Speaking of computers -- my Mother who is nearly 83, thinks they are evil... Sherry, I got a 'kick' out of your remark about your grandmother doing 8 loads of clothes, etc.. None of our ancestors would give these new-fangled computers any of their precious time.. Too much to do. Admittedly, it has been a great tool for finding ancestor information and communicating with others at the touch of a button.. Thanks for the humor. Regards, Nancee ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Sherry Balow Date: 05/17/05 12:49:19 To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Grandmother West's scrapbook Hey Stacy---For whatever reason, MY e-mail program recognized your mailing in the current year. Notice--> Date: 5/17/2005 10:31:09 AM. I had dropped a note to Clif regarding this, then wondered why, going THRU the IADECATU site, it wouldn't automatically be updated. Looks like it just depends on the computer. Regarding what our grand-parents would think....I'll just bet mine would prefer washing 8 loads of clothes on a washboard to trying to "communicate" through a machine that KNOWS it's smarter than you are. :-) -Sherry > [Original Message] > From: Stacy Smith <slsmith@grm.net> > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 5/17/2005 10:31:09 AM > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Grandmother West's scrapbook > > Hi Clif > My clock time is correct, but the date is a year off. There is a reason for > this... I buy Norton Anti-virus for my computer, to keep my computer > protected. BUT it expires 365 days after you install it, so I was going out > every year and buying a new one to install. And I have found that when I > buy the new one and install it as the other expires, for some reason it > doesn't "take" (If for example, Norton was to expire tomorrow, and I go out > and buy a new one and install it, it says that Norton will expire in one > day. So, I just blew $30+ and my computer is no longer protected) but I > have found that if, for example, Norton expires tomorrow, then I can set my > computer clock back a year, and still be "safe" from viruses. Then NEXT > year when it expires Norton WILL work on my computer. Don't have a clue as > to why that is. Aren't computers wonderful? So, every other year I buy > Norton, and the other year I have to "live in the past". > I am sorry for the inconveniences, but I don't know of another way to do it > so that my computer is virus protected. (Someone once mentioned that I > could buy it on line...but using a credit card on line is not 100% safe~I > have a story about that too~I went on line to a "very secure site" and spent > about $20. (This was the ONLY time this credit card was ever used) Then > about 2-3 months later I got a bill in the mail saying that I was in Paris > and used the credit card 3 times to buy books, a surf board and another > couple items. ) Wow, Paris! Which was kind of interesting, since I have > never even been close to an ocean, let alone fly over one. The "good thing" > was that when these items were purchased, the surf board was purchased on > our anniversary. :-) > I dont know if they ever caught the surfing-bookreader, but I do know that > the credit card company fixed the problem. So, I no longer trust any > website~even if they are "very secure") > Gotta love computers! > Any ideas how I can keep Norton and my date correct? > Stacy > (I wonder what our ggggreat grandparents would have thought about the kinds > of "problems" we have today?) > >