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I've got our Friday Fish Fry ready for lunch today, and when I finish typing the lunch menu, I'll be starting on those ribs for Tom's birthday supper tonight.
LUNCH MENU:
Fish: cod, perch and shrimp w/fries, corn on the cob, hushpuppies, cole slaw
To go with the bbq ribs tonight, we'll have baked beans,green sweet peas (fresh from the garden), baked potatoes and cole slaw and potato salad.
Mookie, I think we need to do that with our computer!
Ms Mook - Deleting cookies might mean you have to type in your login ID for a given site next time, and sites you're logged in to (like Trains) won't remember you (so you'll have to log in again), but otherwise really won't do you any harm.
Temporary Internet files can be a killer, too. Set the amount of space used as low as tolerable (this computer will go down to 8, but recommends 50).
Get into Explorer (as in files, not IE) and look for files with a "TMP" extension. You can usually delete any and all of them and not lose a thing.
While you're in Explorer, browse around the various folders and look at file size. You might have some ancient word processing, spreadsheet, database, or picture files you can delete and free up a lot of space in a hurry.
As for the dust bunnies - make notes on how everything is hooked up, then shut down and unhook everything. Take your computer outside, along with a can or two of "air." Open the cover and blast away, especially anything that looks like cooling fins. Keep it all dry, though.
Hook it back up and play away!
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Thanx Tree - I did a couple of those "things", but see some more I can do.
We used air on my keyboard at work and I always looked like a large lint collector afterward!
Randy-
I'll be careful. The main reason I got my cycle temps is to drive an "uber-moped" to work in town. Should save on gas in the summer.
Quick stop in today then back to work and out of town for the weekend. I hope everyone has a good one!
Dan
Mookie wrote: Thanx Tree - I did a couple of those "things", but see some more I can do. We used air on my keyboard at work and I always looked like a large lint collector afterward!
When I first started working in the computer business, things like smoking and eating at your workstation were legal.
We were using "dumb" terminals, hooked up to the mainframe. Occasionally a key or two would start sticking and the technician would be called.
He'd look around, then take the keyboard by the sides and rap it on the desktop, dislodging all of the cigarette ashes and cookie crumbs, fixing the problem...
For those interested
PIG-PICKING CAKEPrinted from COOKS.COM ____________________________________1 pkg. Duncan Hines yellow cake mix1/2 c. Crisco or good cooking oil4 eggs1 can Mandarin Orange slices and juiceMix ingredients in mixer and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. 3 layers.ICING:9 oz. pkg. Cool Whip or 1 pkg. Dream Whip1 lg. pkg. instant vanilla pudding1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple with juiceMix with mixer until right consistency to spread, about 15 minutes, between layers and ice. Pig-picking came from making a pig of yourself.
Tom
COAST LINE FOREVER
It is better to dwell in the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious woman! (Solomon)
A contentious woman is like a constant dripping! (Solomon)
ANOTHER RECIPE, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
PIG PICKING CAKE VERSION 2Printed from COOKS.COM ____________________________________1 box Duncan Hines yellow cake mix4 eggs, well beaten1/2 c. Crisco oil11 oz. can mandarin oranges and juice, oranges cut up1 c. nutsMix ingredients thoroughly in order given. Bake in 3 or 4 layers at 350 degrees until done. Cool.PIG PICKING ICING:1 (9 oz.) container Cool Whip1 sm. instant vanilla pudding mix1 lg. can crushed pineapple and juiceMix together and spread between layers and on top of cake. Keep refrigerated. Pig-picking came from making a pig of yourself
mamma likes the recipies thanks for sharing.the cake won't last long at our house.
stay safe
joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Mooks:
Hast thou defragged?
// wanders off to dry off water & jet-fuel soaked feathers.
Tom, the second recipe you gave is the one I have.
The bbq ribs and side dishes mentioned earlier are now on the warmer bar. As a matter of fact, the ribs just came off the grill. To Tom and everyone else, I hope you enjoy them.
The birthday cake Tom asked for is out of the oven, iced and has the appropriate number candles on it, as in the two numbers themselves, not that many candles. Thought we'd give the fire personnel a nice break tonight.
Everyone enjoy your supper, dessert and your evening.
Mookie wrote: Modelcar wrote: .....Jen....you might pass on some basic tips of computer cleaning you might suggest. Might be something many of us could learn from.I have an older free puter from former job. It had a few games on it that I had put on myself. When I tried to use the media, it said I was short on memory and I said - well I tried not to let that show. Anyway - it asked if I wanted to delete some unused files and I said why not. This will be one of those occasions when you threw something away and then after 27 years find you are looking for it. I deleted some silly games I had put on and never used. Went through my programs under the start button and cleaned some of those out. Be careful. If you get too exhuberant you end up with a rather large paper weight on your puter desk.I have gone in to cookies in the past and culled some of those out. Probably should do it again, but not too sure just what is good cookies and what are stale cookies. Puter was running quite slowly - but scans revealed nothing, so figured it was just limited memory. Works better now. I can type 85 wpm and it was really not keeping up with me. Much better now.Now need to find a dust cloth!J
Modelcar wrote: .....Jen....you might pass on some basic tips of computer cleaning you might suggest. Might be something many of us could learn from.
.....Jen....you might pass on some basic tips of computer cleaning you might suggest. Might be something many of us could learn from.
Anyway - it asked if I wanted to delete some unused files and I said why not. This will be one of those occasions when you threw something away and then after 27 years find you are looking for it.
I deleted some silly games I had put on and never used. Went through my programs under the start button and cleaned some of those out. Be careful. If you get too exhuberant you end up with a rather large paper weight on your puter desk.
I have gone in to cookies in the past and culled some of those out. Probably should do it again, but not too sure just what is good cookies and what are stale cookies.
Puter was running quite slowly - but scans revealed nothing, so figured it was just limited memory. Works better now. I can type 85 wpm and it was really not keeping up with me. Much better now.
Now need to find a dust cloth!
J
Hello Mookie,
Dust also collects inside the computer where the CPU and Memory live. Excessive dust can cause the computer (mainly the CPU) to overheat causing it to act sluggish or worse yet shutdown. Best way to clean inside it is use an air can. Ask someone who knows about computers to do this for you if you are not comfortable with opening the computer box.
BTW...to defrag the hard drive as suggested by MC, since you have an older computer, start the defrag process before going to bed or if you know you won't be on the computer for a while since it will take some time.
Take care,
Russell
Thanks for the birthday memories, wishes and the food, along with the cake. I really appreciate them. My wife adds that it is better if you add a half cup of crushed pecans to the icing and allow the cake to sit in the fridge overnight to cool down. That is if you can stand it. It is bar none my favorite cake and I appreciate the thoughts. Everybody take care and have a good evening.
grampaw pettibone wrote: Thanks for the birthday memories, wishes and the food, along with the cake. I really appreciate them. My wife adds that it is better if you add a half cup of crushed pecans to the icing and allow the cake to sit in the fridge overnight to cool down. That is if you can stand it. It is bar none my favorite cake and I appreciate the thoughts. Everybody take care and have a good evening.
Russell, I will get some air and see what I can do. Fortunately, my resident computer whiz kid still calls me frequently and I will ask him if he can help me out. Just eliminating some of the temp files has helped immensely. I will defrag this Sunday and do my scan - all between midnite and 6 am. It will probably keep me up half the nite since this thing always sounds like it is going to either give birth or throw up when it does something internal. But - it is better than no puter at all.
Mook
......What's the safest way to "clean out Temp files"....and please, not too technical.
Quentin
Randy ; We are like you said. We got over the missing noise of the gen set. Now , like the old retired fire horse who ran down the fence line when fire wagon went by his pasture , we some times get a hankeri'n to git go. When we hear the Goodyear or Bridgestone Chorus or a Jake brake ~~~ oh well , life is good. Take care Lad and try not to transfer paint.
Respectfully, Cannonball & Shirl
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
My first real computer, (not Commodore 64) had 10 megabytes hard drive and a math chip. LOL
Thanks for the ribs CW.
.....Thanks Tom....We do run XP w/ sp-2, and we'll take a look.
good morning
breakfast is ready.we have lemonade and gatorade ready for today too.Matt and I are off to the city of corn.be back later for pizza fest.
Joe
Good Saturday morning, everyone. Joe, thanks for getting breakfast this morning. Slept in a little bit. Nice and cool here, with a current temp of 65 degrees, looking to top out at 84 today.
Know you and Matt will have a great time today.
Tom and everyone, glad you enjoyed the ribs and everything last night.
Everyone have a great day, and see you all later.
...60 degrees and sunny skies is our start. Believe we're to work into more humidity and warmth in a few days.
.....Tom, as you mention your "wireless" operation I'm reminded of my situation here trying to give away a Spaulding 32' tower...I'm surprised no offers via a friend of mine into Ham operation passing the word of it being available, etc....
Of course they must remove it....{simple enough}....6 bolts removes it from it's mooring and it's fee standing. I've had it for many years but it's still good and sturdy. At one time I had a rotor and a TV and FM antenna on it but it's been out of service now for quite a few years. {Cable}...
2nd day of steady rain here (snow in the high country!) and a high in the fifties. Sure beats the recent 25-day run of temps in the 90's and no rain. Life is good and doing paperwork is bearable.
(An unusual 3am loud thunderstorm [rare for here]Thursday night made the master nest a little crowded with 3 scotties glued to the humans)
My first box of western slope (Gunnison Valley) peaches was waiting on me when I got into the office last night. Somehow peach pie, peach cobler, peach ice cream, etc. coming soon to the diner?
Anyone seen Copcar lately?
.....Tom, I'm sure some towers probably could cause complications. But I believe this one here is straight forward...We put it up many years ago. Two husbands and two wives....
I see this one as moving it up the few inches out of the mooring staffs that are in concrete after it is unbolted, and then steady with lines to slowly let it down. Of course It would be disassembled piece by piece....{4....8' sections}, after it's on the ground to move it elsewhere. Or...if someone so desired, climb it and remove it piece by piece.
I tried to assemble it like that {by myself}, many years ago and did get 3 sections standing vertical, but couldn't bring myself to fight that last section to the top....Guess the height got to me. Anyway, I was a lot younger then and wouldn't even try something like that now.
By the way Tom....as I write here...."disk cleanup" is under way.
Peach ice cream (homemade, with fresh peaches - nothing can possibly compare)!
Given the proper equipment, taking a tower down isn't bad (a crane comes to mind, but a sturdy gin pole would do the trick). I watched as the contractors assembled the 180' tower for my radio system outside my building. I haven't climbed it yet, but I'm tempted (there's a ladder up the middle and I do have the appropriate harnesses). I've been up a 200' tower with stairs up the middle.
Of course, beyond a certain point, they don't bother disassembling them any more. Just cut the guys (explosively) and let 'er rip.
That 1500' tower for KOMA (?) in OKC is a sight to behold - I won't be climbing that one....
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