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Note:<888> 12/27/05 Tuesday 3:45 A.M.: I worked in Vista www.geocities.com/mikelscott/visbeta.htm . I will now shut down the computer, and I will eat a piece of pumpkin pie with Kraft lite cool whip topping. I will have some iced tea with it. I will now shut down the computer, and I will be going to bed soon. CIO Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 10:40 P.M.: Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas Broadcast linked from Welcome to the official web site of the British Monarchy , BBC News Player Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas 2005 Broadcast , and other links BBC NEWS | UK | Queen reflects on year of tragedy and BBC NEWS | UK | Royal message is 73-year tradition . I will now boot into Vista beta 2 build 5270. CIO Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 9:35 P.M.: I chatted with two relatives. I cut off two 1/4 inch thick slices of the Boars Head cooked boneless breast of turkey white meat, and I put them on a microwave proof dinner plate with a double portion of my stuffing and a portion of the Near East rice pilaf with wild mushrooms, and I put the plastic microwave cover on the plate, and I put the plate in the General Electric microwave oven. I ran it on two reheat cycles. Before doing that, I put out half of the remaining Ocean Spray cranberry sauce in a bowl. I also steamed 8 fresh Brussels sprouts, which I put in a dish with a little bit of olive oil. I ate it all with a glass of iced tea. The pumpkin pie is ready to eat, but I will have to wait until later, since I am full. I left a message with an associate. I will be staying in tomorrow, since I will be waiting for three packages to be delivered by UPS UPS Package Tracking On Case of Paper and Clamp Binders from www.staples.com and UPS Package Tracking TigerDirect AMD Sempron 3000 .CIO Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 8:10 P.M.: I took the Mrs. Smith's pumpkin pie out of the oven, and I set it out on a wire rack to cool for two hours. I put two of the strings of 20 lights on my small artificial Christmas tree, so there are 40 small Italian lights on it all together. I connected it up with a 15 foot extension cord that I have connected to the power strip on the floor by the DeLonghi radiator by the stereo system chair at the far end of the brass and glass coffee table, and there is a switch on that ground fault interrupted power switch to turn it on and off. They do not turn on and off with the apartment lights. I posted these pictures http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20061/christmas-tree-1-122605.JPG http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20061/christmas-tree-2-122605.JPG http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20061/christmas-tree-3-122605.JPG http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20061/christmas-tree-4-122605.JPG . CIO Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 7:00 P.M.: The defratmentation of the Vista beta drive quit at 26%, so I quit the deframentation program. I went out after the last message. I threw out the garbage. I took the jump start system with me, but the car started up without any problems. When I returned in the dark, I noticed the rear compartment area light was turned on, so I turned it off. Maybe that is what caused the battery to go down after three days without using the car. Possibly it is not the alarm system. I went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. The new train station overpass elevator is not yet installed. After my walk, I sat out briefly. I then drove down by the waterfront, and I chatted with another waterfront regular. I then went by the ATM machine at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by CVS, and I bought two one liter bottles of CVS Professional Oral Rinse alcohol free for $2.49 each plus .30 tax for $5.28 total. I need something else that they were out of. I chatted with another waterfront regular. I then went by the ATM machine again at Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then drove over to CVS at the Riverside Shopping plaza, and I bought buy one get one free of CVS Glucosamine Chondroitin triple strength 120 capsules for $35.99 both, four 20 clear light boxes of MB Christmas tree lights stings for .65 each box plus .16 tax for $38.75 total. I then went by the Food Emporium at the Riverside shopping center, and I bought a 10 ounce box of fresh whole mushrooms for $2.49, and two 1.75 quart containers of Edy's low fat slow churn coffee ice cream for $2.74 each for $7.97 total. I then returned back to my apartment, where I discovered the rear compartment light of my 11 year old Volvo station light was left on. I guess in the daytime, I had not noticed it. I would have thought I would have noticed it in the rear view mirror, but I have not been driving much at night anymore. I put away my purchases. I started cooking a Mrs. Smith's frozen 37 ounce pumpkin pie, which I have to let cool on a wire rack for 2 hours, after I cook it. CIO Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 3:00 P.M.: I did some work in www.geocities.com/mikelscott/visbeta.htm . I will shut down the computer shortly after I defragment the Vista partition from the XP system. I will shower and clean up while doing this, and I will go out after that to go for a drive and make sure my car battery is fully charged. CIO Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 1:55 P.M.: At this point there was no point in ordering gigabyte LAN cards for $4 more, since if even in March 2006, I changed to the faster Optimum at 30 mbps, my Siemens Speedstream router still only goes up to 100 mbps, so I do not think it would make a difference. I ordered the newer ones for better compatibility with the operating system in terms of drivers. I checked the weather outside. I might go out in a little while, but first I have to boot to Vista beta 2 build 5270 to set up its Vista beta newsgroups and install the Weather Pulse program. I will not be booted into Vista too long. CIO Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 1:25 P.M.: I finished going through my email. Since I really have not yet invested in a good computer internet web cam, I ordered Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 USB WebCam Video Web Camera - 961239-0215 for $49.95 and normally it is twice the price Logitech QuickCam® Pro 4000 and it is USB 2.0 and 1.3 megapixel, but I am not sure if that is on the net or not, but it is a good price, and it is not refurbished but new with full Logitech guarantee. I also ordered 2 Netgear 10/100Mbps PCI Network Interface Card FA311R for $7.95 each refurbished, since I only have thrift shop network cards in my primary computer at the moment. Thus the total order was $65.85 with free UPS shipping. CIO Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 11:00 A.M.: The khaki pants I got for Christmas are waste 40 inches 32 inches length which are two inches two long, so I will have to exchange them at T.J. Maxx www.tjmaxx.com for waste 40 inches length 30 inches. There is one on Route 7 in South Wilton, Connecticut that I can go to some time, when it is less busy. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with cinnamon, milk, and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, vitamins, supplements, a 75% mixture of cold orange juice with a 25% mixture of cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with a package of Splenda and a little bit of milk in the coffee. I put the tea in the refrigerator to become iced tea. Since Christmas is over I turned the heat back down to save money. I lowered the living room thermostat from 78 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit, and I lowered the bedroom thermostat from 76 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. I will now go through my email. CIO Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 9:15 A.M.: I am making up a fresh batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm . CIO End of Scott's Notes week of 12/26/05: Note:<888> 12/26/05 Monday 8:35 A.M.: I chatted with a relative after the last message. I woke up at 9:30 P.M., and I chatted with a relative. I opened a Christmas package from a relative, and I got a pair of reddish plaid leisure pants, a pair of khaki pants with bid pockets, and three pairs of beige dress socks. I made Scott's Stuffing Recipe for Arnold Premium Stuffing using Arnold's premium stuffing with sage and onion. I also made up a 6 ounce box of Near East rice pilaf mix with wild mushrooms using a tablespoon of olive oil and following the instructions. I also steamed 7 fresh Brussels sprouts 15 minutes. I also mixed together and heated a 10.5 ounce can of Campbell's turkey gravy and a 10.5 ounce can of Campbell's mushroom gravy and heated for 15 minutes heating time about half of the time on simmer. I cut two 1/4th inch thick slices of the Boars Head cooked boneless breast of white turkey meat, and I put it on a microwave proof plate with microwave plastic lid, and I heated on power level 6 of 10 in the General Electric microwave oven for 1 minute 45 seconds. I took the plate with the warm slices of turkey, and I filled it up with generous portions of the rice and stuffing, and I put a lot of the gravy over the turkey. I put a little bit of olive oil on the steamed Brussels sprouts in a side dish. I also had in a side dish 1/2 of 16 ounce can of cold Ocean Spray whole cranberry sauces. I put the remaining cranberries, gravy, stuffing, and rice in separate Rubbermaid containers in the refrigerator. I ate the meal with a glass of iced tea. I then went back to bed until 8 P.M.. I washed the Christmas dinner dishes. I will now send out my weekly notes. CIO Note:<888> 12/25/05 Sunday 2:10 P.M.: Since the last message, I worked with Microsoft Windows Longhorn Vista Beta 2 build 5270 www.geocities.com/mikelscott/visbeta.htm . I chatted with a couple of relatives about 9 A.M.. I ate four 1 inch by 1 inch by .25 inch pieces of mozzarella cheese. I have been awake for 29 hours, so I will go to bed shortly. I will make my Christmas dinner the day after Christmas. CIO Note:<888> 12/25/05 Sunday 5:30 A.M.: Since the last message, I worked with Microsoft Windows Longhorn Vista Beta 2 build 5270 www.geocities.com/mikelscott/visbeta.htm . CIO Note:<888> 12/25/05 Sunday 2:15 A.M.: Merry Christmas http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20061/xmas2005.htm . I relaxed a bit. I chatted with a relative. CIO Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 11:55 P.M.: BBC NEWS | Health | Grapefruit 'may cut gum disease' . CIO Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 11:10 P.M.: When one lives in the tropics, one has to keep their beach house villa clean SearchResults Power Washers, with one on sale for a C note . CIO Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 11:05 P.M.: Formal tropical wear shirt Save on the Ralph Lauren Multi-Stripe Custom-Fit Shirt at SmartBargains.com . CIO Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 10:50 P.M.: I just heard a thunking sound on the rain patio roof outside. Maybe it is Santa Claus NORAD Tracks Santa 2005 . CIO Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 10:45 P.M.: I took a frozen 18.5 ounce Freschetta http://www.freschetta.com/ Brick Oven 5 Italian Cheese pizza, and I modified it. I cut it into four equal size squares, and I laid them out on a baking sheet. I then grated with a metal hand grater four ounces of Polly-O http://www.kraftfoods.com/pollyo/ low fat mozzarella cheese, and I spread it over the pizza. I then sprinkled it generously with Italian spices, oregano, and garlic powder. I then spread about a 1/8th of a cup of olive oil around it. I then sliced a medium onion into about 1/32nds inch thick slices, and I spread them around the pizza. I then cut 30 large black pitted California olives in half lengthwise, and I spread the 60 olive halves inside half down over the pizza. I sprinkled about a third of a cup of Kraft www.kraft.com grated parmesan cheese over the pizza, and then I sprinkled about another 1/8th of a cup of olive oil over the pizza. I then put the tray on the middle rack in the Farbeware convection oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, and I baked it 17 minutes. I then ate it off a dinner plate with a knife and fork. I ate it with a glass of iced tea. Thus it was more like a 7 cheese Greek pizza. CIO Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 8:55 P.M.: I have a new large photograph album with multicolor candy cane stripes that I bought a year ago at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop for $3.50. Since all of my photograph albums in the center hallway bookcase are filled up as well as the shelf, I used the new photograph album for the pictures that I had developed, and I put it on the back of the down sofa by the French antique reproduction chair. Having been a professional photographer, I like taking photographs, when I have the time. However, although they seem to sell a lot of cameras in this area, they seem to prefer the general public to not spend too much time in public taking photographs for some odd reason. I guess a lot of people prefer their privacy. Also in a world where television addicted people focus on celebrities, there are usually a lot of people whom look like other people, whom really do not like being bothered by the celebrity press, since many of them might hold professional occupations, which frequently are more valuable, and they can not waste their time with media people, since many professional people in this area are frequently busy a great deal of the time, and their time is valuable. CIO Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 8:30 P.M.: I was awake at 9 A.M. this morning. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with cinnamon, milk, and a sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, vitamins, supplements, a 75% mixture of cold orange juice with a 25% mixture of cold filtered water, and a cup of coffee with a package of Splenda and a little bit of milk in the coffee. I chatted with a relative. I showered, and I cleaned up. I went out, and the battery on my Volvo was low from not starting it for several days, so I had to use the jump start device to start it up, and I brought it with me. I went by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought a six pack of Arnold New York Everything bagels for $1.85. I then drove down by the waterfront. I then went by CVS, and the car was charged up enough to turn it off. I left a 24 exposure 35 mm roll of film from my May 2005 vacation to Vero Beach, Florida to be developed. It has pictures of myself and my family together on my 55th birthday. I bought two 7 ounce packs of black licorice twists for $1.39 each, a 16 pack of Energizer AAA batteries for $4.99 with a $4 off CVS cash register coupon, a 12 foot Southwestern Bell telephone line cord with plugs for $3.19 plus .66 tax for $11.62 total. I then took a walk around the central Greenwich Avenue back street and downtown area. I stopped by the 70% off rack at the Greenwich Hardware store. I used the ATM machine at the Putnam Trust Bank of New York branch on Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a couple of local observers and a visitor from Florida. I returned to CVS, and I picked up my one hour photos for $7.19 less a $3.50 off CVS cash register coupon for one hour photo processing and a 8 pack of Energizer AA batteries for $3.97 plus .46 tax for $8.12 total. So far I have had year to date savings at CVS of $701.92. I then drove back down by the waterfront. I then drove over to Tod's Point in Old Greenwich to charge up the Volvo battery some more. The 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo station wagon has a new Deka battery that cost about $180 at Greenwich Exxon last February, but since I drive so little and hardly at all on the highway, I do not charge it up much, and the Volvo also has a alarm system which seems to draw down the battery. I reset the Volvo radio too. At Tod's Point, I stood out at the southwest parking area for a while. I then went over to the southeast parking area, and I walked out to the southeast point for a while, and I sat out on a nice day enjoying the view. I then went by Porricelli's Old Greenwich Food Mart, and I bought a 12 ounce tub of Kraft lite Cool Whip topping for $2.49, a 8 quart box of Alba instant non fat dried milk for $6.99, a 6.3 ounce box of Near East rice pilaf with herbs and wild mushrooms for $1.99, a cooked boneless Boar's Head portion of white turkey meat at $5.99 a pound for $7.73, two Granny Smith apples at $1.99 a pound for $1.91, a red pepper at $4.99 a pound for $1.85, a two pound bag of yellow onions for $2.49, a 10 ounce bag of fresh spinach for $2.50, a 12 ounce tub of Brussels' sprouts for $2.50 for $30.45 total. I then returned back to the central downtown Greenwich, and I sat out for a while. I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I went by Zen stationary, and I bought a "Aces High" scratch card for a dollar, but I did not win. I then went by the Greenwich Automotive Service Exxon center next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $15 of premium unleaded gasoline at $2.779 a gallon for 72 miles driving since the first of the month at 16.2 miles per gallon at an average speed of 10 miles per hour. I then returned home, and I brought up my groceries and the jump start system, and I picked up the mail on the way up. I put away the groceries. I used the 12 foot telephone cable to connect the Sharp fax machine to the Optimum Voice telephone connection module, which should be a better connection. I put the two six foot cables with the splice connector in the top drawer of my nightstand with other telephone parts. Thus I found out today that quart package boxes of dried milk are cheaper at the Greenwich Food Mart . I do not drink milk regularly anymore, but I do use it on my oatmeal and in my coffee. CIO Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 1:10 A.M.: I ran Ad-awareSE. UPS tracking on case of paper and clamp binders from Staples UPS Package Tracking On Case of Paper and Clamp Binders from www.staples.com . BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Scientists find 'mass dodo grave' . I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon. Well, it is nice for now to have the apartment a little bit warmer, but last year when I did the same around the Christmas season, by the time I got the bill in January, I had to turn back the heat again. CIO Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 12:30 A.M.: I finished going through my email. CIO Note:<888> 12/24/05 Saturday 12:30 A.M.: Volcán de Colima México, fotos de volcanes . CIO Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 11:15 P.M.: I then on a microwave proof plate, I put two sheets of paper towels, four strips of Oscar Meyer thick bacon and two more sheets of paper towel and the microwave plastic plate cover, and I put it in the microwave oven for five minutes. I also toasted two pieces of Arnold multigrain bread, and I put olive oil on them. In my omelet pan, I put a two tablespoons of olive oil and two pads of margarine, and I brought it to a simmer over medium electric heat, and I cracked three large eggs into the hot fat, and I fried the eggs until they were done medium. I used a dinner plate on top of the pan to keep a little heat inside and warm the plate, and then I slid the three fried eggs onto the plate with four strips of cooked bacon and the toast, and I ate it all with a glass of ice tea. I wiped the seasoned omelet pan clean with a paper towel, and I washed the dishes. CIO Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 10:20 P.M.: I assembled the Sharp small office home office faxes | UX-B20 which was simple enough. I installed the black ink cartridge, and I ran the alignment page. I tried put it on the brass and glass coffee table, but I decided the Sharp fax machine was small enough to fit on the breakfast tray printer stand with the Lexmark X1185 all purpose machine. I put two thick old Encyclopedia Britannica update volumes on the breakfast tray printer stand to raise the area above its lip, and I then put the large Life book facing towards the apartment entrance with the Lexmark X1185 facing that way. I had to put on a longer USB cable at that location. I then put the Sharp UX-B20 facing out perpendicular to the back of the Lexmark X1185 sitting on another large book the "Churchill Years" with a thinner larger book "The World of KLM" underneath it. When I tested it there was line interference, which I think was coming from my Optimum Voice line being connected to the power strip ground fault interrupter, so I removed the Optimum Voice telephone line from it. I used the Sharp 6 foot telephone cable and the 6 foot telephone cable from the ground fault interrupter connected with a female to female barrel splice, and I connected the cable from the Optimum Voice junction point by the cable modem to the Sharp UX-B20. I set it up for the Optimum Voice telephone number 1-203-532-5474. I sent out a couple of test faxes, and they seemed to go out all right. From my computer I can send a fax to myself, but currently the computer fax modem is on the same Optimum Voice line. Thus I have not received a fax yet. To receive a fax, I also have to turn off the AT&T two line telephone answering machine, so it does not answer. I guess once I read the instructions, I will know more. The instructions and paperwork are sitting by it on the X1185. It seem to be a very practical and compact machine, and it feeds the paper for faxing without any problems. The black ink cartridge seems small, but I do not think I will be receiving that many faxes. I moved the bric-a-brac back around on the brass and glass coffee table, but I left the hurricane globes with candles on the mahogany bureau. I have the Sharp fax powered up from the power strip to the left of the primary computer on the coffee table that stays on all the time. When trying it on the brass and glass coffee table, I noticed if I switched the two telephone lines on that AT&T two line telephone, it would not work, which I need to do to run it off Optimum Voice. The Christmas tree in the Chinese rice bowl is now centered on the down sofa side of the brass and glass coffee table. I put the Sharp Fax shipping box on top of the speaker on top of the file cabinet in the bedroom. I threw out the Staples box with the faulty Antec speaker system which I put dumpster outside. I move the brass Turkish candle holder with the Viennese cut glass globe on the wicker rack on the wall to the left of the primary computer. I put the wooden pineapple on the small brass and glass end tables at the far end of the brass and glass coffee table. Thus the apartment is a little bit neater, and my home office is more functional with the new Sharp UX-B20 fax machine. I did not use the Radio Shack fax switch, and I disconnected it from the coffee table, and it is stored underneath the side board in the bedroom. Pictures http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20061/sharp-ux-b20-fax-machine-122305.JPG http://www.geocities.com/mike2scott20061/sharp-ux-b20-fax-machine-2-122305.JPG .CIO
Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 5:15 P.M.: The pair of generic speakers work just fine on the Northgate Syntax backup computer. I connected them up to the onboard sound card with a 3-Y splitter with the third feed going to the Andrea Electronics headset. I now have to spare 2-Y splitters and audio feed line, which I will put in the second drawer down on the left side of the living room desk. I stacked them on the window shelf behind the monitors, and I placed them and the power supplies on old plates, so if the window shelf gets damp which it sometimes does, they will not get damp. I plugged the power supplies into a 15 foot extension cord connecting it to the Kensington Power Control panel where then can be turned on and off with one switch. At 4:40 P.M., the order from Staples.com®. that was easy™. PNY 512MB PC3200 DDR Memory for $59.94 and the Staples.com®. that was easy™. Sharp UX-B20 Inkjet Plain-Paper Fax for $79.98 and Sharp small office home office faxes | UX-B20 before $50 rebate less the $20 off coupon with over a $100 order which can not be combined with other coupons for $119.92 plus $7.20 tax and free shipping for $127.12 total with filled out the Sharp $50 rebate at Staples Easy Rebates arrived UPS Package Tracking on Staples.com PNY 3200 512 MB memory and Sharp UX-B20 fax machine . I now have to setup and test the Sharp Fax machine. I will now install the memory in the primary computer, until I get the processor next this Tuesday AMD Sempron 3000+ 512K Cache 333MHz FSB Socket A Processor SDA3000BABOX at TigerDirect.com for $109.99 plus $6.99 UPS ground shipping for $116.98 total has shipped, and its tracking is UPS Package Tracking TigerDirect AMD Sempron 3000 . CIO Note:<888> 12/23/05 Friday 4:25 P.M.: I disconnected the Advent speaker system from the Northgate Syntax backup computer. I disconnected the two sets of basic speakers from the primary computer. I put the Creative speakers on the front side and the Monsoon speakers on the rear side port of the sound card. I had to adjust the Creative Mixer, so the Monsoon speakers are a little bit stronger on the rear side port, so they are balanced front and rear. The two sound card headsets also work. I then switched the audio back to the Plantronics USB DSB500 headset. For some odd reason with that minor change, Windows XP Professional called for Product Activation, so I reactivated it again. I might have to do the same, when I install the new processor. The two primary computer speaker systems sound better without the two low end pairs of speakers. I now have to install them on the Northgate Syntax backup computer. I will throw out the old Advent speaker system in a little while out by the dumpster. I took a 3 Y splitter and 2 Y splitter off the primary computer Creative Live MP3+ sound card in reconfiguring the speakers. I will probably use one of them for the Northgate Syntax backup computer speaker configuration. CIO Download 1.37 Mb. Share with your friends:
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