Academic Pricing

You can get academic pricing for all kinds of software if you're a student, teacher, or church musician (or something close to one of the above in some cases). The only difference is the pricing itself; the software is the same as for any other consumer.

WWZ Upgrade

The cost to upgrade the WWZ to a "deluxe" league won't cost as much as I expected.

Ioway

[For 7/12]

The natives of what is now Iowa were originally known as the Ioway people. I suppose the "y" just got dropped somewhere along the line, and we now pronounce the state "Iowah" instead of "Ioway".

US 151

[For 7/11]

Travelling US Highway 151 is a great way to get from Wisconsin to Iowa. You avoid the tolls in Illinois along the Interstate and get some scenic views instead. So, the next time you want to go from Milwaukee to Des Moines (or vice versa) take I-94, US 151, I-380, and I-80 (or the reverse order).

Zone Alarm and Microsoft

I wasn't the only one with a problem accessing the Internet after installing the latest Microsoft security update. Anyone with Zone Alarm set to "high" had the same predicament. Fortunately, Zone Alarm has been fixed with a new version that I installed today.

Display Cases, Part II

Those display cases I mentioned the other day...They're filling half of our garage now. I don't really mind, but it is good that some of them have already been sold.

Windows Update Cut Me Off from the World

A Windows security update I installed earlier today prevented me from accessing the Internet. I had to uninstall it to be able to write this here for you. I wish I had written down the number of the install. I might try it again sometime because I think there was a glitch during the installation.