Bah Humbug

so .........I got some sort of virus on my computer againnnnnnnnnn.....


Know how I found OUT?????

Twice in 5 days, last week, in the middle of a marathon paperwork run, Rogers disabled my modem .....

TWICE....... ( did I say that??? )

because .........."a computer using my network" had a trojan virus.....I told the guy I have NEVER used a trojan .... he didn't think that was all that funny!

Anyway I had to have my work computer reformatted.... I took it on Wednesday this week..... and picked it up today.....

I found out later, much to my chagrin..... that it may or may not have been a virus on MY computer but on a computer that was using my network....

grrrrrrrr!!!!

I also found out on Friday last week that that my wireless router had reset itself as an unsecure connection..... so I went right out and bought a new router ..... I came home, set it up as a secure router so that no outsiders could use the connection without the password key.......

To further emphasize my point, when I left town on Wednesday to go inspecting, I shut the power off to the router......... I got home late last night and found out that my connection was UNSECURE AGAIN......

so I called Linksys tonight and found out that their wireless routers reset themselves if the router loses power... so all of my efforts to prevent hackers, only enabled them...

jeeeeeeeeeeeepers!!

So tonight, while watching a VERY LOUSY HOCKEY GAME..... I waited online with someone at Linksys tech support...... and had them help me re-configure my router, to never lose it's secure status, even if it does get unplugged... pfffff I could have done THAT on my old modem.....

sigh.....


When I got home with my newly wiped computer, I had to add all of the drivers back..... and my connection settings....

you can not believe how many things had to be reloaded/set up


-Download Adobe Reader
-Download a PDF creator
-Download Mazilla Firefox and set up all of the favourites
-Set up the VPN connection to log into the network at work
-Map the network drive for the inspection file server at work
-Set up the links ( in favourites ) to the evaluation sites for houses and barns...had to email the links to myself from the laptop for this one... jeepers!
-Reload Microsoft Office
-Reload my Scanner toolbox
-Reload the webcam
-Reload my printer
-Reload Messenger
-Reload Nero CD Burning software
-Reload ACDSEE photo viewing software
-Download the Apex house drawing software
- Transfer my address book to Outlook Express

I have yet to download iTunes..... and I'm presently trying to set up Outlook Express incoming and outgoing servers ... I am on hold for Rogers 24/7 technical support..... and at 12:22 AM after waiting patiently for 7 minutes at LEAST .... I have listened to this message replay itself every 11 seconds.....

Thank you for continuing to hold....all of our techincal support consultants are currently assisting other customers
Your call is important to us - Please Hold we will be with you shortly

DEFINE SHORTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!



I bet when they get to me, I won't be able to understand them anyway!!!

ok, I stand corrected..... Natalie at the New Brunswick Rogers Tech Support was VERY helpful, and ironically English was her mother tongue...

I thanked her for that......

and I did so with a paki accent!!!


made her laugh anyway!!