Occasionally I Rock

I kept my old Windows XP computer for travel. However, I tried using it in Chicago a couple of years ago, and it couldn't access the Web. So I took my 17-inch laptop to California with me last year, which led to me screwing up my knee. (That thing is HEAVY!) I tried the XP machine the other day, and still no Web access. A Web site or the browser (I don't remember which) suggested that there was a firewall problem. I checked, and no firewall was turned on. I poked around in the Internet connection settings, and lo and behold, the http and https and FTP services were turned off for wireless access. I turned them on, and presto! Web access! I'm posting from that machine.

I'm still running into the problem that some sites aren't supporting browsers that run on XP. Eventually I might upgrade this machine to Windows 7. I wonder if I can get it cheaply.

I tried my netbook too. It's working fine (and it is nice and light for travel, plus it's nice to use in bed), but it has an annoying ad virus. I'm going to try a good malware program and see if I can get it off, but I might need an expert to get rid of it.

I'm also following the news about Hurricane Matthew closely. It's giving me a weird case of déjà vu to Katrina. I hope that it won't be as catastrophic, but an awful lot of areas will be affected by it. I want to go to Charleston and Savannah with my mom too, but it won't happen anytime soon.

I'm now off for five days! I'm going to kick it off tomorrow by getting my straggly mop of hair trimmed. I might also take some books to the coffeeshop and read.

Much Better

My hair is freshly shorn, and I look and feel much better. Afterward, I stopped in a local bakery to get a bite to eat, only to find that it was closing. However, they sold me half of a roast beef sandwich and a pumpkin bar to go, both of which were quite good. (It might have been a waste of money to buy something to bring home, but I like to give local businesses my business occasionally to help keep them open. Unfortunately, businesses in Lincoln close fairly often.)

Now I think that I'm going to take a short nap, make a grocery list, and run errands, given that I'm up and dressed. I did let Zara out of the bedroom, but I want to try leaving her alone with Mimi sometimes, so that they can learn to deal with each other. They seem to be getting along better, that is, they're ignoring each other, lately. (Knocks wood.)