Before I left Miami I checked to see who the cable service company was for Fort Worth.  I was not happy to hear that it was Charter.  We had their service when we first moved to Miami until they sold out or did something and we got a different company.   I was not happy with Charter Internet service.   They do not get good reviews…I checked on the Internet before I moved here.   My ex-wife and son, that live here in Fort Worth, have DSL service fr... Read Full Story

  Now that I am back running Windows I am going to give live streaming video a try. I am playing with BlogTV at this time. Read Full Story

  Great video for a good cause and it gives you a good look at Kansas City (MO).   I miss Kansas City and old friends so it was nice to see a bit of KC again. Read Full Story

“A study by the nonprofit Transportation for America in Washington, D.C., lists the most dangerous metropolitan areas for pedestrians, and the worst four just happen to be in the Sunshine State: Orlando, Tampa, Miami and Jacksonville. It may seem like an astonishing find, but it’s not actually all that surprising: 490 pedestrians were killed by cars in Florida last year, the most in any state, and South Florida consistently ranks as one of the worst pockets for hit-and-run fatalities. .... Read Full Story

  I give up.. MS they win…   I installed Windows today on my computer.  I was trying to program my scanner and you have to have a program to do it and I paid for one that runs only on Windows.  Also I love Windows Live Writer and they just came out with a beta version.   Plus there are some other reasons… Well one is that I do not own a radio or TV but I am signed up with Netflix and I can watch live streaming movies but I have to run IE.    So I g... Read Full Story

  I had a reader of Howard's Notebook send me a link to Tthe New York Times and an story "Across U.S., Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma Fades."  "MARTINSVILLE, Ohio — With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children…"   The friend sent the link because I had posted a entry here about food stamps and  that I think I co... Read Full Story

  I just checked TMZ.COM and it looks like they are staying on top of the Tiger Woods story.  When I wrote the last post I only knew what was on the CNN site.  Remember I do not have a radio or TV.   But it looks like the comments I made and my fears could be true.  I am sorry to say.   Read Full Story

  It seems we have so few heroes.  I happen to believe that we all need heroes. OK, I am not a fan of golf.  I never watch it.  But I sure as hell heard of Tiger Woods.  "(CNN) — State troopers arrived at the home of Tiger Woods on Saturday to interview the pro golfer and his wife about a car crash near his home, but were told the couple was not available to talk as scheduled, a spokeswoman for the Florida Highway Patrol said. The troopers were asked by... Read Full Story

  It looks like it is going to be a good day in Fort Worth.  It is 1000 hours and 56 degrees and it should get to 71 degrees. I have no plans for today unless I decided to format my hard drive and install Windows XP on the computer.  I hope I can keep myself from doing it…But there are a couple of programs that I want to run and I can not run them under Ubuntu.   There is a donut shop down the street and I just go back with some donuts.  It is not good that ther... Read Full Story

   I paid the rent today.  It is $475.00 a month for a one bedroom apartment in Fort Worth.     I been messing with Opera 10.10 for the last 24 hours or so and it seems to be slow when showing videos.  A lot of buffering.  I do not have that problem with Firefox.  Now I am running Linux so you may not have that problem if you are running Windows.     I would very much like to get Window 7.  I got a lot of programs that I miss.... Read Full Story