Note: <888> 09/07/01
Friday 11:10 P.M.: My dinner guest showed up after the last
message. We watched a bit of television and chatted. For dinner
we each had a tuna fish sandwich, the rest of the spaghetti and
tomato meat sauce, steamed corn on the cob and ice tea. The
dinner guest left at 9:30 P.M., and I went downtown, and I drove
by the waterfront. I then stopped by the Stop and Shop, and I
bought a eye round roast at $2.79 a pound for $7.83, buy one get
one free of 16 ounce S&S lightly salted peanuts $2.69 both,
Land O Lakes tub of margarine .99, Lysol lemon cleaner $2.99,
Gold’s horseradish $.99, three green squash at .99 a pound $2.42,
eight pickling cucumbers at .99 a pound $2.88 for $20.97 total. I
then returned home. I put the groceries away. I then sliced in
lengthwise quarters the eight pickling cucumbers, and I put them
in two jars with my vinaigrette pickling juice and put them in
the refrigerator. They should be ready in three to four
weeks. The HP LaserJet IID came with a parallel cable and
the instruction manual and two font cartridges as well as the two
paper trays. I noticed in the manual that it all weighed slightly
over 80 pounds, so I guess I am a bit exerted from hoisting it
today. Well time for some regular computer activity. CIO
Note: <888> 09/07/01
Friday 4:40 P.M.: I went out after the message. I stopped by
Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the
Greenwich Hospital Thrift. I finally bought the HP LaserJet IID
PCL Language Printer for half price for $20. It was quite a hoist
to carry it out of the Hospital Thrift Shop. However, since I
have had a double hernia for 25 years, I guess it was par for the
course. I returned home, and I carried it up with the custodian’s
skateboard. I put it on the rear back side of the dining room
table where the lazy Susans once were. I put the lazy Susans
underneath the Proscan television in the bedroom. I set up the HP
LaserJet IID printer on the printer port switch box and selection
C: and also I set it up in the operating system printers as the
default. Microsoft Word 2000 starts with it selected as the
default. I ran off about a 100 test sheets. The printer is
very clean. However, I did clean the toner wire. I also set it at
9 the least heavy toner setting. It prints a fine line across the
paper in one or two sections on print outs. It does not have any
paper jam problems. Basically, it looks like the previous owner
had installed a new recycled laser toner cartridge, which might
not be up to specifications as an original HP laser cartridge.
However, for draft printing it is just fine. It has two font
cartridges I set up. It also has two paper cartridges and a rear
sheet feeder. This all took some time. Basically the HP LaserJet
II D was about a $4000 printer system in 1988, so it shows how
fast this sort of equipment does depreciate. Still it is a work
horse of a laser printer. Once the current cartridge runs out
after about 4,000 pages; I can buy the proper HP cartridge 92295A
for about $60 to $70 from any office supply store. I could try to
return the 99275A HP cartridge, but the box has been open
although not the sealed package. There is also writing on the box.
Well, I am expecting a dinner guest, but I don’t have any
food put in yet, except some tuna fish and a little bit of left
over spaghetti. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
09/07/01:
Note: <888> 09/07/01
Friday 12:05 P.M.: I received a wrong number telephone call at 11
A.M.. I checked the mail. I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast,
orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I will now send out my weekly
notes. CIO
Note: <888> 09/07/01
Friday 4:00 A.M.: Earlier I went through my email and my normal
computer work routines. I channel surfed the television. I just
had a bag of microwave popcorn along with ice tea. Well, I guess
I should head off to bed. Have a good morning. CIO
Note: <888> 09/07/01
Friday 2:30 A.M.: I tinkered with the WeatherNode free program
available from www.emwinpro.com . CIO
Note: <888> 09/06/01
Thursday 11:25 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire length
of Greenwich Avenue. I then drove by the waterfront. I next
stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought a dozen large eggs for $1.29
and a 2 pound bag of onions for $1.29 for $2.98 total. I then
returned home. I had some ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 09/06/01
Thursday 7:45 P.M.: On the Epson Stylus Color 880 printer, I
printed out a 102 page document today selecting the black ink
cartridge. It used about one third of the cartridge, so that
gives one an idea of the ink usage for the black cartridge.
Hopefully, I will be able to refill it with my ink cartridge kit
and black India ink that they sell more cheaply at CompUSA than
the small bottles that come with the kit. The kit instructions
say that one can refill the cartridges by putting tape on the
bottom and on the top after refilling it. CIO
Note: <888> 09/06/01
Thursday 7:35 P.M.: I took a nap until 6 P.M.. I had dinner of
reheated homemade spaghetti egg noodles with tomato meat sauce
and ice tea. I then watched the ABC evening news. I had a cup of
cappuccino. I put a new label on the parallel port switch box to
indicate the settings for the printers. Well, I guess I will
clean up and go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 09/06/01
Thursday 1:25 P.M.: I have been doing a little hardware
reconfiguration on the computer. I could not get the software on
the Epson printer to tell me the status of the amount of the ink
remaining in the cartridges. I tried reinstalling and
reconfiguring the software to no avail. I finally tried taking
the parallel cable off the switch port box, and that did not work.
I had to open the computer case to tighten the screw bolts on the
back of the parallel port which loosened and came off when
removing the adaptor cable screws. Once I tested it without the
switch box, I noticed the older printer cable I was using on the
Epson did not have all its pins. I put the new gold parallel
cable on the Epson which I had on the Compaq printer, and once I
had the computer back together and the port switch box connected,
the Epson printer software installed correctly and it shows the
amount ink usage now. I put the port switch box on the top of the
computer table to the right of the CPU. A is the Epson. B is the
Compaq. D is the Colorado T-1000E tape drive I never use. The
Compaq prints fine too and seems to show its color cartridge
status with the older parallel cable. I still can not set
the either printer as a default printer though, or it will
interfere with Word 2000 starting. CIO
Note: <888> 09/06/01
Thursday 9:40 A.M.: I printed out the last four months of Scott’s
Random Notes http://mrscott.com/note02pr.htm . It is 102
pages long. I put them in an Oxford clip binder. The new Epson
Stylus Color 880 printer printed them out very quickly and
clearly using the black ink cartridge. I am most pleased with the
results.
Note: <888> 09/06/01
Thursday 7:00 A.M.: I was up at 6 A.M.. I had breakfast of three
medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins.
CIO
Note: <888> 09/05/01
Wednesday 10:00 P.M.: I cooked dinner of homemade spaghetti egg
noodles which we had with the reheated spaghetti meat sauce with
grated parmesan cheese on it along with ice tea. My guest gave me
part of a chocolate cake, which I had two slices of for desert.
We watched the CSPAN2 presentation of the White House State
dinner for President Fox of Mexico. My guest just left. CIO
Note: <888> 09/05/01
Wednesday 5:35 P.M.: I was up until 6:30 A.M.. I had the rest of
the Cheez-Its. I slept until 11:30 A.M. when my guest arrived. I
had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, coffee, vitamins, and orange
juice. I gave my guest coffee and toast. I cleaned up, and we
went out. We stopped by the Hospital Thrift shop, and I tested
the HP LaserJet IID. It unfortunately has some sheet feeder
problems, and the printout is smudged. The spare HP toner
cartridge I have is a 92275A, and the one at the thrift shop
needs a 92295A; so I could not try to fix it. Thus I did not get
it. I did buy two nautical wide base coffee cups for $1 each. We
then stopped by the Mews Thrift shop which is now open for the
season. They have lots of lamps there. Next we sat down by the
waterfront until about 4 P.M. on a pleasant day. We then returned
home, and had some ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 09/05/01
Wednesday 4:35 A.M.: After dinner, I tried to rest for about an
hour. I then started the backup computer, and I temporarily
connected the new Epson Stylus Color 880 printer to it. I
installed the Windows 2000 drivers for the printer with ECP port
enabled in the CMOS. The new printer works fine with Windows XP.
Also there is no problem with Word 2000 using it as a default
printer. The beta for Storm Alert has expired, so I took the JAVA
script out of the home page on my server. I put the new printer
on a printer stand I have. Well, it is time to get to bed now.
CIO
Note: <888> 09/05/01
Wednesday 1:25 A.M.: I went out after the last message. I stopped
by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. They had a large several
feeder tray HP LaserJet II ? 1989 vintage machine in the back
room that they had just taken in. I offered them $40 for it. They
said they would first test it and let me know today if they would
accept my offer. I then went by the waterfront. I then stopped by
Putnam Trust Bank of New York. I then went back by the Hospital
Thrift shop and looked on the HP LaserJet, and saw it had a 1989
manufacture date. I then talked with a regular, and he said I
would be smarter to get a new printer. I then drove over to
Staples in Old Greenwich. I chatted with a customer. I noticed in
their weekly sales brochure they had the Epson Stylus Color 880
on sale down from $140 for sale for $80. Staples was
quite busy with back to school shoppers. I finally found a sales
person, and the Epson Stylus Color 880 had just arrived on the
truck, and the salesman fetched one for me. I then ran over to
the Hyatt, and I used the Bank of New York money machine there. I
then returned to Staples, and I bought the Epson Stylus Color 880
for $79.98 plus $4.80 tax for $84.78 total. I then returned
home. I chatted with a friend. I then installed the Epson Stylus
Color 880. It comes with a black and a color cartridge. It prints
Black and White at 12 pages per minute and color at 8 pages per
minute. Installation had one problem that took a while to
fix. The printer worked fine, but my Microsoft Word 2000 program
would not work. I reinstalled Microsoft Word, and it still did
not work. I then fiddled with my Port settings setting them in
the CMOS at “ECP”. I eventually figured out that when
either printer is set up as the “Default” printer in
the printer properties box, Microsoft Word 2000 will not work.
The same applied for the Compaq IJ200. I remedied this by
setting the default printer to “Net2Fax” or any other
non printer in the printer folder. More than likely it is a
system problem since it affects both printers. Still now I can
use it from Microsoft Word 2000. I just have to select the
printer when I go to print. This all took some time. I
installed the other programs that came with the Epson printer.
Thus, I will some time have to search Microsoft’s site about
the Default printer situation to see if there is a remedy. The
new Epson Stylus Color 880 Printer prints fast and with most
excellent quality. I have the two printers set side by
side, and there is a toggle box underneath the computer table for
switching from one printer to another. The new Epson printer can
not be turned on and off from the computer control panel. It has
to be turned on and off from the printer. I hooked it up to a
control panel plug that is always on. Also in the instructions,
it says if one removed the cartridge, one can not reuse it.
However, on my printer ink refill kit, there are instructions for
refilling the cartridge, by installing a piece of tape on the
bottom and filling it from the top through the paper seal and
then leaving the tape on the bottom and cover the top puncture.
If this works it will save me on ink cartridges. Since I have a
ink refiller kit, I can just buy the India Ink bottles about 8
ounce size at CompUSA. Also the online registration of the Epson
printer would not takes its serial number. I have a guest coming
down at 11 A.M. this morning. I will probably not get the HP
LaserJet at the Hospital Thrift shop since it is rather large and
could have problems. Besides I need to eat. I will now have some
reheated spaghetti noodles and tomato meat sauce, along with ice
tea, and then I will probably go to bed. Have a good morning.
Note: <888> 09/04/01
Tuesday 1:45 P.M.: I was up at 12:30 P.M.. I had breakfast of
three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice, coffee, and
vitamins. The NOAA weather warning radio just went off issuing a
warning for severe thunderstorm watch for this area until 8 P.M.
this evening. CIO
Note: <888> 09/04/01
Tuesday 5:30 A.M.: I watched a show about Admiral Byrd and
Antarctica on Channel 13. I had some Cheez-Its and ice tea while
watching the show. Sometimes in the winter here, it seems like we
are in Greenwich, Antarctica; but actually only in the late fall
when the weather first turns cold does it bother one. Once one
gets use to winter, we tend to become gradually use to it. Of
course it would be nice to keep the apartment warmer, but that
would cost more money. I suppose after all these years up north;
I am quite use to winter and don’t really think much about
it. Well time for bed. Have a good morning. CIO
Note: <888> 09/04/01
Tuesday 4:05 A.M.: I backed up the C: drive to the D: drive. I
left the backup computer server running while doing the backup. I
watched the Jacques Pepin’s “Chez Pepin” French
cooking show on PBS Channel 13 www.thirteen.org on Channel
18 while doing the backup. I just restarted the main computer and
its server. CIO
Note: <888> 09/04/01
Tuesday 12:45 A.M.: I sifted through my email. I adjusted Scott’s
bellwether stock portfolio http://mrscott.com/scopor01.htm . Well, I guess
one would have been better off to be in long term U.S. treasury
notes for the last four years. CIO
Note: <888> 09/03/01
Monday 11:45 P.M.: After dinner, I had a cup of cappuccino. I
chatted with a relative. I watched a bit of television. CIO
Note: <888> 09/03/01
Monday 8:30 P.M.: I went out, and I drove around the waterfront.
I walked upper Greenwich Avenue. I used the ATM at Putnam Trust
Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue. I went by the Stop and Shop.
I bought two Rienzi 28 ounce crushed tomatoes and two 28 ounce
cans of the Rienzi plum tomatoes for .79 each, 2 twelve ounce
cans of S&S tomato paste .85 each, a 16 ounce box of Sunshine
white cheddar CheeZ-its $2.50, Kraft 8 ounces of grated parmesan
cheese $2.99, 5 pound bag of S&S sugar $2.29, a 5 pound bag
of Pillsbury flour $1.99, two 16 ounce tubs of Land O Lakes
margarine .99 each, a five pound bag of Russet potatoes .99, a
dozen large eggs $1.69 for $19.29 total. I then returned home. I
had a Barq’s frosted rootbeer in a frosted mug. I then put
crumbled up and browned in a little bit of olive oil the
remaining 7/8 of a pound of ground sirloin in a fry pan. I
then put in a few tablespoons of olive oil in the bottom of a
three quart pot. I added one 28 ounce can of the crushed
tomatoes, one 28 ounce can of the plum tomatoes, and a 12 ounce
can of tomato paste, the browned ground sirloin drained, one and
a half peeled and diced medium onions, about a half dozen dashes
of McHilney’s Tabasco sauce, small dashes of Chinese five
spice, ground black pepper, celery salt, garlic powder, Hungarian
paprika, and about a teaspoon each of Italian spices, Oregano,
Basil, and Parsley, two beef bouillon cubes, and a quarter cup of
Italian balsamic vinegar and three bay leaves. I
mixed it all together. I then brought it to a boil or heated it
up over medium high heat on the electric burner. Once it
starts simmering, I will simmer it on medium low for an hour
stirring occasionally. I will boil a box of spaghetti noodles,
and I will have some of them with the tomato sauce mixture and
parmesan cheese and ice tea for dinner. CIO
Note: <888> 09/03/01
Monday 5:20 P.M.: I checked out prices of printers at various web
sites. I don’t need another printer at the moment. However,
if one needed a Laser Printer, Staples is offering a $70 mailin
rebate on the $400 HP Laser Printer. Also www.brother.com has printers not
listed at the major computer store outlets. Also Staples and
CircuitCity have the Epson 880 Inkjet printers for $80. For
myself, I will get by with what I have. I had two hotdogs with
buns and condiments and ice tea. I just finished cleaning up. CIO
Note: <888> 09/03/01
Monday 1:45 P.M.: I was up at 10 A.M., and I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back
asleep until now. CIO
Note: <888> 09/03/01
Monday 2:30 A.M.: I watched a bit of television. I guess, I will
head off to bed shortly. Have a good morning. CIO
Note: <888> 09/02/01
Sunday 11:10 P.M.: I mailed a letter. I walked lower
Greenwich Avenue. I returned home. I watched a bit of television.
I will now cook a hamburger for dinner and have it to eat with a
bun and condiments and a steamed ear of corn on the cob along
with ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 09/02/01
Sunday 7:25 P.M.: I tried printing out a web page on the HP
LaserJet II, but it still kept getting a paper jam. I worked for
a few hours taking it apart, and I was not able to fix it; so I
finally threw it away disassembled. I now just have the Compaq IJ200
color printer, which is much slower. However, I don’t print
out that much; so I will wait for another used laser printer to
show up on the resale market at the thrift shops or elsewhere.
Basically, I only need it for printing out the copy of Scott’s
notes every four months. Perhaps when I need it, I will just get
a faster inkjet printer. I finished off the mixed nuts, and I had
two hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice coffee. I will clean
up shortly and go out for some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 09/02/01
Sunday 3:25 P.M.: I went to bed at 5:30 A.M.. I was up at 2 P.M..
I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I guess I will clean up and go out now. CIO
Note: <888> 09/02/01
Sunday 4:30 A.M.: I relaxed a bit. I checked a couple of computer
sites. Not much happening. I guess the computer people are
planning their upcoming strategies. This is all well and good,
but frequently they get so involved in their nearsightedness
towards the computer, they forget to look into various economic
conditions that might effect their markets. Basically I would
think twice about buying Windows XP Professional at even half the
price, since I would have to upgrade other hardware and software;
and I would still be left with the dated computer that I am
presently using. Thus as the weather gets cooler, we should start
thinking about getting ready for winter and plan ones budget
accordingly. Well, I am tired; and it is time for bed. CIO
Note: <888> 09/02/01
Sunday 2:50 A.M.: I went out, and I drove by the waterfront. I
walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue. I sat out a while.
I drove by the waterfront. I returned home. I had some mixed nuts
and ice tea. I relaxed a bit. CIO
Note: <888> 09/01/01
Saturday 10:30 P.M.: Well, I watched a bit of television. CIO
Note: <888> 09/01/01
Saturday 8:10 P.M.: I went out, and I walked the entire length of
Greenwich Avenue. I sat out at various locations. I drove down by
the waterfront. I returned home. I had some mixed nuts and ice
tea. I watched the NBC national news. I had dinner of two
hamburgers with buns and condiments and a ear of steamed corn on
the cob along with a glass of ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 09/01/01
Saturday 3:05 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M., and I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I chatted
with a couple of relatives. I just finished house cleaning and
watering the plants. I fixed the Electrolux vacuum power nozzle
attachment by using needle nose pliers to squeeze the electrical
contacts on the power attachment, so they make contact with the
electrical contacts on the vacuum hose. It all worked fine for me.
I have another hose for using the hose furniture attachment. I
will now have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments along
with cantaloupe and ice tea. I will then shower and clean up and
go out. I have been listening to http://www.radio10.nl/live20.ram playing it
through my 7 computer speakers and piping it through my stereo
amplifier into another 15 speakers through out the apartment for
22 speakers playing vintage rock. CIO
Note: <888> 09/01/01
Saturday 12:15 A.M.: I had most of a can of mixed nuts with some
ice tea. I was printing out a web page, and my HP LaserJet series
II laser printer showed a paper jam again. I worked on it for a
while, and I finally determined the large rubber feeder roller
was still slipping. I was able to fix this situation, by using my
Swiss Army pin knife to cut lengthwise slits in the full
circumference of the rubber roller thus providing it with more
traction for feeding the paper. The laser printer finally seems
to be working fine again. I also restarted the server with new
logs for the new month. CIO