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Bike Ride

Ashland Walmart

EveryTrail - Find the best hikes in California and beyond...So I decided that instead of using my Holux M-241 bluetooth GPS with my Android and Everytrail app I would just use it as a logger and upload the log files. Works Great!!!

Schwinn 12 Function Computer

Went and bought the Schwinn 12 Function Computer computer for my bike but before I opened it I noticed that it would only mount on the handle bar. NO GO. Wanted to mount it on the neck.

Garmin or Holux - that was the question?

I began thinking of a much needed speedometer for my bike -  let the one I had go when I sold my "Urban Cruzer". Had almost decided to get the Garmin Edge 200 but remembered that I already had a data logger.

A Holux M-241 high performance wireless GPS logger with the following features:

1. Dual interface (Bluetooth + GPS-mouse by USB cable).
2. Compatible with Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP) completely.
3. Powered by one AA battery.
4. LCD display (32mm L x 8.9mm W) to show position information, speed, capable logging memory size, date & time.
5. Capable memory size to record up to 130,000 positions, including longitude, latitude, time, and altitude.
6. Personal settings to select the logging mode by distance or time, unit by Kilometer or mile, and 3 languages (English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese).

I use to use it all the time - would clip it on my handlebars and just let it run. AND, since it was Bluetooth I could use it with the Android EveryTrail App. Didn't feel like messing with an app though, just wanted to log my ride so I decided to get it out and it was then when I remembered why I liked it.

Its a serial device with a USB cable but for the convenience of USB you need to install a driver. I selected the appropriate USB cable driver and installed it and then download the newest Holuxlogger Utility and I knew from past experience - that's all I needed. You have to install the driver but the Holuxlogger Utility is just an executable, no install.

You connect to the device...

Upload track logs to your PC...

And convert them if needed! Couldn't think of a single reason why I needed the Garmin, especially since I already had the Holux M-241. I had used it previously to connect to my Android EveryTrail  App but this was even simpler.

Hype Curve

Her theory is the basis for a technology companies research on the "Hype Curve".

http://www.slideshare.net/fred.zimny/carlota-perez-growth-after-the-financial-crisis

First Serious Road Bike - Motobecane Mirage 2008

Bought from www.bikesdirect.com - downtube shift levers allowed for easy modification of the handle bar.

Great components at the time - they still have this model but components aren't near as good.

Used original bar tape to wrap the straight bars after cutting to original bar width - used mountain bike brake levers.

Gotta have a computer:-)

Rims not bad...

Tires OK.

Derailleur  was low-end but worked well and precise.

The brakes are no comparison to what there putting on the current model.

Found this seat at my local bike shop - it was real leather and very nice. Haven't been able to find it again.

The bike was light and fast...

Oh yeah - gotta have a kick-stand.

Antivirus Firewall Network Issues

Was having trouble with a Windows Vista computer while uninstalled the subscription service Norton 360. Norton 360 seemed good but wanted to use the Personal Use version of Symantec Endpoint Protection instead. Inititially I unistalled it normally using Windows Uninstall, rebooted and tried the Endpoint version. Had trouble from the very beginning.

The Windows Firewall just wouldn't work right. I would get the security warnings and tried to turn it on but nothing. The cable modem would disconnect and the security warning kept popping up. So I downloaded Norton Removal Tool and decided to start over. I uninstalled the Norton Personal Use that I had installed and ran the Norton Removal Tool. Same thing – trouble turning on the firewall. So I tried to install the Personal Use firewall not Windows and it would not let me turn it on. So now neither firewall would work. Had to do something more drastic – there has to be a fix.

Found the fix on "Microsoft Community" blog posted by "DPTowers" (Link). Seemed simple enough:

"FIXED IT! - For all having this specific problem, please follow these steps!! Open a "run as administrator" command prompt.

Go to "c:\windows\system32\config\TxR" (or the equivalent location on your PC)

- run "attrib –H –S *" to make all hidden files in the directory visible.
- run "del *.blf"
- run "del *.regtrans-ms"
- reboot the machine"

So I unistalled the antivirus software completly – AGAIN:-) and used the Norton Removal Tool and followed the instructions. Went to the Start Button > All Programs > Accessories and right-mouse-clicked on "Command Prompt" and selected "Run as administrator". Followed the instructions just as written and rebooted.

I wanted to see everything work without the anivirus software so I went to the windows Security Center and checked to make sure the Firewall and Defender were on and working. Yeah!!! It seemed to work properly. Now for the final test – install Norton Personal Use without the Norton firewall and see if it worked. TA DA!!!

Verified everything a few times and waited to see if the network connection were stable. So far so good. Thanks "DPTowers"... J