Michael Louis
Scott's Internet Notes
June 1997
to August 1999
Email: mikescot@optonline.net
June 1997 Notes:
Note
TCP/IP dialer alone, which the IBM dialer works with, because on
my system the Network
seems to freeze after a period of time which it does not do if one
uses the IBM dialer. Of
course the IBM dialer uses more system resources.
Note
TCP/IP dialer alone, which the IBM dialer works with, because on
my system the Network
seems to freeze after a period of time which it does not do if one
uses the IBM dialer. Of
course the IBM dialer uses more systems resources.
Note
apartment
were fine. They did redirect my service to a different connection box, which
seems to have improved service. No problems so far this morning.
They said they would
discontinue the early morning line tests.
Note
early AM
every day. When I am online I will be disconnected. When I reconnect and they
reperform the line test again until successfully completed, I will
be disconnected again, thus
setting up a redundant annoyance until the line test successfully
completes. That is
NYNEX's explanation for the problem listed below.
telephone
exchange in
telephone
exchange in
problems
possibly due to heavy usage, or internal industrial espionage. I have
experienced
continual
cut offs in the morning hours from after
They are caused by irregular line noise possibly caused by
internal telephone system
failures or industrial espionage. Since I am not a telephone technician
it is all theory.
However, repeated disconnects during the morning hours when the
system is not heavily
used lead me to believe it is more than telephone system failure.
Nothing in Scott's
directory is classified or secret, so I advise anyone transmitting
sensitive information over
the
security to
see if it is system malfunctions or industrial espionage, or possibly teenage
hackers who are too smart for their own good. Believe it or not
the busiest category at
Scott's site has become "Hacks and Cracks" up to 300
hits a day, so possibly some young
hackers have figured out how to hack into our systems and disrupt
normal use of the
internet. It is all theory, but I have no proof other than
irregular audible telephone line
noise that the IBM.NET technician also heard and NYNEX claims does
not exist. Thus
either someone has the capability of tapping into my system
telephone "bugging" at
various intervals or there is a gopher gnawing at the telephone
line. Who Knows ?
However, if it happens to a simple home user like myself, I
suspect that more serious
corporate users might have certain security considerations that
they might want to
consider.
Note
Time.
The symptoms were that the connection would freeze up or disconnect. I was able
to fix the problem by selecting "Control Panel",
"Networking". Under "Networking" I
removed "Client for Microsoft Networks",
"Dialer", and "TCP/IP". I then rebooted and
selected "Control Panel" , "Networking"; and
reinstalled "Client for Microsoft
Networks", "Dialer", and "TCP/IP". When
prompted to insert Win95 disks, I installed
the files again, however I "did not keep the newer
files", but overwrote the newer files
with the original files from the Win95 disks. The newer files that
I overwrote with the
original files were:
mapi32.dll
rpcltcl.dll
secur32.dll
winsock.dll
ndis.vxd
vredir.vxd
vdhcp.386
vip.386
vnbt.386
vtcp.386
vtdi.386
Those eleven files were replaced with the original files from the
Win95 installation disks,
by selecting "NO" when prompted to keep newer files. The
networking problem that this
fixed for me might have possibly been caused in December when I
happen to log onto the
"Chaos Computer Club" in Germany. However, I also had
installed the MS "winsock.dll"
update, MS "TCP/IP Dialer" update, plus numerous other betas
and updates. The system
is back running fine, so if you are having internet access speed
slowdowns or disconnects,
you might think that it might be possibly the networking system
that is corrupted by one of
the various previous mentioned files.
Note 06/05/97: If You Have Problems Connecting To Your ISP,
Particularly IBM.NET;
IBM Suggests Deleting Your Network Components From Windows 95
Network Window
and Reinstalling Them, It Seems To Work for Me.
Note 06/01/97: My internet access worked poorly recently because I
had the TCP setting
in Networking set to "Windows Logon" instead of
"Network Logon". I suggest looking at
the link below if you use IBM.NET.
IBM.NET Windows 95 Dial‑up Networking (DUN) PPP Setup
July 1997 Notes:
Note 07/31/97: Eureka, I might have finally fixed the problem I
have been having with my
computer system since December 1996. I finally figured out the
copy of "himem.sys" in
my "C:\Windows" directory was defective. Although Win95
has continually loaded
properly, "himem.sys" was not loading properly. I
finally determined the problem by
pressing "F8" when booting Win95, and watching each
driver load with the option of
selecting each driver to verify. I corrected the problem by
extracting the "himem.sys"
from my Win95 disks and overwriting the buggy one. One can also
check if your version
loads properly by using the bootable startup disk to see if it is
working providing the
version of "himem.sys" system on the bootable startup
disk is the same as in the
"C:\Windows" directory. Remember the
"himem.sys" was corrupted causing the problem.
The file date and bytes were the same as the original installation
file. I don't know what
caused the corruption of the file, whether a system problem or
some sinister web site I had
perhaps visited back in December 1996. Remember I did stop by the
"Chaos Computer
Club" in Germany about that time. After a half hour of
testing the system seems to be
back up to snuff, the internet is working properly.
Note 07/31/97: IBM Dialer still freezing, and when I reconnect it
refuses to authenticated
until I reboot. I have reinstalled Network system half dozen times
to no avail. I suppose I
will have to live with hidden gremlin in the system. Microsoft is
offering update 07/29/97 to
"kernel32.dll at following link Microsoft Technical Support
Help Files, Service Packs, &
Other Files. Greenwich is still quiet and peaceful. Enjoyed seeing
the movie "Air Force
One" last evening which was full of action packed excitement.
Note 07/30/97: Current computer status quo is maintained, although
I should upgrade hard
drive and add 17 inch monitor for eyesight relief when budget
permits. Greenwich, Ct. is
very slow at present, many people seem to be vacationing, with a
number of other
travelers passing through town. Town security seems to be
continued to be maintained at
usual high level. Many VIP look-alikes have been spotted in the
area. Greenwich Library
construction continues, parking lot should reopen in couple of
weeks. Greenwich hospital
construction is still underway. Flags not seen flying in Belle
Haven area. Green Military
Transports have been seen landing at Westchester Airport.
Greenwich Library has "Red
Alert" sign in front window. Tod's Point continues to be
maintained in excellent condition,
and as with all Greenwich beaches is reserved for the use of town
residents and their
guests.
Phone Numbers for Quick Reference:
United States Secret Service: 1‑202‑395‑2020
United States Military Academy at West Point: 914‑938‑4011
and 914‑938‑7398
CIA: 1‑703‑482‑1100
FBI: New Haven, Ct. : 1‑203‑777‑6311
Marriott’s' Casa Marina, Key West, Florida: 1‑800‑626‑0777
Note 07/26/97: Greenwich, Ct. access story floating around town is
from a Texas couple
who decided to drive north because it was 110 degrees F. in Texas,
and they hit Tropical
Storm Danny in Louisiana, and drove all the way up north with it
for the next few days.
Retired Argentinean couple were sited visiting Greenwich along
with the usual group of
Merchant Princes and Princesses who frequent the town. Average
house price in
Greenwich, Ct. is now $650,000 for those of you thinking of moving
here. Belle Haven is
deluxe expensive area now, but those in the know prefer Round Hill
area for privacy or
further back country in Bedford, New York if you can afford the
taxes, or even further
back country up around Hudson's Bay which has less expensive real
estate prices if you
don't mind the mosquitoes in the summer or the Polar Bears in the
winter. Of course if you
speak French, Montreal is always enjoyable in the summer if you
happen to be up north.
Nous Parlons Un Peu
Francais Ici. Nice weather predicted this weekend.
Note 07/24/97: Disabled Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 beta 2
Active Desktop to
preserve system resources. MSIE 4.0 beta 2 occasionally crashes,
but works most the
time. Take a look at Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2
Technical Support. Also
check out Microsoft Download Wizard , hopefully it will work with
Internet Explorer 4.0
beta 2 soon, at present JAVA script does not work. MSIE 4.0 beta 2
on my machine has
problem logging onto the MSIE 4.0 beta 2 Add-ons page Internet
Explorer Products
Download Add-ons .
Note 07/22/97: My system 540 meg Western Digital Hard Drive 1 1/2
years old bought at
Egghead software is making a clanking sound. I might have hard
disk failure soon. Limited
budget prevents me from replacing it at present.
Note 07/21/97 PM: Internet Access Functioned Properly in Day Time
Today connecting to
IBM, Armonk. On my VESA 486 Deep Green PC System Motherboard, with
AMD
AM486DX4‑S 120 MHZ CPU, Award Bios V506 01/08/96, ROM ISA
BIOS (2C419R01);
I changed the CMOS setup as follows. In the CMOS, I selected
"Chipset Features" and
changed "AT BUS Clock" from 1/3 CLKIN to 1/4 CLKIN, also
I changed "DRAM
SPEED" from "fastest" to "faster".
Possibly these CMOS changes improved internet
access and system performance today. On my system with both WIN95
and OS/3, I don't
have any problem accessing internet with OS/3; so possibly the
problems I am having with
WIN95 have to do with my Win95 system setup or CMOS setup. The
symptoms are that
the systems seems to have the internet access freeze, and when I
relog onto to IBM.net it
does not authenticate and I have to reboot for Win95 to access
IBM.net properly with the
IBM dialer.
Note 07/21/97: NYNEX claims to have repaired telephone line
problem, but I am still
experiencing interruptions of internet service, possibly due to traffic
of Internet. In
Greenwich, Connecticut in Bruce Park, there is a flock of about
100 geese. One of them
has an Audubon or conservation band on the left leg that I can not
identify, possibly
someone might try photographing the banded goose with a telephoto
lens to check out its
origins.
Note 07/15/97: Experiencing repeated telephone line noise problems
causing telephone to
make clicking sound, which also disconnects computer from internet
when online. NYNEX
representatives and FBI were able to hear clicks on telephone line
also. NYNEX tests say
telephone is all right. Theory suggests that we might have a
squirrel or a rat munching on
the telephone line below or above ground. All power in Greenwich
was knocked out last
summer by a rat eating power cable insulation. Checking with IBM
security, they suggest
that NYNEX has brought in a lot of old in disrepair telephone
trucks to repair lines in the
area that are faulty caused by repeated electrical storms and
lighting strikes in the area
this summer. In summation telephone line problems interfering with
internet access in the
Greenwich, Connecticut area might be caused by malfunctioning
telephone equipment
which was possibly hit by lightning in one of the recent
electrical storms. Problems I
experienced are repeated clicking sound every two to five minutes
which cause the modem
to disconnect from IBM's ISP. However, I have had this telephone
line problem since
12/96, so I think there is something wrong with the NYNEX telephone
system in Byram as
it feeds into the Port Chester, New York area which NYNEX has been
unable or unwilling
to resolve. Telephone clicks when computer is turned off. NYNEX
line test says there is
no problem. Disconnecting all telephones in the apartment still
yields the same problem.
Theory, there is something rotten in Denmark, blame it on the
squirrel in the tree knowing
on the telephone line, who knows? If the internet does not work in
your local domain, get
out and enjoy the summer weather here in the Northern hemisphere,
the internet will
always be around once winter sets in to spend more time on and try
to resolves any
problems.
Other net information, according to Reuters news Mexico City's
volcano is lowered to
"yellow" alert, but they reported two weeks ago, it was
already at "yellow", so
theoretically it could still be at "Red Alert", which
means the Mexico City volcano "will"
erupt, possibly causing a very cold winter up north. Who knows, I
don't? Volcano levels of
alert increasing in level of activity are "green",
"yellow", "orange", "red". Check
Cascades Volcano Observatory for exact definitions, and
information from the "Volcanic
Emergency Response Team". Repeat I make up the category of
links, I am not a
"Geologist" or "Volcanologist". The number
"eight" used repeatedly is the universal
volcano alert signal, put out by the regional resident of the
local octagon structure.
Hopefully they know what they're doing. PAX VOBISCUM.
Note 07/13/97: Possibility Internet Problems for the last seven
months have been caused
by my "CMOS" setup.
Note 07/05/97:Microsoft Technical Support Help Files, Service
Packs, & Other Files,
"Update to Windows 95 TCP/IP Out‑Of‑Band issue
5/22/97", "Updated TCP/IP Protocol
Stack for Windows 95 07/01/97", I installed these two TCP/IP
files, the earlier 5/22/97 one
first, rebooted and then installed the latest 07/1/97, systems
works fine, don't know
whether they make difference, but it is worth try.
Note 07/05/97: My system network has been freezing up with the IBM
Win95 dialer. To
correct this problem, I selected "My Computer",
"Control Panel", "Network", highlight
"Dialup Adapter", select "Properties", select
"Advanced", highlight "Use IPX Header
Compression", select "NO". This seems to have fixed
my problem on my system with the
Network freezing up. If you have the same problem it is
recommended to try it.
Note 08/10/97 Sunday 4:30 PM EDT: FrontPage 98 Up and Running, I
used the editor to
open and save my homepage. I'm off to bed.
Note 08/10/97 Sunday 3:00 PM EDT: I just downloaded Microsoft
FrontPage 98 beta a
day ahead of release. It is suppose to take 6 hours for the five
files, but with a nice day
here on Sunday, the New York link only took me 1 hour and 50
minutes. I am now about to
install it. Also I am a little bit tired.
Note 08/10/97 Sunday 1:00 PM EDT: Second backup completed now.
This morning while I
was out and about downtown, there were plenty of Sunday morning
Church goes out and
about town. Many well recognized faces from the local community as
well as the national
community and the international community. Baseball game going on
in Bruce Park.
Beach goers getting ready for the beach. Many people having
breakfast and going for
coffee. I am a little bit burned out, but it was fun to see some
of the local daytime people
particularly some of their younger off spring who bring them down
to earth. Most
interesting observation is the town seem to be picking up with the
PGA visitors coming
into the area, although I did not see many license plates from out
of the area, plenty of
people do rent cars locally and don't stand out. The Queen
Elizabeth II Cruise ship has
room for 50 private vehicles, so it is not unlikely that one would
see international license
plates driving around. Also there are quite a few people from the
warmer regions of the
country who seem to be enjoying their summer stays here. No names
mentioned this
Greenwich, Connecticut where we supposedly are use to seeing many
people show up, but
it is much the same at the Dutch trading post 25 miles west of
here. Time for the New
Amsterdam night watch to go to bed. It still seems like we have a
pleasant day and not to
hot. Anybody know anything about winter forecasts for this area,
please email me. Dieu et
Mon Droit.
Note 08/10/97 Sunday 7:30 AM EDT: I bought Colorado Backup by
Cheyenne Version
3.0 for $30 which works just great with my Colorado T1000e. It makes
complete backups
of my entire system including registry and also permits the
creation of two rescue disks for
restoring the system. Version 1.70 that came with the drive did
neither. Also to use the
program one needs a Colorado drive. One can buy the program over
the internet with a
credit card. Once one has purchased the program and decompressed
the program into its
separate directory and installed it, I suggest making a copy of
the decompressed group of
files in the C:\cheyenne\colorado directory by copying the entire
file group to another
directory, and then using the move command to copy them all to
five floppies, so that in an
emergency you have disks you can also copy to your hard drive and
install it. Of course
you can order a boxed copy, but that takes time. Of course the
rescue disks will restore
the system to, but it is nice to have a complete floppy copy of
such an important program. I
am just about to make my second tape backup of the entire system.
In other news while I
was roaming around about 4:00 AM downtown while backing up, I saw
two Greenwich
Police cars speeding up Greenwich Avenue about 60 miles an hour
the wrong way in hot
pursuit. I guess the boys in blue are on the job. I did not get
any other internet work done
for obvious reasons. I will have to clean my apartment as usual
when I wake up Sunday
evening.
Note 08/10/97 Sunday 1:15 AM EDT: I made a full backup while I
went downtown for a
walk. It is pretty quiet downtown with a few pub crawlers and movie
goers exiting the
theatre. I plan to web surf tonight and possibly chat on Iphone
since my system is back up
to par. I need to get the HPBackup program for the T1000E to do a
full system backup
which it fails at, at present I am doing a full backup of the C:
drive. Also I need to know
how to get Win95 to prompt for a CDROM having installed with
disks, should I ever
install a CDROM.
Note 08/09/97 Saturday 11:00 PM EDT: Last night after downloading
Netscape
Communicator 4.02 and Pointcast 2.0 beta 1, my IBM.net internet
access started freezing.
I thus went through the following procedure mentioned several days
ago and all is well.
Procedure: Note 08/04/97 4:30 AM EDT: Additional Information to
previous note below:
The internet system freezing once again reoccurred because I did
not correctly go through
the procedure. To correct the problem first make sure you have
your Win95 disks
available or the CDROM Win95 also comes on. If your IBM dialer
freezes and you have
already installed the Microsoft DUN Upgrade PPTP/Dial up
networking for WIN95
"msdun12" and then the "winsock.dll"
"wsockupd" upgrade, you need to first select "My
Computer", "Control Panel", "Network".
Then remove "Dialup Adapter #2 (VPN
Support), "Microsoft Virtual Private Network Adapter",
"NDISWAN‑>Microsoft Virtual
Private Networking Adapter", "TCP/IP‑>Dialup
Adapter #2 (VPN Support). When you
click "OK" you will be prompted for disks number 12 and
13 or CDROM to install files,
keep any newer files by selecting "YES". You then will
be prompted to reboot. Then
install Microsoft DUN Upgrade PPTP/Dial up networking for WIN95
"msdun12" and
when prompted once again for disks number 12 and 13 or CDROM to
install files, keep
any newer files by selecting "YES", and then you will be
prompted to reboot, after
rebooting the system will automatically reconfigure your system
and prompt you to reboot
once again. Then install "winsock.dll"
"wsockupd" upgrade, and though it does not
prompt you to reboot, I go ahead and reboot anyway. My system works
fine after this
procedure and does not freeze and reauthenicates when I reconnect
without having to
reboot. If one upgrades the IBM dialer with the software update
item or if one reinstalls
the IBM dialer, one will have to go through this procedure once
again. I guess the IBM
dialer installs a file that causes internet connection freezing,
possibly within the network.
IBM.NET support does not experience this problem because they use
OS/2 for their
internet access. If you have any questions please let me know.
Right now my system is
working fine and not freezing. Final Note: I slept all day and am
about to go out for a walk
about this evening.
Note 08/09/97 Saturday 7:30 AM: I updated the Bookmark page with a
new list of short
bookmarks bm080997.htm that I will post when I have time. This
morning in Greenwich a
few people were out walking and the usual fisherman were down by
the water. It looks like
it will be a pleasant day.
Note 08/09/97 Saturday 3:45 AM: Downloading Scott's Subscription
with link to Pointcast
Network 2.0 beta . Also downloaded CWSApps 32‑bit Web
Browsers, Netcaster for
Communicator 4.0 .
Note 08/09/97 Saturday 3:05 AM: I went out for a cup of coffee out
of my thermos at 1:00
AM. A thermos saves money over Starbucks and is more mobile. I
walked the entire
length of Greenwich Avenue. A few young folks were exiting the
local pubs at closing time.
Some looked like they should not be driving. I suggest having a
designated driver. Bargain
at the Grand Union is a 12 pack of Canada Dry regular ginger ale
for $1.99 plus deposit.
The Purdue chicken was good for dinner earlier this evening.
Netscape Communicator
4.01 installed and running. http://www.vivo.com/ has an active X
plug in for MS IE 4.0 beta
2 which works. All quiet on the western front, I might be out in
the early AM around 6:00
AM.
Note 08/08/97 Friday 11:40 PM: I got a good rest this afternoon
and early evening. I will
be up all night on the computer. System is working fine. I just
downloaded Netscape
Communicator 4.01 which I now have room for. One note if you use
the Western Digital
Tip Western Digital Corporation (Service/Support) ‑ Tip of
the Month, March 1997 to
"xcopy" on my system, I needed to run
"c:\windows\xcopy" with the parameters
described in the tip. One needs the full file path. I suggest keep
your slave "original"
drive "as is" after installation and changing the CMOS
values, in case there are any
problems. I also installed the new high speed ISA controller card
with my new hard drive.
After a few days one can free up the space. Greenwich was busy
this evening about 10:00
PM, with lots of people out for the movies and dinner and coffee.
Happy Birthday C.W.
Note 08/08/97 Friday Noon: Success installed replacement Western
Digital 1 G hard drive
on my system. I used this procedure with success Western Digital
Corporation
(Service/Support) ‑ Tip of the Month, March 1997 . I am now
running one C: partition,
OS/2 Warp 3 on D: is gone. I am very tired. System is running
fine.
Note 08/07/97 Thursday 4:30 PM EDT: I am now thinking of using
GHOST Software
program to transfer my old drive to the new drive. They offer a
fully functional demo good
for 30 days. I have spent most of the day inside after returning
from a afternoon
appointment.
Note 08/07/97 Thursday 12:45 PM EDT:I was up at 6:00 AM this
morning. I planned my
strategy for the day. Still waiting for the Western Digital
replacement to arrive today from
Irvine, California. Their diagnostics files are located at Western
Digital Corporation
(Service/Support) ‑ FTP/Hard Drives . Also I looked at this
WDC information page,
Western Digital Corporation (Service/Support) ‑ Tip of the
Month, March 1997 about
transferring information from an old hard disk to a new hard disk,
however since I use
OS/2 Boot Manager, I think I might have to restore from the tape
backup instead of
copying from the old hard drive to the new one. I have to do some
more research. I am
thinking of using the Powerquest Drive Image Beta Program Drive
Image Beta Program
to accomplish the hard disk upgrade, however this beta program did
not load for me, I
think it has a bug. In other news I saw that Green jet again today
and I also saw an Army
helicopter. I spent the morning reading the computer press in the
Greenwich library. Time
for lunch.
Note 08/07/97 12:20 AM EDT: I still have not gotten to bed. A
friend came over and
shared a frozen pizza with me. He was happy his Apple Computer
stock had finally yielded
a profit. I emailed http://www.ttalk.com/ about my perspective of
Illinois and computers. I
went out downtown and it is terribly slow. I noticed an older gold
Mercedes has not moved
in the lower Greenwich Plaza train station parking lot since I
first noticed it on Sunday. It
seems to have an excess of wait in the trunk. I stopped by the
Grand Union and bought a
Purdue chicken for 69 cents a pound. I bought four frozen Celeste
Pizzas for $2 apiece. I
also picked up a half gallon of Apple Juice for 99 cents. I
noticed the Greenwich Police are
out in force as usual. I saw quite a few Eastern Hemisphere
visitors walking around
downtown. Starbucks is open in the evening across from the police
station on Greenwich
Avenue, closing earlier on weekdays than weekends. The Colonial
Dinner on the Boston
Post Road is open all the time in Greenwich serving an excellent
menu. All quiet on the
eastern front here in Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 USA. I am about
to go to bed and will
be on a day time schedule.
Note 08/06/97 8:00 PM EDT: I finished making the second tape
backup of my system. I
also received the backup copy of Win95 Upgrade on a CDROM via
Airborne Express to
have in addition to my 3 1/2 inch disks. One can order it from Microsoft
for $25.00 at
800‑360‑7561 or 800‑451‑4239. One will the
number off your existing disks. Now all I need
is a CDROM player. I am still waiting for replacement hard drive
to arrive. I got a little
sleep while backing up the system. Now I plan to finish sleeping.
Internet system is
working great with IBM.net access and web browsers after having
tweaked it with the
following steps as listed in previous notes.
Note 08/06/97 2:50 PM EDT: On my Scott's Computer System Setup and
Value I edited
the config.sys with these settings to increase system performance.
files=50
buffers=40
Note 08/06/97 2:30 PM EDT: I have been awake since 4:00 PM
yesterday. I went out at
8:00 AM this morning, and had my oil and filter changed, rear axle
oil changed, and
manual transmission oil changed for $100. I bought a High Speed
ISA Bus I/O Controller
at Staples in Old Greenwich for $30, they have another one left. I
am still waiting for my
Western Digital replacement hard drive from FEDEX, which is
possibly slowed down by
the UPS strike. I went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop and
they are having a bag
sale for $10 a bag for what you can stuff into it. I got a
charcoal Brooks Brothers suit, two
pairs of shorts, two shirts, and a furniture fabric petit point
design throw for my computer
arm chair, all for $10. I paid my rent, telephone, and cablevision
bills. I picked up buy two
get two free Winston Lights at Zyn Stationary which are 100
percent tobacco with no
additives. I do need to quit smoking some time soon when I am
under less tension. I
bought 20 yellow rose stamps at the post office. I filled up my
car at the Exxon gas station.
I stopped by the Greenwich library and it was not too busy, but
the parking lot was busy. I
had two quarter pounders at McDonalds for $2.12 . While doing this
I was reformatting one
of my backup tapes and retensioning it. I backed up the computer
once I returned to the
apartment around noon. Now I am reformatting and retensioning
another tape, which I will
use to back up the system in about 1 1/2 hours. It is a beautiful
day in Greenwich and not
too busy this morning. No waiting at Precision Tune or the Post
Office. I guess a lot of
people are away, but the rush at 8:00 AM showed there are a few people
in the offices.
Mercedes Benz Dealership is being remodeled. Temporary outdoor
showroom is setup for
customers. Plenty of Old Guard out this morning doing errands.
This is what my busy day
is like once a month when I have to pay bills. Good news is that I
have no insurance bill or
electricity bill this month, so I could afford the car maintenance
and computer controller. I
don't know when I will get to sleep, but sooner or later I will.
Note 08/06/97 1:00 AM EDT: Scott's Computer System Setup and Value
Note 08/05/97 9:45 PM EDT: Greenwich Avenue is packed full of cars
this evening, we
continue having thunder and lightning all evening with
intermittent rain showers. I read the
computer press in the Greenwich Library this evening. I am
checking out this utility right
now MTU‑Speed which supposedly increases internet access
speed for Win95. Note 10:50
PM: On my system internet speed increased close to 100 percent to
8.3 K per second. I
optimized the MTU‑Speed setting on my system to "MAXMTU"
set at 1152 and
"Multiplier" set at 6. Of course depending on your
internet setup these setting could vary.
Also in areas of the world with less developed infrastructure, you
might want to lower the
settings to the "Optimal" setting. Now I will continue
to test these settings, but they do
seem quite a bit faster, up to 100 percent faster access.
Note 08/05/97 5:45 AM EDT: Created CDF 101: Creating a Simple
Channel
Definition File for Scott's Site and this page. It is quite simple,
however you have to use the
Microsoft Paint Program that comes with Win95 to create two gif
files one 80X32 Pixels
and one 32X32 Pixels to use with the CDF file. It took a hour,
quite simple, of course you
can only use the file with MS IE 4.0 I think. Once you create the
gifs with MS Paint
Program be sure to move in the outer frames of the window to the
edges of the gif images,
to correct pixel size.
Note 08/05/97 3:30 AM EDT: Yahoo! ‑ Volcanic Flow in Heart
of Montserrat Capital . I
listened to TechTalk for enlightened commentary on the world
computer industry. I ran
Internet Explorer 4.0 Beta 2 Setup Program, and reinstalled
Internet Explorer 4.0 Beta 2
to make sure I had all the correct beta files that it includes
which might have been
overwritten by other installations. I also was able to correct a
problem which occurred
when I installed Netscape 3.03, it made itself the default web
browser. By reinstalling
"Complete Installation" selection of Internet Explorer
4.0 beta 2 setup, I was able to
correct the problem. The reinstallation process does not actually
redownload all the files,
but checks existing files and downloads only those files that are
not correct or current, so
it is quite rapid compared to complete download. I also disabled
loading images on my MS
Internet Explorer 4.0 beta 2, by selecting "View",
"Options", "Advanced", and
unchecking "Show Pictures" in Multimedia. I think there
should be an easier way from the
IE 4.0 menu bar to do this possibly by a check box and also
possibly a load images button.
Realistically we all don't have fast connections, and this speeds
up web browsing
particularly in the day time. Also under "View",
"Options", "Programs", the check box
for Internet Explorer to Check if is the default browser does not
work probably because of
something Netscape 3.03 did to this option. I do not approve of
such tactics. Net is
operating fine tonight, White Plains dialup from Byram seems to be
the fastest and most
reliable and is toll free from this side of town. Remember
reinstalling IE 4.0 beta 2
reoptimizes your system which is handy. Once again I don't plan to
maintain the
downloadable directory anymore, and if you reinstall IE 4.0 beta 2
and have Netscape, I
suggest removing the Netscape bookmarks, so you don't import them
into IE 4.0
particularly if you have an extensive Netscape bookmark. I plan to
beta test IE 4.0 beta 2
as setup for the near future to see how it performs and learn more
about it.
Note 08/05/97 12:01 AM EDT: Awoke at 4:00 PM on Monday afternoon.
I drove up to a
friend's house in Wilton, Connecticut in moderate rush hour
traffic, and had a filet mignon
dinner cooked on a outdoor barbeque grill along with three ears of
locally grown corn and
peas. Around 9:00 PM it started pouring rain and lightning as I
drove back down to
Greenwich. Six inches of water on route 7, and traffic was going
30 miles an hour on the
Merritt Parkway. I stopped by the Food Emporium and Grand Union in
Greenwich which
are open 24 hours a day and stocked up on different coffee types
for my special economy
coffee blend. I now have another two months of coffee. I surmise a
great many people in
the area are having problems with lightning strikes and resulting
power failures.
Greenwich is quiet in the early AM. Also my computer seems to be
working fine with the
fix I posted in the note yesterday. Replacement Western Digital
Corporation Hard Drive
has not arrived yet, it is coming by Federal Express, but they
might be busy because of the
UPS strike. Anyone want to send me a 17 inch monitor, it would be
a lot easier on the
eyes. I feel like Mr. McGoo.
Note 08/04/97 4:30 AM EDT: Britain's Queen Mum Celebrates 97th
Birthday Please Sign
the Guest Book at Buckingham Palace
Note 08/04/97 4:30 AM EDT: Additional Information to previous note
below: The internet
system freezing once again reoccurred because I did not correctly
go through the
procedure. To correct the problem first make sure you have your
Win95 disks available or
the CDROM Win95 also comes on. If your IBM dialer freezes and you
have already
installed the Microsoft DUN Upgrade PPTP/Dial up networking for
WIN95 "msdun12"
and then the "winsock.dll" "wsockupd" upgrade,
you need to first select "My
Computer", "Control Panel", "Network".
Then remove "Dialup Adapter #2 (VPN
Support), "Microsoft Virtual Private Network Adapter",
"NDISWAN‑>Microsoft Virtual
Private Networking Adapter", "TCP/IP‑>Dialup
Adapter #2 (VPN Support). When you
click "OK" you will be prompted for disks number 12 and
13 or CDROM to install files,
keep any newer files by selecting "YES". You then will
be prompted to reboot. Then
install Microsoft DUN Upgrade PPTP/Dial up networking for WIN95
"msdun12" and
when prompted once again for disks number 12 and 13 or CDROM to
install files, keep
any newer files by selecting "YES", and then you will be
prompted to reboot, after
rebooting the system will automatically reconfigure your system
and prompt you to reboot
once again. Then install "winsock.dll" "wsockupd"
upgrade, and though it does not
prompt you to reboot, I go ahead and reboot anyway. My system
works fine after this
procedure and does not freeze and reauthenicates when I reconnect
without having to
reboot. If one upgrades the IBM dialer with the software update
item or if one reinstalls
the IBM dialer, one will have to go through this procedure once
again. I guess the IBM
dialer installs a file that causes internet connection freezing,
possibly within the network.
IBM.NET support does not experience this problem because they use
OS/2 for their
internet access. If you have any questions please let me know.
Right now my system is
working fine and not freezing.
Previous Note Referred to Above, Please follow procedure above
instead. Interesting
Development, when I installed the Microsoft DUN Upgrade PPTP/Dial
up networking for
WIN95 "msdun12" and then the "winsock.dll"
"wsockupd" upgrade, my system worked
fine with the IBM Dialer IBM Internet Connection Services,
Internet Access Kit
Download Site and I had no problems with IBM.net access freezing
up or when
reconnecting not authenticating. However, when I reinstalled the
IBM Dialer for Win95,
the problem reoccurred. When I reinstalled the MS DUN upgrade and
the "winsock.dll" "
wsockupd" upgrade, the problem went away again. Ergo for all
you geniuses out there,
there is something wrong with the IBM dialer for Win95 that causes
a network freeze up
that the MS DUN upgrade corrects. However, I imagine that whenever
one upgrades the
IBM dialer, the situation will reoccur. Therefore I plan to keep a
copy of the MS DUN
upgrade and winsock.dll upgrade until IBM and Microsoft sort out
the problem. It is
pretty convincing evidence of system incompatibilities on a major
network such as
IBM.Net with MS Win95 operating system. If you don't believe it
try recreating the
situation yourself. Remember this note is updated by note above
it.
Note 08/04/97 2:20 AM EDT: Bookmark page will no longer be updated
for lack of
interest. If you have any interest or comment, please email me. I
don't plan to incorporate
it into the current downloadable directory.
Note 08/04/97 1:30 AM EDT: Greenwich, Connecticut is dead slow on
Sunday night with a
few kids haunting the night. Cleaned my apartment, watered the
plants, did laundry, and
had dinner guest over for dinner Sunday evening. This morning I
have to buy more coffee
at the Food Emporium when it opens. I might possibly take my 1976
Volvo to have oil
change and change the rear end and gear box oil this AM or Tuesday
AM. I surmise a
great many residents are away. 79th PGA Championship coming to the
Winged Foot
Country Club in Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York August 14
to August 17,
1997. Stop by Greenwich, Connecticut nearby to Westchester County
for a quiet time if
you happen to visit.
Note 08/02/97 10:00 PM EDT: Interesting Development, when I
installed the Microsoft
DUN Upgrade PPTP/Dial up networking for WIN95 and then the
"winsock.dll" upgrade,
my system worked fine with the IBM Dialer IBM Internet Connection
Services, Internet
Access Kit Download Site and I had no problems with IBM.net access
freezing up or when
reconnecting not authenticating. However, when I reinstalled the
IBM Dialer for Win95,
the problem reoccurred. When I reinstalled the MS DUN upgrade and
the "winsock.dll"
upgrade, the problem went away again. Ergo for all you geniuses
out there, there is
something wrong with the IBM dialer for Win95 that causes a
network freeze up that the
MS DUN upgrade corrects. However, I imagine that whenever one
upgrades the IBM
dialer, the situation will reoccur. Therefore I plan to keep a
copy of the MS DUN upgrade
and winsock.dll upgrade until IBM and Microsoft sort out the
problem. It is pretty
convincing evidence of system incompatibilities on a major network
such as IBM.Net with
MS Win95 operating system. If you don't believe it try recreating
the situation yourself.
On other news there seems to be a party going on a Rockefeller
Center right now or they
are setting up for a party. EYE ON THE WORLD Rockefeller Center
Web Cam , this is
the picture I found at around 9:42 PM EDT tonight.
Note 08/02/97: Thanks to Western Digital
Corporation Hard Drives three year
warranty, Scott's failing hard drive is
being replaced free of charge. Western
Digital ships a replacement when you give
them a credit card number which they
don't charge if you return the failed hard
drive within 30 days. My hard drive has
been decent enough to fail slowly giving a
regular thunking sound and write errors. I
recommend making a backup if you ever
get a similar problem. Hopefully the hard
drive will last until I get the replacement in a few days. I was
advised that heavy web
browser use, uses a lot of disk caching on the hard drive use
which can cause premature
hard drive failure. Thank you Western Digital. Free Ontrack Data
Advisor reports that
the current hard disk is failing. Ontrack Data Advisor is free to
download.
Note 08/01/97: Installed Microsoft DUN Upgrade PPTP/Dial up
networking for WIN95 ,
don't know if it is necessary, but I guess it can't hurt. There is
also a new "winsock.dll"
download from the same link. Since DUN Upgrade prompts one to
install the old
"winsock.dll", I suggest installing the new
"winsock.dll" after the DUN Upgrade
installation. DUN Upgrade installation upgrade was straight
forward, however when
prompted for Win95 install disks I did not overwrite the newer
files with older files.
System is working fine with DUN upgrade. Imported Cars of
Greenwich, Ct. dealers of
Mercedes‑Benz has new models on the lot.
Note 08/17/97 Sunday 9:20 PM EDT: I drove out to Tod's Point and
enjoyed the view this
afternoon watching a rain shower come in. I had a dish of fruit
for dinner. I watched the
PBS Channel 13 special on the Hermitage, most excellent. I am
finishing up doing my
laundry and will clean the apartment first thing tomorrow morning.
I might go out for an
evening cruise after I do laundry. CIO
Note 08/17/97 Sunday 3:20 PM EDT: I took a two hour nap from noon
to 2 PM. I had a
shell steak and two ears of corn on the cob for dinner. I plan to
clean up and go out in this
hot weather, possibly paying a visit over to Tod's Point depending
on how the heat hits me
when I go outside. I renamed this page "Scott's Notes".
Note 08/17/97 Sunday 10:00 AM EDT: I listened to the computer
media reports. I might
work on configuring FrontPage 98 this AM. I do not have much to
report at present. I
imagine it is a hot day outside. There were an average number of
people downtown last
night. I imagine people will be hitting the beach today.
www.ttalk.com has good daily
computer reports to listen to if you are a tech head. Check out
mrscott.com/bm.htm
Scott's Bookmark for a short list of links I have come across this
week. Of course the old
long list is still there for now. My viewpoint of the internet is
to surf the net and point out
what I come across. I do not do much editorial comment, but do
make occasional
comments about our local area as it relates to my activity.
Previous notes here might help
you tweak your system. I am running Netscape 4.02, 3.02 and MS
Internet Explorer 4.0
beta 2. On my system MS IE 4.0 beta 2 is a little slow compared to
Netscape. I still have
not found the active X plug in at www.vdo.net for it yet. My
viewpoint is that the net
activity is slow in this area while people vacation and relax, but
I am sure once the schools
go back and people return from vacation it will speed up and
become congested again.
www.ibm.net is going limit access to one user per account as of
9/1/97; so many family
users might have to learn to share user time or delegate it. I
still have not afforded a
CDROM drive and am in need of a 17 inch monitor to relieve eye
strain. Perhaps I should
try wearing my glasses. CIO.
Note 08/17/97 Sunday 8:00 AM EDT: I made two backup tape copies of
my entire system
yesterday. I was able to get HP Colorado backup working properly
by deinstalling the
program and reinstalling the program. I also do not select the
compare option when
backing up, and I also select the "format while backing
up" option. One note as mentioned
before, I only get about 575 M. backed up, and the hard disk
contains over 800 M. of files.
Thus over 200 M. of files are not being backed up. I have not
figured out what is causing
this situation, but it would obviously mean I would not be able to
do a full restore if that
was needed. System is running fine otherwise. Yesterday was very
hot. Greenwich is
relatively quiet. I plan to web surf today to avoid the hot
weather. I will clean the
apartment tomorrow.
Note 08/16/97 Saturday 7:35 AM EDT: Up at 7:00 AM this morning. It
is suppose to be
hot in Greenwich today up to the 90's. Advise Air Defense Command
to stand down from
"Red Alert", maintain active status. Stock market bares
watching on Monday to see what
will happen next week. In the late 1960's and early 1970's,
McNamara’s Beach on
Martha's Vineyard use to be the hippie protest beach where
everyone went skinny
dipping. When walking from Gay Head to Edgartown or in reverse, I
think it is about 14
miles give or take. However, there is a spit of water along the
way that is easier to cross
at low tide, moreover tidal spits of water can contain quick sand,
so it is advised to use
caution when crossing tidal estuaries, not to mention watching out
for the currents. I still
prefer Nantucket from the old days when I lived there, but once
again the ocean currents
on the south shore can be extremely hazardous particularly for
inexperienced swimmers. I
would assume the same for the Vineyard. I advise against illegal
camping on the beaches
of the Cape islands, since many people with sand permits and off
road vehicles do not
notice campers on the beach particularly when they go cruising at
night. There are youth
hostels on both Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, both of which
would probably be busy
this time of year. In the old days the Episcopal church in
Cambridge use to run a place
called the "Poor House" in Bourne county where young
people could drop by and stay in
the summer. It was actually a very nice facility donated by a
"Standard and Poors" family
member. If one is on Cape Code headed towards Woods Hole, Elsie's
sandwich shop is on
the way for a good sandwich. Last I knew Martha's Vineyard access
is out of Wood's
Hole, where one should stop by the Wood's Hole Oceanographic
Institute for an
adventure. Nantucket access is out of Hyannis. I believe the other
Cape Islands have
access out of New Bedford, but don't quote me on it. Remember to
throw a penny as you
leave Nantucket and round Brant's Point. I don't plan to visit up
that way this summer and
am quite comfortable roughing it out in Greenwich. Other
recommended points of
destination in the summer are Maine, Eastern Canada, and of course
there is the rest of
New England and Canada, but once one gets away from the shore it
can be warmer. On a
rainy day in Maine, there is plenty of discount shopping in
Freeport, Maine and Kittery,
Maine; enough to bust anyone's budget. I keep telling people they
should put in discount
computer outlets in both those towns. Well I plan to surf the net
a little and get out before
it is too hot. CIO.
Note 08/15/97 Friday 1:35 PM EDT: Government of Montserrat and
Montserrat Volcano
Observatory has latest information on volcanic activity in
Montserrat which looks quite
serious. Since there are still people on the island, I would
recommend total evacuation of
the island and not to leave the remaining population on the north
side of the island.
Research Martinique's eruption during the early part of this
century. 700 mini
earthquakes a day means to me, a major eruption should occur some
time soon. Other
news, I slept all morning. I have to go back up to Wilton this
afternoon to return a friend to
pick up his car from Greenwich Exxon. I am not sure whether I will
go out this afternoon,
or possibly web surf. Pollution in the area is usual for this time
of the year. My computer
system is running fine. I have been taking time off from the
computer to enjoy our local
summer weather and relax my eyes from the strain of daily computer
activity. I chatted
with Jason and Jack from New Canaan last night who are seniors at
Princeton. They seem
very smart for young students their age. Also chatted with visitor
from Brazil. Usual level
of activity seems to be going on in this area for this time of
year. All "WH", "MV",
"AUCK", and Nantucket sand permit vehicles seem to have
disappeared from the area,
so it is safe to assume that the entourage of "Eagle" is
sitting up off Cape Cod. Of course
when I lived in Nantucket none of the locals would dare drive a
vehicle with identifying
stickers except the "sand" permits. Walking from
"Gay Head" to Edgartown on Martha's
Vineyard is fun, but make sure you have enough time and walk in
the direction that the
sun is not in your eyes. Watch out for "rouge" waves
when on the ocean shore. Reports
out of Kennebunkport are that the town is very busy with lots of
visitors. Stock market is
down 120 points, it is possibly time to think of withdrawing from
the market, depending on
one's individual portfolio.
Note 08/14/97 Thursday 6:00 PM EDT: Normal day in Greenwich. Lots
of visitors with the
nearby PGA golf tournament. Pollution levels are higher. My
feeling is that my migraine
headache came from looking at the computer too long. Needless to
say what is the usual
level of busy activity for me in Greenwich might seem very busy to
someone from the
country. It should be a pleasant evening though. Old guard seen
making the rounds about
town. Sextons at Christ Church have done an excellent job of
maintaining the grounds and
flower beds this year. CIO, Chief Information Officer.
Note 08/14/97 Thursday 7:15 AM EDT: Awake. Communications blackout
in force,
disregard psychic communications, maintain status quo, CIO.
Note 08/13/97 Wednesday 9:05 PM EDT: Migraine Headache persists,
unable to function
all day. Unable to locate vendor of Corby's Whiskey from Canada.
Have not been outside.
Local friend is in need of assistance, but I think he will
survive. Family is enjoying usual
summer activities. August 14 is family members' birthday, but I
think she will stay around
Fort Sam Houston for the time being. Offutt Air force Base is to
continue red alert status
until advised to stand down. Military rules still apply in
civilian area for the uninformed.
Nobody seems to know the real status of the accuracy of the
information being conveyed
to us in the communication field. Usual facts are people are on
vacation and not much is
being reported for the time being. Diplomatic group leaves this
area for vacation this time
of year. Locals try to get ready for winter. Have respect for
people who help out in this
area during the long winters, particularly when they volunteer
away from their more
familiar environments. Have not had time or ability with migraine
to read any media
reports for 36 hours.
Note 08/11/97 Tuesday 1:30 PM EDT: I downloaded Image Composer 1.5
Beta ‑ EN for
Windows 95 & NT 4.0 ‑ US English Version ‑
Download Page , while cleaning my
apartment. I am about to have lunch and cleanup before I got out,
which will take another
hour give or take, plus I will do the install before leaving.
Note 08/11/97 Tuesday 12:00 Noon EDT: I finally got my second
backup made. I had to
reformat the tape. I guess I will have to get two new Travan QTR 1
tapes at the first of the
month. I am wandering if the program backs up 560 M. of the hard
drive, what part of the
200 M. of the hard drive it does not backup that I will possibly
need, if I ever do a restore.
About 50 M. of the files not backed up are hidden system files. It
would seem to me, that
one should be able to backup the entire contents of a hard drive.
Even if I did a full install
of Win95 of about 50 M. and restored the tape contents, I would
still be missing about 150
M. of the present hard drive contents. Obviously there would be
some program or group of
programs that would malfunction and I would have to reinstall
them. I don't think I have
150 M. of temporary files. I assume I have backed up the
compressed downloadables. In
other news I got plenty of sleep last night and am finally rested.
This afternoon I will clean
my apartment and go out later, and try not to spend any money. I
have to ship back the old
defected warranted Western Digital hard drive, so I am not billed
for it. Greenwich is not
too hot for this time of year, but we seem to have quite a bit of
pollution out of the city
coming our way which can make it uncomfortable. I believe the
Hospital Thrift Shop has
put out its new fall line of merchandise. Well all my computer
work is basically done, and I
can sit back and surf the net instead of doing system work. I
might download Microsoft
beta of the Graphics program that goes with FrontPage 98. I also
need to delete some
downloadables and restore some archive files. Basically I have
about 250 M. of free hard
disk space right now, but I could always free up more if I had to.
Note 08/11/97 Monday 8:15 PM EDT: Made my appointment and chatted
with a friend
about life in Europe. I stopped by Entree Computer and purchased a
3 1/2 inch floppy disk
drive for $31.27 to replace my old five year old drive that seems
to be malfunctioning. It
took about a half hour to put in and another hour to back up to
floppy key startup disks,
restore disks, and the HP backup program to disk. I noticed on my
older configuration with
the new floppy cables they have the old and new fittings, but since
my 5 1/4 inch floppy
drive is about three inches from the 3 1/2 inch floppy drive, the
three inch spacing between
the two groups of terminal connectors on the floppy cable was just
enough inversing them.
I suggest there should be a little more length between floppy
cable groups of connectors
for spacing in tower cases. The new floppy drive is working fine,
and the disks pop out
startling fast, one has to use a V finger button push to catch
them. I am now about to make
a second backup of my system which is running well, despite that
irritating message at
boot up. I will sit and chat with my audience while I make the
backup. Who needs sleep
anyway, you'll have plenty of time for that when you die.
Note 08/11/97 Monday 3:30 PM EDT: First Backup Complete, I am off
to an
appointment. Ciao.
Note 08/11/97 Monday 1:05 PM EDT: I took a short nap, but could
not sleep. I have the
system tweaked to perfection except for that nuisance error
message about "Netware
Desktop Not Available", which I can't figure out how it got
there unless it was something I
installed with the Win95 installation. System seems to run fine,
but the net is a little slow
at lunch time. Now I intend to back up the system. One problem is
the backup seems to
recognize only about 75 percent of the files on the hard disk,
which all can't be system files
in use, about 550 meg of 750 meg. Well better some than none. I to
have lunch and clean
up.
Note 08/11/97 Monday 9:00 AM EDT: Last evening about 6:00 PM, as I
was finishing up,
I experienced a major system malfunction. For some reason double
space was trying to
install itself, and the bootable system files were corrupted.
Windows would not run.
Perhaps my bootable floppy was also corrupted. I went to bed and
got up at 2:00 AM this
morning. I reinstalled windows running setup and custom and doing
a custom installation.
This fixed my system problem. I also had to install the network
for the internet and
configure it. After some hassle I got it done, and downloaded nine
updated files from
Microsoft to update my Win95 installation. I also reinstalled the
DUN and Winsock
upgrades, and had to reinstall Colorado Backup 3.0 which
installation files I had on my
hard drive. I updated Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 beta 2 by running
setup.exe and
reinstalling any changed files. I also reset my MTU program. The
system is back up to
normal and running fine. I set my system.ini file to
"yes" for 32 bit . I also noticed that the
http://www.vdo.net Active X plug in for MS IE 4.0 beta 2 was not
available at their site,
although I had downloaded it and had it working several days ago.
Also I get and error
message when starting Win95 the "Netware Shell is Not
Available" for some reason
which I can not figure out how to eliminate, but then the system
starts the desktop and the
error message does not seem to use and system resources, so I will
have to live with it.
Now after I reinstall IPHONE, I will back up my system and go to
bed for a five hours.
What a relief to have it back to normal again. It took about 8
hours to get it back to
normal. Also the FrontPage 98 Editor is a little slow in accepting
Keyboard keystrokes, so
I will continue to use Front pad for typing sessions.
Note 08/24/97 Sunday 11:00 PM EDT: I updated Scott's Watch Portfolio
in
http://mrscott.com/stocksym.htm . It is $1,000,002.37. I do not
recommend buying or
selling stocks, this is an economic experiment to watch how a
broad market basket of
stocks performs. I have 100 share lots of 147 stocks, and 1 share
of BRK/A. I will not be
updating the stock links on the page since if one uses Microsoft
Internet Explorer 4.0 beta
2 with http://investor.msn.com one can get the same stock links
with my portfolio you can
download to use in their portfolio option.
Note 08/24/97 Sunday 9:00 PM EDT: I cleaned my apartment early
this afternoon. I went
out to Tod's Point to walk around the 2 1/2 mile walk around the
park. Tod's Point is
limited to Greenwich residents and their guests. I drove back to
the center of town and got
$14.90 of gasoline at the Exxon gas station. I stopped by
McDonald's and had the 20 piece
chicken nugget meal for $3.17 . I stopped by Egghead in Old
Greenwich and they have a
number of clearance software items. I went down town and their is
a seaworthy sailboat
about 50 feet long from Kiel, Germany. They have a distinguished
and smart crew and
they seem to have made the trip without too much trouble. There
are quite a few other
visitors in the area. There was a large group of Mexicans down by
Grass Island. Tod's
Point seems to have the usual Greenwich group sunbathing, walking
and picnicking. The air
was clear today without pollution. I am going to work on adding
another fifty or so
companies to my Microsoft portfolio. I chatted with a fellow from
IBM in a red TR6. A lot
of people in Greenwich cruise in older cars on weekends. I saw a
Model A today. CIO
Note 08/23/97 Saturday 10:00 PM EDT: I doubled the size of the
Microsoft Investor
Watch Portfolio at http://investor.msn.com . One can download my
watch portfolio from
http://mrscott.com/scott001.inv . Remember you have to save the
file and then open
it from the Microsoft Investor MSN site with Microsoft Internet
Explorer. The portfolio is
worth $685,537.50 . There are 100 share quantities of 89 different
stocks in the portfolio.
The current portfolio printout is http://mrscott.com/scopor01.htm
.One can follow my
portfolio, but I don't recommend buying or selling any of these
stocks, this is an academic
exercise. I also made two backups of my computer when I got up at
4:00 PM this
afternoon. I am cleaned up, so I am going out once I upload this
note and the investor
portfolio. I will probably add the additional stocks to my stocks
page when I have the time.
CIO
Note 08/23/97 Saturday 6:30 AM EDT: First of all CNET screwed up
in its news email.
They recommended installing the ISDN 1.1 upgrade to speed up ones
TCP/IP system. On
my system it locked the system because I had already installed the
MS DUN 1.2 upgrade
and Winsock.dll upgrades. I had to do a step by step F8 boot
yesing and not install the
windows drivers and then go ahead and install the MS DUN 1.2
upgrade again which I
keep on my local hard drive. I then had to reboot and to a F8 step
by step boot yesing this
time installing the Windows drivers and then after the DUN upgrade
completed
installation I had to reboot again F8 step by step boot yesing
with the Windows drivers and
then install the winsock.dll upgrade and then do a normal reboot
and the system worked
fine. What a pain CNET, although I should have known better. Next
I installed the
IBM.NET dialer upgrade
4.13. This time it did not mess up my networking system and the
system worked fine after installation. I suppose they fixed the problem.
I did have to reset
the multiplier on my MTU setting from 5 to 6 and left the MTU
setting at 1152. I also went
ahead and installed the MS Internet Explorer Setup program again
doing a quick complete
install and letting the system configure itself which took about
ten minutes. I did this in
case the IBM dialer or the DUN upgrade overwrote any newer files
in the beta of MS IE
4.0 beta 2. The install did not install a new
"winsock.dll" this time like last time. However,
the system is working back up to top speed and everything seems
fine. I think I will go to
bed. Have a good day folks. I did suggest to IBM.NET that they
provide a Greenwich,
Connecticut access number. CIO
Note 08/23/97 Saturday 2:15 AM EDT: I created a watch account at
http://investor.msn.com of 31 of the 32 stocks in
http://mrscott.com/stocksym.htm
not including "BRKA" which does not work. The net value
on the account of 100 shares of
each is $216,050. As an absent minded Economist I think the stock
market is due for a
downward adjustment, so lets see what this portfolio is worth over
a period of time.
Remember I do not recommend buying or selling any of these stocks,
this is just my own
test watch account. One can download Scott's Investment Portfolio
for the Microsoft
Investor http://investor.msn.com at
http://mrscott.com/scott001.inv , it only works
with Microsoft Internet Explorer. CIO
Note 08/23/97 Saturday 12:15 AM EDT: I worked on a "Stocks,
Symbols, and Quotes"
page linked from my homepage. I am a little bushed and need to have
dinner and clean up.
The list of stocks is a list of popular stocks, and I don't
recommend buying or selling them,
but I am providing the information. CIO.
Note 08/22/97 Friday 6:00 PM EDT: I finally got a good days sleep
today after no sleep
yesterday. IBM 800 backup number is no longer active. I checked
with IBM about
making sure the files in their dialer also include the most recent
Microsoft files. We have
a nice day here from what I can tell. It seems a number of
European visitors are in the
area. The area is not too busy, but that is a relative statement.
I checked around and the
term "Corby's Whiskey" is derived from World War II when
people use to drink
"Canadian Bootleg Whiskey". Most people don't drink here
anymore, but some of the
"Old Guard" maintain their longevity is from a couple
"shots" every night before they go
to bed. Roofers have started working on the slate roof on my
building. Immediate family
members might be transferred to England. Obviously an old Scottish
family or several
Scottish families in the area have connections to the United
States Steel Corporation.
Remember European visitors might be major stockholders in various
American
enterprises. I have not checked my mail in a day.
Note 08/21/97 Thursday 9:00 AM EDT: KERNAL32.DLL update available
from
Microsoft Technical Support Help Files, Service Packs, & Other
Files . Still raining, I
checked certain system setups and updated Pointcast. Time to call
it a day. See you all
hopefully mid afternoon. CIO
Note 08/21/97 Thursday 5:55 AM EDT: Still raining. I downloaded
www.adobe.com
Acrobat Reader Plug in about 5 Meg. It works great with the New
York Times Fax site, and
I was able to print out the seven page summary with my slow laser
printer in about the
time it took to read it. I suggest that the New York Time print
the Times Fax in horizontal
form of about a third of a page at a time, so it is easier to read
off a monitor without having
to scroll down long narrow columns. I received another www.msn.com
startup disk, but I
don't have a CDROM player to use. www.microsoft.com is taking
orders for $5 to order
the finished Microsoft Explorer 4.0 on the CDROM available on
September 30, 1997. I
imagine they will have quite a bit more content on it. I suggest
that Microsoft give it away
at stores for a token $1 or whatever cost of CDROM production is
in order to fully
promote the product. It is a worthy competitor to Netscape which I
have used more since I
was working with their bookmark system which Microsoft does not
offer. My text to
speech demos are simply a demonstration and are not meant to
reflect any disrespect or
humor. One has to realize that voice impaired individuals might be
interested in the
concept or even foreign language speaking individuals with a
written ability in English.
Remember to free up files in the C:\Windows\Temporary Internet
Files\ and the
C:\Windows\Temp\ directories. There are a lot of unnecessary files
residing there. I freed
up 50 megs of file space. Of course don't delete your plugins when
asked to save them. I
noticed with the 15 inch monitor the Times Fax and Adobe Plug in
are easier to read. I
believe a lot of U. S. Government Documents are printed and
published with the Adobe
Reader or at least were at one time. I believe Microsoft would
like to replace the HTML
with the Microsoft Word format on the internet as a universal way
of publishing, lets wait
and see. Enough Constant Comment. The numbers 888 was in my hard
drive free space
return and also on my odometer this evening. CIO
Note 08/21/97 Thursday 2:10 AM EDT: Major weather pattern this
morning. Lots of rain
in the area. High tide is two feet from the top of the sea wall
down by the harbor.
Apparently two weather patterns converged over Ocean City,
Maryland causing a
northeastern type storm. Present forecast is for storm to end this
afternoon. No wind to
speak of, estimate 5 inches of rain so far. I don't know if there
is flooding in Old
Greenwich. Telephone truck has been working on the post road downtown
for the last 24
hours. I had home made Chinese dinner. I watched "12 O'clock
High" with Gregory Peck.
The town looks slow. There are a number of "GB" stickers
on cars around town this
morning. Rain continues in usual pattern for this type of storm.
There was a distinct lack
of nautical bird life on Tuesday when I was out on the water. Not
many people out down
town this past evening in the rain. I stopped by the Greenwich
Harbor Inn and they seem
to be at their usual state of awareness as to the weather
patterns. There was a Coast
Guard cutter in the harbor on Tuesday that I did not see this
morning. The Readers Digest
Atlas I have has the geographical map of the world including North
America showing the
Atlantic shelf and where I believe it goes closer to the coast as
one goes up north. I will
have to refresh my memory. I chatted with a gal from England on
Iphone 5.0 yesterday
afternoon and the program seems to work all right. I have to tell
people I am a 150 yards
from a trans Atlantic cable here, so technically there is not much
in between in terms of
internet traffic when I use the system at the non busy hours in
the UK. A visitor at the
Greenwich Harbor Inn is very well briefed on weather patterns
along the Atlantic sea
board. Technically a tidal wave can not be any higher than the
water is deep depending on
where one is located. Obviously some people have never surfed. I
believe in Hawaii they
have 100 foot waves in three feet of water, so it does not make
since to me. Of course
here in Greenwich we are relatively protected by Long Island. The
highest point of land in
the area is Bedford, New York in this area and the altitude keeps
on rising all the way
up to Montreal, of course with lots of rain there could be
flooding in the river and stream
basins which might not be happening near the ocean. The most major
flooding I ever saw
in this area in 35 years was three feet of water where the
Greenwich High School is. Of
course with lots of rain one always worries about the Valhalla Dam
over in Valhalla, New
York which is made out of large blocks of stone and looks very
solid, but a dam is only as
strong as the bedrock I assume it rests on. Of course the lush
green grass on the lower
side of the dam indicates quite a lot of underground seepage. I
believe the Conyers farm
reservoir has been rebuilt recently. At present I think I am
between five and twenty feet
above sea level, and of course my apartment is on the second floor.
Thus I don't think
there is too much to worry about in this area, but of course with
lots of people away we
don't have all the regular personnel that we are use to having in
this area. The day time
crew is more vigilant. CIO
Note 08/20/97 Wednesday 8:30 PM EDT: I had breakfast and cleaned
up. I made a couple
of RealAudio files of the Bell Labs text to speech site converted
into RealAudio format.
Look at mrscott.com/belllabs.htm to see the demonstration. I
opened the window to
air out the apartment. It looked like it rained today and is nice
and cool. Note to use the
Bell Labs text to speech site, you need to delete " _ ‑
: characters out of the text of your
message. Also words should not be in all caps.
Note 08/20/97 Wednesday 5:30 PM EDT: Awake updated Pointcast. At
11:00 AM while I
was sleeping, a stockbroker from Dean Witter called me and wanted
to know if I would be
interested in attending an investment seminar sponsored by Dean
Witter at Giovanni’s'
restaurant in Stamford. I chatted with him about the economy and
explained that I do not
own stocks. I am just now starting my day. Perhaps I will go out
soon.
Note 08/20/97 Wednesday 7:00 AM EDT: I used the Bell Labs Text‑to‑Speech
site to
make a *.wav file of a paragraph of text, however I setup the
Netscape 3.0 browser to
chose launch a *.wav file with c:\windows\sndrec32.exe , so when
the Bell Labs *.wav file
came back about 1 Meg, it was able to be saved with the
sndrec32.exe program. I save it
in radio quality. I then used the RealAudio Encoder 3.0 to encode
the 1 Meg file in 3.0 full
response file about 80 Kbytes long. mrscott.com/bellms01.ram is
the result.
Note 08/20/97 Wednesday 6:00 AM EDT: I beta tested IE 4.0 beta 2
for a while this
morning. It is working fine. I tried the Bell Labs Speech program,
but I need to use
Netscape to setup to receive sound with a recordable player. IE 4
uses the default player.
I installed the DJ player. IPhone 5.0 disk caches all the time on
my system, and is slow
and I still have not established voice connection with it, but it
does look like it would be
better if one had more memory and a faster system. Montserrat
activity is in the news. I
am burned out again, time to go to bed. Give my best to the day
time people.
Note 08/20/97 Wednesday 2:00 AM EDT: I was chatting with the movie
theatre manager
this evening, and I told him they should make a Hollywood Disaster
Movie of a tidal wave
caused by an earthquake or asteroid hitting the east coast of the
United States or West
Coast of Europe with scenes of the Cape Islands like Nantucket and
Martha’s Vineyard
being flooded by the tidal wave. If one reads Melville's
description of Nantucket in Moby
Dick it sounds like the island had just been hit by a similar
tidal wave. This is not a plot to
sell land in the Midwest but it is of worthy consideration
considering the large populations
on the Atlantic coasts. I've seen more of the ocean coasts than a
lot of people and one
always knows the sea is a fickle friend. CIO
Note 08/20/97 Wednesday 1:45 AM EDT: I have finally got my system
back up to max
internet speed. After all the reinstallation of the networks and
DUN upgrade I did last
night, this evening I ran MS Internet Explorer 4.0 Setup and did a
complete install again
which does not take that much time, since it only reinstalls files
that have changed.
Number 1 it installed a newer "winsock.dll" than the DUN
version, also it reconfigures
and optimizes ones system. One has to reboot after the program
installation to get the new
"winsock.dll" to install. Also I changed my
"MTU" setting mentioned in note two weeks
ago from their default multiplier of 5 to 6. Thus I optimize it,
then set MTU to 1152 and
multiplier of 6. I am now getting 8+ KBS download speeds from my
test page my Ohio site.
I download the "ibm01.htm" page which is over 700 Kbytes
and watch the stats with the
Netscape web browser 3.0 and that gives me the KBS. Thus I am back
up to speed. I hope
to have time to fiddle with FrontPage 98 some time soon. IBM free
800 number access still
working. CIO
Note 08/20/97 Wednesday 12:30 AM EDT: This past evening I stopped
by Manero's
Restaurant meat department and ordered a steak sandwich for $4.50
and went over to the
Island Beach Ferry at 6 PM and rode it out and back to Island
Beach on a very pleasant
evening picnic. One of my fellow passengers recommended that I
read "The Perfect
Storm" by Younger which I have now reserved at the Greenwich
library. This evening I
read the computer trade press at the local library and then went
down town for a walk.
Greenwich on Tuesday night usually is very slow with a number of
younger people out for
the movies and a smaller group of visitors around town. Center cut
pork chops are $3.99 a
pound at the Grand Union, Stauffer's French Bread Pizza is 2 boxes
for $5.00, Tropicana
Orange Juice is $2.50 a half gallon, plum tomatoes, green peppers
other various items are
10 cents apiece, Post Honey Bunches $2.00 a box. One needs the
Grand Union savings
card to take advantage of sale items and one can obtain the card
from the service desk.
The price for premium gasoline is about $1.69 a gallon. The
hospital thrift shop has a
round oak reproduction table and chairs for $400, and a very long
modern glass dining
table which one would need a moving company to move. I am trying
to relax a little while
the weather is pleasant in the mid to low 70's F., which is quite
enjoyable for this time of
year. The library still has limited parking, hopefully more will
be available in the next
couple of weeks, but construction is running behind. ELDC thrift
has a number of modern
furniture items, and there is a new antique shop in the same
shopping plaza with a number
of vintage items. Local news stories seem to revolve around the
police department.
Mercedes showroom is still under renovation. I drove by Tod's
Point on Sunday and it is
still a pleasant environment with great vistas of Long Island
Sound. I suppose a great
many people are away or with this excellent weather they are
simply being more active
with day time activities surrounding numerous sporting activities
in town. Once the
business community returns from vacation the normal level activity
will resume in town.
The air quality was quite good today without pollution. The new
monitor is much easier to
work with since it is easier to read. Remember I am trying to
relax a little bit and take
time away from the internet, but maintain my usual routines within
the community
particularly while the weather is more pleasant. CIO
Note 08/19/97 Tuesday 4:40 PM EDT: I acquired a discarded 15 inch
Compaq 151 FS
monitor. It works great on my system and will be a lot easier on
the eyes. I'd say it has
about 35 % larger screen area and fills the entire screen. Well I
guess today is my day. I
am airing out the apartment. I plan to go out for a little fresh
air myself. Thanks guys.
Note 08/19/97 Tuesday 2:00 PM EDT: I updated the short bookmark
today,
mrscott.com/bm.htm with a few interesting links. I am having to
use the IBM 800
backup number since the White Plains number is experiencing
trouble. It was one of the
nice features of IBM.net access is that they give you a free
backup 800 number when
their local connection is not working properly. I am out to do
errands after I clean up. I
have not been out since Sunday evening. CIO
Note 08/19/97 Tuesday 3:00 AM EDT: I worked on tweaking the system
for about six
hours tonight and this morning with no success. I figure out the
internet is getting busier
with people returning from vacation and heading back to school. I
am getting about 5 KBS
from the Ohio Scott's site and the same from the Florida site. I
downloaded
http://www.vocaltec.com Vocal Tec’s Iphone 5.0 and installed it,
but I could not get it to log
onto their server, but I still have 4.5 to fall back on which
works just fine. I guess I will
have to adjust the settings for 5.0 . I am tired after cleaning
the apartment while
downloading the program. I guess the system is about as good as I
can set it up. I am using
the Win95 TCP/IP dialer instead of the IBM dialer, which keep
trying to redial after I
disconnect. It also uses more resources. Perhaps with a little
rest and relaxation it will all
seem all right. I have not been outside today, but will try to
errands tomorrow afternoon. If
there is a site for monitoring the state of the net let me know. I
am sure some people will
enjoy the addition of the bookmarks to the directory, but I don't
plan to work on the
bookmarks or the directory anymore. The stats off the Florida
server don't justify all the
work I have put into the directory over the last three years.
Ciao. CIO.
Note 08/18/97 Monday 7:00 PM EDT: I edited the bookmark add-on to
eliminate
Netscape date code and made the page background light yellow and
made bold blue links.
I also incorporated the bookmark into the scott004.zip download
file. I have decided not to
post the files scott004.exe and scott4.zip since no one was
downloading them. There are
about 54,000 links in the overall group of files. This will be the
last major update of the
directory, however I will continue posting short lists of
bookmarks as I collect them on the
bookmark page, mrscott.com/bm.htm . CIO
Note 08/18/97 Monday 3:00 AM EDT: I created a Bookmarks
Alphabetized add-on to
Scott's downloadable directory. Download Bookmark Add-on to
Scott's Internet Hotlist
"bookalph.zip", 345,784 bytes, unzip into same directory
as Scott's Internet Hotlist, such
as "c:\scott", new opening page with bookmark link will
overwrite existing opening page,
"scotlist.htm". File contains an additional 9,000 links
alphabetized into separate files.
Note 08/29/97 Friday 5:20 AM EDT: Updated a few random links in
the
http://mrscott.com/bm.htm
page. I surfed the net briefly. I added For Security
Contact Wells Fargo link to my homepage. Wells Fargo is probably
the best private
security agency in the United States besides being a bank. They
have over a hundred
years of experience. At the Greenwich Country Club a year ago the
Wells Fargo security
guard was a nice old gent who looked like Ronald Reagan. Get the
picture. Needless to
say many prominent old timers like to moonlight particularly
around their grandchildren,
so as to keep an eye on them. Last night , the night before
tonight, I spotted a yellow
Honda Civic with Florida plates with blackout windows entering
into town, perhaps it is
another youngster coming up from Disney country to visit us. One
of the best night time
security jobs in the summer is probably night watchman at the
Steamship Authority on
Nantucket, you get lots of time to chat with kids who don't have a
place to stay on the
island. Being a security guard around any university campuses can
be amusing,
particularly like a great many professional university security
personnel who have worked
dozens of campuses around the world in their careers. Enough of
constant comment, time
to check the morning rush. CIO
Note 08/29/97 Friday 3:00 AM EDT: I continue to receive email from
porn site trying to
get me to log on. I emailed the White House to have the Secret
Service stop the
harassment. Greenwich is quiet, lots of people taking holiday.
Library was empty this
evening. I imagine a number of universities in the area are going
back into session. I will
surf the internet this evening a bit for fun. If out at night in
Greenwich beware of the large
skunk population around town. The area down by the water off
Steamboat Road is
inundated with a large population of a family of skunks. I have
not seen Morris the cat on
Greenwich Avenue this summer. In reply to local experts on
interior decoration, I
recommend the English Country look. Famous decorators such as
David Hicks, Billy
Baldwin, and Elsie de Wolfe Mendal have succeeded famously with
the English Country
look. Basically the English Country look is what ever you happen
to have lying around of
decent quality tastefully organized to suit a comfortable
lifestyle and enjoyable home.
Vitamins this week are half price at CVS, also garlic tablets
which might be good for
arthritis are available for half price. Relatives are arriving in
Kennebunkport today, so I
imagine the town will be happy to see them. I am so near sided
like Mr. McGoo I don't
recognize any famous people are political celebrities, and living
here in the New York area
lots of people look alike. I imagine the day time family people
will be out and about
tomorrow and this weekend getting ready for school. Library is
closed on Friday night and
I believe this Sunday. It should be open during those periods
after Labor Day. Parking lot
still is not completed. Remember I hardly every watch television,
and the next economic
curtailment I will probably make is to have the Cablevision
disconnected. Also my VCRs
doesn't work. Have a good holiday weekend. CIO
Note 08/28/97 Thursday 7:00 AM EDT: Lots of rain clouds over town.
Looks like we will
be getting lots of rain, and the town will be maintaining their
inside routines until the
monsoon passes. Morning traffic reflects quite a few people go to
work at 5:30 AM in the
morning around here. Quite a few familiar faces out in the
morning. I am going to bed now,
I have to be up at 1:00 PM to make a 3:00 PM appointment. Enjoy
the rainy day, some
people live in the rain quite a lot and are use to it. CIO
Note 08/28/97 Thursday 4:20 AM EDT: Created separate stats page
linked from
homepage. Ordered MS Internet Explorer 4.0 CDROM for $5. CIO
Note 08/28/97 Thursday 3:20 AM EDT: I received email on family
reunion of mom's
family, Boven Reunion. All is quiet in Greenwich with a few kids
haunting the streets at
night. I drove with a friend around back country this afternoon.
Lots of new houses have
been built. The Greenwich Country Club is green and as well
manicured as ever. Oldest
members are a prominent local Dutch family. Needless to say the
teenagers I saw playing
golf are trying to maintain a quiet respectful retreat. I believe
Jerry Ford and General
William Westmoreland are life time honorary members of the club.
Alas the Internal
Revenue Service will no longer let business members write off club
dues off their income
tax. Still it is fun to remember the good old days of corporate
memberships. I guess now
one can write off second homes as tax deductions, so certain
people are away at their
second homes. Needless to say, I got a little time off the
computer this evening. I am not
to surprised to see my stock portfolio go down, but remember it is
just an economic
portfolio of bell weather stocks, and I don't pretend to be a Wall
Street wiz, or I would not
be living in my present circumstances. I have been reassured that
most of our full time
residents will return from their summer hideaways after Labor Day.
I know of one local
individual that claims to know someone that lives in Montserrat,
but I have not seen any
tan faces around this area. I expect the winter to be mild. They
are still working on the
roof on my building. I am surprised the historical district
commission let the housing
authority remove the beautiful old slate roof to replace it with
ugly asphalt shingles. Lots
of used slate for sale. I guess the black shingles will attract
more heat in the winter and
keep the building warmer. It costs several thousand dollars a year
to maintain a slate roof,
but they last forever, where the new half million dollar roof will
wear out in 15 to 20 years
depending on what quality shingles they use. Once they start
banging over my part of the
building I will probably get on a day schedule. I have to keep an
eye out for relatives
traveling in the area today. I have not done much computer work
this evening. I made a
boneless chicken breast Chinese meal of onion and green pepper and
corn on brown rice
meal this evening that will last several days. Hope you all are
enjoying your vacation. The
Greenwich library was not busy this past evening. CIO
Note 08/27/97 Wednesday 9:40 AM EDT: I did 19 hours of systems
maintenance work this
morning and yesterday. I eliminated the Netware error at startup
by installing Netware
Network and deinstalling it. I backed up the computer with some
hassle. I have not been
out in a couple of days. Not much else to report. I checked with
our local political
representatives yesterday afternoon about them resuming paying for
the heat in my
building and they just gave me the run around like they have for
the last year. Right now
conditions are pleasant in my smoked filled room, but come winter
I dare say they will be
torturing me again. Basically the Fascists have taken over
Greenwich or it might be
possibly some sort of mafia like the Russian, Irish, or Italian
mafia, but needless to say
they all hate my guts, except they are afraid of my relatives
elsewhere in the country. That
is all for now folks. Greenwich is a center of a lot of public
relations for people and groups
who don't want to bothered. Have fun on you vacations. CIO
Note 08/26/97 Tuesday 1:40 AM EDT: Phone call at noon from Texas
woke me up
yesterday. I made 4:00 PM appointment. I had a dinner guest. I
went downtown a couple
of times this past evening and this morning. The town is very
quiet which is typical for a
Monday or a Tuesday night. Weather is in the mid 60's F. in the
night. I suppose there is
more activity in the daytime, but night people don't really care.
Nothing unusual to report.
Roofers are still working on the roof on the building. I think the
Federal or State
government should live up to their moral responsibility and pay for
the electric heat in this
building instead of having 55 elderly and disabled people freeze
in the winter. Obviously
the local state officials don't care that much about our well
being. Under the Americans
with Disabilities Act, which is law, they have violated our
rights. Something is rotten in
Denmark. CIO
Note 08/25/97 Monday 7:00 AM EDT: I'm a little bushed. I had to
reinstall my network,
going through the procedure mentioned before in these notes. The
new version of the
IBM.NET dialer continues to mess up my networking system, slowing
the system and also
causing the system not to authenticate when I reconnect after
having it freeze on the
IBM.NET access. It takes me 11 1/2 hours for this procedure. The
system is back up to
optimized speed. 8.8 Kbytes a second on my test page. If
interested scan these notes for
the procedure. Lot of new news on Montserrat. My viewpoint is that
if the birds and other
nature have disappeared from the island, man should have common
sense to get off. I
have to go to bed. CIO
Note 08/25/97 Monday 3:30 AM EDT: I surfed the net this morning. I
chatted with a
friend about horses. I emailed the Scott Polar Lab in the U.K.. I
will update Pointcast and
call it a day.
Note 09/07/97 Sunday 10:30 PM EDT: I watched Princess Diana's
funeral on Saturday
morning. I went for a drive on Saturday afternoon. I had a friend
over for coffee Saturday
night. I got up at noon on Sunday and cleaned my apartment and
watered the plants. I went
out to a friend's for dinner on Sunday evening. We had a light
sprinkle on Sunday evening.
We might get more rain. The Greenwich library is still closed on
Sundays. I plan to relax
for the rest of the evening after checking my email.
Note 09/05/97 Friday 11:00 PM EDT: I made a recording of the ABC's
Real Audio
broadcast of Queen Elizabeth II's, Princess Diana Remembrance
Speech and placed it on
my web sites. This afternoon I went out to Tod's Point and walked
around and relaxed for
a couple hours. I had a dinner guest over for dinner. I spent the
rest of the evening
working on the recording and am about to go to bed, so I can be up
early. CIO
Note 09/05/97 Friday 9:15 AM EDT: Up at 6 a.m. this morning. I
finished typing the
Greenwich, Connecticut Religious Faith Forum which is taken from a
page in the
Greenwich Post. I might stop by Tod's Point this afternoon. CIO
Note 09/04/97 Thursday 6:25 PM EDT: Surfed the net a bit this
morning and read
Pointcast. I had a cross linked file in my c:\windows\system and I
fixed it by using the
bootable disk and running scan disk. You can't fix a cross linked
windows system file while
it is running. I went downtown after a hour nap at noon and paid
my $28 cablevision bill.
Lots of people out and about. A good day for sitting in the park downtown.
I stopped by the
Hospital thrift shop and they are having the usual half price
sale. I rerun a mirror outside
my bathroom door. I read the computer press in the Greenwich
library. The usual cross
section of the regular library group was there. They are still
working on the parking lot,
but I found a spot after 3 PM. Work is progressing on the roof of
my building. I think one
of my ignition wires might be shorting with another, I untangled
them; and hopefully that
will fix the clicking sound. I am just about to update
mrscott.com/scopor01.htm my
daily stock report. I am having a guest down for dinner at 7:30 PM
tonight. The Greenwich
Post has news about Polo events in the area. There is a listing of
church times in the
Greenwich Post for those of you who have time to go to church on
Sunday. Perhaps some
time I will copy the directory and post it on my site. That all
for now folks. CIO
Note 09/04/97 Thursday 7:55 AM EDT: www.bild.de photo of Princess
Diane's Accident
aftermath. Photo is blurry. CIO
Note 09/04/97 Thursday 6:00 AM EDT: Vitamins I take every morning:
1 Spectravite
Multivitamin, Niacimide 500 Mg., E 400 IU USP, B50, B12 250 Mcg.,
C 500 Mg., Zinc 50
Mg., Odorless Garlic 1250 Mg., Acetaminophens 500 Mg., Risperdral
1Mg..
Note 09/04/97 Thursday 5:00 AM EDT: Up at 4:00 AM and had
breakfast. I slept from
6:00 PM last night. Watched CSPAN program about OPEN SOURCE
SOLUTIONS, Inc.
before logging onto the computer. I will do a little routine
system work this morning.
Breakfast usually consists of 8 vitamins, hot or cold cereal, two
slices of toast or one
English muffin, 12 oz. orange juice, and 12 oz. of coffee with
nutrasweet and half and half. I
spotted a back packer hiking the Post Road by the Grand Union
yesterday about noon.
CIO
Note 09/03/97 Wednesday 5:00 PM EDT: Up since 2 AM. I mailed ATT
answering phone
to Maine. I returned CDs to library. I bought a $31.80 4' X 3'
mirror with curved top at
MEWS thrift shop and hung it beneath marlin in the apartment with $6
hardware. I have
not been on the internet since 9AM. Greenwich is quiet with old
guard about town. The
library was moderately busy. The parking lot still has a way to
go. It is nice cool mid 70's
day. Best of wishes to ill relatives, wish all speedy recovery.
Started listening to music
again while in the apartment and on the computer which is very
relaxing. I am trying to
focus on local activity to neglect of following other events.
Repair of roof seems to be
progressing on schedule. There was a good wind for sailing today.
CIO
Note 09/03/97 Wednesday 8:55 AM EDT: Tuesday morning I paid bills.
I made the rounds
around town, and lots of young children were out going back to
school. I slept a lot on
Tuesday. I surfed the net Wednesday morning chatting with a person
in Tucson, Arizona
who told me they arrested on average 500 people a night on drunken
driving charges. I
also chatted with a person in Seattle who told me that there is
some concern about volcanic
activity around Mount Rainier. I downloaded the July version of
sound drivers for my
Creative Labs SW32 and installed them. I chatted with a Vocal Tec
developer and told him
on my system that Iphone disk caches too much. One of the tech
newsletters listed the
tabloid links in Germany that publish the censored Diana
photographs which I will link
BILD online , primarily to inhibit young people from trying to
ride in automobiles with
drunken drivers. Microsoft also has a new German site with ZD,
ZDF.MSNBC Titelseite .
Other news the system is running perfectly fine, but while the
weather is nice today I might
rest this morning and try to go out and enjoy some nice weather. I
have started reading
Arthur C. Clarke's 3001, which I hope to get through. The fellow
in Tucson told me that he
was able to buy an internet color camera there for $40. I dare say
that someone might
object to the BILD online link, if they do email me and I will
delete it. It will only take one
email for it to be deleted.
Note 09/01/97 Monday 10:30 PM EDT: I was contacted 11:30 PM on
Saturday about
Princess Diane's accident. I followed the media coverage on CNN on
Sunday morning.
When they announced her passing away on at 4:00 AM EDT on Sunday
morning, I posted
her picture in mourning black on my internet homepage. I rested on
Sunday and watched
more media coverage. I cleaned my apartment while I was watching
media coverage. I
went to bed on Sunday night and got up Monday morning. I had a
guest over for the day
who watched television all day. We had shell steaks for dinner
which were on sale at the
Grand Union today. My British categories seem to be very busy on
my internet site. I had
a headache today from the large amount of automobile pollution in
the area caused by
people returning from holiday. CIO
Note 09/12/97 Friday 2:40 PM EDT: Copy of email to the White
House:
To: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Internet Group:
I continue to work on the computer and make the usual rounds in
Greenwich. I chatted with a hippie type fellow down on Steamboat
Road at the pier yesterday. He said he was a local housepainter
here
and had lived in Key West, Florida for ten years. He said he was
part
of the group that uses marijuana that I don't approve of.
He told me something that I heard when I lived in Key West. He
said
that one could be murdered down there for $5. I was told that by
people
when I was there from 1976 to 1978 in the winter. Back then I was
told
that they also kill priests down there. Having lived down there I
determined that was probably a lot of hippie propaganda.
However the hippie told me there is Marijuana festival going on
in Burlington, Vermont. He also alleged that President Clinton
had murdered 70 Secret Service Agents, that I find implausible.
He also said that the drug cartel runs the White House. He seemed
pretty sure of himself probably from his hippie contacts. Needless
to say he and his house painting buddy are working the area.
On the Princess Di death, I propose an alternative scenario.
Perhaps her security people who left with her from the Ritz hotel
in two
cars,
had the lead car with the real Princess Diane take off in one
direction
from the hotel, and the backup car with the decoy group left the
hotel
and had the paparazzi follow them. When they entered the tunnel,
the
second decoy car went on, while a truck in the tunnel dropped off
a
wrecked
vehicle quickly with crash victims and took off quickly, leaving
the
pursuers to see the assumed wreck. Obviously a lot of people would
have to have been in on the operation.
Perhaps the rich "Dotty" who might have been a friend of
the Sultan of
Brunei whisked the real Princess Di out of the country to a new
place of
hiding and obscurity, perhaps in some location where many other
relatives
of the British Royal family live in obscurity.
This part about DI is just an alternative suggestion from what the
media
might have been misinformed. Question that don't make sense.
1. How was the body of "Dotty" thrown from the car when the
crash photo
shows his left rear door was still closed.
2. Why did it take a Paris ambulance one hour to drive six miles
to the hospital or average of 10 miles an hour.
3. What happened to the second car in the two car entourage that
left
the Ritz.
4. Were the Paparazzi real paparazzi or agents of some other
group.
These questions are based on watching the CNN reports and reading
the
internet reports.
I have not read newspaper accounts or news weekly accounts on the
incident.
As my grandfather Clarence Scott use to say, "Believe Nothing
that you
here, and
half of what you see."
Greenwich is pretty much the same as usual with lots of
distinguished
looking people here. My public housing building is very noisy with
roof
repairs going on.
The Greenwich Housing Authority sold one semi truck of Vermont
slate
back to Vermont,
and will probably have another truck of Vermont slate in a week or
two.
I can't figure out what the town does not want to keep the old
slate for
similar buildings. Perhaps if the White House has a slate roof you
could use our old
slate for repairs if you ever find it. Two fellows from India were
inspecting the
slate two days ago.
Joan Warburg was sited in Greenwich yesterday. She has short dark
hair
and a very
dark tan, such that people don't recognize her. Her husband was
under
secretary
of the treasury in the Roosevelt Administration.
Bargains in Greenwich at the Grand Union, half gallon fresh orange
juice
$1.
Extra large 20 oz. box of Cheerios are $2. The new Mercedes Benz
from
Tuscaloosa,
Alabama seem to have arrived, but I think the GMC is more
practical in
lots of
snow because it has more clearance.
I am no longer working on my internet directory, but I am
maintaining my
site.
I still do not have my heat paid for in the winter, so I have to
look
forward to
another winter of freezing in my apartment at 65 degrees which
averages
about
$120 a month a year for electricity, and when I kept it at 70 it
averaged $165 a
month. Needless to say with disability and chronic arthritis I
would
rather have
it warmer in the winter if I could afford it.
Averill Harriman's nephew is now an investigator for the New York
State
Racing Authority. Plenty of diverse people still moving here. Bill
Gate's father supposedly
lives in Greenwich. Rocks are still staying private. As far as
security I would
imagine the Vanderbilt family are involved in owning Wells Fargo
Bank
and thus
Wells Fargo Security.
As far as IBM, the Watson's flag is still not flying.
That is my perspective, view from the poor side of town.
‑‑
Scott's Internet Hotlist
http://mrscott.com/
http://www.rcch.com/hotlist/scotlist.htm
54,000 URLs in 132 categories
Email: mailto:mikescott@ibm.net
Note 09/11/97 Thursday 1:45 PM EDT: Up at noon. I went through
CNET features ‑ how
to ‑ Internet speed tweaks to check out my system. Global
Exchange Carrier works fine
with my Iphone 4.5 setup, but with their rates, I am not sure it
is a bargain. One can test it
on 800 numbers for free. Try "ping" or
"tracert" with web address, such as "tracert
mrscott.com from DOS window to test your ISP routing. It is
raining today, and I
have yet to be out. Needless to say in the rain, they are not
working on the roof. CIO
Note 09/11/97 Thursday 0:30 AM EDT: I posted my
mrscott.com/bmnow.htm
Current Bookmarks. I also installed my OLE update for Win95 from
Microsoft Technical
Support Help Files, Service Packs, & Other Files. I am about
to install for a test Global
Exchange Carrier. I also changed the setting on my older Zoom VFP
28,800 modem by
selecting, Control Panel, Modem, Modem Properties, Properties,
Advanced, Advanced
Connection Settings, by checking from Hardware to Software
(XON/XOFF) in order to
possibly stop the intermittent freezing of my connection which
still happens occasionally.
CIO
Note 09/10/97 Wednesday 9:00 PM EDT: I updated
mrscott.com/nasa.htm today to
reflect the next NASA launch. I went by the library this afternoon
and some of the old
guard were there, but certain regular members of the old guard
were not. The library
parking lot is progressing fine, and hopefully will be done within
a couple of weeks before
they start work on the new addition. I saw the U.S. Tobacco Skoll
Racing Team Semi
Truck passing by the library as I left. I read the usual four
computer weekly news
magazines I usually read, PC Week, Computer world, InfoWorld,
Interactive Week. The
weather was overcast today, and I am still on a day schedule. When
backing up my system
with Colorado Backup 3.0, I get a message of 600 Megabytes
selected from the program
when in fact the files selected are all the files and represent
over 900 Megabytes. I
surmise I am getting an incorrect byte count since the files
selected reflect the whole hard
disk. However unless I am getting better than 2:1 compression I
would not be able to back
up over 900 Mbytes of files on a Travan TR‑1 tape, so it is
still a question. I will have to
study the Cheyenne Colorado backup program site to see if any information
is posted
about this. I finally got a backup of my system by following these
directions:
INSTALLING THE HP COLORADO T1000e TAPE DRIVE
Special instructions for installing the HP Colorado T1000e in
Windows 95:
1. Power down your computer.
2. Power up your computer.
3. Install the T1000e's data cable.
4. Install the T1000e's power cable.
5. Insert a tape into the drive.
6. Follow the Installation Guide's directions for Installing the
Software.
If you are having problems:
A. Click the Uninstall icon.
B. Right‑click on the My Computer icon.
C. Click the Device Manager tab.
D. Verify that the HPTAPE and TAPEDRIVE sections are deleted.
E. Go to step one above.
Note 09/10/97 Wednesday 11:00 AM EDT: Yesterday afternoon I tuned up
a friend's
1977 Volvo. I also installed new ignition wires on my 1976 Volvo.
I have about 95,000
miles on my Volvo. My Volvo is making a clicking sound when I go
up hills. It is possibly
the timing, but until I can get around to having the timing
checked, I put a bottle of STP
fuel injection cleaner in the car and filled up the tank. The car
seems to be clicking less.
We're have to wait and see. I tried backing up the computer, and
the backup program
keeps quitting in mid progress. I may have to buy a new backup
tape. I took a friend for a
drive last night. I am on a daytime schedule. The roofers have
done about half the roof and
are still working on gutter flashing. The have brought in lots of
bricks to fix the chimneys.
They also brought in plywood, I assume for the roof. On Monday
they loaded up a semi
truck full of the used slate and shipped it back up to Vermont. I
assume the rest of the roof
slate will fill up another semi truck full of slate. On Tuesday
night at 10:00 PM, Greenwich
was totally quiet without much happening. There was a lot of air
pollution. The Greenwich
Times keeps having articles about the Greenwich Police Department,
but I have not had
time to read them. All quiet on the Eastern Front. I received
email that the *.tiff files
posted by NASA GOES linked in my current bookmark can not be read
with a regular
*.tiff viewer. CIO
Note 09/09/97 Tuesday 11:30 AM EDT: On Monday I put Netscape 4.03
Professional
Version on my system. I am having trouble making a backup of the
system and need to
clean my tape drive. On Tuesday morning I updated
mrscott.com/bm.htm with more
links from the current bookmark link. I listened to www.ttalk.com
for what was happening
in the computer world. I have a number of NASA links in my current
bookmark including
GEO ones. Greenwich is pretty much the same as always. I will
probably spend the rest of
the day reading the computer press in our local library. CIO
Note 09/21/97 Sunday 7:00 AM EDT: I chatted all night and morning
on Iphone. I am
chatted out. Off to bed. CIO
Note 09/20/97 Saturday 5:30 PM EDT: Last night I walked around
downtown Greenwich
with the French military. There were lots of New York city people
out from town having
dinner and going to movies. I noticed in the old Pickwick Plaza
across from the new library,
they have a new mini mall with a patisserie, dress shops, spa, and
a Kinko’s. The Kinko’s
has IBM computers to use, scanning facilities, courtesy
telephones, free coffee, and of
course the usual copy services. They are open 24 hours a day seven
days a week. The
French soldier suggested a Kinko’s would be handy to have at the
French airports not to
mention any other airports that might be busy. I chatted with our
rep from the University
of Alabama and told him about my travels around America. I
mentioned that Lady Bird
Johnson was still around down in Texas, and I believe Susan Ford
was living in Tulsa.
There was a young fellow sleeping on a bench downtown about
midnight, I suppose he had
to much to drink. The weather was good for strolling. I noticed a
number of stores are
under renovation on Greenwich Avenue. I believe the Baccarat
Crystal Glass showroom is
throwing a $400 a plate fund raiser for the Greenwich library
tonight across from their
showroom at the bank. It should bring the black tie crowd
downtown. There should be a
heightened security presence in town this evening if I have my
dates right. I chatted with
the wife of an Italian general about volcanoes at the Grand Union.
Planet Pizza next to the
train station has pizza downtown, however I usually buy a Tony's
frozen pizza at the Grand
Union at the end of the night. I have not seen many young people
downtown, so I suppose
they are all watching television and using the internet. CNN
reports that this years El
Nino is suppose to cause coastal flooding in California and other
unusual weather patterns
around the world. I keep having a recurring nightmare or a vision
of a tidal wave some
place in the world, lets hope it is not real. I keep thinking the
conventional wisdom that
Long Island was formed by a glacial deposits might not be right,
since there is mostly sand
deposits out there, and thus it could have been formed by some
huge tidal wave before
European settlement hundreds of years ago. I also worry about the
Valhalla Dam not
holding back the reservoir and having most of Westchester County
flooded if it ever gave
way. I suppose after over a hundred years and enlarging the
reservoir, the Valhalla
Damn might not be as strong as some people would like to believe,
although I assume it
was built on bedrock. Still there is quite a bit of water behind
it that could flood out all the
new office complexes around Terrytown, if it ever did give way.
Greenwich seems the
same as ever, with the usual level of weekend evening activity.
Also not to mention the old
twenty plus year old Nuclear Reactors in Connecticut are a
constant state of worriment,
since no one knows how safe they are, and they are probably long
due to be shut down.
However with General Electric and Asea Brown Boveri in the area, I
would assume some
of their personnel would know the real state of the nuclear
reactors. I did notice when I
went to the Watson Research facility in Fishkill, New York two
years ago, there were
signs posted along the highway the said "Warning, Nuclear
Contamination Area".
Perhaps it was some sort of joke, since there has been nothing
about it in the papers. CIO
Note 09/19/97 Friday 1:50 PM EDT: I deleted Microsoft Publisher
beta to free up hard
disk space. I also deleted all Netscape Cache files, and mail
trash files, and
c:\windows\temp and c:\windows\temporaryinternetfiles and thus
freed up 150 meg hard
disk space and now have 190 meg hard disk space free. I backed up
my system. I am
having a lazy day not doing much. CIO
Note 09/18/97 Thursday 8:00 PM EDT: I posted my biography
"Scott's Biography" that I
wrote a number of years ago, and have not updated in several
years. CIO
Note 09/18/97 Thursday 8:45 AM EDT:I added The 7am News Ticker to
the top of my
homepages. I also looked at www.ttalk.com new internet site. I
need to free up some disk
space on my hard drive, and then I will go out a bit this morning.
Note 09/18/97 Thursday 6:15 AM EDT: Ttalk IBM John Patrick audio
interview on the
Future of Internet Technology. Excellent interview. Must listen.
CIO
Note 09/18/97 Thursday 4:30 AM EDT: I was woken up at noon and
4:30 PM yesterday
by a relative who wanted me to check Southwest Airlines Home Gate
where you can buy
tickets over the net. I finally got up at midnight this morning. I
had breakfast at 6:30 PM
earlier and had lunch at 1:00 AM. I went for a walk on Greenwich
Avenue at 2:00 AM to
4:00 AM. I chatted with the night desk clerk at the Greenwich
Harbor Inn. They have two
nice yachts in port. I noticed the underpass lights on Steamboat
Road underneath the
turnpike are not working and it is quite dark there. They need to
be fixed. While walking
the upper part of Greenwich Avenue, I noticed the dumpster in
front of the old "Favorite
Shoe Store" does not have night lights behind it at night
which could be a traffic hazard. I
noticed several street lights on Greenwich Avenue were not
working. Also the street light
on the end of Steamboat Road by the rear of the Indian Harbor
Yacht Club was not
working. Only a few people were out and about. I stopped by the
all night Grand Union.
Soda is $1 a six pack plus deposit. Mums are $3.50, boneless breast
of chicken is $2.99 a
pound, broccoli is $1 a head. I like Tony's deep dish frozen pizza
for $2.50. I had ham
steak Florentine for lunch, and I probably will have a pizza for
dinner about 6 AM. I will be
out this morning for a while possibly from 8 AM to noon. The
Greenwich Library has lots
of new information on their site along with Community Answers
Databases at the
Greenwich Libraries . I noticed the new Mercedes Benz Imported
Cars of Greenwich
showroom is completed and has the new Mercedes four wheel drive
vehicle on display. I
also found a site http://www.navigation‑station.com/princess‑diana‑conspiracy.htm
which
you conspiracy theorists might find interesting, but it is busy
most if the time. I posted a
copy of the Princess Diana funeral web cast http://mrscott.com/dfuneral.ram
on my
web site. I took the *.wav file from Britain in the USA: Radio
Services and use the Win95
Recorder to increase the volume, and I then encoded it with the
RealAudio encoder and
posted it. Now you can hear it the broadcast and save it if you
desire. The flowers on
Greenwich Avenue are still in bloom and look very nice around the
post office and the
veterans monument downtown. The Greenwich Police are maintaining
their usual high
level of surveillance. The Food Emporium is also open 24 hours
along with the Grand
Union, Colonial Diner, Cumberland Farms, Kinko’s, Shell and Texaco
Gas Stations. Of
course the hospital, police, EMT, and hotel employees along with
the fire department are
awake at night along with U.S. postal employees. Today looks like
it will be humid in the
mid 80's along with early morning fog. Their was a very light
drizzle this morning. The
roofers are still working on my building along with drainage work.
Most common question
on Greenwich Avenue is "How to get to I‑95?". CIO
Note 09/17/97 Wednesday 12:00 AM EDT: I was out at 6 PM this past
evening. The roof
is progressing well and they are digging a trench in front of the
building. I read the
computer press in the library. I noticed three comfortable yachts
at the Greenwich Harbor
Inn. They also have a bicycle group riding from Portland, Maine to
Orlando, Florida. The
number of Ryder Rental trucks dropped off in town is up, so more
young people are
moving in. Greenwich avenue was moderately busy this past weekend.
My portfolio
mrscott.com/scopor01.htm was up. Needless to say this is just a
bellwethers
portfolio, I don't actually own the stocks. I put Pennzoil Gumout
fuel injection cleaner in
my car this evening and filled the car up at Greenwich Exxon. The
library parking lot is
still being worked on. The worst thing about today was there was a
lot of pollution in town
which was practically unbearable. The Greenwich Police are now
maintaining foot patrols
on Greenwich Avenue at night. Starbucks was not too busy this
evening. There is a full
moon tonight, so I imagine a few witches and warlocks will be
prowling the town howling at
the moon. I plan to catch up on a little internet work this
evening. That is all folks. CIO
Note 09/16/97 Tuesday 5:00 AM EDT: Installed Publisher97 Trial
Version for Windows
95 & NT 4.0 ‑ US English Version ‑ Download Page .
I uninstalled Colorado 3.0 and put
Colorado 1.70 back on since it is a more reliable backup program. 1.70
worked fine. I did
my laundry this evening and it was slow downtown this evening.
Back to sleep. CIO
Note 09/15/97 Monday 5:45 PM EDT: Up at 2:30 PM and had breakfast
and paid my
telephone bill for $59. Bank of New York has online banking for
$35 to $45 a month which
is a little pricey if you are like me and only pay three bills a
month. They are still working
hard on the roof. Tomorrow they are digging a trench in the
driveway to provide better
drainage for the building, one will have to park by the skating
rink. I have cleaned my
apartment. After I post this message, I will shower and go out and
enjoy the evening. I
received a free IBM t‑shirt today that I sent up to Maine.
Greenwich seems busy as
usual. If one hates waiting downtown at the post office, the post
office off West Putnam
avenue is much faster. I noticed Microsoft was down 7 1/2 points
today. IBM was down
only 1 1/2 points today. Last boat to island beach will be leaving
in a few minutes. Mostly
same old routine. CIO
Note 09/15/97 Monday 4:13 AM EDT: I had a relaxing weekend. I did
not bother turning
on the computer for a couple of days. I road the Island Beach
Ferry out to the island.
Monday today is the last day of the island beach ferry. The roof
is progressing well. They
are still working above my apartment. I had a dinner guest down. I
chatted with an
acquaintance about France. Lots of Greenwich people were out for
the United Way party.
Supposedly 10,000 people road bicycles by my building while I was
asleep on Sunday. I am
on a night schedule. Grand Union and Food Emporium have been
closed after midnight for
shopping. Greenwich was very quiet on Sunday evening. I have not
surfed the net very
much, so I don't have much to report. People have been asking me
about Lake Forest,
Illinois. I suppose they are looking for less expensive property
or more private property
than Greenwich. Perhaps the old wisdom of living in the interior
of the country is occurring
to some recent arrivals from Europe, or they just want to see it. Lots
of Europeans at
Tod's Point on Sunday evening. There seems to be a lot of Polish
in the area. Relative has
returned from Maine to Texas. Sailboat "Nordic Joan" was
seen on Greenwich harbor.
"Our Toy" is at Greenwich Harbor Inn along with
"Glory". There is an old Chris Craft
boat on the harbor. There are two new cigarette boats for sale on
the Mianus River road.
They have a new parking lot at the Bush Holley House. The library
is still closed on
Sundays until October, but it is open on Friday night. My doctor
is still visiting in Spain. I
need to get a prescription for pills to quit smoking. I am trying
to figure out whether I
should continue Cablevision since I never watch television, but I
guess I can keep it
around for guests for a while. Local friend made money on the
stock market. Most houses
in the area seem to have high Radon levels from large Rock
formations in the area.
Probably many former family houses have Radon problems. A Scottish
bag piper was seen
playing the pipes walking up and down Greenwich Avenue this
evening. He seemed to be
in pretty good shape. Lots and lots of little kids seen around
town this weekend. Ritchie
Havens did a United Way concert this past weekend. I chatted with
a Jamaican about
Bauxite in Jamaica, and he said there were lots of Germans in
Jamaica. I believe Jamaica
also has Cobalt that is used in Cobalt Steel. I don't know the
status of Jamaica's current
volcanic activity if any. I assume it is volcanic. The temperate
is 70s in the day time and
50s at night. Lots of New York yuppies at the Dome Restaurant on
Saturday night for
beverages. CVS pharmacy in Riverside Shopping Center is now open
all night for
pharmacy prescriptions. It seems like many Latino workers have
gone back south for the
winter. Local Episcopal Church sent a trailer of supplies to a
technical school in Honduras
for orphan boys. Greenwich police are maintaining usual excellent
patrol in the area. I plan
to clean my apartment and water the plants when I wake up on
Monday afternoon. Former
French soldier in the area seems to know quite a bit about France
and speaks English well.
All quiet on the Eastern Front. English historian spotted this
weekend. CIO
Note 09/30/97 Tuesday 11:55 AM EDT: Microsoft Internet Explorer
Products Download
for final release of IE 4.0. I checked with people down in
Washington D.C. . If you have
intelligence information of a high level nature, please phone
White House Intelligence at
1‑202‑435‑5000. I advise you have serious real
information to report if you call that
number. Also IBM's new security number in Armonk, New York is 914‑499‑4100
at the
new World Headquarters Building. I have not been out yet. I am
waiting to download IE
4.0. It is the end of the month, so I don't have mugging money,
but I will survive.
Note 09/29/97 Monday 11:45 PM EDT: Thank
mailto:billg@microsoft.com for the great
new web browser he is giving away. I saw a heavy set Germanic
fellow downtown this
afternoon with German business suit on, he had the look of a Dutch
Prince. Nice weather
this afternoon. I went to the library three times today. Old guard
were in residence just
after noon. I dare say there is lots of interest in the Greenwich
billionaires on the
www.forbes.com Forbes list.
Of course some people don't care for obvious reasons.
Basically the richest man or group of people is that group or
individual who can afford to
maintain and defend their private property. Biggest person sighted
in Greenwich in last 14
years since I have been back is a Dutch farmer from Maastract who
was over seven feet
tall and over 600 pounds trying to sell cheese at the local Food
Emporium. Second biggest
person was Russian Admiral about 6' 6" and 500 pounds shark
fishing down at the end of
the Steamboat Road several years ago. I am only 6 foot and 196
pounds which is about
average for adult males in the area. CIO
Note 09/29/97 Monday 11:00 AM EDT: Downloaded and installed Webcam
Sam from
Vista X Software , it is a novel program. I am out of here. CIO
Note 09/29/97 Monday 11:00 AM EDT: I finished cleaning my
apartment and watering
the plants this morning. I had the Cablevision disconnected since
I never watch television
and just keep it for my guests. Since the Greenwich Housing
Authority does not pay for
my electric heat like they use to for the first eight years, I
need to use the $30 a month for
extra heat in the winter, so at least I am warm and comfortable
during the winter with my
arthritis. I do have a central cable antenna in the building for
receiving local television, so
I will install that. I had a visitor yesterday who watched
television all day and will be going
to Germany in the next couple of weeks. When I lived in Europe I
never watched
television and had a much more enjoyable time. I am maintaining my
usual routines. CIO
Note 09/28/97 Sunday 7:00 AM EDT: I listened to
mrscott.com/nasa.htm for a
while. I listened to the first hours of www.ttalk.com . I uploaded
mrscott.com/bmnow.htm Current Bookmarks. I downloaded some of the
most
popular programs at www.activex.com to install on my computer. I
don't know whether I
will go out this morning or not. I checked out Internet Telephony
at www.pulver.com and
installed www.vocaltec.com Internet Telephony plug in to use with
Pulver's Free World
Dialup II. I will install the programs and possibly go to bed. CIO
Note 09/28/97 Sunday 1:00 AM EDT: I rested this afternoon and
earlier this evening.
After having dinner I went out for a walk. The usual bunch of
movie goers were out. I
noticed a skunk by the train station parking lot and a rat in
front of the senior center. The
usual group of yuppies were at "Dome" having cocktails.
I guess that is the popular spot
for young folks. Also there is another yacht at the Greenwich
Harbor Inn. Unfortunately
Greenwich Harbor is very small, so the Greenwich Harbor Inn is
limited to about 150 feet
for mooring boats. I read today the Britannia is being
decommissioned by the British. I
guess the Queen could always use the QE II or barrow the
"Viking" from Norway. The
"Viking" is suppose to be the world's largest private
yacht. The Britannia was only
number three after the King of Saudi Arabia’s Yacht and then the
"Viking" first. Of course
some old Russian might turn an aircraft carrier into a private yacht
for the fun of it.
Needless to say they have enough hardware in mothballs. I wander
how the swimming pool
fared on the Russian submarines during turbulence. The usual
morning group were in the
library this morning. A friend told me to think about investing in
the Canadian Company
Bombardier which might start making mid range aircraft. Apparently
there is a market for
over 20,000 new midrange aircraft and Boeing is interested in
getting in the business. Also
Gold is a good hedge against stock market downward fluctuations as
we all know. There
seems to be a few tiny kids that like driving around in Ferraris
here at night. I guess their
parents don't watch them closely enough. Average height in
Greenwich for males is about
6 foot and for females about 5 foot 8 inches. I chatted with a
young fellow about Petrified
Dinosaur Eggs that I use to find in Decatur, Alabama. I was
wandering if there might be
any petrified bones there also. He did not know anything about it.
We use to find the
petrified dinosaur eggs in the southwest to west ditch adjacent to
the Walter Jackson
school playground. They were about six to eight inches in length,
and when you cracked
them there was a petrified yoke. I distinctly remember finding
dozens of them. Well have a
good Sunday. CIO
Note 09/27/97 Saturday 7:00 AM EDT: I updated Scott's Broadcast
mrscott.com/sound.htm or www.rcch.com/hotlist/sound.htm which I
will upload
shortly. I update the broadcast every two to three months on my
current observations and
recent activity. Enjoy listening to the broadcast. I will go out
after I upload the broadcast
and enjoy Saturday morning. CIO
Note 09/27/97 Saturday 4:00 AM EDT: I relaxed yesterday afternoon
and thought about
what I had researched during the last few days. Basically I feel
with the El Nino we will
have more rain in this area with flooding in the eastern river
basins. We could have that
winter effect with mid 60 degree days one day and several feet of
snow the next day. More
than likely we will get unusual weather patterns. I practiced my
French conversation skills
which are lousy. My sister told me that former President Bush is
at the Ryder Cup in
Spain. George Agnew will be out of the hospital fully recovered
today. CIO
Note 09/26/97 Friday 2:10 PM EDT: I updated mrscott.com/bmnow.htm
current
bookmarks links.
IBM Numbers:
IBM Armonk, Sommers, New York: 914‑765‑1900
IBM Armonk Security: 914‑765‑4400
Construction of the roof repairs is completed. Apparently there
are parts of the building
filled with Asbestos that the Greenwich Housing Authority refuses
to repair and
apparently somebody is getting kickbacks on the overall project
rumors has it. The
masons from India will be working on the Chimney repairs for the
next two months. I might
shower and go out soon, I am not sure. CIO
Note 09/26/97 Friday 9:00 AM EDT: George Agnew Doing Fine After
Surgery at Maine
Medical, All is OK. My sister in Kennebunkport says George is
doing fine and will make
a complete recovery. CIO
Note 09/26/97 Friday 4:50 AM EDT: Recommend Mayo Table of
Contents, Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, Minnesota for George Bliss Agnew cardiology problem,
cardiology telephone
number at 7:30 AM CDT is 507‑284‑3633. General number
is 507‑266‑5800. I chatted with
Mayo Clinic this AM.
Note 09/26/97 Friday 2:45 AM EDT: No News on George Bliss Agnew
medical condition
yet up in Maine. My Doctor returning from Spain told me that the
daughter of the King of
Spain is getting married. Check out 1997 Best Hospitals Cardiology
and Texas Heart
Institute for help on George Agnew's medical problems and 1997
Best Hospitals. CIO
Note 09/25/97 Thursday 7:40 AM EDT:GBA, my stepfather having heart
surgery this
afternoon up in Maine. CIO
Note 09/25/97 Thursday 4:30 AM EDT: Yesterday I went out in the
morning. Around 9
AM at yesterday's high tide, a fisherman pulled in two 15 pound
blue fish off the pier on
Steamboat Road. I noticed the Watson's flag was flying. There are
two baby swans with
the pair of swans in the harbor. I went by the library and read
the four computer press
newsweeklies that I read every week. I went downtown and lots of
people were out and
about. I drove down to the water again and enjoyed the view from
the bottom of Steamboat
Road. I came back to the apartment at noon. I did some decorating
organizing. I changed
the square table in front of the couch for the smaller end table
to use as a coffee table. I
put the square table at the end of the couch. I also did a major
change switching the
smaller mahogany desk from the bedroom into the living room and
putting the Danish
modern desk in the bedroom where the bedroom bureau was and
putting the bureau where
the desk was. Moving this all around took about three hours. There
is more room now in
the living room. I put the mouse pad to the left of the computer
on a small mahogany table
in front of a stereo speaker and moved the fruitwood table next to
the Queen Anne chair. I
also moved some pictures around. The overall effect is more
comfortable and looks better.
I also put one of the oil filled radiators out in the living room
to take the chill out at night. I
will take the air conditioner out in a week or two. The roof on
the building is about done,
but they still have to do the brick work on the chimneys. I had a
dinner guest down for
dinner at 5 PM and had boneless breast of chicken Florentine,
Pasta Fresh, and Frozen
Broccoli. I went to bed at 8 PM, and got up at 4 AM this morning. At
the moment the
internet is not working properly. I linked the
mrscott.com/nasa.htm NASA Shuttle
page from the top of my homepage. I will surf the net this
morning, if it works. I will listen
to www.ttalk.com broadcast once it is posted. I chatted with a
fellow from Australia
yesterday morning about technology. He mentioned that the Summer
Olympics in three
years will be held in September down there since the reverse
seasons apply in the
southern hemisphere. Greenwich seems to have a rush of people into
town around noon
time which keeps it busy right up until late evening. I have an
appointment downtown at 3
PM this afternoon. CIO
Note 09/24/97 Wednesday 8:00 AM EDT: The house in Redding,
Connecticut is
$1,600,000 on 35 acres with 2000 foot road frontage all on one
level about 5000 square
feet. I saw lots of people going to work this morning. I noticed 9
or 10 winged director
chairs in the dumpster at the Greenwich Harbor Inn that two fellows
were taking just as I
left. The yacht "Mercedes" is from Georgetown, Cayman
Islands. There have been a
large number of yachts at the Greenwich Harbor Inn from the Cayman
Islands the past
two summers. Half dozen fishermen on the end of Steamboat Road. I
noticed someone that
looked like a prominent European monarch in the lobby of the
Greenwich Harbor Inn, but
it might have been a look alike. "Non Hablo Hispanlo". The
El Nino is suppose to be
messing up the world's weather. Tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico
are suppose to be
less. Also it was 45 degrees F. here this morning. I will float
around a bit this morning and
take a nap this morning, and try to get on a day schedule
tomorrow. I have a dinner guest
this evening. Town seems a little bit busier in the day time. CIO
Note 09/24/97 Wednesday 4:00 AM EDT: I went out and mailed letter
at West Putnam
Avenue Post Office. The box in the lobby is picked up at 6 AM. I
drove down Steamboat
Road and noticed the Grey Volvo Wagon is down there with a fisherman
on the pier. I
noticed at the Greenwich Harbor Inn, they have a fast sleek yacht
called the "Mercedes"
about a 120 feet long. It looks like the modern configuration like
a Cigarette Racing Boat
Yacht, and is probably very fast. I was not able to see its port
of origin. I noticed the
Greenwich Police Front Desk was not lit up this morning. The Grand
Union is not open
until 5:30 AM. I filled up my car with $12.75 gasoline at the
Shell Station on West Putnam
Avenue. Richard is on duty there as usual. Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning are
probably the slowest time of the week. I might chat on the net
this AM and have one of
Tony's Pizzas at 6 AM. I will then probably go out. CIO
Note 09/24/97 Wednesday 1:00 AM EDT: Up at midnight. A friend in
real estate
TILGHMAN and FROST Real Estate, Wilton, Connecticut; United States
of America,
contact Richard Van Marter, 800‑999‑3366 called to
tell me he is listing a $2 million dollar
house on 30 acres in Redding, Connecticut. Yesterday I bought a
German hand coffee
grinder at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop for $2.50. The ELDC
thrift shop had an
antique rope bed for $60. The Mews thrift shop had Windsor chairs
for $30 apiece.
Needless to say I have no room in my apartment for more items.
There is a new
consignment shop next to ELDC with lots of antiques. Check
Greenwich, Connecticut
Thrift Shops. I also went by the Arnold Bakery outlet on Railroad
Avenue in Byram and
got four loaves of "Healthnut Bread" for $2.59, a 75
percent saving. I noticed Frederick
Supper's house in Belle Haven is still under construction across
from the Indian Harbor
Yacht Club, and the Watson's flag was not flying today. I saw on
local television that a
young kid in the Danbury area caught a two and half pound Piranha
in the reservoir. I also
noticed someone that looked like a Brazilian friend of mine, but
he has not contacted me if
he is in the area. Retired gentleman was out walking his Bijan.
The Greenwich library
parking lot is scheduled to be finished on October 6, 1997;
however they have already
asphalted most of it, so maybe it will be ready sooner. Once
construction begins on the
new library people will have to use the auditorium elevator to
enter the library, check
Greenwich, Connecticut Library. I will write a letter this morning
and go out briefly. I
guess I will be out in the morning this morning. I deleted
Microsoft Money 98 preview
since it is time expired. I have 160 meg hard disk space. CIO
Note 09/23/97 Tuesday 8:45 AM EDT: Check out Cassini: Voyage to
Saturn
Note 09/23/97 Tuesday 4:45 AM EDT: I finished lunch. I had my
coffee downtown in front
of the senior center out of my trusty thermos. I noticed the baby
black and white skunk
was still prowling around downtown around the southwest corner of
the senior center
across from Starbucks. The all night artist was at work. I noticed
yesterday that the
Watson's flag was flying in Belle Haven, so she must be back. I
noticed at the Grand
Union yesterday morning, that Tropicana Orange Juice and
Grapefruit Juice half gallons
were $1.39 limit four, Quaker oatmeal 99cents, Betty Crocker cake
mix 79 cents, Betty
Crocker frosting 99 cents. I enjoy Tony's deep dish frozen pizza
for a snack at night which
costs $2.50. They are still working on the roof on my building and
they will have to do the
chimneys next. They are still working on the front entrance
drainage. I need to have the
timing checked on my car, but that can wait until the first of the
month. As usual on
Monday night and Tuesday morning, Greenwich is quiet per norm. I
noticed the YMCA
leaves a lot of high voltage lights on inside at night. I watched
President Clinton's speech
at the United Nations yesterday morning on CNN. I wander how he
determined the $750
billion figure for the illegal drug activity figure unless
somebody he knows has an accurate
count. It would seem hard to determine. I wonder what the net
value of the legitimate
pharmaceutical market is then. I also noticed a Burgundy Isuzu this
AM with a West Point
sticker. The Shell station is open all night as usual. There
sounds to be a bit of truck traffic
on the turnpike. Two different gray Volvos were spotted this
evening on the bottom of
Steamboat Road enjoying the view and fishing this AM. It is cool
in the evening and early
AM about 60 degrees F. Well enjoy your day folks. CIO
Note 09/23/97 Tuesday 2:45 AM EDT: I slept most of the afternoon
and early evening
yesterday. In the later evening I went out and it was very quiet. One
baby skunk walking
up Greenwich Avenue in front of Saks. I recommend downloading the
demo of MS Money
98 and checking it out. I noticed MS Investor Portfolio evaluated
my demo portfolio wrong
yesterday saying it was up $1,822.49 when in fact the portfolio
value says it was down over
$5,000. Time to cook lunch. CIO
Note 09/22/97 Monday 4:00 AM EDT: Last evening I had a relaxing
day sleeping most of
the day and then cleaning my apartment and watering the plants. I
noticed in Clarinet
News they are having the 50th Anniversary Party for the QE II at
sea. I will relax for the
rest of this morning.
Note 10/10/97 Friday 2:45 AM EDT: Did some routine netsurfing this
morning. Munched
out on Grapes and Cheese Its. Reorganized the homepage a bit. Need
to surf, try
mrscott.com/bmnow.htm for a few handy links. I will now uninstall
and reinstall
IPhone 4.5 and 5.0 to reactivate them. Lets hope this does not
cripple "Explorer.exe", like
happened last week. CIO "Chief Information Officer".
Note 10/09/97 Thursday 10:45 PM EDT: Today I made it to my 3 PM
appointment. One
person told me it takes five minutes for Windows NT to load. I
stopped by Tod’s Point in
Old Greenwich and enjoyed the view from the southeast section
which is not free. The
southwest section was full of nats on a non windy day. I bought
groceries, and had a steak
for dinner. I was told they are going to start painting the trim
on my building soon. I still
wish they would pay for the electric heat, because sooner or later
it will get cold here
despite the 80 degree day here today and I would prefer adequate
heat in my apartment to
prevent my arthritis from acting up which I don't think is too
much to ask of the Federal
government considering the amount of time I have volunteered my services
in my lifetime,
not to mention the efforts of my fellow tenants. My attitude is
not to vote in the next
election and let the chips fall where they may. When Lowell
Weicker was governor of
Connecticut we had our heat paid for. Obviously no one of any
importance in the
Republican or Democratic parties cares enough about the tenants in
this building to offer
them electric heat which was included during the first eight years
we lived here. All of the
other public housing projects in Greenwich include the heat in the
rent which for some
technical reason this place does not. Basically my fellow tenants
say they are, "Robbing
Peter to Pay Paul". I stopped by the library after dinner and
read PC Magazine. There
was a good article on Bill Gates' summer hideaway in Washington
where he held a
conference. I was told by the librarian it is very noisy in the
library in the daytime with all
the construction going on outside. They are preparing the site for
the new Peterson
addition. I went for a walk downtown after the library closed and
there were quite a few
people out for dinner and drinks who obviously are daytime people.
Greenwich Avenue is
always good for people watching. I did notice the police
responding to a call at Citibank,
possibly a broken door. Also I noticed the street light across
from Citibank and the train
station is burned out. I suggested to one of the Greenwich
Librarians that they put a time
capsule in the new addition, and also they might publish some
information from the local
paper such as obituaries which they could scan and post, or any
other useful community
information. They are still working on the roof outside my window.
They plan to pitch it
and resurface it. Now for a night of net activity. CIO
Note 10/09/97 Thursday 12:15 AM EDT: I updated
mrscott.com/bmnow.htm
Current Bookmarks. I will probably surf a little and check out
www.ttalk.com . CIO
Note 10/08/97 Wednesday 9:30 PM EDT: I stopped by the library and
read Byte
magazine. I took a walk down town. It is quiet for a Wednesday
night. It is a bit polluted
today, but the temperature is comfortable for this time of year.
The Greenwich Police are
maintaining routine sidewalk patrols during the evening hours. I
will do a little routine
work this evening. CIO
Note 10/08/97 Wednesday 5:30 PM EDT: Today I picked up the Volvo
at the Exxon
station at noon. They replaced the timing belt and valve cover
casket for $400. They
replaced the starter motor which was under warranty for free. The
car is running great
particularly now that the timing is correct. I read the computer
trade press in the library.
They are chopping down the trees in front and removing the old
masonry to start working
on the new addition. The new parking lot is open now. I picked up
some sconces at the
Mews thrift shop for $10 that I hung over the dining room table. I
need to take a nap. CIO
Note 10/07/97 Tuesday 4:30 AM EDT: I added Internet Explorer
Products Download
Add-ons to my MS IE 4.0 setup. I now have about 60 Meg free hard
disk space. I need to
figure out how to free up some space. The add-ons took about an
hour to download for me
this past morning. I checked with Exxon next to the library. The
problem with my car is
that the starter motor they put in several months ago was catching
the flywheel. The are
going to replace it for free. I am also having them put on a new
timing belt and replace the
valve cover gasket and set the timing. The car should be ready in
a couple of days. I will
thus be immobile until then. Since my legs have been bothering me
all summer, I can not
walk that far such as into town. I will have to sit back and relax
and enjoy my apartment.
The roofers are still working on the flat roof removing the
asbestos and installing the new
covering. The masons are still working on the chimneys. While
taking a short stroll on
West Putnam Avenue, I noticed the old post office building for
lease would be an excellent
sight for a CVS drugstore. I have enough food and supplies to survive
until my car is
ready. I will try doing some routine computer work. I noticed my
million dollar portfolio
mrscott.com/scopor01.htm is up about $55,000 since I published it.
Today is warm
and comfortable, I wish I could be out enjoying it more. CIO
Note 10/07/97 Tuesday 3:00 AM EDT: Routine work this morning. CIO
Note 10/06/97 Monday 8:30 PM EDT: I made my Monday appointment at
4 PM. I drove
around by Grass Island and enjoyed the view of the water on this
warm day. The new
library parking lot is now open. I read the computer press. I
dropped my car off at the
Exxon station to have the timing repaired. It should be ready when
I get up tomorrow
afternoon. I walked back to my building at 6 PM to find out that
the Housing Authority has
sub contractors working on the roofs above my apartment and
outside of the windows
removing asbestos. I turned off the air conditioner to keep the
dust from coming in. They
have an inspector on the job. I guess the subcontractor prefers to
work at night. They have
set up containment areas to contain the removed asbestos. It is a
little bit noisy right now.
I will try to work on the computer while they are doing this. CIO
Note 10/06/97 Monday 3:30 AM EDT: Updated mrscott.com/bm.htm .
Will start
slowing down and get ready for bed. CIO
Note 10/06/97 Monday 1:00 AM EDT: This afternoon I read the
computer press in the
Greenwich Library. I noticed one URL www.ubn.co.uk that might be
of interest. Steamboat
Road had a number of visitors. At Tod's Point there were a number
of families enjoying
the beach. The black tie crowd were at the Hyatt with two
miniature black and white
horses. At Westchester airport the jets were coming and going and
the parking area was
filled, so lots of people are away. One can smoke cigarettes at
the bar at Westchester
Airport. Since I don't travel much anymore it is fun to watch
people coming and going. The
Grand Union supermarket in Glenville needs to put a guard railing
on the south exit door.
When it swings open it can knock someone over. Dole produce is
inexpensive for
California red grapes. Downtown this evening there were the usual
number of kids in the
pubs and a very few movie goers. I suppose the day time crew will
be out in full force
tomorrow morning. CIO
Note 10/05/97 Sunday 3:00 PM EDT: Today I am finishing up cleaning
the apartment and
watering the plants. On Friday evening I had a couple of friends
over for dinner. We went
down to Newark, New Jersey Airport to drop off one of them for a
morning flight to
Daytona, Florida. Newark airport is quite deserted during the
early morning hours with a
coffee shop open and no pubs open. One had to stand outside to
have a cigarette. We
stopped by the Marriott Hotel at Newark Airport and its restaurants
and bars were also
closed. They have a nice hotel at the airport with vistas of the
Port Elizabeth area of New
Jersey. The departing passenger thought the deserted airport would
be good for skate
boarding. Saturday I went to Tod's Point with one of the friends
and went out to Pizza Hut
in Glenville for Pizza. I got up at noon today. It is in the 80s
today. My mother said the
Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship is up cruising in Maine. CIO
Note 10/03/97 Friday 5:45 AM EDT: When I started the computer
today, explorer.exe the
file browser was crashing. The only thing I did before that was
uninstall and reinstall
Iphone 4.5 and 5.0. I had to log onto the internet and run MS IE
4.0 setup and do a
complete install which does not actually download but reinstalls
the *.cab files on the local
hard drive. This fixed the problem. However, the active desktop
did not install, so I ran
MS IE 4 setup again and only upgraded newer components, and the
system with active
desktop was back to normal. Power Toys was still installed. I
turned off pictures on MS IE
4.0 to have it browse faster. Today I bought a Panasonic Electric
typewriter at the Hospital
Thrift Shop for $10 for typing envelopes and large mailing
folders. I noticed quite a lot of
Florida license plates around town, so I guess the people from up
north are traveling south
for the winter. It was good to see all the snow birds. I watched
the FBI hearings on CSPAN
about Organized Crime while doing the computer repairs. The India Indian
masons are still
working on the building chimneys. They are going to repair the
flat roof outside my
windows soon, I am wondering if I should take the air conditioner
out not or wait until the
roof coating is dry. Three years ago when they did it, I went out
to take out the air
conditioner and the roof coating was still liquid like wet tar
although they use a plastic
compound. I will do some work on the internet this morning now
that I have the system
repaired again. I also bought Niacimide at the health store. I
also found out that Bank of
New York only charges $5 a month for personal internet accounts.
CIO
Note 10/02/97 Thursday 7:00 AM EDT: Look at Internet Explore 4.0
Tips and Tricks . I
backed up my computer successfully. I have over 100 meg free space
now. I keep my
Microsoft system upgrade files in a folder, so I don't have to
download them if god forbid I
ever have to reinstall the system from a backup. CIO
Note 10/02/97 Thursday 2:30 AM EDT: I suggest looking at Microsoft
Technical Support
Help Files, Service Packs, & Other Files for updated files. I
just installed six new files that
have been posted in the past months. I also added Channels to IE
4.0. I need to free up a
little disk space. CIO
Note 10/01/97 Wednesday 11:30 PM EDT:I downloaded MS Internet
Explorer Powertoys
and I recommend looking at New 32‑bit Apps at Stroud's
CWSApps List . I also stumbled
across this MS JAVA Internet Explorer 4.0 Features link. I can not
get FrontPage
Express to Hyperlink with MS IE 4 but only Netscape hyperlinks
with it, there must be a
fix. MS IE 4 is working great on my system, and I am most pleased
with it. It seems
faster. I have the Active desktop installed which takes getting
use to. I paid my rent this
morning and I paid my auto insurance to www.geico.com . While at
the First Union Bank
paying my rent, I noticed a dozen Japanese business men standing
in front of the bank
building. I chatted briefly and gave them my internet address and
mentioned the Winter
Olympics coming up in Japan and the fact that my directory had a
volcano
mrscott.com/058.htm category. I noticed that one was wearing an
IBM name tag. I
noticed the Watson's flag was flying today. I slept this afternoon
and past evening. I guess
I will be up all night again. I need to get a new Travan 1 tape to
make a backup of my
system. The old tapes don't seem to work reliably. CIO
Note 10/01/97 Wednesday 9:20 AM EDT: Note I was able to correct
the JAVA problem in
MS IE 4 by going to "Add Remove" programs and
uninstalling Microsoft JAVA VM and
then rebooting. Then I ran the MS IE 4 setup program and
reinstalled it. I did not have to
redownload it since it is already on the hard disk. JAVA seems to
be working fine now. If
you use RealAudio Pro the setup program won't overwrite your
advanced version. CIO
Note 10/01/97 Wednesday 8:00 AM EDT: Internet Explorer 4.0
downloaded and installed
basically without any problems. I did have to reconnect a couple
of times. It took about
seven hours from midnight to 7 AM. On rebooting the system did
give me error messages
that the *.cab JAVA files were not being installed, however IE 4.0
seems to work fine. I
took two naps during download and baked a cake. I have to pay my
rent and insurance this
morning. CIO
Note 10/17/97 Friday 11:20 AM EDT:I updated the Greenwich
mrscott.com/greenw.htm and Greenwich Real Estate
mrscott.com/gwreal.htm
Pages. I suppose it is busy out around lunch time. I still have
not shaved or showered, and
I feel like a nap before lunch. CIO
Note 10/17/97 Friday 9:40 AM EDT: I updated mrscott.com/bmnow.htm
. I surfed
the net this morning. It is working fast. I noticed they still
have a NYNEX telephone truck
on Nantucket on as seen on their live cam Nantucket Washington Street
Cam. Chuck and
Henry are off to South Africa. I dare say most people are watching
the stock market
closely today. My million dollar bellwethers portfolio
mrscott.com/scopor01.htm is
down as expected. I read that mailto:billg@microsoft.com is
planning to take over the
Cablevision Internet modem market. I sure wish he would get one
hooked up to my
apartment building soon. It sounds like the roofers are working
outside on the rain terrace
today. If you look at mrscott.com/stats.htm you will notice my server
in Florida
seems to be a little bit busier than normal and more people are
looking at the more tech
orientated content. Netscape has a mail spell checker at: Netscape
CyberSpell . I think
the local senior community thinks I have lost my marbles since they
don't understand the
amount of content of information I am dealing with. CIO
Note 10/17/97 Friday 5:50 AM EDT: I made the usual rounds
yesterday morning. I found
three computers discarded at a local office park, IBM Model PS/2
Model 50Z, PS/2
Model 80 386 8580‑311, PS/2 Model 80 386 8580‑041. I
brought them back home. The two
model 80s could be used to make a glass coffee table. I tested
them and the CMOS is
gone on them, but they seem to work if one had the patience to
configure them. I will leave
them around for a conversation piece for a while, and possibly
take them to the Hospital
Thrift Shop in the near future if no one wants them for free. I
would imagine the model 80s
will be collector items some time soon. One model 80 is missing
its side panel. I got my
Taft Alumni manual. A great many alumni have email addresses. I
noticed one local
resident is a member of the class of 1920 and outlived all of his
other classmates. I made
my afternoon appointment. I noticed a great many construction
workers departing from
the new hospital project while I was downtown. The new facility is
suppose to have 135
beds instead of the present 400. I read when Queen Elizabeth II
gets back from India, they
are suppose to have the Commonwealth Meeting up in Scotland.
Perhaps the QEII was
carrying a private party of Commonwealth members when it left on a
non scheduled cruise
back to South Hampton. Lots of new faces around as is typical of
the New York area. A
friend took me out to dinner at That Away restaurant last night.
We had the steak
sandwich for $12. The place is a little noisy because of the tin
ceiling. I also bought the
Dinosaur Plate of stamps for $5 and I bought four Currier and Ives
plates for $2 at the
Hospital Thrift Shop. Greenwich seems to be the same as usual. I
imagine quite a few
residents are worried about the stock market going down. CIO
Note 10/16/97 Thursday 8:00 AM EDT: Dinner was good. I updated
mrscott.com/bmnow.htm . I will make the rounds this morning. I
will probably come
back and work on the net if the library is still too noisy. Terry
Waite of Canterbury
Cathedral, the representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury will
be speaking at Christ
Church Greenwich, Connecticut this Sunday at 10 AM. All Welcome.
CIO
Note 10/16/97 Thursday 5:15 AM EDT: I did not mean to imply or
encourage people to
drink in yesterday's coded message to the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police in Montreal
on Mount Royal. If one is good at reading open code messages, you
obviously got the
message. I just got up having slept most of yesterday. I had
breakfast about 9 PM
yesterday and went back to sleep. I am now in the process of
cooking an 8 pound Purdue
chicken for dinner, which I will have for dinner. I have an
afternoon appointment this
afternoon. I have not been out in 24 hours. President Clinton
apparently canceled the
Asteroid Avoidance Program.
From reading the British reports in the news last February,
it seems that British scientists thought the program was very
important. IBM is reducing
and merging its PC division. I imagine it is about time to get out
of the stock market, if one
can afford the Capital gains. I need to start boiling some rice to
go with dinner.
Occasionally it helps to get a long rest and break routine. I
remember the French movie
"Cousin Cousine" about the French sleep cure method to
reduce stress. With winter
coming, I would imagine that we will all start leading more
dormant lifestyles. I believe the
Queen Elizabeth II is returning to South Hampton. Their next
voyage goes by Bermuda.
My neighbors visited the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
yesterday. It is funny
whenever I call there the person answering the phone is from
Venezuela. I guess that is
another low paid night job, they can't get United States citizens
to work anymore. It seems
there are a great many people considering heading for the hills
because of various news
reports, but quite frankly I think it is all a paper dragon, and I
intend to stay in the area
until any evidence of hostile intent by hostile forces occurs. As
far as I can tell Greenwich
is peaceful and quiet as usual, and perhaps first generation
immigrants are not use to
living in a quiet peaceful environment, unless of course they are
fifth columnists are
something like that. Enjoy the day for a change. CIO
Note 10/15/97 Wednesday 2:45 AM EDT: I got up at 11:30 PM last
evening. The library
yesterday morning was busy, but it is virtually impossible to read
there since they are
driving piles for the Peterson wing. The sound is interminably
loud and it makes it hard to
concentrate. The entrance is through the Cole auditorium. I paid
my telephone bill of $42.
I made a few rounds about town. This morning when I got up, I
checked with Kennedy
security at the Greenwich Country Club. They said they had heard
of Corby's Whisky. It
was popular in the 1930's and 1940's. In refreshing our memories,
I believe it had a beige
label with burgundy striping, and "CORBYS" written across
the top in curved letters. I
believe there was a picture of a Raven on the bottle. It is so
long ago, it is hard to
remember. I suppose some of the "old guard" who control
everything would like to sip
some of it in their retirement, particularly on cold winters
night. I believe it was imported
from Canada. The last time I saw it, it was up around the Canadian
Border in Sue St.
Marie. It came in a ten to twenty gallon cider crock and we drank
it out of a water cooler.
A friend of mine who was a friend of Noel Coward and who was also
one of the largest
landowners in Western Canada inquired about what happened to
Corby’s Whisky about
five years ago. I assume she is still trying to get it back on the
market, if it is still
available. It tastes like Canadian Club, but much smoother, unlike
the rock gut they serve
today. It makes Jack Daniels taste like horse piss. I imagine the
Matre Di at the Pump
Room at the Ambassador East in Chicago would know where to get it,
if it were still
available or perhaps the cellar attendant at the 21 Club in New
York. If it is no longer
available, if someone could find it in a whisky museum, perhaps
some cleaver group of
chemists could come up with an authenticate recipe to duplicate,
but perhaps the method of
making it went with the old timers who use to produce it over 50
years ago. It was a very
popular brand in its day. Other news, it is misty and rainy this
morning. Perhaps the Queen
Elizabeth II, if it is still around in dock and has supplies to
off load at dock to be put in the
warehouse, might have an extra bottle or two of Corby’s lying
around from the old days.
The Rolling Stones according to the Greenwich Times cancelled, and
David Bowie was
suppose to appear last night. The pipe smoker was spotted
yesterday morning. The old
guard were out in force at the Senior Center. It seems to be quiet
per usual on early
Wednesday morning. I will be out a little in the morning, but
finances prevent me from
being too active. My starter motor on the car is still making
noise after having it fixed
twice at the Exxon station, but the car is still running fine. I
plan to have a quiet morning.
The NASA Cassini Voyage to Saturn is scheduled for relaunch at
4:50 AM EDT this
morning. I will plan to watch it on CNN. Back to the net. CIO
Note 10/14/97 Tuesday 5:30 AM EDT: The night before last when I
went out, I saw the
mother of all skunks outside my building. It was as big as a
raccoon. Luckily it did not spray
me. I chatted with the regular night clerk at the Greenwich Harbor
Inn also on Monday
morning. I got up about 6 PM Monday evening and had breakfast. I
then slept until 9 PM.
I watched television until 1 AM enjoying the Discovery channel. I
also had lunch of
Chicken Dijon and broccoli. I went out at 1 AM and walked the
length of Greenwich
Avenue back and forth from the center. I sat for a while and
enjoyed looking at the moon.
I noticed in the newspaper headlines they are having a Rolling
Stones Concert on Tuesday
night at the Palladium theatre in Port Chester, New York to do a
music video. I suppose
they will have a full harvest moon for the event. I will keep an
eye out for old hippies
tomorrow night. The concert is for 2,500 invited guests. In
Nantucket the old timers use to
think I looked a bit like Mic, but I suppose he is a couple of
years older. I think he use to
hang out in a few of my haunts in New York City in the old days. I
believe he has a degree
in physical education from the London School of Economics. I won't
bother going down to
Port Chester to watch the crowd. Perhaps there will be a few Rock
groupies in the Colonial
diner here tomorrow night. Keep and eye out for long haired hippie
types around town. I
also filled my car up with gasoline. I bought three boxes of buy
four get one free Marlboro
lights. I stopped at CVS in the Riverside shopping center and got
sunin, M&Ms, remote
control batteries, toothpaste, mouth wash. I went by the Grand
Union and got a Purdue
chicken, a six pack of diet Pepsi, four 40 watt bulbs, two frozen
pizzas, and half and half.
The Greenwich police were out in usual force patrolling around
town. I am now getting
about 15 miles per gallon on my 1976 Volvo with 96,500 miles. It
is running much better,
but the new starter motor occasionally makes noise. I have to pay
my telephone bill
today, so I will be out in the morning. I will do a little
internet work before going out about
8:30 AM give or take. I noticed a distinguished gentleman smoking
a pipe on Greenwich
Avenue, the night before last, so I stuck out my two pipes in the
silver bowl in case I feel
like smoking a pipe. I have a jar in my freezer for the last seven
years of a 50/50 mixture
of Round Hill and Cavendish tobacco, that still seems to be pretty
fresh since I keep it
frozen in a mason jar. I noticed lots of out of state plates at
the Greenwich Harbor Inn with
the usual group of leafers around the New England area. I put new
batteries in all my
remote controls. The weather was about 60 degrees this past
evening. I noticed a United
Van Lines van on Greenwich Avenue from Wisconsin. The
mountaineering shop at the top
of Greenwich Avenue has lots of winter items as does the ski shop
across the street. I
noticed a sign notice in the window of Putnam Barbers that they
are going to have a
testimonial in November for Mike at Lucas steak house in November.
Donations to the
rotary club will be $125. I would imagine a great many people will
turn out for the event.
He has been on Greenwich Avenue probably longer than any other
merchant, and is
always very happy to see regular customers and visitors in town
and is his coworker from
China, Chin. Back to work. CIO
Note 10/13/97 Monday 1:45 AM EDT: I was up at 5 PM and cleaned my
apartment and
watered the plants. I went downtown about 10PM. I noticed one
French family on vacation.
I took a walk. About 11 PM I tried to stop by the grocery stores,
but they are not closed at
night. I stopped by Cumberland Farms and picked up milk. I am
drying my laundry right
now after having a Red Baron pizza for lunch. This morning around
4:30 AM EST, I
believe they are launching NASA Cassini Voyage to Saturn which
some people are
concerned about. Lets hope it goes all right. I will do a little
routine work tonight and
probably relax the rest of the morning. CIO
Note 10/12/97 Sunday 5:30 AM EDT: I went out for a walk downtown
for several hours. I
spotted three ten year olds walking around the train station. The
regular night manager is
not at the Greenwich Harbor Inn. The newspaper delivery couple
gave me a free copy of
the Sunday Greenwich Times. Several young people hanging out at
the pier down by the
Steamboat Road. A tour bus with "One if by Land" written
on it pulled into the Island
Beach parking lot about 4 AM. Kinko’s is still open all night
despite lack of business. The
diner has the usual late night crowd. Grand Union appeared to be
open. I had chicken
Dijon for dinner at midnight. Arthritis is not bothering me this evening,
but I will probably
be crippled up tomorrow. The Shell Station is still open all
night. I would imagine key
players in the Greenwich business community are probably away. Two
couples told me last
night there are a lot of people with foreign accents, but that is
perfectly normal for this
town. English seems to be the most common language in town. No
unusual wildlife
sightings this morning. I would imagine certain security people in
the area are worried
about the threat of nuclear devices that the Russians may have
misplaced. However, it is
my understanding that modern satellite surveillance techniques can
detect the radioactive
footprints of such a device, and thus if military personnel are
still stationed at some of the
local military bases in the area and have not evacuated, I assume
there is nothing to worry
about. With a large youth population and senior citizen community,
Greenwich is a very
quiet community when the out of town visitors and workers depart.
Of course this is the
perspective from the night time. Approximately a million people
pass through town every
day, but that is mostly during the day time. Popular site on the
internet for some of the
senior volunteers would be www.aarp.org . I would imagine with
hurricane in Mexico and
Earthquakes in Italy some of the international community are
working on disaster relief
efforts as usual. However, I am not sure of whom remains in the
area or whom is away in
professional capacity. Once again Greenwich seems quiet as usual.
I would imagine a few
people will be raking leafs some time soon. Temperature is suppose
to be in the mid 50's
today. Report on Cablevision said most the United States imported
oil comes from
Venezuela. I was emailed a site http://www.krugerworld.com/ to
look at. I suppose the
Germans have some interesting environmental ideas. Cablevision is
suppose to be
offering Optimum TV soon with a 100 channels for about $30, for
those of you who watch
television unlike myself. The original concept of the Cable
Television Network as it was
discussed about twenty or more years ago, was that each
cablevision system would have a
different reality. Thus theoretically elected national officials
on cablevision would be
different in each section of the country, depending on which
cablevision system one
watched. It seems that there is less night activity in the area
these days, so perhaps more
people are busy doing work at home on the internet. Thus the
random comments from
Greenwich are finished. CIO
Note 10/12/97 Sunday 1:55 AM EDT: I got up at about 6 PM last
evening. I went out at
about 8 PM and stayed downtown until 11 PM. I chatted with a few
of the folks wandering
around downtown strolling. It seemed to be a typical Saturday evening
in the fall here. I
posted a recipe from the "Joy of Cooking" I found in my
library on Bouillabaisse Soup
which a close relative enjoys making when she has the time.
Obviously it is a lot of work.
That is all for now folks. CIO
Note 10/11/97 Saturday 2:45 AM EDT: Cablevision installed the
cable box again this past
morning. Roofers were working on the roof outside my windows all
day making a noise
that gave me a headache when I woke up. I went up to CompUSA in
Norwalk about 6 PM
and bought a Power Control Center for $20 to replace the one that
burned out several
days ago. I also bought a Travan 1 tape for $13 out of the
discount clearance area. I
returned about 9 PM and installed the Power Control Center and
then made a tape backup
of my system. I repositioned the Cablevision box for easier line
of site with the remote
control. I had Stauffer's Lasagna and coffee and went out at 12:15
AM. I found a note on
the car left my persons unknown with threatening allegations
obviously written by some
deranged person. I called the Greenwich Police Department and
Officer Jeff Caldwell
came over and interviewed me and retrieved the note for
investigation. I also notified the
New Haven FBI office about the incident. My synopsis is that people
who take the time to
write threatening notes better make sure they have targeted the
right person. I am not
sure what it is all about, but I am sure the Greenwich Police
department have a more
informed viewpoint. After officer Caldwell left, I went downtown
and had a cigarette on
Greenwich Avenue, and saw a number of yuppies leaving the DOME
restaurant from their
evening beverages. The town seemed quiet as usual. I will now try
to get a little tech work
done. It seems to me that persons or persons unknown seeking to
bother me, must be very
ignorant and I don't think the note has anything to do with my
internet activity. More than
likely some self righteous individual does not like the fact that
I prefer to remain a private
individual and don't have the time to be bothered by busy bodies.
Having been up at night
for 35 years, I dare say who ever is going to try and keep an eye
on me will sooner or later
get tired and go on a day schedule, and the usual night crew
around town will be back to
their normal quiet routines. Day time people who interfere with
night people should try out
staying awake at night for many years to find out how really
peaceful it is, but it does take
a bit of stamina and training to stay awake all night. And of
course as we all know the
internet goes much faster during the early morning hours. CIO
Note 10/24/97 Friday 12:45 PM EDT: I updated mrscott.com/bmnow.htm
, believe it
or not a lot of work goes into that bookmark. I downloaded the
latest version of WS FTP
and installed it. Since every time my Ohio page is logged onto it
gets the JAVA script from
the Florida site, I can now count the JAVA action to determine the
basic activity of both
the Ohio and Florida sites. It looks after one day, they are
equally busy sites, which means
each site takes about 500 hits a month on the homepage, and about
10,000 hits a month for
each site, thus both Scott's sites take about 20,000 hits a month
together. Of course the
directory is downloadable and posted elsewhere around the world,
so it is a little bit busier
than that. The counter at mrscott.com/download.htm shows how many
times the
download page has been logged onto. I plan to maintain the site,
but only do minor updates
to the directory, after six months to a year I will incorporate
the
mrscott.com/bmnow.htm into the alphabetized bookmarks in the
directory. I will now
have lunch and clean up, and stop by Exxon station for gasoline
next to the library. They
are giving away free sodas this week. I will then make my usual
rounds. I hope the family I
sent my Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 CDROM to, is enjoying the
program. Work
continues outside my windows on the chimneys and the roof. The
Greenwich Hospital and
Greenwich Library construction is still under way. They need to
put a second set of
temporary sliding doors at the library, so as to keep the cold air
from rushing in, probably
out by the parking lot. Have a good day. CIO
Note 10/24/97 Friday 8:45 AM EDT: I added a second JAVA script
scoller of homepage
topics to the top of my homepage. I will work on the net a bit
this morning. I hope a friend
of mine is enjoying Cologne, Germany. He flew into Dussledorf on
LTU from Daytona this
morning. I noticed www.ltu.com is offering $250 round trips to
Germany this winter on their
homepage. I stocked up on steaks and Orange Juice at the Grand
Union where they are
on sale. Have a good day. CIO
Note 10/23/97 Thursday 5:45 PM EDT: I changed the JAVA script on
my homepage to
scrolling across instead of down. I updated mrscott.com/scopor01.htm
Scott's Bell
weather Portfolio. The market was down today, but the MS Portfolio
drop is $10,000 more
than my figures, I can't figure out why. I am having a dinner
guest for dinner. CIO
Note 10/23/97 Thursday 1:00 PM EDT: I created a JAVA scrolling
Applet at the top of my
homepages of all the Categories. The site for the applet is Feeder
‑ Scrolling Text . I have
the applet posted at the Florida site, but I think it should work
at the Ohio site. I will post it
on my homepage for now and latter today create a separate page for
it, so as not to slow
down my homepages. I will also create another applet of my
homepage main topics later
on today also if I have time. I have a 3 PM appointment this
afternoon. Time for lunch and
to clean up. CIO
Note 10/23/97 Thursday 7:10 AM EDT: Yesterday the commuter trains
were not working
in Greenwich. Today they are. I went by the library in the
afternoon and read the computer
press. I checked out the site where the commuter train overhead
wires went down, but
could not see anything. I worked in the evening of trying to make
a JAVA page of my
categories. I might work on it this morning. The White House is on
ABC Morning show on
the White House Conference on Childcare. It is cold here down to
20s last night. I finally
put on the heat. CIO
Note 10/22/97 Wednesday 12:20 PM EDT: I fixed the ESPN ticker on
my ABC ESPN
news ticker page, mrscott.com/abcnews1.htm . However it the
Scoreboard ticker
works in Netscape, but not MS IE 4.0, not even from the ESPN page.
CIO
Note 10/22/97 Wednesday 10:20 AM EDT: mrscott.com/note03.htm for
the Fun
Note Posted Below. CIO
Note 10/22/97 Wednesday 10:10 AM EDT: I was up at 5:30 AM this
morning. I read the
www.yahoo.com/headlines reports. I listened to www.ttalk.com World
Technology
Roundup. I read the email from Netscape In Box Direct Registration
. I noticed a new
sites New York Today , Microsoft Home Essentials , Le web de
Canal+ ,
computainment.com ‑ the World's only computer software
consumer search engine ,
Microsoft Money Insider Version 2: Smart Financial Decisions Made
Easier ,Family.com
, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency , Policy.com ,
NetMeeting 2.1 , Global
Gateway Group , Aerosoft ‑ NetLoad , NETWORLD+INTEROP 97
PARIS . The
President of the USA is speaking at National Geographic today, and
another good link is
World Wildlife Fund Take Action on Global Warming or World
Wildlife Fund Global
Network www.panda.org . Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Internet Radio
in Real Audio for
the kids. BarnesandNoble.com World's Largest Bookseller Online has
been added a free
advertiser at the top of my homepage. ZKM | Deutsch German Art is
online. YMCA
Europe international for young travelers in Europe. Whitbread
Round The World Race
For The Volvo Trophy for you sailors out there. Need Tabasco
Pepperfest Taste Tent
Chats for your barbeque sandwich, I believe there is good barbeque
around 1500 East
Main Street in Stamford, Ct. . New 32‑bit Apps at Stroud's
CWSApps List for latest
Applications. Ask Martha is still Under Construction . Republican
Main Street for those
trying to get a view of the White House Camera. Houses of Worship
for the faithful. New
York Times on the Web: Books for your reading pleasure. National
Audubon Society for
you birders. Today@nasa.gov for what’s happening with Space.
Marijuana as a Medicine
for the ill. Fall Foliage Report: Maine Department of Conservation
for the leafers.
MARRIOTT'S CASA MARINA RESORT ‑ An Island Paradise in the
Florida Keys,
Florida Keys Florida Keys Fl for your winter vacation needs. IBM
Voice Type Via Voice
for those of you who don't like to type. If you need a new heart
HoustonChronicle.com
Spare Hearts . For your dining pleasure around in Greenwich
Restaurants . It's all
happening at the zoo Gorilla Foundation . For winter golfers Golf
in Spain or see Germany.
For star gazers Gemini 8m Telescopes Project . For fun on your
computer
GAMECENTER.COM . Parlez Vous French Embassy in Washington DC,
Ambassade de
France à Washington DC. . Elvis
Presley's Graceland , the King. NOAA/PMEL/TAO ‑
What is an El Nino (ENSO)? the weather. EBN Interactive for
European Business. Better
living through Chemistry DuPont . Don't forget Mickey Disney.com
Web Site for Families
. Discovery Online on the tube. Chill Out Davis Station,
Antarctica . Order out cybermeals
. More for star gazers CMDL MAUNA LOA OBSERVATORY . President of
China will
be in DC on Sunday. Classy search engine Britannica Internet Guide
. Help speaking from
Bell Labs Text‑to‑Speech . Back to school American
School Directory . Read a book
American Library Association . Live like a CZAR Alexander Palace
Time Machine . Need
medical help 1997 Best Hospitals . What's happening on Wall Street
Merrill Lynch
Market Data or Merrill Lynch Financial News & Research Center
.Worried about a
Volcano Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program or MTU
Volcanoes . View
from the sky GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE SPECIAL EVENT ARCHIVE . Or
computer support No Wonder Computer Support . Check out the
weather from the sky
NRL Monterey GOES‑9, GOES‑8, METEOSAT, GMS, Tropical
Cyclone, Hurricane
Satellite Products Images
Mo . See what Paulallen.com is up to. Email
mailto:billg@microsoft.com .Star gaze in Instituto de Astrofísica
de Canarias . Relax on a
volcano Lanzerote Map . Tell the boss you need a vacation this
winter Lou Gerstner . Buy
a horse New York Breeding and Racing Program . See how much fun it
is in Nantucket in
the winter Nantucket Island, Ma. ‑ Nantucket.net ‑
Nantucket Island Information or take
a look for yourself Nantucket Washington Street Cam . Go down east
Kennebunkport,
Maine . Remember I will be hiding out in Greenwich, Connecticut
more than likely at the
Greenwich Library which will be a little noisy. Have a good day
from mrscott.com
or say hello mailto:mikescott@ibm.net .
Note 10/21/97 Tuesday 7:10 PM EDT: Note the Microsoft Investor
Portfolio Program
says my bell weather portfolio at mrscott.com/scopor01.htm was up
$14,544,25
today, however by my math it was up only $5,231.75; there must be
something wrong in
the portfolio program in the way it computes the daily totals. CIO
Note 10/21/97 Tuesday 6:50 PM EDT: I went downtown at 4 PM.
Greenwich was out in
full force. Whoever sells gasoline was making money today. The
library was busy. I read
two of the computer trade weeklies, and the Greenwich Times. Lots
of foreign speaking
people around. The Hospital Thrift Shop had the usual array of
merchandise. I did some
grocery shopping. I got four half gallons of Tropicana grapefruit
juice and orange juice for
$1.39 a half gallon. I got a half gallon of milk and a quart of
half and half. I bought two
pounds of "I Can't Believe It's not Butter" for 99 cents
a pound. I bought two steaks for
$5.55 at $3.99 a pound for shell steaks. I bought a 12 ounce jar
of Grand Union peanut
butter for 99 cents. Thus I have food for a few days, but I hope
to lose some weight. I keep
all my receipts. I have 14 years of receipts for most everything I
have purchased except
for cigarettes. I hope to get the pill to quit smoking this week.
The roof outside on the rain
patio is just about resurfaced. It looks like they have done a
good job, and hopefully it
won't leak anymore downstairs. I threw out the ten pounds of
yellow snapper I had in the
freezer along with the four day old chicken remains. I was worried
about getting food
poisoning again. Having worked in French restaurants, I know
something about keeping
an eye on food in the frig. A senior citizen was wearing HH in the
library. I told him there
are a lot of famous HH people, who seemed to have gone to Harrods
in England, and
Harvard in American. Think about it. HMS and HH have similar
connotations. I will post
mrscott.com/scopor01.htm shortly. The women seem to be conspiring
once again as
they usually do in Greenwich. However, they have a sense of what
the town should be like,
and they usually get their ways. I noticed a Bolshoi Ballet Bag in
the Greenwich library.
Of course the Russians at the Albertville Olympics were selling
all of their uniforms for
hard currency, so maybe the Ballet is doing the same thing too. I
was thinking that the
Greenwich Library is such a popular gathering place, perhaps there
was an old Indian
meeting lodge on the same grounds, and their spirits keep drawing
the community back to
the same location. I did not notice them doing any archeological
digging around the new
parking lot, so I suppose it has been regarded many times over
history. I commented to a
passerby that when I visited Troy the ruins were set back from the
sea, because over
thousands of years the sea had receded. I told one of the
employees of the library he
should look into going to Wabash College in Indiana, I believe it
is the last male college in
America, for those who are hen pecked by the opposite sex. I
received a magnetic alumni
patch from Greenwich Country Day like Lake Forest College sent me.
Since computer
hard disks are very sensitive to magnetism, it is strongly
recommended "NOT" to stick
the magnetic alumni patches on your computer case because they
could damage the
contents of the hard disk, likewise for telephones which still
have magnets should not be
near the computer. Also the unshielded electrical cords behind the
computer can cause
interference. CIO
Note 10/21/97 Tuesday 2:40 PM EDT: I was able to create
mrscott.com/abcnews1.htm ABC News headline page today out of the
existing
JAVA scripts by using both the Netscape and Microsoft FrontPage
Editors. It took
several hours of tinkering. I also spell checked this document
with the Netscape 4.0 editor
spell checker. However Netscape's editor on my machine is to slow
for typing because I
use a 486/DX4 120 Mhz, whereas MS's editor works fast enough. The
roofers are working
on the roof outside my window today with lots of banging. They
seem to have a nice day
for it. I am going to log off as soon as I post this note. CIO
Note 10/21/97 Tuesday 7:07 AM EDT: Updated mrscott.com/bmnow.htm .
If you
need links to surf, I am sure you will find them in the bookmark.
I basically subscribe to a
dozen and a half email tech letters for links, www.netsurfer.com
Netsurfer Digest, and
www.cybercounch.com Cybercounch, and look at IBM's www.ibm.com ,
and Microsoft
www.microsoft.com , plus what ever links come across my desktop in
email. I do not
publish obscene or objectionable links, however if someone has
changed their pages since
I linked them, I obviously can not be responsible with over 55,000
links in the
downloadable directory, mrscott.com/download.htm and the bookmark
mrscott.com/bmnow.htm . Obviously most the links reflect the
United States and the
English speaking community in the western hemisphere. If you can
find another volunteer
who feels like offering over 20,000 hours free time, I will be
happy to relinquish this past
time, and pursue some more worthwhile personal endeavors that
involve a healthier work
routine in a more friendly climate. Thus after spending over 40
years in libraries and 8
years on home computers, I have been keeping track of a lot of
your missing links, which
the commercial people on the internet would prefer to ignore.
However, IBM and
Microsoft are two of the largest players on the internet, and if
you want to eliminate them
you can go back to your dead paper press and two week old news
weeklies. I have a
feeling the general public are demanding timely and accurate
information not just a smoke
screen. Greenwich is pretty much the same as always with the usual
number of patrons in
the library. No unusual activity in the area, but for the
uninformed we are a contiguous
part of New York City, so one has to treat the Greenwich
environment more like the
gateway to New England, not the Hollywood version of Christmas in
Connecticut. Cheers
to the net heads. CIO
Note 10/21/97 Tuesday 4:45 AM EDT: Check out
mrscott.com/scopor01.htm , to
see how Scott's Bellwether portfolio is doing. Individuals who watch
television and network
in night clubs, should take time out to study this technology,
before they pretend to be an
experts. CIO
Note 10/21/97 Tuesday 3:45 AM EDT: I am up at 2 AM. I had
breakfast. I am listening to
the MS Conference Call at Microsoft 1st Quarter 1997 Earnings. My
basic attitude on the
U.S. Department of Justice charges against Microsoft is that the
DOJ is acting like a
bunch of naive thugs trying to shake down a prosperous American
company. The original
intent of the antitrust statutes as I studied them at Lake Forest
College from 1968 to 1972
is that they were intended to protect companies that seek to
restrain trade and commerce
through a monopoly position as they were applied to the Standard
Oil Trust. Since
Microsoft is only second largest software company one fourth the
size of IBM's software
operations, they are not a monopoly. Moreover MS Internet Explorer
4.0 is given away as
a accessory program which individuals have the option of
installing or not. Basically
Netscape also gives away its browser. One can not allege anti
trust violations in pro bono
public relations efforts of a company donating its costly research
efforts to the general
public. Realistically I use Netscape 3.0 more since I like its
faster bookmarks than
Netscape 4.0 . I find what is going on behind the shell of MS IE
4.0 much more useful, but
on my common 486 DX 120 MHZ, IE 4.0 is slower by a factor of 2 to
4 compared to
Netscape. Since Microsoft controls the operating the system, they
are in a position to
optimize the web browser and operating system as they work
together which is to the
benefit of the general public. Most program add‑ons
frequently add various files that
might possibly alter the operating system. It is safe to expect
that Microsoft is best suited
to provide the best system files that work with the operating
system. It is my viewpoint
that the DOJ lawyers are looking at Microsoft's large cash
resources and not their
technology. Since Windows 95 is not bundled with MS IE 4.0, the DOJ
case is invalid and
not relevant to the previous DOJ restraint order that it refers
to. Since users have the
option of installing either MS IE 4.0 or Netscape 4.0 or both when
configuring their
systems, and frequently do both, the DOJ is out in left field and
obviously not familiar with
the technology. My viewpoint is based on three years of web
browsing and internet use
and eight years of system use. My viewpoint is that the Windows 98
operating system
should be able to have an option to install MS IE 4.0 since it is
to the benefit of the
general public, and if they wish they can also install the
Netscape browser by downloading
it, and it is expected the two companies will make sure their
browsers work simultaneously
on the Win95 or Win98 platforms. Realistically MS IE 4.0 is an
integral part of the
operating system, and to force Microsoft to cripple its technology
would not be in the
general interest of the general public. Moreover, Microsoft in
offering MS IE 4.0 for free
has the right to offer it with its operating systems that it
licenses on various systems, since
it is an integral part of the operating system. I thus rule the
U.S. Department of Justice
ruling against Microsoft on 10/20/97 is null and void and the U.S.
Department of Justice
should cease and desist all activities that seek to hinder the
development of this
technology which is most useful in providing diverse and
informative viewpoints to the
general public.
Executive Judicial Order: U.S. Military District 5 Court of Review,
10/21/97;Greenwich,
Connecticut USA 06830, subject to review by U.S. Supreme Court,
period to appeal limited
to six months from date posted.
Michael Louis Scott, Esquire; LLDS, Harvard University, 1908
Note 10/20/97 Monday 2:45 PM EDT:
Microsoft 1st Quarter 1997 Earnings
IBM, 3rd Quarter 1997 Earnings when posted probably after market
close
Note 10/20/97 Monday 1:35 PM EDT: I chatted with a fellow down in
Tallahassee, Florida
about Tabasco sauce on the internet this AM. At 8 AM I took a nap
until 1 PM. I just had
a bowl of brown rice and soy sauce, and a Diet Pepsi, and am now
having my coffee. I was
awaken by the delightful sound of a masonry saw cutting bricks on
the chimneys the
Sheiks are repairing outside of my window. It sort of sounds like
a dentist's drill. My two
Nomad 4000 portable phones have to rest in their cradles with the
red lights on, or they
cause interference with the computer modem by sending an annoying
signal when the
computer is turned off, which can interfere with the modem
connection when it is turned on.
Obviously ATT had a design flaw in the Nomad 4000 phones that they
can't keep charging
when they rest in the cradle. It sounds like Jack Hammers outside
my window now. I think
I will turn on a little music. I just put on Alex North's 2001. I
suppose the country club
people will be out stocking up this morning, since the clubs are
closed on Monday. It is
suppose to be 65 degrees outside, so as soon as I have my coffee
and shower; I guess I
will go outside and people watch this PM. I have a 4 PM
appointment. Needless to say I
have my computer all tweaked and up to snuff, but I have to keep
an eye on the NOMAD
4000 phones to make sure they are resting properly in their
cradles with the red charging
lights on. Obviously this is a low budget operation and like the
town of Greenwich, the
motto of this operation should be "Penny Thrifty and Pound
Foolish". Well I have seen it
all in this area over the years, so I don't think I am missing out
on anything. Recently
there has been a little activity at the indoor skating rink in my
back yard, so I suppose the
rink rats are beginning to do their thing. My grandmother use to
have a neighbor whose
family I believe owns the Florida Marlins, so I guess I will root for
them, but I hardly ever
watch television, so I don't plan to watch sports on television
either. Most interesting past
time in Greenwich, is to drive to North Terrytown, New York and
walk around Pontannico
Hills State Park and enjoy the brisk fall weather. They have many
miles of nature trails
they gave to the state. I believe an IBM office is just down the
road from the Rock's state
park. One is not allowed to smoke on the property I believe. One
can also visit the John
Jay homestead in Bedford, New York which I believe has a family
connection to the
Scott's in the old days. One of the two Scott daughters in
Manhattan in 1700 married into
the Jay family, so a lot of what is known as historical Jay family
properties were Scott
family properties originally. Basically the first Scott in
Manhattan was the first sexton at
the first Dutch Reform Church built in the city of New Amsterdam.
He probably tended
the grave yard and import molasses from the Indies and a bit of
rum. In Manhattan the
Metropolitan Museum and the Natural History Museums are a lot of
fun. The old guard
tend to gather around the DAR building, the Museum of the City of
New York, and the
Colony Club. I believe General Douglas McArthur's widow Jean is
still in residence in the
Waldorf Towers after all these years. Having not set foot into
Manhattan in 4 1/2 years, I
guess a great many of the noveau residents in the city suppose I
am just another country
bumpkin in town here, but I am sure many of my neighbors are
holding court in the city,
and on my limited budget I don't have the funds to travel
comfortably into the city. Hint at
the Metropolitan Museum in the old days, the admission was a
suggested donation, so I
would just give them a nickel and say I was an art student. Of
course the Frick Museum is
an oasis in the city. Also Greenwich has an Audubon Center, but
beware of deer ticks that
can give Lyme disease. Also I believe there is the Waverly Center
in New Canaan that
has walking paths. Possibly Tod's Point in Old Greenwich is now
open to the general public
for a brisk walk along the shore. Well enough practice writing for
now. Enjoy the day.
mailto:billg@microsoft.com is too cheap to include a spell checker
in FrontPage Express
that I use to post these notes, so I guess he wants you to buy
Office 97 that has a spell
checker that might work with this. What the Hell, if you grew up
in Alabama and Florida
until age 11, one does not need to know how to spell all the fancy
Yankee words properly.
You get the gist of the message. Apparently the mass
communications media barons don't
think people should drink or smoke Tabasco anymore, but if you
spent a few or more
hours out in the winter cold up north, I suppose you might want a shot
of booze when you
came inside. I always feel like an Admiral on a Aircraft Carrier
who smokes his pipe
watching all the pilots come and go, in Greenwich's case of course
it is the business
community that comes and goes. The fellow I knew "Wiley"
that imported all the coffee
into America in the old days, use to drink his whisky and lived to
be 96 years old in Tybee
Island, Georgia. I suppose somebody is making money off all this
gourmet coffee that is
being consumed around the country. CIO
Note 10/20/97 Monday 5:25 AM EDT: Microsoft 1st Quarter Earnings
will be posted here
today . CIO
Note 10/20/97 Monday 5:10 AM EDT: I updated mrscott.com/stats.htm
Scott's
Web stats at the main Florida site mrscott.com . I also added my
email address
mailto:mikescott@ibm.net at the bottom of my web homepage, which I
had neglected to
have for the last six months. I did have it under the
mrscott.com/scottm.htm
Michael Scott page. The most impressive car I saw yesterday was a
new Bentley two door
coupe in dark British Racing Green, which looks like a very
reliable conservative car for
those who enjoy touring and have the extra bucks to spend on
ground transportation.
However, I think if one is not in a rush, it is probably more
enjoyable to travel over long
ground distances by private rail cars which are still available
for hire in this country. Of
course one can only follow the rails in a private rail car. CIO
Note 10/20/97 Monday 4:50 AM EDT: I updated mrscott.com/bmnow.htm
with the
latest links across my desk. I also downloaded MS Internet
Explorer 4.0 Products
Download Security Patch . Now time for a little surging and
possibly Iphone chat by
www.vocaltec.com . Also in my bookmarks look at Beware Of Lying
Online: It's Not What
You Say, It's How You Say It . CIO
Note 10/20/97 Monday 2:30 AM EDT: Yesterday I stopped by the
Greenwich library at 1
PM on Sunday when it opened and exchanged my music CDs. I was
unable to find a copy
of the Greenwich Times in the library, so I am unaware of local
events. In the morning I
chatted with a few friends, since I have MCI's 5 cents a minute on
Sunday. I found a 14
inch monitor glare reducer that I cut the frame in half and taped
together with duct tape, so
as to fit a 15 inch monitor. It is a polarizing glare reducing
filer that should make the
monitor image less taxing on the eyes. I dropped by one of the
filters at the hospital thrift
shop along with 3 dell keyboards. A great many offices discard
computer equipment
around here. I chatted with a former neighbor down on Steamboat
Road who spent World
War II in a Russian prison camp. W. Averill Harriman got him out
of the prison camp. He
is very knowledgeable about the water. I noticed they were having
a small street fair down
town. In the later afternoon, there were lots of Volvos, Mercedes,
BMWs, and Rolls
Royces downtown per usual of people going to Starbucks for coffee.
It was a bit overcast
and cool and damp. I mailed my MS IE 4.0 CD‑ROM to a
relative to install. He just got a
Pentium 200. While mailing it at the post office off West Putnam
Avenue that has a 24
stamp machine, I noticed the new electronic stamp vending machines
are a little bit
complicated, if one is nearsighted trying to following the
instructions on the electronic pad.
A nice lady waited impatiently behind me. I also topped up the oil
in the car, filled the
battery water, cleaned the battery terminals, and made sure the
ignition wires did not
touch any hot surfaces. I chatted more on the phone during the
evening and went to bed at
7 PM and got up just now at 2 AM. I will do a little net work this
morning. I have a 4 PM
appointment on Monday afternoon. CIO
Note 10/19/97 Sunday 7:00 AM EDT: I got up at midnight. I read the
four computer news
weeklies in the Greenwich library yesterday morning. They were
having a trustees
meeting as I arrived the trustees were arriving. I stopped by the
Arnold Bakery store in
Byram on the way back and picked up some Arnold Healthnut Bread
and Sandwich Size
English muffins at outlet prices. When I got up at midnight, I
started watering the plants,
and cleaned my apartment until 4:00 AM. While doing it, I made a
backup of the computer
system. I need a second Travan 1 Tape when I can afford it to make
a second backup. The
old TR1 tapes, a year and half old, don't work. I cleaned my air
purifier which took about
an hour. I have the heat on a little bit to take the chill out. I
listened to www.ttalk.com
weekend roundup. The first hour is all about satellite technology
with a spokesman from
NORAD, very interesting. Obviously my mrscott.com/ss.ram message
was meant to
be tongue in cheek. While listening to the broadcast I tried
connecting my computer
speaker to the stereo system like I use to, and gradually figured
out I don't get the buzzing
sound, by making the stereo input into the amplifier mono instead
of stereo. Thus I can
listen to any sound out of my computer through surround sound in
my living room and
bedroom, which is nice so one can wander around. Basically I disconnected
the stereo cord
adapter half way out and taped it, so only the mono feed is
inputted. I just showered, after
having dinner, and I will do a little more work and go out later
this morning. CIO
Note 10/18/97 Saturday 5:25
AM EDT: I received a call from a friend in Daytona, Florida
last evening. He is
enjoying the hot humid weather down there. He said in a week he goes
to Cologne, Germany to live
with his girl friend. He received a black leather jacket for his
upcoming birthday. His
first jet flight down there made him a little nervous, but he seemed
prepared for the flight on
Lufthansa to Germany. I finally got up about 11 PM this past
evening. I tied up the
electrical cords above the electric wall radiators, so they will not get
hot this winter. I put
the two tower IBM 386s underneath my printer to the left of the
computer. I might replace
them with a two drawer file cabinet when I find one. I dropped
the PS/2 50 Z at the Hospital Thrift Shop. I did some grocery
shopping at the Grand Union.
The Grand Union on the Post Road will be closed at 11 PM on
Saturday and Sunday nights
in the future. I had cold
chicken, brown rice, green beans, and zucchini for dinner just a
short while ago. It is cool
out and I have the oil filled radiator going next to where I am
sitting for a little
warmth. I am spooked by the tabloid in the Grand Union predicting the
coldest winter in 6000
years. They ran the same story last February. I will do a little
computer work, and go out this
morning. CIO
Note 10/30/97 Thursday 11:45 PM EDT: I got up at 2 PM this past
afternoon, after being
up on the net until 6:30 AM yesterday morning. I was awaken by the
workmen hammering
and sawing on the roof outside of my window. It seems that they
are doing an excellent job
of repairing the building. Hopefully in the spring or summer, they
will get around to
painting the building's trim. I am keeping the heat in my
apartment at 70 degrees F. . I
stopped by the hospital thrift shop this past afternoon and they
had all their merchandise
half price with a wide variety of goods. I went down on Greenwich
Avenue, and the New
York City ABC News truck was there. The cameraman told me I don't
look like Peter
Jennings, unlike the comments from certain blind people in the
area. They were reporting
on a story that ran a few days ago in the Greenwich Times about
two men trying to abduct
a 12 year old girls in Greenwich. I noticed a link that you might
find useful in PC Magazine
on this subject, it is Safeguarding Our Children ‑ United
Mothers . Working families seem
to be gravely worried about the security of their children, as I
told a coworker in the area
based on my experience five years ago, one should keep an eye on
their children first, and
put career second. As with all New York City communities, we try
to keep a neighborhood
watch in Greenwich, and I have spent 14 years on Greenwich Avenue
at all times of day at
all times of the year, keeping an eye out as I did in all other
communities I have lived in.
It is a quite tiring and exhausting past time, and in a busy area
one frequently gets an
overdose of humanity after a while and begins to fell like a New
York City policeman.
Obviously having grown up down south until age 12, I am use to
spending more time
outside than most civilians, and pace myself on my daily rounds.
Although legally one can
do very little if something happens other than notify the police,
a large community
presence is the best safe guard against unwanted intruders.
Greenwich has had 25 dinner
time burglaries in recent months, so obviously a gang is working
the area. Knowing the
local law enforcement's high degree of professionalism, I am sure
they will solve both
cases soon. Mark Furman of the O.J. Simpson trial fame, is writing
a book on a unsolved
case 25 years ago here, he is looking for any information on the
case and has posted a
1‑888‑975‑9306 telephone number for anyone that
might have any information on the
Moxley murder case. It is my impression from the news reports that
I read on the case
many years ago, the investigating officers thought it was a
transient that came off the
highway since the sight of the murder was near the 95 thruway.
Because of politics, I think
people have blown the case out of proportion, and a professional
FBI expert would tell any
informed member of the general public, that there are a large
number of unsolved cases in
the country probably attributed to transients or travelers coming
through a community.
One FBI report I once read said that at any given time there are
200 serial killers lose in
America, meaning people who have committed more than one murder.
Needless to say
staying out in the vicinity of the police station is relatively
safe activity, and from an
insurance stand point, one's own home is considered the most
dangerous place. It reminds
me I have to buy a bath mat for the tub shower. Thus if any former
members of the
Greenwich community has any information on the Moxley case and
runs across this
message, call Mark Furman at 1‑888‑975‑9306.
Obviously a professional law enforcement
officer would probably assume that people with celebrity attrack a
few bad apples too. The
local elections are this next week, and I plan to vote Republican
which is the status quo in
Greenwich. After dinner I went by the library and was unable to
find the local paper, and
then I walked downtown for several hours and enjoyed the warmer
weather. This coming
weekend is suppose to be a wash out with rain. I suppose some
people had hoped to rake
leaves which is also the status quo for property owners this time
of year. One of the most
unseen nuisances at night is the large skunk population around
town, which if you happen
to stumble across one can be sort of nasty. Wash with tomato juice
to remove the smell. I
believe one skunk lives in the bushes by the senior center. Also
one local told me from
experience that the Cos Cob power plant site is an environmental
nightmare. Back to the
net. CIO
Note 10/30/97 Thursday 3:00 AM EDT: Following is the text of a letter of
information to the
New York City FBI office.
http://www.homegamblingnetwork.com/
I was emailed to add this to my directory.
It was my understanding from the press that Internet Gambling has
been outlawed.
I am no longer maintaining the directory since it has generated
very little interest,
I am just keeping it as is and maintaining the bookmark.
China Connections I have if you are interested:
Decatur, Alabama 1955‑1961, I believe Clair Chenault of
Flying Tigers Fame was there.
Lake Forest College 1972, I knew Hurley Harris Haywood, from Oak
Brook, Illinois
who was the grandson of General Hurley, the first American general
to deal with Mao Tse Tung.
Greenwich, Connecticut 1961 to date, friends and neighbors of the
Bush family who
have former President and Ambassador Bush to China, and Prescott
Bush supposedly
building a Country Club in China, represent by Hannaford Group Public
Relations Consultant.
Lake Forest College, friend of Pris Watts whose step father Wolf
Barker was chairman of
the board of Lipton Tea Company.
I believe Wolf had two daughters who were tea buyers
in Asia.
New York, New York knew Frederick Von Mieres designer and student
of Chinese History who
had a roommate named John from China who studied at Columbia
University. Fred showed up
in the New York Press with Nelson Rockefeller and William
Westmoreland at Society parties.
His main patron Helen Kress Williams was the heir to Kress
Department stores and Alice
Roosevelt's neighbor in Oyster Bay, Long Island.
Key West, Florida 1977 ‑ 1983, met John Bolton from
Manhasset, Long Island whose
father is presently in the State Department in Thailand, his
mother
worked for Cyrus Vance after the Carter administration. I traveled
by car to California
with John two or three times.
I believe his paternal grandfather is in the U.S. Army.
His sister worked for China Airlines and married a silk merchant
from China, where they
travel back and forth.
New York City and Westport and Wilton, Connecticut; I knew a large
tall Swedish fellow
named George who was the part of the first American Group
representing
Linblad Travel to China.
Last he told me about ten years ago, he was
living in Wilton in America.
Wilton, Connecticut a long time friend Richard Van Marter has a
wealthy
neighbor in Wilton,
Connecticut who is a professional social worker in New York City.
Key West, Florida 1983 and New York City, I met a Chinese fellow
who had a store on
Columbus Avenue in New York City called "Design
Observations". I
believe one of his sales assistants was murdered in Manhattan
according to the press.
Boston, Massachusetts at Polaroid Corporation, I.M. Pei was a well
known
Chinese architect that my
father always used for his commercial
architecture. I believe I.M. Pei
use to also be in Nantucket. I remember seeing a Connecticut
License Plate "IMP" ?.
Maui Hawaii 1980, I believe Madame Chaing Kai Chek was around.
Manhasset, Long Island John Bolton's grandmother Vivian West had
traveled worldwide and many
times to China. She had a Chinese silk rug
in her living room.
San Francisco Airport 1979? I witnessed the departure of the
reinauguration of the
Shaing Hai Express Clipper flight of Pan Am to
China. I remember reading the guest book and saw Mrs. Honeywell from
Honeywell Computers of Wellesley, Massachusetts on the guest
book.
Greenwich, Connecticut recently, worker at the library canteen is
from
Taipei.
Key West, Florida 1983, I met Stephen Salisbury from Salisbury,
Connecticut who said he was related to Harrison Salisbury of New
York Times fame.
Paris, France 1994 before Albertville Olympics, I believe the
Louvre was full of
Chinese visitors.
Geneva, Switzerland at the same time, many Chinese visitors there
at the
same time I was there.
Greenwich, Connecticut last ten years one of my two barbers at
Putnam
Barbers, Shu is from China and he lives with his family here.
Greenwich, Connecticut my mother always takes me to dinner at
Hunan
Gourmet across from the YMCA.
Greenwich Village 1972 ‑ 1975, Chinese Observer was always
in Ninth
Circle Steak House.
Greenwich, Connecticut early 1960's, childhood friend would go to
Chinatown in Manhattan to
buy illegal fireworks.
Decatur, Alabama 1955 to 1961, I use to unroll fire crackers and
try to
read the Chinese newsprint.
I also was told by a friend of father's, I
was digging a hole to China when
I use to dig holes in the yard.
Stratton, Vermont 1987? saw where Perl Buck had lived and visited
Orvis Sports.
Decatur, Alabama 1955 to 1961 a neighbor kept carp in a small fish
pond.
For Life: My Scottish Dutch sister thinks she is the empress of
China.
Nantucket 1978 ‑ 1983, summers "Gone to China"
meant I was working as a dish washer.
Greenwich, Connecticut today has plenty of Chinese, after all one
fourth
the world is Chinese.
Sweden, King of Sweden likes to collect Chinese Art.
Greenwich, Connecticut 1987
Scott bicycle is made in Taiwan.
Well that is a short summary of my Chinese experience besides,
Champagne, Illinois My grandfather's brother Vernon Scott claims
to have
been to China over 40 times
in 1980 basically selling soy beans for
soy sauce to the Asian market.
North Terrytown, New York; I believe Happy Rockefeller is on
the
Board of Directors of
Archer Daniels Midland, which as you all know
sells soy beans. Enjoy the Tofu.
Yours Truly,
Michael Louis Scott
Apt. # 206
71 Vinci Drive
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
United States of America
Scott's Internet Hotlist
http://mrscott.com/
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Email: mailto:mikescott@ibm.net
Note 10/30/97 Thursday 1:00 AM EDT: I got up yesterday about 3 PM
in the afternoon
and watched the President of the USA and the President of China in
their news conference
on CNN. I went by the library and read the four computer
newsweeklies, I read every
week. One controversial link report in the computer press was the
German view of World
War II, Zündelsite and www.ostara.org ostara.html ‑ the site
for patriots, law and order . I
have not had time to study it. Of course an equally good site for
patriots would be U.S. Air
Force World Wide Web Sites , particularly if one is interested in
low cost air travel on a
limited budget, of course some restrictions do apply as with all
low cost operations. Check
out the old model of the DC‑3 Mohawk Airlines in the
departures lounge of Westchester
Airport, if you ever are in the area. It is like the first plane I
flew into in this area in 1961.
Of course Chemstrand back then had a fleet of private planes along
with Monsanto. I
believe that day I flew from the Decatur ‑ Huntsville,
Alabama airport up to Raleigh
Durham where the Research Park was, and then to National Airport
in Washington D.C.
where Dad introduced me to the head of the then Atomic Energy
Commission who he
happened to recognize in the airport and then on to Teddleboro
Airport near Trenton, New
Jersey and then to McArthur Airport on Long Island, and finally we
landed at
Westchester Airport as I recalled and took a stretch Cadillac
limousine to Stamford,
Connecticut to stay at the now closed Roger Smith Hotel which did
not have very good
barbeque. The following day I interviewed at Greenwich Country Day
School and was
accepted because I had good academic skills and knew quite a bit about
the game of golf.
That kind of airline travel I called "puddle jumping" in
the old days. Of course I had been
on dozens of other flights down south since it seemed some of the
people living around
NASA in Huntsville were experienced pilots in those days. In other
news after going to the
library I walked around down town, I asked Quinn's Market if they
had ever heard of
Corby's liquor. On the way back to Byram, I stopped by Var Max
Liquor Pantry in Port
Chester, New York and studied the current state of their Scotch
Whisky inventory. They
had one bottle of Windsor Whisky from Canada for $13 a fifth left
on display. Plenty of
other Scotches. Dewars was about $20 a fifth, and Canadian Club
about $13 a fifth. They
have Glen Morangie in three different ages up to $50 a fifth, plus
the usual assortment of
other Whiskeys including a big bottle half gallon of Johnnie
Walker Blue. I did not think
their Scotch and Whisky selection area was very large, they seem
to have mostly wine on
display with excellent values in some close outs. They did not
know what Corby’s Whisky
was, so I suppose it has not been around here in a long time. One
old timer on Greenwich
Avenue who is known for having a night cap at the Greenwich Harbor
Inn told me it was an
excellent Canadian Whisky and like a great many distillers, the
Canadians don't export
the good stuff. I suppose it is like "Holy Isle" single
malted Scotch Whisky which is usual
given as a gift and not exported from Scotland. At Var Max they
said they carried one
brand of whisky that has 5,000 blends in it, but they did not tell
me the name. I suppose on
a cold night when one has been outside on the moors all day, a
little whisky helps warm up
the innards. I also was told that whisky does not go bad over time
if opened, but it will
evaporate if not properly sealed. This is not to encourage whisky
drinking, but it is a
commentary on the current state of the Whisky business as I was
able to investigate it in
the area. A good advertising slogan would be "Windsor Whisky,
the Whisky that Won the
West", but my favorite brand name I have not ever seen would
be called "Old Courage".
It seems that rather than encourage illegal drinking and driving
in the area, the
responsible people use limousines to get around so as to avoid
traffic accidents. I then
made flavored brown rice for dinner and sautéed spicy chicken
breast and green peas. I
made my coffee and went out with it in my thermos, and sat out on
Greenwich Avenue
about 9:30 PM. It was very slow, and David at the Senior Center
told me that he met the
Governor of Connecticut yesterday when he was using the rest room
at the Senior Center.
I believe the governor was in the area for the opening of the
Swiss Bank Corporation
headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. According to the Greenwich
Times, they have a
large trading floor on the sixth floor. As I recall the Swiss
speak, Italian, German, and
French in their native land. Of course I live across the street
from Perrier, which is owned
by Nestle a Swiss company in White Plains, New York. As I recall
when I first went to
school in Europe in Italy at the University of Grenoble extension
in Firinze, everyone
called American style coffee, "Nescafe". It was
basically instant coffee, a cup of hot water
and a little package of "Nescafe" instant coffee. I soon
learned that Cafe Au Lait was
much more enjoyable which is Espresso and Hot Frothed Milk,
similar to Cappuccino. I saw
the Chief of Detectives coming out of the Colonial Diner this
evening, and I had not seen
him in a while. Tucson was very busy with what seemed to be a
local younger crowd. Over
all Greenwich was very quiet for a Wednesday night. I stopped by
the Grand Union and
bought a 100 tea bag box of Lipton Tea for $1.39 which is on sale.
There seem to be quite
a few local hospital workers that reverse commute into the New
York area in the evening.
The most common pedestrians out in the late evening on Greenwich
Avenue are hospital
workers going back and forth to the hospital. That's all for now
folks. PS, I believe in the
old days in the NAVY whisky was considered a Red Cross Emergency
ration and kept by
the Medical Officer. CIO
Note 10/28/97 Tuesday 9:00 PM EDT: Market rebounds, and my bell
weather portfolio is
basically back where it started when I began it. Look at
mrscott.com/scopor01.htm .
At least the two amount changes now match, which I think they
should. A friend bought a
1,000 shares of General Electric this morning. Lets watch the
market for the rest of the
week for now. In other news, I stopped by the Arnold Bakery Store
and bought three
loaves of wheat bread for $2.59. I spent $3.80 on $2.99 a pound
Purdue Boneless Chicken
Breasts. I stopped by the library and read the Greenwich Times. The
Swiss Bank
Corporation was opening their new office building complex in
Stamford, Connecticut today.
Let's hear it for the Swiss, Swiss Bank Index . I believe the 29th
is my hippie friend's in
Cologne, Germany birthday, www.raven.com still does not exist.
Happy Birthday to Chris
and his girl friend. Don't cast any wicked spells on "All
Hallows Eve". I chatted over the
weekend with a fellow from Deutch Telecom in Bremen. He told me
the Bremen Shipyard
is for sale. I think it would make an excellent investment for a
containership port for
Europe, somebody should look into it. All the Germans on the net
using Iphone seem to be
drinking beer. The television said this evening that a man's waste
should be half the size of
his height to maintain good cardiovascular health. Thus if you are
6 foot tall, you should
have a 36 inch waste or less. Over all it was a pretty peaceful
day, but I am well fed after
my dinner this evening. I like watching Sherlock Holmes on
television, but I have not
found any features on recently. Perhaps I will surf the tube
instead of the addicting net, but
let's wait and see. CIO
Note 10/28/97 Tuesday 1:25 PM EDT: I noticed my stats Scott's
Stats for October are
over 10,000 this month; but nobody is looking at
mrscott.com/bmnow.htm and
mrscott.com/note02.htm which I put a lot work into. My Microsoft
categories seem
to be busy though. I emailed the site manager at Collecting
Fossils in California about
what I recalled about the Dinosaur Eggs in Decatur, Alabama in
response to his email. I
suppose it was all covered up by the NASA scientists in the area.
We do have an exhibit
on Dinosaurs at the local Bruce Museum in Greenwich that I have
not been to yet. CIO
Note 10/28/97 Tuesday 11:45 AM EDT: Up latter this AM. The stock market
seems to
have rebounded a little. I would still exercise caution. I will
maintain my normal routine.
CIO
Note 10/27/97 Monday 11:00 PM EDT: For all of you Robber Barron
Yuppies, who have
been ripping of the system blindly, I have a new resort for you
all in French held territory
called "Devil's Island". It is a modern yuppie resort
sort of like the old television series
"The Prisoner". Following are the links to the only
television show on the island. It is sort
of like "1984".
Six of One "The Prisoner" Appreciation Society
Kipp Teague's RetroWeb Classic Television "The Prisoner"
In addition since you are prisoners, you might as well help fix up
the resort, we have not
bothered upgrading it recently. It is just as it was when
"The Butterfly" tried to escape.
Sorry I am not the "BOSS", just CIO "Chief
Information Officer" for the prisoners. So
basically I guess you should make "Devil's Island" like
the television series "The
Prisoner". CIAO
Note 10/27/97 Monday 7:30 PM EDT: Scott's Bell Weather Portfolio
mrscott.com/scopor01.htm was down ‑$56,080.88 today. All the
eights in the change
remind me of the universal warning number "8". Thus one
should exercise caution. I have
seen the number "8" a lot recently, but I don't know if
it means a relevant natural disaster
like a volcano erupting, or some other disaster like the stock
market going down. I would
suppose it will continue to go down tomorrow. Let's wait and see.
Be sure to exercise
caution in one's activities. Remember this is a Bell Weather
demonstration portfolio, I
don't recommend buying it or selling it. I certainly would not buy
stocks tomorrow; and if I
owned them I would keep selling them. Obviously major forces are
shorting the market.
Let's wait and see. CIO
Note 10/27/97 Monday 1:30 PM EDT: I was up at 10 AM. I checked my
email and
updated mrscott.com/bmnow.htm which should have something to keep
you busy. I
emailed a site in California about Dinosaur Egg fossils, and also
St. Andrew's University in
Scotland about the directory. CIO
Note 10/27/97 Monday 12:00 AM EDT: I had a relaxing weekend. I
cleaned my
apartment, watered the plants, did laundry. I bought a pound of
Cashews at Fresh Fields. I
bought a pound of Columbian Coffee at the Food Emporium. I had a
pound of poached
salmon for dinner. There is a quiet misty rain falling this
morning. As far as I can tell not
much is happening around here, just the normal fall routine of
this peaceful quaint New
England village on Long Island Sound. Of course that is tongue in
cheek, since the avenue
on Friday and Saturday night was filled to capacity with the usual
dinner hour guests.
Enjoy the week and watch the stock market. CIO
Note:<888> 11/07/97 Friday 9:30 PM EST: According to CNN, we
might be having
confrontation with IRAQ. However, neither CNN or the Internet are
considered military
communications. Thus we have no real verified information as to
events relayed through
the Civilian communications network. I believe the Military
communications network is
called the Audubon Network, so I recommend people with access to
that network to use it.
However, the best network in a civilian environment is the
"grapevine", so just gossip to
see what is going on, but try to be diplomatic. With a great many
foreign residents in the
area, they are already preprogrammed on their point of view, and I
don't suggest that they
are fifth columnists. My main point of view is that we have
another winter ahead here, so
personnel who are able to keep the show going here will be
appreciated. Thus a few people
who don't like the cold will keep busy inside, but I dare say with
French Canada to the
north, we have enough personnel to move snow whenever it does
arrive. Of course the
Green Mountain boys are always welcome in the area, since coming
from Vermont they
have first hand experience in dealing with the snow not to mention
I think we have a few
Canadians in the area who consider the Connecticut shore a walk in
the park during the
winter. Thus the status quo pretty much remains the same in the
area, as all long term
residents are aware. I would recommend the kids and youngsters to
continue their
homework, and personnel in the area to maintain their job activity
so as to keep the
overall community going. I dare say when I go out this evening the
streets will be
practically empty as usual for that time of night, and I am always
happy to see the
Greenwich Police Department patrolling around and maintaining
their usual excellent level
of public safety not to mention the other night workers like EMT,
hospital personnel, etc.
So try to ignore the yuppies trying to have a good time and
maintain your usual level of
professionalism. I still have to have a bite to eat. CIO, Chief
Information Officer
Note 11/07/97 Friday 12:20 PM EST: I surfed the net a bit last
night, my usual routine. I
went to bed at 6 AM and was up at 12 PM. I watched the opening of
the George Bush
library on CNN while having breakfast. I noticed this evening that
the Cavalier gallery
downtown on Greenwich Avenue next to the Sundown Saloon has a very
well done four
times life size bronze bust of former President Bush. It reminds
me of busts that one sees
around Washington D. C. of Franklin Roosevelt. I think the
sculpture caught the spirit of
the man. Take a look in the gallery next time you are down town. I
made the usual rounds
by the Hospital Thrift shop and the ELDC thrift shops on this side
of town. I stopped by
the library and read the computer press. I chatted with one
regular about the economics of
Royal Dutch Shell. I mentioned that I thought it would be a good
idea to build an oil pipe
line across Latin America, so that oil could be shipped from one
ocean to another by
tanker without having to transfer it around South America. I don't
think it would be that
expensive of a project whether it was along the existing Panama
Canal Zone or one of the
other Latin America countries. Obviously there would have to be
tanker ports on both
ends of the pipeline, so that would be the determining factor. In
fact I thought they had
already finished such a project. It would definitely save on
transport costs from the middle
east not to mention help get the Venezuelan oil to the west coast
and beyond to Asia. I
chatted with three visitors down on the pier on Steamboat Road
from Key West, they
looked a little bit cold. I told them I enjoyed my stay in Key
West years ago, and chatted
informally. This evening I recommended to Starbucks on Greenwich
Avenue, they might
consider serving Cuban Coffee which as I recall is quite
delicious. I read the article in the
Greenwich Times about the election, and they said that the Republican
Ragland won by
170 votes and the Democratic contender Sanchez is calling for a
recount. They police
department have impounded the voting machines until the situation
is determined. The air
was quite cool and fresh. I cooked French sautéed center cut pork
chops this evening with
lots of chopped garlic, onions, and mushrooms in a wine sauce and
olive oil. To help
prevent arthritis I use garlic and olive oil. At the Grand Union
one can buy a quart jar of
chopped garlic for $5 and this week they have three cans of
mushrooms for $1 and three
cans of Mandarin Oranges for $1, plus sales on boneless chicken
and center cut pork
chops or pork roasts. During the cold winter months watching the
fresh produce arrive at
our many fine grocery stores is a feast for the eyes and it
usually is quite reasonable.
Every time I use to buy Caribbean Pineapples it would snow, so I
finally became
somewhat more reserve about buying them. Ultimately we enjoy
seeing visitors from the
south, but it takes quite a few people from up in the North
Country to keep the whole show
going, and they have their own perspective. One gal from the
Philippines was working at
the cold entrance to the library today. They still should put in a
second set of sliding doors
to keep the cold air from rushing into the downstairs entrance. I
noticed they are putting
up the brick facing and insulation at the new hospital addition.
Teddie Kennedy Jr., is
suppose to be at the Hyatt Hotel for a benefit this weekend, but I
believe he went to
school in the area at Yale and majored in forestry. I believe his
wife is a doctor. Lots of
cars from upstate New England at the Greenwich Harbor Inn, and
they have a tent set up
for some event this weekend. I hope they have heat. Remember OMAR the
tent maker.
Greenwich was pretty deserted this evening, so maybe people are
busy inside. Scott's Bell
Weather Portfolio, mrscott.com/scopor01.htm was down a bit today.
I noticed earlier
this week at Staples Supplies Store, they have the 8X8 video telephone
8x8's ViaTV
Phone: Affordable Videophone for $450 apiece. One obviously would
need two or more to
use them. They play a full screen video picture on the television
with an existing telephone
connection without any special telephone setup. They seem to be
quite a novelty for the
person who has everything. A busy business man could call home if
he carried it and see
his wife in curlers and face cream. Of course it might be
necessary to have a more
presentable appearance when using the phone. Of course Grannys
could chat with their
grandkids too. I have not tried it, but it seems like it would
work well at 20 frames per
second, without additional telephone charges. Overall it was a
pretty normal afternoon and
evening in Greenwich. We always have the latest movies, and the
Titanic is coming in mid
December. Check the CUNARD schedule below for the comings and
goings of the Queen
Elizabeth II for waterfront activity. A former neighbor just
returned from an enjoyable trip
down to South Africa. Greenwich people do get around, while the
kids stay home and do
their homework and the old guard tend to their knitting. CIO
Note 11/05/97 Wednesday 11:30 PM EST: Today I slept until 5 PM.
There was a big
racket outside my windows all day of pneumatic drills, drilling on
the brick work. I suppose
they are installing new flashing on the rain patio. A friend came
down for dinner and we
had sautéed center cut pork chops. He is going to spend the week
of New Years in Paris
studying architecture and art with another friend who has not been
there. I told him to try
out the Ritz Bar for entertainment on New Year's Eve, but he is
probably a little bit too
frugal to spend that sort of money. I bought a five pack of
Marlboros for $11. Greenwich
is very slow downtown this evening with not much going on. My
portfolio
mrscott.com/scopor01.htm was up a tad today. Back all night on the
net. CIO
Note 11/05/97 Wednesday 12:15 AM EST: Updated
mrscott.com/bmnow.htm
Scott's Current Bookmarks. CIO
Note 11/04/97 Tuesday 10:25 PM EST: Listened to EBN Interactive
broadcast. The
Republican Tom Ragland candidate for First Selectman in Greenwich,
Ct. has won by
slightly more than a half percent 50.5 %, they still need to wait
for 650 absentee ballots,
Democrat Sanchez has 49.5 %. Democrats are calling for a recount.
In the Second
Selectman race and Third Selectman Race it looks like the
Democrats are winning,
winning two of the three seats on the board of selectman. Richard
Bergstresser former
IBM scientist seems to have won on the Democratic Party ticket for
second selectman
7100 votes versus 5900 votes for Romeo. Sanchez is down in the
first selectman race by
150 votes, and waiting for absentee ballots count. 13,360 votes
were cast at the polls and
they are counting 650 absentee ballots. Republicans maintain
majority on the BET. CIO
Note 11/04/97 Tuesday 8:15 PM EST: I awoke at 4 PM and went out
and voted
Republican in today's local election. I stopped by the library and
read the local paper. It is
a little cooler out, and I guess winter is on the way. After
watching the ABC evening news,
I snoozed for a half hour. I guess I will do a little net surfing
since, I don't feel like facing
the chilly evening. I chatted with the Johnson Controls repair man
at the Greenwich
Harbor Inn, and they said they were installing a new valve.
Johnson Controls is an
interesting company in terms of their overall product range. I
should research it more. I
think they are headquartered in Newport News, Virginal. I believe
they acquired the old
Pan Am Special Services which was like the State Department of the
Airline Industry in
the old days. All quiet on the Eastern Front. CIO
Note 11/04/97 Tuesday 2:45 AM EST: Updated mrscott.com/nasa.htm
and
mrscott.com/nasa‑87.htm for the NASA STS 87 Columbia launch
on Wednesday,
November 19, 1997 at approximately 2:46 PM EST. Quite on the net
this evening. CIO
Note 11/04/97 Tuesday 12:00 AM EST: mrscott.com/scopor01.htm was
up quite a
bit. Today I went to an appointment at 4 PM. I stopped by the
library and chatted on
economic principal. I intend to vote Republican tomorrow. I
stopped by Odd Job Trading in
Port Chester and bought a computer monitor cover for $2, they had
one more left. I went
by the Staples there and they had a security guard as big as
Refrigerator Perry. There is a
new appliance shop in back behind Staples that has two returned GE
$2,000 refrigerator
for $1,300 apiece. They are the deluxe two vertical door models,
which were returned
because they were two large to fit in, they are usual height, 36
inches deep, and 36 inches
wide, thus one needs about a 31 or 32 inch opening with the door
off to fit them in, and a 36
inch wide opening for a fridge. Good value if you have the room.
They stock GE returned
merchandise at the store. I bought an air conditioner filter for
95 cents. I had spaghetti for
dinner. I went down town for a short walk and found a plastic Coca
Cola case I am using
for a drawer underneath my computer table. I chatted with a former
neighbor, and told him
about these two links, Shell Oil Profit Forecast 1 and Shell Oil
Profit Forecast 2 . I
committed that when the profits are released on Thursday European
time, there would
probably be a buying frenzy, and if one already owned the stock
and were considering
selling it which I would not, an hour after the release of the
profit information might be the
peak. However with El Nino October here was 5 degrees warmer which
is not good for oil
profits, one would have to look at the oil consuming nations and
figure out if their
temperatures are running warmer than usual, to see if El Nino
might effect oil company
profits. However, J. P. Morgan's buy recommendation for me would
be good enough
reason to hold on to the various Shell Oil stocks traded. Grand
Union bargains this week,
are boneless pork chops for $2.79 a pound, Tony's Pizza $2.50,
Campbell’s deluxe soup for
99 cents, Pepsi, Schweppes, Lipton Ice Tea, or Mountain Dew $2 a
12 pack plus deposit.
However, supplies as I saw them this evening are limited until they have rest