Michael Louis Scott's Internet Notes

June 1997 to August 1999

Greenwich, Connecticut USA Site: http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/

Email: mikescot@optonline.net

June 1997 Notes:

Note 06/25/97: I recommend using the IBM dialer with IBM.net instead of the Win 95

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 06/25/97: I recommend using the IBM dialer with IBM.net instead of the Win 95

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 6/25/97: NYNEX made a service call yesterday and said my telephone lines in my

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 6/21/97: On following message, NYNEX advises me they perform a line test in the

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.

6/20/97 Internet Access in Greenwich, Connecticut from Byram, Connecticut Via NYNEX

telephone exchange in Greenwich to Stamford, Connecticut SNET exchange or NYNEX

telephone exchange in White Plains, New York or Armonk, New York has system

problems possibly due to heavy usage, or internal industrial espionage. I have experienced

continual cut offs in the morning hours from after midnight to 7 AM for the last six months.

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 Greenwich, Connecticut telephone system to possibly consult with their internal

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 06/06/97: I have had internet access connection access problems since Christmas

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