Pilot's Log

Okay, I've tried removing the site's cookies again. I'm poking around trying to find other issues with Livejournal and why I can't log in as normal.

The end of the Fiscal Month (and with it the end of my bandwidth) is approaching so I won't be doing much online till later Sunday Evening. I'll probably sneak in here and there but don't expect to see me.

For the last few days, my Windows 7 Pro has lost its East Asian Language Support. Which means, among a few things, I can't translate the titles of dozens of anime soundtrack songs I have loaded onto WinAmp. The foreign characters display fine on Internet Explorer and other programs, but not on internal Win7 functions like directories and filenames. They don't display in Notepad either.

Windows Update isn't as functional in Win7 as it was in previous versions of Windows. I don't know what I should do about this. I'm not sure I still have the master disks for the OS--Computer King has the nasty habit of just installing the OS and keeping the disks.

The wireless modem works so much better on Mum's computer than it does on my own that until the LAN router gets going, I'll just do my browsing on hers. Dunno what the difference is. Must compare the Belarc Advisor readouts.

I bought a LAN router for Precious and Mum's compy today. Can't figure out how it's supposed to work.

I'm using Mum's compy to access the Internet because for one reason or another, the USB wireless modem doesn't work very well on Precious.

The Great Rather Manor Internet Service Switchover: Update

Dana couldn't help us other than to give us a little advice, so on the morrow, after the bread run, we'll hit the usual suspects (Radio Shack, AT&T, US Cellular) and see what kind of wireless connectivity is available.

None of us (myself, Mum, Dad) likes this situation but Mum's professional life depends on us having Internet access and time is of the essence.

My webhost is dropping their dial-up service next week and we've already lost some serviceability today. I'm sending this from the Public Library. Dunno if we'll have a reprieve or some other option soon.

My shopping-without-actually-buying habit has driven me to add the Amazon.com "Universal Wishlist Link" to my broswer's Favorites. Which means I'll be adding a lot of weird stuff to my wishlists there.

The odds of actually getting any of it is likely very low, but I have to try anyway. A Box of THIS, a few of THOSE, a couple of THE OTHERS and it adds up.

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I use Google everyday, but use other search engines as well. I guess the most useful parts of the site for me are Image Search and Group Search. Google and the other search engines were definitely more useful to me when I was a n00b nearly ten years ago. The Internet in general redefined me as a person, and Google has been a definite force in that transformation.

Ever try looking yourself up and seeing where there are mentions of you?