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Site last updated: (Friday, June 27, 2008 09:16 - Pacific Time) On my video page: WOW - Even if you are not interested in math, YOU MUST SEE "TED" Also, for some laughs, I have added "Photo Booth" and, from a computer newsletter, an xx - ADULT - xx 60 second ad parody (Wacky web site of the week)
Please come back from time to time to see new additions! PIC OF THE WEEK :
Previous Updates: I was maintaining a list of updates, but it got to be too cumbersome. As of 3/8/2008, I will simply indicate the date that the site has last been updated. Maybe it will be more fun (??) to explore the other pages to find out what is new! Hint - the most recent updates will be in this color. Below are some of the updates done prior to March 8, 2008: Added more heavy metal (Feb 28, 2008) A link to an amazing drag race: CAR vs. JET !!! (Feb 26, 2008) A video of one man's dream to play his harmonica at Carnegie Hall (Feb 26, 2008) Pictures taken in Yemen (Feb 26, 2008) A humorous video: Walmart Baby! (Feb 26, 2008) Coffee Art, Origami with Dollar Bills & 3-D Chalk Drawings (located in Articles & Misc) (Feb 26, 2008) A link to Poulin Antiques for more of Bruce Stern's collection (Jan 24, 2008) A video "Alarm Clock Problems" (Jan 24, 2008) A link to a video: The Duck and The Dog (Jan. 19, 2008) A video "underwear cops" (Jan. 19, 2008) A link to the collection of Bruce Stern (Jan 2008) Added some new videos (New Shoes, Can't Sit Still, Outsourced, Honda commercial) and updated the Welcome page (Jan 2008) Photos of heavy equipment (Jan 2008) Photos of Hitler's command car (2006) For some of my friends, added bathroom renovation photos (2006) A photo about mobile radio going too far (2006) Photos pertaining to Max Symbol (2006) Photo of Mike Zuber (who died in a freak accident: his tractor-trailer rolled off a ferry) (2006) A video of when not to clean your glasses (2006) Videos of U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Drill teams (2006) Photos of a 30.5 inch rainbow trout caught by Dave Ahearn in Paw Paw, West VA (2006)
My name is Kathie and this is my first website. I am learning quite a bit about building web pages and whatnot. I think of this site as a "work in progress" and a place for me to test "this and that". Your visit here is important to me since you are now a part of my learning curve! To repay you for participating in my endeavor, kindly visit my other pages for your entertainment pleasure. These pages will eventually be moved over to another website, one that has a domain name that relates to the content. And yes, it is planned to have a shorter domain name! The reason why I am using CaptainEnterprises is due to the fact that I have been doing business under this name since 1991. I hope eventually to use this site for commercial purposes. As they say, domain names go fast, so I registered CaptainEnterprises while it was still available. (Spring 2006) Addendum to the above: I decided not to move the stuff from this "work in progress" website to another. Oh what can I say.... just like a woman to change her mind and, also, to be akin to the New England weather! Due to senior moments, I would probably not remember how to build another website from scratch!!!! (Jan 2008) A LITTLE BIT OF MY BACKGROUND I have been a mainframe programmer since the mid 1970's. I coded quite extensively in the dinosaur language COBOL. Additionally, I exclusively coded in SAS for 1 year in order to complete an interface project. If COBOL was used, then an additional 2 people would have been required to meet the deadline. I also coded in Assembler 360, Fortran, RPGII, and Basic. I also installed software packages and it was not uncommon for me to send to the vendor software patches (coded in assembler) to correct errors in their logic. Does anyone remember the TRS-80 and those big 5 1/4 inch floppies? An upgrade from 8kb to 16kb or even 32kb of memory was really something back then. I coded a billing system (using Basic) for a flying school back in the early 80's. Wow... we've come a long way baby since those days !!!! Back about 20 years or so, I coded in the language that was the forerunner to HTML - so HTML is not at all mysterious to me! I do hope to transition my IBM mainframe programming and debugging skills over to that of the P.C. (Spring 2006) With my last computer profession job, I was happily employed for almost 2 decades with a major health insurance company. For the last 2 years 7 months of my employment, I was able to work from home. So, it was a tough commute during the winter time: I had to put on my bunny slippers and trek up a flight of stairs to the office! Then I got a fateful call from my manager on January 31, 2006 telling me that I needed to come onsite to meet with him the next day. So, on February 1st, I was told that my job was being outsourced to overseas and that my function at the company was being terminated. But, I am no worse for wear since now I no longer have to work from 8PM to 4:30AM. I was responsible for ensuring that the nightly mainframe batch processing ran to successful completion so that the online systems came up clean at 4:00AM. I can honestly say that I truly enjoyed my various jobs in the computer profession... especially my last function of being OFF-SHIFT Support. I THINK OF IT AS BEING PAID TO HAVE FUN. I AM BLESSED THAT I DID NOT DREAD GOING TO WORK FOR 30 YEARS. IF IT CEASES TO BE FUN, IT CEASES. (Jan 2008)
SOME FUTURE PLANS I have committed to build a website for a historical gun collectors organization and I have been requested to build a website for a doctor. In order to do these tasks, I had to build my FIRST website - hence the birth of CaptainEnterprises.com !! One has to start somewhere, and so here I am with you. I couldn't be in better company. I have made arrangements to eventually work for a computer business that specializes in computer sales and servicing. I presently am involved in other endeavors, but that is a story for another day! (Spring 2006) Addendum to the above: I tried my hand at building a computer with the help of a mentor. It was interesting but I don't think I would want a steady diet of it. I will leave the servicing of my computers to my mentor (Dee White of SOHO-COMPUTERS). He has helped me since 1997, starting with the first PC I bought. If you live in Southern New England, you may want to look him up. As mentioned on his website, he offers full service computer sales and servicing, in addition to full customer support and service. (Jan 2008)
In regard to other endeavors, I started my own business dealing with the recycling of materials. Also, since 1984, I have a great part-time job with a municipality. So when I got kicked to the curb in February 2006, it was not really too bad. In fact, I knew it was coming - it was not a matter of "if", but "when". And as they say, when one door closes.... another door opens. But it helps to be mentally prepared, and, if possible, to be financially prepared (have some $$$ tucked away for a rainy day!!!). There are no guarantees in any job. We all are dispensable. And speaking about being prepared, it is a great idea to back up your computer data. You never know when Mr. Murphy (as in Murphy's Law) will strike. When you have some time, you can search the Internet for various options to accomplish this very important task. (January 2008)
CLOSING COMMENTS I thank you for visiting and all comments and suggestions are most welcomed. If you have any videos, articles, pictures or sound clips you would like to share, let me know. Please stop back again, since I do plan to add to the content of this site on a frequent basis (hopefully with some of your submissions!) With kind regards, "The Captain" W1KAP Cancer Survivor since 1999 Proud Veteran Private Pilot with Instrument Rating EXCELLENT COOK!!!! (Jan 2008)
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