Okay, I said it. Now, can we all please get back to work? It’s so funny because for most of the Winter, I complain about the cold and dark. I can’t wait to get back outside to start my planting … Continue reading →
Posted in Business, Opinion, Ramblings
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Tagged Autumn, cabin fever, computer, holidays, labor day, lawn, lawn mowing, long winter, money, plant, Planting, season, Summer, sun, sunshine, Winter
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I gotta tell ya, I’m getting pretty good at saving money. It’s really a change of mindset. There have been so many times in the past few months that I would have gone off and bought something that I didn’t … Continue reading →
Posted in Finance
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Tagged cable, cable tv, compost, computer, evergreen, evergreen trees, excel spreadsheet, Financial, financial portfolio management, garbage, garbage pickup, google, google search, hose, little trees, magazine subscription, moisture, money, mulch, portfolio, rebalancing, root, roots, saving money, Soil, Summer, top dressing, tree, Trees, water, wood, Woods
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This is just what the doctor ordered. Some steady rain followed by a nice thunderstorm. I am sitting here right now admiring the heavy downpour of rain. Ahhh, all the flowers and trees are getting watered. I’m sure the grass … Continue reading →
Posted in Home & Garden, Nature
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Tagged central connecticut, computer, dry spell, flower, flowers, grass, heavy downpour, hydration, lawn, Radar, radar view, rain, sidewalk, sky, steady rain, Storm, Summer, thunderstorm, tree, Trees, water, weather, weather radar
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A long time ago, I stumbled across a MySpace page that had this song playing. For some reason, I just sat there staring at the computer screen until it was over. I’m not sure why I did that. Perhaps I … Continue reading →
I have a little problem. For some strange reason, Google Chrome isn’t connecting to the internet on my computer. This started happening right after I got rid of that spyware that installed itself on said computer. You can read about … Continue reading →
Posted in Internet, Technology
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Tagged app, browser, Chrome, computer, connecting to the internet, error message, Explorer, Firefox, Firewall, firewall settings, google, google search, Internet, internet explorer, laptop, Malware, Malwarebytes, Microsoft, microsoft security, Norton, norton anti virus, norton antivirus, proxy server, proxy settings, RAM, Security, security essentials, Spybot, spyware, symantec, uninstall, uninstall norton, uninstall norton antivirus, web pages, website, Websites
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Okay, so it seems that we got a little bit of spyware called something like Fraud.Sysguard on our laptop the other day. The symptoms of this annoying parasite were security warnings all over the place, alerts and system scans stating … Continue reading →
Posted in Internet, Technology
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Tagged account, account passwords, Amburadul, app, attachment, BrainCodec, cleaning program, computer, computer cleaning, Credit, credit card numbers, fake virus, FraudLoad, KillAV, laptop, Malware, Malwarebytes, Network, parasite, radio, RAM, safe mode, search, Security, security warnings, SecurityTool, software, Spybot, spyware, sweeper, sysguard, system, task manager, temp files, trojan, Trojans, upgrade, Virtumonde, VolcanoSecuritySuite, worm, ZBot, Zlob
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About a week ago, I brought my 2008 BMW X5 3.0 in to the dealer for its 15,000 mile service. They changed the oil, gave the car the “Standard Scope” (whatever that is) and then had to do a software … Continue reading →
Have you ever heard of a movie called “Persepolis?” I know, neither have I. My life partner invited me to a showing of it last week at Eastern Connecticut State University. At first, I didn’t want to go. I mean, … Continue reading →
Posted in Entertainment
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Tagged city, college, computer, connecticut, eastern connecticut state, eastern connecticut state university, Iranian, iranian revolution, Marjane, monster truck rally, persepolis, trailer, truck, University, wikipedia, youtube
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I have had it. Today was the day I stopped using Firefox. If you remember back to an earlier post about Norton Internet Security making my computer slow, I was up in arms. Well, I also discovered something else that … Continue reading →
Posted in Technology
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Tagged application, browser, browser windows, Chrome, computer, Explorer, Firefox, google, Internet, internet explorer, Norton, norton internet security, RAM, Security, system, web browser, Windows, youtube
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This is just a quick follow to my last post. Just a few minutes ago, I ran downstairs and uninstalled Norton Internet Security from one of my computers. This is a computer that I don’t use all that much. It’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Internet, Technology
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Tagged application, c drive, computer, Firewall, Internet, Microsoft, Norton, norton internet security, program, quick scan, Security, security essentials, service pack 2, system, temp files, uninstall, video, Vista, vista service pack 2, Windows, windows firewall, windows security center, windows vista service pack, youtube
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