Cable Modem!

We have our cable modem hooked up through our router, we are both surfing the net at the same time, and everything has worked perfectly the first time! The connection is way faster than the internet connection that we have at work! It is obviously faster than at work. It's not just like "Yeah it looks like these pages might load a couple of seconds faster." It is more like you click on a page and it just appears on the screen with no delay.

I also went to the Gibson Research web site to see how secure I have the router set up. You can go to this page and click the "Test My Shields!" and "Probe My Ports!" buttons. It will then check to see how much of your PC is exposed to the internet. Ours was completely invisible and all ports are in stealth mode. You should give it a try to see how vulnerable your PC is. If it says you are vulnerable, you can download the free and excellent firewall program ZoneAlarm and/or, if you have a cable modem or DSL connection, buy a router. You can get a non-wireless router for under $50 now. I had been running the free ZoneAlarm program for years. You would be surprised how many times a hacker "knocks" on your door looking for ways into your computer. Even over our dial-up connection. Something like two or three times per hour! ZoneAlarm keeps a log of those attempts so you can see who and how often.

Sheri drove Greta back to the airport this morning while I waited for the cable modem installer. Their policy is for their technicians to only connect the cable modem to a computer. You have to configure your router yourself. I was able to get the technician in and out and then configure the router for the internet on both computers by the time Sheri got back. She was a sweetheart and brought back breakfast from White Castle. White Castle has changed their coffee. It now tastes closer to Starbucks or Tim Horton's coffee. It is closer to tasting like Tim Horton's coffee. Very good. I was impressed.

I am sitting in a card table chair and am starting to feel my neck and shoulders stiffen up. We need to get another office chair.

Sheri received a single white orchid yesterday from friends from my current work and friends from my previous work. It is a rooted plant, not just a cut flower. It is beautiful. I hope we don't kill it. I am sure Sheri will post a picture of that too.

We think Goliath might have more wrong with him than just a week bladder. He is drinking a lot of water.

I am going to clean up, do a couple of things, and then begin researching my TWO papers that are due on Tuesday.

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