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Too many years of use! My first computer was a Franklin, an Apple IIe clone. But i really started learning on an AT&T 8088 system and later strait to a 486. My father was always amused when he saw me playing on the computer, he said I knew more than he did. For years I have had a few computers around to experiment with things like other operating systems such as Windows server, Linux, BSD and recently Solaris (painful).

So you could prolly look under the couch cushions, go through the junk drawers, clean out the closet, and build a computer with what you find...that's good to know!

So much for my diet too-the boston butt I smoked is delicious. I pulled the bone out and just pulled the meat apart, removing most of the fat and yucky stuff, and put it in an aluminum pan. Very easy to reheat, but hard to stop nibbling on. Wrapped the loin in wreynolds wrap and put it in the fridge, haven't tasted it yet.

I also bought a quart of oysters I couldn't afford. Oh well, Chrismas only comes once a year, eh?

That's enough to have plenty to fry (my favorite) and for oyster stew. Jo likes the stew best, I can take it or leave it. Mostly leave it.

Bad news about the oysters-they were on the top shelf in the fridge and froze. The jar is cracked all up the sides. Jo's in favor of cooking them anyway, but i'm worried about glass slivers in them. I wrapped duct tape around the jar, but I just don't know...they cost $22 and I hate to throw 'em out, but when in doubt...

That's a little overkill for towing your boat.....don't cha think?

Jim

That is the one Paul was speaking of for Thad. Looks like it would be a really nice little unit.

Let me offer some advice; "Strap a cup on really tight when you bring it home". This is of course because I'm concerned about your safety.

Rob

It is a good looking unit. Knew i'd seen it somewhere before.

Quoting Ed Mcmahon: "You are correct sir"!! Need is correct, however that has nothing to do with want........

Rob

A-HAH! I've got it! You can probably find an old knuckle boom loader somewhere off a pulpwood truck or something. Be sure to get one with about 37 control levers on it. Then you can mount it on one of your trucks and just park it out in back and get on it whenever you want to and move a stack of cinderblocks from one side the truck to the other or something.

We went light this year and only went with $20.00 per gift. That seems to have worked really well.

I got a fresh tube of Neosporin, (for sustained wounds), a large chunk of Illinois coal, bottle of Milk of Magnesia, and a pair of stainless hubcaps for the steer axle of one of my trucks.

Life is good.

Rob

I stuck to the plan, didn't git nobody nuthin', except the digital picture frame for Mom and Dad and I got Jo a digital camera.

We agreed earlier that we weren't getting anything for each other, but I knew better than to stick to that part of the plan! I was gonna get her a snow shovel, but I couldn't find one.

Nice grapple truck. I'd like to have something like that myself but can't justify the cost due to sitting.

Rob

geez, here we go again! You do not need a grapple truck.

here's a nice looking unit much cheaper

http://www.truckpaper.com/list/list.aspx?ETID=1&catid=27&Manu=MACK&Mdltxt=F700&mdlx=exact&bcatid=27

Appreciate the help. I'm out of town in preparation to consume massive amounts of my mother in laws holiday cooking. Momma, and Momma's Momma are in the kitchen making grub for ole Rob and a few others.

So much for my diet.

Rob

So much for my diet too-the boston butt I smoked is delicious. I pulled the bone out and just pulled the meat apart, removing most of the fat and yucky stuff, and put it in an aluminum pan. Very easy to reheat, but hard to stop nibbling on. Wrapped the loin in wreynolds wrap and put it in the fridge, haven't tasted it yet.

I also bought a quart of oysters I couldn't afford. Oh well, Chrismas only comes once a year, eh?

That's enough to have plenty to fry (my favorite) and for oyster stew. Jo likes the stew best, I can take it or leave it. Mostly leave it.

Ugh, looks like you have one of the dreaded root-kits. Those are very nasty as they hide themselves deep within the system and choke off most of the systems function to prevent removal. The worst part is they tend to lock up the computer after only a few minutes of use or prevent you from opening anything in the control panel or delete infected files. They can sometimes be cleaned out, I did it twice on a XP system, failed on a Vista system. Could have been three different kinds of root-kit though, the Vista one being the nastiest kind.

If you cant copy certain files because they are locked you could do it off line with a live Linux CD. An Ubuntu 9.04 CD will boot your computer without installing itself, it runs from memory. It has the ability to read and write FAT32 and NTFS Windows file systems. While your windows install is screwed as long as Linux is running instead of Windows the virus has zero effect BUT it could still be present in your backup. So you can dump everything to an external USB disk and unplug it. Then install windows, and keep running the update program until your fully patched with the latest Service packs (SP3 for XP and SP1 for Vista). Then install an antivirus program and update it. Then install a free anti-root kit removal program. Only after your system if fully protected do you plug that USB disk in and then immediately run full scans on it to ensure its clean. Only after you have completely cleaned out the disk can you safely copy your data back. A live Ubuntu Linux CD can be downloaded for free since Linux is free software.

I will say that most media files are pretty safe from infection. PDF, MP3, AVI, MPG, MOV, ASF, WMA, WMV, TXT, DOC files are all media files that cant easily carry a virus payload but there have been some scares with MP3 and I believe PDF but those attack vectors have since been fixed. EXE files are the executable files that are the principal payload carriers in the Windows computer world. Avoid copying programs or installation files during your backup, they can be re downloaded from a trusted source and reinstalled later.

Linux could also be an alternative but beware it cannot run windows software natively without WINE (windows compatibility software). And WINE is not perfect since the WINE team is writing windows compatibility from scratch by reverse engineering the windows API's. Brutal work. But Linux so far is free of Viruses because of its security model and relatively low user base. IT has lots and lots of software to allow you do do the same kind of work you enjoy on your computer. You could always give it a try from the Live CD if you can get someone to download an ISO image file and burn it to a CD.

Geez, how did you gain all this computer knowledge? If I empty the recycle bin without something screwing up it's quite an accomplishment for me!

No, it cannot be uninstalled through control panel. When the uninstall button is clicked it goes into examining files to install AVG, then a window blows up saying it cannot be installed. Upon bootup of the computer a banner flashes that AVG is either corrupted, or the license is unrecognized. Either way it is useless and I can do nothing with it.

Rob

I sent Bill an offline instant message and relayed the problem to him. Even left a link to this post, so maybe he can help. I don't know anything about XP and very little about anything else.

Or find a neighborhood kid around 10-12 years old, they can prolly fix it...good luck.

Right now I can't download, install, or delete anything but have lost no information. A message flashes up upon bootup that says AVG is corrupt, but it cannot be deleted through control panel. Instead of removing when the software is clicked to remove, it tries to reinstall but stops after a few seconds.

Most stuff can be run and worked with in "Safe Mode" but the resolution is very poor and all icons, and much of the screen is not displayed due to size.

Thanks,

Rob

can you uninstall AVG through the control panel then reinstall it? You're trying to uninstall it, not just delete it? That's what I've had to do before- uninstall a program, then do a search in all files and folders for it, delete anything pertaining to it in the search, then reinstalled it. It still didn't work of course, but that's what I did.

Old Bill told me that when we used to chat on skype every Saturday morning, back when my webcam still worked. He said even when you uninstall a program sometimes it will still have parts and pieces floating around up in there. Well, he didn't say that exactly, but that's kind of the idea. Sometimes it won't uninstall completely. And the AVG itself might not be letting you complete the operation.

Willie Gary is still very much alive.

How bout Kardashian? Mrs Tiger Woods lawyer?

Or pick one from the billboards

OD- dat butt look good

Do you marinate it?

What kind of rub?

I marinated the tenderloin overnight in a ziplock bag in a mixture of worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, bbq sauce, garlic powder, minced onion...I think that's all.

Didn't marinate the butt, put a little olive oil on it then coated it with the rub-my own concoction, but it has the usual garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper, crushed red pepper, cumin, chili powder, sage...i'm sure there's other stuff I left out-whatever's in the spice rack that you never use is probably in there. I'd have to send it off to the crime lab to find out for sure.

Been kinda concerned for his welfare as of late. My daughter tells me someone from mid Tennessee way stoped by her business, "The Precision Incision" for a little cosmetic surgery. I guess things went well and with the exception of a slightly noticable limp, all was normal. In the concluding conversations, he left without paying the bill. She didn't catch his name or have a chance to get the insurance information, but if it were Mike; I would like to know if the bleeding stopped.

Hope he's alright and had a nice Christmas.

Rob

I have Windoxs XP that came with my computer new in 2004, Window XP that is supplied with service pack 3, and a Vista package with service pack 1. All three copies are legit and not pirated and I have the appropriate numbers to authenticate each.

I'm not very computer savvy so don't really know which one to reinstall after I dump my machine later today.

Looking for thoughts, pros, and cons. I'm not a gamer or play on the teenie bopper sites, just mainly use the computer for business, and surfing the net with a touch of hasseling people on here.

Thanks,

Rob

I would go back with Windows XP before I would Vista. Old Bill has Windows XP Professional and I have Vista home premium. He told me many times that I should have my PC reformatted and have XP installed. I thought about upgrading to Windows 7, but it costs $119.95.

Vista has many issues- for the most part mine works ok, but my webcam just quit working one day and there are no available updates to fix it. Same with my scanner, but the printer still works OK.

My son has XP too and hasn't had any problems. I don't know that much about computers either, but from what I hear if I didn't go to the new Windows 7 i'd go with XP over Vista.

Anybody in the mentioned area?

Thanks,

Rob

Couldn't say. I'm not, but I feel sure somebody is.

Yeah, you prolly better answer that cause being Christmas and all, it may be of importance.

I was hopin you didn't think that tweezin fresh growth hair while it is soft was playin with oneself. It really is work with a penlight, small mirror, and getting everything lined up so the light, and mirror are in the right place whilst you operate the tweezers. Why if you grabs skin rather than the hair and pull, it is just plain painful and could cause immediate control loss of the bowels. But, we won't talk about that.

Rob

well-there's the phone again...

You got my mouth watering!

When the short bus leaves Illinois call me and i'll have some for ready for you when you, Rob, Rowdy, and Gambi get here. I've got a couple more in the freezer.

I've got bib overalls with the pockets worn out. Now what EXACTLY should a guy like me be playing with????

Rob

I uh, well...phone's ringin'- gotta go-catch ya later. I must be off now. Might be important. You never know about that kinda thing. Paul might be calling to ask about cooking boston butts or something. Or perhaps Nocluejoe is calling to say "merry Christmas". Or it could be Ma calling to thank me for the digital picture frame. Maybe it's Jeff...that's just something you never know, until you actually look at the phone. Unless of course you have different ring tones for different people- I have "Money" for Jobyna, "Time" for Big Jim, and the Peter Gunn theme for everybody else...anyhow- see ya.

The finished product- that's what ya call pulled pork right there!..note how it's pink on the edges of some pieces, that's the "smoke ring", or the smoke penetration of the meat. It smoked a little over 8 hours. This is the boston butt.

We were gonna go to Madison Heights to Jo's sister's house for dinner and I was going to take the piece of tenderloin up there, but we decided not to go because we had freezing rain earlier and the weather is still pretty nasty-still only 34 degrees. Maybe everybody will forget about it and i'll slice it and take it with me to work for sammiches.

Dang shame I can't send y'all a sample, it's very delicious! You could print the picture and taste it, but it prolly just wouldn't be the same.

I looked all over for a really small one for Momma's desk but all I found were too large. Best Buy had one I think would have been fine but they were out of stock.

Rob

I got them a Kodiak because it had the 16:9 screen aspect ratio, same as this monitor, and I resize most pictures to fit my screen. Plus I have a Kodiak cammer and the kodiak photosmart program on here. It only had an 8'' screen, but most of the others I looked at only had a 7'' screen.

It's lookin' good! I just turned it over and surprisingly the brownest part was on top before I turned it-I was afraid it would burn on the bottom, nearest the fire!

This is what it looked like just a few minutes ago when I went out to turn it over...

I'm using an old grill top inside the grill to cover the meat.

The flames go out when I close the lid.

Yeah, that's the same thing Jo said-the boston butt does look kinda like an alien's head.

Fox is the only one that is fair and balanced. Katie Couric said that we are an angry nation, you damn right we are! The lamestream liberal media is pulling this because that is what they do and also they are trying to get ratings because American's finally woke up and found out that the lamestream liberal media is on Obama's pocket. Why do you think they wanted to ban Fox News?

The morons on the show were laughing and joking about what Alan Keyes said-I told Jo "that man knows what he's talking about".

The news was on a minute ago and they had a list of people called "wingnuts of the year". Alan Keyes was on it because he said Obama was a Nazi and a communist-the people of Illinois knew it, and now the rest of America would know it. I've heard him speak before and he's a man I would vote for. He also said if something doesn't change the U.S. as we know it will cease to exist-sounds familiar, doesn't it?

Rush Limbaugh was also on the list for comparing Obama to Hitler.

It was on CNN of course. That's why I like Fox News.