Computer Problems

I just got home after a meeting with my courier client and then fixing some computer problems. I sure hope I have fixed the problem with the courier.

The computer problems with the other client were interesting… This is the same client who had a keyboard and mouse with connectors which a child had attacked with a pen. Hmm. I thought they would immediately need to be replaced, like happened about 2-3 weeks back. Well, using the back of the insert of a pen I was able to get the pins so that they fit into the socket on the back of the PC. I also noticed that the VGA socket on the motherboard was pushed in somewhat. They actually used a card for VGA, probably thanks to the damage, but the screen still was not all that clear.

When I started the PC, the address bar was not visible in IE. Oh, they have a spyware toolbar. Fine. Fix that problem. Then I try Outlook express. It would not work, and killed the connection when it finished. That turned out to be an option that said kill the connection when it was finished sending and receiving. Then they had secure send and receieve. However the ISP only allowed secure send. Fixed that problem.

The internet was VERY slow. Hmm. Do a netstat -n and see about 3-4 pages of outgoing connections. Port 445 from memory… Oh… Strange. Look for Norton Internet Security… Not installed. Put the disk in, and it asks for a serial number… The number is lost… ARGH. Had to leave him with that one.

GMail

If anyone wants an account on GMail, Google’s free email service with 1GByte of quote, just send me an email.

A Sinking Feeling

The Daily Telegraph has a Story on the sinking of the Swedish super-ship Vasa in 1628. This monumental ship sank soon after it was launched thanks to it being significantly unstable. It is now on display in a museum in Sweeded. Wow. I want to see that.

Music:

Kelly Clarkson with ‘The Trouble with Love’ from Love Actually. I will have to buy a copy of the DVD one of these years. Then there is Icehouse with “Don’t Believe Anymore”. And now that I have got home, ‘Borderline’ by Madonna. One the way home I was listening to MixFM most of the time…