Wright Brothers Day!
I thank the Wright Brothers 4 enabling me 2 visit Bonaire! By boat it would have taken 2 much time 2 get there.

Any scary plane-stories?

I personally have experienced no problems yet (delays and stuff like that doesn't count).
Have a nice day all!

The day started in Bonaire!
Rusty, thx 4 the sunsets, here's the sunrise:


I hope the storm yesterday didn't blow Cynde and her kelp away! I finished your Catalina-report yesterday, Cynde. Looks like u had a great time and you've got me curious and enthusiastic. Guess I've 2 go that way sometime. Thanks 4 sharing!

Good morning/afternoon Igor! and thanks for the day-start. I've not been around,because I've not been here! One day between trip to Bon and a business trip to New Orleans. I'm ready to be home for a while now. The highlight of our N.O. trip (besides celebrating my Jimmy's birthday) was our trip to the Aquarium of the Americas. Saw all of our favorite fishes and other creatures; the usual sharks, angels, rays eels, plus a very nice frog section, playful sea otters, and penguins!! I had to fight the urge to jump in with them to say "hello". Then, we saw the IMAX 3D movie about the kelp forests in California. WOW! that was neat. I very highly recommend these activities to anyone visiting that city. Speaking of kelp, hope Cindy's baby kelp made it through the storms. m.

Morning Igor and Margarite, I thought this looked like dancing aliens, but then that's the way my brain works. LOL Annie B.

mornin' igor, margarite and annie b...igor, glad you enjoyed the report...it was a lot of fun, i am going to do it again, only drag michael along when "pioneer joe" get's back from his one year sabatacal in 2004!

margarite, imax on kelp! wow, itsn't it cool! we had quite the storm yesterday. in our area (south of LA) we had a lot of rain, but i am listening to the news this morning, and it looks like some streets got flooded...3 ladies died when their car got swept away in a flooded street current of sorts. looks like it has passed though...

Is it only Tuesday?!?! Gosh, it seems like Friday to me. I am ready for a weekend.
I hope to get time to write my trip report this week. I got a new device to download pics faster off my scan disc. I spent hours last night trying to get it to work. Couldn't get the computer to recognize it or driver was not found....I started saying bad words, so I gave up in wee hours and went to bed. Same thing happened over a year ago when I got software to edit my digital video. Couldn't get it to work so it is still unused. I probably have over $1,000 in software and hardware that I have never been able to get to work properly. Oh well, I can still get the pics off the old way with the serial connection instead of the USB port.

Oh, and by the way, Happy Wright Brothers Day from the "First in Flight" State, North Carolina where the right brothers made their historic flight back in 1903.

Ho Ho Ho friends! Very hard freeze overnight - but all the snow is gone already - it melted away yesterday afternoon. Supposed to be sunny and warmer tomorrow.





Imagine, Wright Brothers Day and Laundry Day all on the same day. Does life get much better than this?

Saw a member of the Bonaire military this morning - Sergeant Pepper:



Also caught a coney on the fly:

Cynde, Glad the storm is over, sounds like it was a pretty rough one. Where did you post your report, I wanna read it, and I can't find it.

Mike. Don't ya just hate it when you get something new and then can't get it to work. It is always happening to us, then we have to call in the 'puter doc.

Rusty, Sunny and warm? What's that. LOL.

Here's some fish activity


and a wierd one

Hiya guys


Happy Wright Brothers Day to you all


I too am so glad they invented the plane so I can travel around the world.


I have missed you lot

Mike: RE your USB devices & your 'puter. There is a known issue with USB & PCs that originally
came with Win95 & Win95A. If this is true, your PC will not run USB stuff.

If your PC came with Win95B, check the Device Manager: Do the USB Ports show up?
If not but your system does have USB physically installed they need to be enabled in the BIOS.

If they are enabled in the BIOS, goto this site ftp://support.visioneer.com/ftp/updatesoft/usbready.exe & proceed with the download that pops up. This is a utility that you can run once you've downloaded it to verify the USB stuff on your PC.

If the utility reports everything is peachy & you are running Win95B, goto Start->Control Panel->Add/Remove Pgms. In the listing of programs look for "USB Supplement to OS2R." If it isn't there, it can be downloaded from Microsoft's site. (DO NOT use this software on a PC that came with Win95 or Win95A installed---You can fry your PC!!!!

If your 'puter is running Win 98, it could be that USB has not been enabled in the BIOS.

Hope the info above will point you to a solution, Mike! Keep me posted

Blimey Barbara, I am impressed. Annie B.

Jenni, Hi gal, how you doin'

couple more fishy pics.

The beach has its xmas light burning.....neat...


Maybe Santa is going to stop off there too....

Bobby

Hi Annie

Been struggling. Got very stressed at the disruption caused having double glazing put in, and then got a chest infection.

Feeling better now, and Kevin helped me clean up after windows done, and now getting Xmas stuff done and then ready for hols.



Blimey Barbara, I'm impressed too.

Well, Shucks, Annie B & Jennie...Thank you, but must admit 'taint nothing but part of what I do day in & day out in my geekie world

What really surprises me is fixing hardware for Physics profs. Wouldn't you think they are more geekie than I?

WOW! I wasn't expecting to get free computer advice on this board. Just felt like venting.
Thanks, Barb. The computer came with Windows 98 (4 year old Del). It has two USB ports. Both have been in use. Maybe that is my problem. I unpluged the scanner to use that port for the Scan disc unit. Maybe that port is still being claimed by the scanner. The other one is hooked up to my roadrunner internet connection. Do I need to install another USB or should I be able to change the scanner and disc reader on the same port? I can try some of the other stuff you recommended tonight.

barb and annie, i am going to email you my catalina report in 3 chunks, as it keeps bouncing back from aunt blabby....

velcomen bobby!

jenni, welome back, we missed ya...

Hi Cynde


thank you

Mike,
the advice Barbara gave u is only 4 Windows 95. U're using other devices with your USB-ports, so they are enabled in your BIOS.
Do u change the devices when the 'puter is on or when it's off? If u're ready 2 try something:
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WATCH OUT: I don't know how much knowledge u have of 'puters, so if u don't know how 2 reinstall your scanner and roadrunner internet connection: don't try this!!!
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U can de-install all USB-related stuff (all devices, the USB Controller(s) and the USB Root HUB(s)) by removing them from your device-manager. Disconnect all the USB-devices and reboot. Windows will detect the USB Controller(s) and Root HUB(s). After windows reinstalled them, plug in your Scan disc unit first. If this works u can add the other devices one by one. If this sounds like magic, but u do want 2 try it, feel free 2 mail me! Good luck

Cynde, Thanks, I'v made myself quite dizzy clicking around here tryin' to find it. LOL

Jenni, Did they make that much mess then. When I had mine done some years ago not, they left the place all ship shape and bristol fashion. No mess at all. I know what stres can do, so glad to hear you are feeling much better now.

Well they was one person - a friend - but being only one slowed the whole process down. And I don't like glass. I wasn't prepared for any mess whatsoever, so the bit I got seemed much more than it was. You know, stress turning into paranoia, turning into despair. I was moving things from one room to another and in the end had no idea where things were. I learned I like to be in control of my environment, or at least have the myth that I am. I can laugh now, but I was crying then.

I had to have my bedroom radiator moved cos it was too high with the new window in. Plumbers made a bit of a mess.

All in all they look lovely and keep me warm, but had I known I would have waited until I was less busy.

Cynde, Thanks, I got the report. Shall start ploughing through it tomorrow when I am more awake. Annie B.

Satchmo all lit up for Christmas.

Whoops, wrong gif

jenni, where are the pics of your new palace?

Igor,

Thanks. I printed out those suggestions. I will have to make sure I can still find the CD's for the internet and scanner first. They are both less than a year old so they shouldn't be too hard to find. I may try that.

A new computer sounds like an easier sollution to the whole thing. I will have to talk to Santa about that. But that might cut into dive trips next year.

Jenni, I think you need to put your feet up and relax at bit now, and give yourself some of your own therapy Can ya come out to play a bit more often now. We missed you ya know. Annie B.

Mike: One of the computers in my office is a 4-year old Dell running Win98 SE. Is your Win OS Win 98 or Win 98 SE? There are probs with the first rlse of Win 98...which is why 'ole Bill had to put out the Second Edition .

If you go Igor's route it would be a good idea to have the CD for the OS that came with your 'puter within reach. Dell would have given you either a CD from Microsoft with the Win 98 OS label (it will note on the right side if it is the Second Editon) or a Recovery or Diagnostic CD instead .
Sometimes deleting drivers (Igor's route) may result in the "New Hardware Found" dialogs demanding the Win 98 CD.

USB stuff differs from serial stuff:
For serial, the PC must be turned off before the serial device is attached.
For USB the sequence is: software/driver install, then reboot !!!, then plug in the USB device.

Barbara

Mike, You better be a good boy for santa then. Hope it fits down the chimney.LOL.

Good point Barbara... Having the Windows 98 CD ready is a good idea!
Sorry 4 not mentioning it Mike.

(although u could trick Windows, 'cause USB is already installed on your computer, but let's not get 2 geekie... )

Annie,
if Mike gets one, I sure hope Santa doesn't deliver it like that

Hi Cynde Loo Hoo ... lookin' fwd to reading your trip report!!! Kinda nutz here today (2nd day of final exams), so know I'll need to take a trip without leaving the farm

Barbara

Barb and Igor,

Thanks again. Yeah, now finding the Windows CD could be a challenge. That was about 4 years ago I got that. I think that is what the computer kept asking for when I was trying to install my video editing software with a firewire connection. I finally gave up. If I get this USB thing fixed and find that Windows CD, maybe I will get the video stuff out and try to make it work again.

You guys have inspired me. Of course by midnight, I may be saying those bad words again.

Mike,
if all else fails.... sue Bill 4 getting glass in your face

Igor, ROTFLMHO. I don't understand the computer lingo, so a new one sounds easier to me. Annie B. 'puter dummy!

It's is good that Mike is getting help from you and Barbara. That's one thing I like about this site. Helpful friendly people.

nice sunsets tonight. Good colours

Thanks, you guys, I am going to lock up the office and head home to give those helpful hints a try.

greetings from belgium-europe

Mike: When you find the Win 98 CD (I'm optimistic that you will!!), look carefullly at the path you are given in the From: text bar. Sometimes it defaults to C: or A: -- if your CD drive is D: the path needs to start at D: (I was tricked by this once...Fool me once, shame on Microsoft. Fool me twice, shame on Barbara )

Night night one & all.

Good luck Dr. Dolittle !!!

Barbara

I'm glad you found your way to here Francois good posting of the pictures..{Ik ben blij u hier uw manier vond aan het goede posten Francois van de beelden.} .

wetvet give woody a big hug and slobbery kiss

freddie, are you trying to impress us with your bilinuality???? translation please for those of us that don't speak your language...must have been the thin air while you were decorating the top of your tree

oh, forgot to post this....
Canadian Woman has Retractor left in Stomach after surgery

Francious, Welcome to the nut house. I love your profile pic, and congratulations on posting here. This place is good fun.We are all good friends here. Annie B.

Freddie, Big head, lol.

Cynde, I agree with ya.ROTFLMBO

my dears I did the translation first!! and any one can do it.. try http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/Translate its a cool site!!!

Freddie, will look at that tomorrow when the wogga has worn off. LOL. Did ya climb that tree yet to put the fairy on top. Annie B.

Hi Freddie, Hi Bluetang [brill profile pic], Hi Cynde, and Welcome Francois.

Yes, Annie, I am determined to keep taking my own medicine and to make time to be with you guys.

Freddie I actually thought you could speak Dutch then. You fooled me. :-)

OMG Freddie, u bent zo slim!

Jenni, Look forward to seeing you here more often.

Freddie You probably know what I am thinking. LOL

How about this then??????

broodje op de vloer die mijn ezel weg lacht

Just to test it, I also did it in Spanish, but it didn;t come out so good, so I wonder if the Dutch is as bad as the Spanish. Here's the Spanish for those that can speak it.

ruede en el piso que ríe mi asno apagado

Prize ? if you can work out what I was trying to say....

Ok Jenni, so you showin' off too now eh. LOL See ya tomorrow. I gotta sleep now. Night.

Yeh, me too, Annie. Night Night

ok jenni, i know spanish and i had to translate from spanish to english...here it is by their version:

"roll on the floor that my dumb a$$ laughs!" that is actually funnier than the correct version!

ROTFLMAO!!!! Jennie!!!

Jenni, the Dutch translation back to English: "The sandwich on the floor my donkey laughs away."????????????????

Well done Freddie! Yuou have won the prize!!!!!

I laughed and laughed too.

Got it now Martin? [and I can't read your Xmas card even tho' I have Acrobat. It keeps telling me I haven't!!!

Oh, I doe get it, NP... ROTFLMAO as well....

I'll send it to you as a word file....