Re: Re: Summer plans  was: sh
  By: Daryl Stout to DAMON A. GETSMAN on Wed Aug 19 2015 21:34:28

 DS>  I hadn't connected with my main FIDONet hub (Janis Kracht) in several
 DS>  days, but got a bucket load of messages...the QWK packet is rather full
 DS>  tonight. :P

  Yeah my problem hasn't been getting the messages; it's been getting the time
in this particular terminal to respond to them.  I know that there were quite a
few going back and forth with Nancy and I for awhile.  Always glad to get some
extra input.  :)

 DS>  It was a good thing I had bought a used Windows Vista Home Basic
 DS>  Laptop at a recent ham radio event in Shreveport, Louisiana. I had
 DS>  bought a similar one at a ham radio in Monroe, Louisiana, from the same
 DS>  gentleman, but the new one has more memory and hard drive space. Anyway,
 DS>  I had to reset the date and time in the CMOS tonight, but after that, I
 DS>  kept getting a BSOD error when I tried to boot up. So, that one, along
 DS>  with another older laptop (which has XP on it, but also limited on
 DS>  memory and hard drive space), will go to a local shop for formatting and
 DS>  parts use. I had bought a used Windows 7 32-bit laptop from a fellow
 DS>  Sysop, and will eventually move the BBS to it.

  Ack.  Yeah I just try to stay away from Microsoft in general.  The amount of
resources that are used there, and the product that's being paid for...  Well,
I don't mind other people doing it, but it's not my choice.  ;)
  I have looked a little longingly at Synchronet's 'doze GUI, though, for
awhile.  At some point I may end up trying to set up Synchronet on Windows in a
VM just for the heck of it.  I basically only operate Windows if I'm using
Virtual Studio, though.

 DS>  We got 1 to 2 inches of much needed rain here today from storms, but
 DS>  we still have storms in the forecast into Monday. Fire danger has been
 DS>  high, with burn bans all over the place. But, the storms mean little or
 DS>  no computer or BBS work.

  Smoke here from wildfires today.  Visibility at the airport was said to be 2
statute miles.  I'm guessing that hasn't been updated for awhile, I'd be
surprised if that'd hold to a test right now.  It's hazy and yellow out and
smells pretty thick of wildfire.
  Rain would be a good thing.  :)  
  Do storms knock out your power pretty regularly there?

  -D
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