem on that older system does not always connect to the faster local ISPs, but several of them seem to work most of the time. I will defrag my C: drive with the large Favorites file when I got out this morning. It takes quite a while, since there are over 70,000 files in that group of files. I updated Scott's Broadcast sound.htm , this morning for your listerning pleasure. Thus I will be going out about 8 A.M. this morning or slightly later. Have a good day. CIO

Note:<888>12/08/98 Tuesday 4:40 P.M. EST: I never did make it out today. It is a cold damp rainy day, good day for staying inside. I tested the IBM Lotus Notes 4.6 Gold Demo. It seems to work fine, but since it is a time expiring demo I uninstalled it. I don't think I will download the 5.0 beta 2, since it would take a bit of time. I also moved my C:\windows\favorites back to the C: drive from the D: drive, leaving room for a larger backup file. I downloaded some Windows 98 update files including the IE 5.0 beta Java file update. I will now do a C: drive to D: drive backup before going to bed. I also updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm . Well have a good evening, I am bushed. CIO

Note:<888>12/08/98 Tuesday 11:00 A.M. EST: I signed up for ClickTrade Affiliate Partner Programs: Increase web site traffic and develop sales. in hopes of possibly generating a little revenue from my web sites to offset expenses which seem to be climbing at the decline of my lifestyle funds available. Hopefully my site will be accepted, and I might have a little revenue to defer expenses on my internet operations. I am just about done downloading the IBM Lotus Notes 4.6 Trial Lotus Development Corporation . CIO

Note:<888>12/08/98 Tuesday 9:00 A.M. EST: I surfed the net a bit this morning. I looked at the weather programs I have downloaded. I loaded up two 14 inch monitors, a 386 PC, and 486 PC without memory, and the Memotec to be dropped off at the Hospital Thrift Shop in about an hour. I am downloading in five parts Lotus Development Corporation IBM Lotus Notes 4.6 Gold Domino program which is free 90 day demo. It is about a four to five hour download, so I am doing it in five parts. I will go out once I download the second part, and start the third part. I just had dinner of baked boneless breast of chicken with a bacon strip, dijon mustard, chopped garlic, herbs and spices, in white wine, along with baked potatoe, and baked onion, and mixed farm vegtables. I had this with ice tea and a cup of coffee. I am reading some news stories on the internet. It is colder out today, so I guess one should expect to stay inside more. Well have a good morning. CIO

Note:<888>12/08/98 Tuesday 2:45 A.M. EST: I went out at 1 P.M. and made my 2 P.M. appointment for my every two year physical. Everything seems to be all right healthwise. I drove downtown briefly afterwards, and returned home and went to bed at 6 P.M.. I got up at midnight. I had breakfast of Kelloggs Corn Flakes, toast, orange juice, vitamins, and cappacinno. I chatted briefly with Cable and Wireless Tech Support to see if the the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS numbers on their servers are still the same. I cleaned up and showered. I will drop off two 14 SVGA color monitors at the Hospital Thrift Shop this morning when they open along with an older 386 and that Memotex CX1000 that has been sitting underneath my bed for a year. It is suppose to get colder again. I updated Scott's Index scopor01.htm , and now I will start my daily routine. CIO