Well, as for weather forecasters, ours here told us we'd have no big storm back when we got nearly 2 feet of snow on April 28th! I think it's better to be safe than sorry when it comes to weather warnings. Glad all's well, Bill.
When I installed sp2 on the old computer, it cut my speed on *EVERYTHING* in half. I stopped letting them install stuff on me (which was about 2004, lol!) Having waited two years since this one came out, I guess gave them enough time to fix the stuff they broke. Reading the geek blogs from 2008 though is painful and scary. . . . I may yet have to migrate to Edwin's mac, and tiger. . . . I will have to say for Dell, that I've *never* heard of a Dell machine with a fried hard drive. The hardware is superb.
I have lost two modems for the same reason. After the last one, I got a power strip that protects the phone line into the computer as well as the electric line. May it RIP, lol!
We did head down to the basement at the point where the rain started "coming down" almost horizontally. But as far as I know, not even any branches down. Probably any that were weak got taken down Friday.
No, sp2 did on the other computer. It's what made me so reluctant to keep up with the automatic updates. Evidently, sp3 fixed a great many things wrong with sp2 (after a year or so of tweaking it, lol!). Actually running faster than I ever have. Big capacity for small use seems really to help. It doesn't improve line speed which is dismal, but absolutely everything else is optimized to the max.
Got my firewall up and running last night (the free version of Zone Alarm). They said it might make the computer run a bit more slowly for a few hours as it got to know me, but then would speed things up. That has proven true.
This afternoon, going to try and get my earthlink mailbox back. (It also needs a minimum of sp2) Though web mail has certain advantages: no download time for those who cannot resist sending me big files. The part I miss is getting email notifications rather than having to keep checking back, so I don't suppose I'll migrate there permanently. Maybe just run the two in conjunction with each other.
Saw some incredible techno geek gadgets at The Sharper Image and Hamaker Schlemmer last night. One that I'm seriously thinking of buying is a keychain camera. It looks like a car remote, but takes stills and video. Connects to the computer with a USB cable. But I didn't find stereo systems. Finally broke down and asked Mom. She frequently drives me utterly bananas, but when you've got a problem, she almost always has a solution. So, I told her my record player was kaput - managed not to whine, just to tell her - and asked if she remembered having told me about a system that plays records, cassettes and CDs. Major egg on face time, that, since I'd completely forgotten that she actually owns such a miracle machine. We talked about it for a while, and she said she'd find a place that sells them and let me know so I can pick out exactly which model I want. Mum saves the day! *grin*
*And*, she was positively gushing over the president's handling of the McCristal affair. It was so nice, such a relief, to hear her praising him for once! So, she's back in my good books big time...for now. *wry grin*
Well, as much satisfaction as it would give me, it won't solve my problem, which is that earthlink no longer provides a mailbox. And since that mailbox, functioning, was almost the only reason I stayed with them, time to find a new ISP. And now finding out how very limited my choices are: we're about to drown the dialup peeps it looks like. I did find a translator for earthlink .dat files, and $20 bucks is cheap for the job. The reviews of the software aren't that good however. . . . And NO ONE is going to force me to use outlook express. So guess I need to go study on thunderbird. I'm sooooooooooo tired of having to learn new stuff.
My Earthlink mailbox is still there, thank Heaven! You had me really scared for a minute, Puddle.
I know zip about Outlook or Outlook Express. Sea Monkey, a Mozilla project, has a browser and a mail thingy... Only reason I don't use Sea Monkey is that Fire Fox seems slightly more screen reader friendly. But,for a while I did have both Fire Fox and Sea Monkey installed with no ill effects.
Well thunderbird is installed, but isn't working. Keeps telling me my email or my password is wrong. Going to uninstall, try one more time, and if that doesn't work, hand myself. Actually it took about 12 downloads of firefox to get a working copy.
Cat, you'll be okay if nothing goes wrong. But if you need to reformat, or if you get a new computer, it's not on the new install disk. Evidently they phased it out a few years ago, quietly, and are letting customers deal with that one at a time. I wish I'd just save every mail I wanted to keep as it came in. Once the folder reaches two or three thousand, it *feels* like a hopeless task. And prolly is.
Got off work at a good time tonight, and no side jobs this evening. Had a haircut [by my good wife], dinner, shower, this and that. Plan to watch a movie shortly ["The Messenger," a Joan of Arc movie]. This weekend off to the Bay Area to help Naomi find a new apartment. Hot and cloudy today--wonder if it is one of those tropical storms coming up from Baja California. Close to sunset it rained a bit, and we saw a fine full rainbow.
Howard's first, AND I finally have sp3 installed!
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Well, as for weather forecasters, ours here told us we'd have no big storm back when we got nearly 2 feet of snow on April 28th! I think it's better to be safe than sorry when it comes to weather warnings. Glad all's well, Bill.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I installed sp2 on the old computer, it cut my speed on *EVERYTHING* in half. I stopped letting them install stuff on me (which was about 2004, lol!) Having waited two years since this one came out, I guess gave them enough time to fix the stuff they broke. Reading the geek blogs from 2008 though is painful and scary. . . . I may yet have to migrate to Edwin's mac, and tiger. . . . I will have to say for Dell, that I've *never* heard of a Dell machine with a fried hard drive. The hardware is superb.
ReplyDeleteI had a fried Dell, puddle. Happened soon after I got it. Lightning strike right to the phone lines on the house. Loved that machine.
ReplyDeleteI have lost two modems for the same reason. After the last one, I got a power strip that protects the phone line into the computer as well as the electric line. May it RIP, lol!
ReplyDeleteWe did head down to the basement at the point where the rain started "coming down" almost horizontally. But as far as I know, not even any branches down. Probably any that were weak got taken down Friday.
ReplyDeleteSo, SP3 made everything worse? That's quite a recommendation. :P How on earth are you managing?
ReplyDeleteNo, sp2 did on the other computer. It's what made me so reluctant to keep up with the automatic updates. Evidently, sp3 fixed a great many things wrong with sp2 (after a year or so of tweaking it, lol!). Actually running faster than I ever have. Big capacity for small use seems really to help. It doesn't improve line speed which is dismal, but absolutely everything else is optimized to the max.
ReplyDeleteGot my firewall up and running last night (the free version of Zone Alarm). They said it might make the computer run a bit more slowly for a few hours as it got to know me, but then would speed things up. That has proven true.
This afternoon, going to try and get my earthlink mailbox back. (It also needs a minimum of sp2) Though web mail has certain advantages: no download time for those who cannot resist sending me big files. The part I miss is getting email notifications rather than having to keep checking back, so I don't suppose I'll migrate there permanently. Maybe just run the two in conjunction with each other.
Saw some incredible techno geek gadgets at The Sharper Image and Hamaker Schlemmer last night. One that I'm seriously thinking of buying is a keychain camera. It looks like a car remote, but takes stills and video. Connects to the computer with a USB cable. But I didn't find stereo systems. Finally broke down and asked Mom. She frequently drives me utterly bananas, but when you've got a problem, she almost always has a solution. So, I told her my record player was kaput - managed not to whine, just to tell her - and asked if she remembered having told me about a system that plays records, cassettes and CDs. Major egg on face time, that, since I'd completely forgotten that she actually owns such a miracle machine. We talked about it for a while, and she said she'd find a place that sells them and let me know so I can pick out exactly which model I want. Mum saves the day! *grin*
ReplyDelete*And*, she was positively gushing over the president's handling of the McCristal affair. It was so nice, such a relief, to hear her praising him for once! So, she's back in my good books big time...for now. *wry grin*
Eat your heart out, Dick Tracy!
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anybody know how to kill outlook express?
ReplyDeleteWell, as much satisfaction as it would give me, it won't solve my problem, which is that earthlink no longer provides a mailbox. And since that mailbox, functioning, was almost the only reason I stayed with them, time to find a new ISP. And now finding out how very limited my choices are: we're about to drown the dialup peeps it looks like. I did find a translator for earthlink .dat files, and $20 bucks is cheap for the job. The reviews of the software aren't that good however. . . . And NO ONE is going to force me to use outlook express. So guess I need to go study on thunderbird. I'm sooooooooooo tired of having to learn new stuff.
ReplyDeleteMy Earthlink mailbox is still there, thank Heaven! You had me really scared for a minute, Puddle.
ReplyDeleteI know zip about Outlook or Outlook Express. Sea Monkey, a Mozilla project, has a browser and a mail thingy... Only reason I don't use Sea Monkey is that Fire Fox seems slightly more screen reader friendly. But,for a while I did have both Fire Fox and Sea Monkey installed with no ill effects.
Yep. Perfect for an undercover agent (aka "spy").
ReplyDeleteI had fun looking at their gadgets category this afternoon. They have a lot of very James Bond-ish stuff.
ReplyDeleteSon turned 17 today. He celebrated by playing up his version of the surly teenager to the hilt.
ReplyDeleteGreat Ally update at baby!
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Congrats, and sorry about that. Hugz!
ReplyDeleteWell thunderbird is installed, but isn't working. Keeps telling me my email or my password is wrong. Going to uninstall, try one more time, and if that doesn't work, hand myself. Actually it took about 12 downloads of firefox to get a working copy.
ReplyDeleteCat, you'll be okay if nothing goes wrong. But if you need to reformat, or if you get a new computer, it's not on the new install disk. Evidently they phased it out a few years ago, quietly, and are letting customers deal with that one at a time. I wish I'd just save every mail I wanted to keep as it came in. Once the folder reaches two or three thousand, it *feels* like a hopeless task. And prolly is.
ReplyDeleteGot off work at a good time tonight, and no side jobs this evening. Had a haircut [by my good wife], dinner, shower, this and that. Plan to watch a movie shortly ["The Messenger," a Joan of Arc movie]. This weekend off to the Bay Area to help Naomi find a new apartment. Hot and cloudy today--wonder if it is one of those tropical storms coming up from Baja California. Close to sunset it rained a bit, and we saw a fine full rainbow.
ReplyDeleteGood vibes to all, and to all a good night!
Oh--and my Earthlink mail and web mail both seem to be working fine. NOW to the movie. Happy thoughts!
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