YEAH!!!!

The new Linksys Wireless Router (802.11g/SpeedBooster) arrived yesterday. That crappy 802.11b router and card (on the left) are going back to where they came from. ADIOS!!

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Wireless

I bought a new wireless router the other day. Hooked it all up and it worked just fine but then realized I had bought 802.11b EGADS that is old old old. Yesterday I ordered a LINKSYS WRT54GS ROUTER (802.11g) and a LINKSYS Wireless G Notebook Adapter. The router has speedboost so it should be much faster at transferring files over the network. Now I have to take the other router and card back to old WalMart. I can't believe they even had that thing on the shelf! The firmware version was from January 2004. No more buying computer stuff at old WallyWorld. I should have known better to begin with. I ordered the new router and card from Newegg.com .. no shipping fees and no tax! Plus, a $10 rebate on each item. YEAH!!

It is a gloom & doom day in this part of the country. Raining, raining and more on the way. I would much rather see snow any day.

Female Cardinal

She sure has a nice "do"!! haha

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Want a good Laugh???

One of the funniest sites I have seen in a long time. You have to look at the whole site ... LMAO

PIMP COSTUMES

Peterson Gets Death Sentence

I don't agree with the Judge's decision but then again, my thoughts on the matter doesn't mean a damn thing. Listening to the Jury's remarks outside the courthouse makes you wonder why they convicted him. They have made some really strange comments and I am sure they will be used in Scott's appeal. When will this appeal take place? Probably not for 10 years or longer. How long will Peterson sit on death row in San Quentin State Prison? Close to 20 years before he actually gets executed. What a waste of the tax payers money.

The goldies are getting more color each day. Spring is near!

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Yesterday I caught the Coopers Hawk dining on one of my little male Cardinals! He could have chosen one of the many nasty little House Sparrows or one of the gazillion Grackles that were in my yard, but NO! Guess he wanted a "prime cut" for his lunch!

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Linux

I installed Mandrake the other day. I had it installed once before but removed it. I have a Debian install on another computer but I think I like Mandrake the best. Wimpdoze is a walk in the park compared to a Linux OS. The CLI confuses me because I don't know the codes very well ... have to keep looking at reference pages to find the code I want to use. Now, all I need is a good tutorial on SAMBA. A well written informative tutorial would be great. Can I find one? NOT I have found several but they are too complicated for me to understand. I will just keep looking and if I don't find one, I suppose I will have to break down and buy a LINUX book.

Photos

Some photos that I took on February 5, 2005 can be found HERE.

Albie was up early and outside looking for a place to "pee". It wasn't very cold so I didn't put his sweater on him. He will be eternally grateful for that ..... he hates his sweaters!

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I woke up this morning to a snowy world. It didn't snow much but it was a wet heavy snow and it stuck on the tree limbs and looked really pretty.

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AVG

I have been using AVG free for a long time and now updates will not download. Seems like everyone is having the same problem. They (Grisoft) say that the server is overloaded ... they are doing nothing to remedy the problem. But, they also say if you BUY the paid version you will have access to faster servers. HUH What kind of ploy is this anyway. I have recommended this free anti virus program to many friends .... NEVER AGAIN! I dumped the old bloated NORTON program for AVG. The new computer had McAfee loaded on it with a 15 month paid supscription. I almost dumped it for AVG but then decided against it.

AVG get your act together. Keep denying people the ability to download critical updates and you will have no business at all. No way in hell am I going to buy a program from Grisoft when their demo product has quit functioning completely.

Mockingbird

This little Mockingbird has taken up residence at my house. She loves the peanut butter suet that I make for the birds.

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It's a Beautiful Day!

The sun is shining brightly and it is suppose to be in the 50's today! I will have to get out and take some shots of my little birds.

Snow in Providence

My son lives in Providence, RI. Seems as though they are snowed in!! That means no work and no school for him. He didn't seem to upset about it though .. ha I haven't heard from him this morning so I hope they still have electricity. Hopefully he will be sending me some photos of the "Blizzard of 2005".

Picasa 2.0

Male House Finch edited in Picasa 2.0 This little program is really cool!!!

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Picasa

I downloaded the new Picasa today and really like it. Very surprised at all of the editing options in the program. Let me put it this way .. "IT ROCKS" for being FREE!!! Google never ceases to amaze me. You should give it a try. The thing I like about it is how it works in conjunction with HELLO ... it is so easy to upload a photo (with captions) to your Blogger account and publish it.

A daily visitor to the suet feeders is this male Downy Woodpecker.

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THIEF!!!

This little thief ripped a big hole in the thistle sock! LOL Oh well, it was time to buy a new one for the goldfinch because this one was getting old.

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DELL

I just got a new DELL!!!! Kick-ass system too. I "wuv" it. I have been on it non-stop since it was delivered on 01-04-05. Speakers really rock. The 19" FP monitor is pretty cool also. But, I actually prefer my 19" Sony Trinitron CRT for editing photos. I have two of them and will continue to use them. The FP is great for saving space tho. It has decent quality and for just surfing the internet, etc., it is fine. But not for any serious graphic editing.

UPDATE: 01/18/05 I have been using the new FP monitor for editing photos and I am liking it better all the time. However, I now realize I should have ordered the Ultra Sharp monitor. This one will just have to do cuz I am not paying an extra $300 to get the Ultra Sharp!