Lookin' for a reason........

To be here....
Looking for a reason to keep the site up....
Looking for a reason to get up in the morning........ What ever.......

I am sick of fighting the computer issues. And I have never really known why I do this in the firrst place... Right now I am running three desk top computers for this site 24/7.
One computer works 25% of the time for family use.
One DOESN"T work for family use, but puts the cameras out???? Why one way but not the other? Hell, I can't use IE or Firefox without this computer shutting down within 40 seconds.
The third, Well you can surf, but click a link and walk away for 5 minutes or more... Then the site you asked for might show up.
So I am sick of computer problems. The only computer that works well is my trusty laptop. And I just took it to a friend to get rid of a nasty virus/spyware/walware????? What ever.....
And to kick a dead dog, two days later I got a second bug. After 4 hours or so, I was able to get rid of this one all by my self. And believe me, that is sayin' something. I am not good with this computer stuff. And if it wasn't for travcam.com I wouldn't be here online at all. I just know what I want online, and I am only 45% there. I can't do the site like I want, and things are going wrong left and right. Not to mention my main "machine" seems to be on its last legs. And let me tell ya. When this one goes down, I don't know if I will bother. Sure, it doesn't seem like much to sit around and load software, but ya gotta remember, I MADE cables to move cameras, I forced software to work when it didn't want to, I added video cards and kicked the shit out of each one to make them work.
Short way of sayin' this is............I am worn out. On the website,work,life, whatever. I have always looked for reason I put some of my home online......Now I am looking for more reasons........ANY reasons, on why we do ANY of this.
ANY OF THIS.......................................

Well, it has happened. With all the computer problems I have been having here in the house, it was only a matter of time. My trusty laptop has come down with a virus. I have run everything I have to get rid of it. But can't touch it. I can watch the damn thing move around as I try to get rid of it. When the scans are done, it has deleted 10 to 14 pieces of the virus, but always two that it can't. Delete failed/clean failed.....What the hell.....I guess I will take this computer to someone I know, pay god knows how much to have it cleaned, and hope family pics, bank accounts, etc. are safe.....
I is pissed...................................................................

Just to much food.

My god. I was worried we wouldn't have enough food for the family. I was wrong. The fried bird was beyond great. As always. The ham was terrific. And now I feel like a long nap.
The site is still crawlin' along. It works when it wants to. I will try to work on it after the holidays.
I guess the next big thing to do is pick up a Christmas tree... Fun Fun...
But the kids will be happy. I will try to light up the house something good this year. Not to many people in the neighbor have the Christmas spirit. So I will try to shine for them all!
But after tonights holiday food fest, I think for Christams I might just order Pizza.
Bk

Turkey Day

The bird is ready. Well, ready to be cooked anyway. I injected it today and rubbed it down with all kinds of spices. Plan to drop it into the oil around 1pm.
I figure with this 14 lb bird, a 12 lb ham, and all the fixin's it should be a good day. Oh, also have a 7 lb turkey breast coming out of an oven to add to the mix.Not my idea, but we have more people coming this year, so the extra breast might come in handy. Besides, there is always room for breast....
And beer.
The living room computer was having problems. It seems like the monitor decided to fry. With no monitor, the computer updated itself, and I couldn't see to turn the cams back on. So they were down for a day or so.I replaced the dead LCD with an old CRT I had sitting around. It is big, old, and the color sucks, but it is working for now. While looking inside the computer, I did see some problems. A leaky capacitor, ten thousand pounds of dust and cat hair, and the fan on the old graphics card is no longer moving. I picked this computer up a good 10 years ago or so. Not sure how much life is left in it. Hell, just had "Mars" rebuilt, and now "Pluto" is going to the dogs... I can live with the desk top repairs. I hate it, but it isn't the end of the world when one goes down for a while. Getting them back up and running is the hard part, and I still have a few problems with the dining room computer ( like not being able to get online.... cameras go out, but I can't surf). I have the feeling that when "Mimas" (this laptop) goes down, well that WILL be close to the end of the world. I do everything from this machine. Work, payroll, taxes, surf, etc. If you ever see me in a ball on the floor it is because this computer has died.......

If you drop in on the cameras Thursday and the deck is on fire, have a beer and toast the memory of the turkey. But I have been deep fryon' for 5 years or so now. No problems yet. Knock on wood.....

Happy thanksgiving to those of you who pay any attention to it....
Bk

More computer fun..

Well, I still haven't figured out what is going on with dining room computer. I thought I was on the right track, but guess not....
And now my living room computer is dark. The monitor is dead, or the graphics card has went bad.
It's sad when you run three computers and can only surf the net from one SLOW computer..
Family is getting very upset with me. And I can't figure any of this crap out.....

The site will stay up as long as I can keep it running. No promises.

Bks

What was I going to say???

Funny thing, woke up this morning and three of my cameras have came back online...?
Not sure why, but it seems like they come and go. The network is found, then lost......... Then found again..... UNLESS I try to get on line from this computer... Then it is lost again.......... BLAHHHHHHHHHH
Not in the mood to figure this out.....

On the plus side, The 2010 vacation has been set. I have a count down timer on one of my cam pages. It is to remind me to get in shape... I wasn't the biggest guy on the beach last year.(TOO much beer), but I still look like I am 7 months along....Not to mention my hernia... LOL, OK so I do look pregnant. Belly button and all. I really need to get that fixed.(The belly button). And drop 20 lbs. or so.
We made the mistake of going on our FIRST vacation back in 2008. So this will be our third trip to the Outer Banks. I guess we have started something if I have now planned the third visit. Just need to wait till July of next year that is........ Hope I make it!

Picked up a new Turkey fryer a day ago. It will be my third. I use the hell out of them and don't take very good care of them. So had to pick this one up from Thanksgiving. I have burners, pots, and everything I need to brew beer, but don't want to load one up with oil!

Still have bills to write, so next time..... Bye

Wrap up of the day.

The day is almost over. It went very well. Walked around the mall for a few hours. Had lunch at Panera Bread, and caught a movie. "Couples Retreat. We were the only two in the movie. The movie was OK I guess.
After coming home I found that I had lost three cameras again. This time I believe it is a networking problem. I use a Linksys USB thumb drive to network this computer. It seems to be fighting the computer over IP settings. I can't remember how to fix this issue. I seem to remember that it happened once before. But my memory is short. VERY short.....

What was I sayin'?

Anyway, I hope to figure this out soon. After all, I just added two more gig's of memory to this rebuilt computer......
Sucks.......

Also, it looks like the webcamXP software is about to expire. The way this software is put out now, it looks like I will need to pay for it, or just drop these three cameras. What says you?
Anyone wanna send me the cost of the software???? LOL