Star Tracking Camera Mount
Originally uploaded by edhiker

Star Tracking Camera Mount, an astrotracker telescope mount used astrophotography



I'm happy with this astro tracking camera mount. Viewfinder use and tilt framing is easy. See previous photos for components ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/3131095207/ ).

This astrotracker will be used for wide field astrophotography. Two screws allow installation of original Newtonian telescope linked below.

Teflon bearing drive using clock motor was homemade about 40 years ago, still works good. Originally used for 6" F3.8 scope www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/14436002/ also seen at www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/14436035/sizes/o

Click on photo for other related photos showing how and why this was made. (Flickr URL http://www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/3132751114/)

Moonset, Friday Morning 12/12/08 - Largest full moon in 15 years today

Moonset, Friday Morning 12/12/08 - Largest full moon in 15 years today
Originally uploaded by edhiker

A full moon, closer and larger than it has been in 15 years will occur Friday evening.

Moon is setting below storm clouds in Los Angeles, snow is due.

Stories about: news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ned=us&ncl=127964999...

Got out of bed 1 minute before this was taken, an unplanned photo! No time for a tripod.

The moon is also further up in the sky than the summer sun (82º high tonight). The combination of height and size is most likely once in a lifetime. Be sure to take a look around midnight.

Sometimes the moon is not our friend, the peak of the Geminids, is predicted to occur late Saturday and early Sunday, Dec. 13-14. Bright moonlight will flood the sky.

IMG_5064_Moonset_Rain_Due - camera hand held

Moonset, Friday Morning 12/12/08 - Largest full moon in 15 years today

MSM Charting for the stock market Bottom line: not as good as the Yahoo original *** example http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=AAPL&t=5d&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=Clim_UP_2-5,sptn,ivac,dwsn,iig,ryaay,vmw,avct,stx1- Ticker symbols not on chart, important time saver when multiple comparisons are called up (see Yahoo original charts)2- No way to stop pop-up box next to cursor. 3- Needs Earnings data as a "key developments" field.4- Your server is slow.----------------------------------The basic chart design is good, but in view of the above problems, Yahoo (original) charts will be used most of the time.Ed

Eye vs Digital Camera - Hot mirrors, KG3, KG5 filters

We see red better during the day. Your camera has a filter that mostly blocks wavelengths longer than about 650nm (deep red).

Most cameras now are using hot mirrors, multi-layer interference coatings that give a sharper cutoff. KG5 glass was used more in the past, note date on www.sbig.com/sbwhtmls/IRfilterchart.htm (looks like a KG5). See www.lifepixel.com/ir-tutorials/canon-20d-digi tal-infrared... for how easy a camera can be converted to take IR pictures. My nephew just bought a Canon 50DH from Hutech (clear glass instead of cut filter). Great camera! Why Canon doesn't offer such a camera themselves for the scientific community and hobbyists is a real mystery.
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Below are some curves for filters used to modify the camera's response to the longer wavelengths that silicon is most sensitive to:
Most likely a "hot mirror", typ curve at: www.k3pgp.org/ccd/filter/hotmirror0.gif
www.optical-filters.com/bg18.html BG18
www.optical-filters.com/bg38.html BG38
www.uqgoptics.com/pdf/Schott%20KG1.pdf KG1
www.uqgoptics.com/pdf/Schott%20KG3.pdf KG3
www.uqgoptics.com/pdf/Schott%20KG5.pdf KG5
echeng.com/photo/infrared/filter-data.html Red and IR Wratten filters

Main plot at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/3023085085

key words: IR eye response light silicon camera infrared 50DH edhiker

Fire from Ed's kitchen door, 10/13/08

http://www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/2938356918/

IMG_4058S_Gears_for_180-360-720_Reductions
Originally uploaded by edhiker

Edhiker Bookmarks and Links ( a test of Blog site)

http://edhiker.50webs.com/hike19/ Grizzly Flats and some othrers - Brint (these from F:\sites_070423\edhiker3)
http://edhiker.50webs.com/hike14/ Pinos and Hike around Mt Wilson
http://edhiker.50webs.com/Hike18_RockyPeak/ Rocky Peak area Hike
http://edhiker.50webs.com/fair/ L A County Fair 2004
http://edhiker.50webs.com/hike16/ O'Melveny Park and misc
http://edhiker.50webs.com/venice/ Venice and beach 2004
http://edhiker.50webs.com/perseid/ Mt Pinos Hike with Rob, Alan Scope platforms - Steve Kennedy
http://edhiker.50webs.com/paint/ Ed's house gets painted, Aug 2004
http://edhiker.50webs.com/scopes/ Telescope making pictures, a few local shots with small scopes
http://edhiker.50webs.com/2005_Las_Vegas/ Mike - Harris - Ed 2005 -a few iamges not uploaded

http://edhiker.50webs.com/bestwebsites.html

http://edhiker.50webs.com/BookmarksStared.html

http://edhiker.50webs.com/edhiker_links.html

http://edhiker.50webs.com/edphoton_index.htm

http://edhiker.50webs.com/Photography_Web.html

http://edhiker.50webs.com/edhikes.htm

http://edhiker.50webs.com/ProstateCancer.html

NEW - http://edhiker.50webs.com/eds_computer_blog.html

NEW - http://edhiker.50webs.com/test_portfolios.html

--------- At Google --------------
http://edhiker.googlepages.com/index.html http://edhiker.googlepages.com/ redirect
http://edhiker1.googlepages.com/index.html http://edhiker1.googlepages.com/
http://edhiker2.googlepages.com/index.html http://edhiker2.googlepages.com/
http://edhiker3.googlepages.com/index.html http://edhiker3.googlepages.com/
http://edhiker4.googlepages.com/index.html http://edhiker4.googlepages.com/

http://edhiker.googlepages.com = My Time Warner page with redirect to the below

http://edhiker.googlepages.com/index.html

http://edhiker.googlepages.com/ProstateCancer.html pcapage pcapages

A bad virus is going around, spread by CAMERA MEMORY CARDS, a first symptom is:

Show hidden files and folders Doesn’t Work, and seems to be NO SOLUTION !
See pictures at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/2426426388/

Edhiker's backups had also become infected by this rapidly self replicating virus. Just inserting an infected flash drive in a computer system may infect all attached drives(format C: no work here), and then hides its tracks. Put one of those cards in another computer... you get the message. Took a day of hard work to solve it.
It's called Trojan-PSW.Win32.OnlineGames .... see www.viruslist.com/en/analysis?pubid=204791985 and http://www.rising-global.com/Published/InformationCenter/DailyVirusReport/2007-09-04/20070904103244.htm

This virus makes copies of itself on all drives, including Flash / Removable Drives in order to propagate itself. - Checks if an update is available after install and upon reboot of the computer www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=18228 . If a newer version is available, downloads and installs it from 1A123.com, in Beijing. If you are using flash drives or CDs which you don't know are safe, hold the shift key down while inserting them, this disables autorun.

More - "High risks are typically installed without user interaction through security exploits, and can severely compromise system security. Such risks may open illicit network connections, use polymorphic tactics to self-mutate, disable security software, modify system files, and install additional malware. These risks may also collect and transmit personally identifiable information (PII) without your consent and severely degrade the performance and stability of your computer."

Lessons: *** Treat all USB media and CAMERA MEMORY CARDS as if they could be infected - Don't loan them ***
Run anti-virus at all times - Treat all new software as if it's infected, one of my malware items was called "Comcast toolbar" http://www.topix.com/forum/city/everett-wa/TM7UV18VAQI2J2HN2

Some of the TROJAN-VIRUS-PSW-ONLINE-GAMES file names (aka PWS-LegMir.gen.k ) for me were: (added XXXX's)
C:\Autorun.XXXXinf
C:\WINDOWS\system32\kavo.XXXXexe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\kavo0.XXXXdll
C:\WINDOWS\system32\kavo1.XXXXdll
D:\Autorun.XXXXinf
E:\Autorun.XXXXinf
BQK.XXXXBAT may be on all drives - SHOWED UP on 4/21/08 after got "clean" system
ZZ.XXXXEXE see http://www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/2409559906/ (lost its target)
"mtlhieej.XXXXcmd"
"o.XXXXexe"
8eehyc0.XXXXsys
U.XXXX.cmd
tgtighg.XXXXcmd
mtlhieej.XXXXcnd
co.XXXXcom
vt6e.XXXXcom
1A123.XXXXcom (domain name)
Most files except autorun were about 115KB long.

In my case the virus went unnoticed until it was in all restore points, then got worse. The desktop shortcuts were missing one morning - my twelve hour fix it day. If I had not made a record of the error at http://www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/2409559906/ the solution may have been lost forever.

Scans by AVG, ESET NOD32 Antivirus, Housecall, Kaspersky Online Scanner, and PCPitstop did not clear the virus. My feeling is that the good live AV programs will prevent infestation, but will not clear them if allowed to get established.
The final and more brutal solution is outlined at: http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/TROJAN-VIRUS-PSW-ONLINE-GAMES-Infection-PC-Help-t188801.html
Even after the above solution, I had to delete about 10 Registry values "bqk.bat"

Bolow are, in my opinion, the best AV products.
Free 30-Day Trial of NOD32 Antivirus http://www.eset.com/download/index.php
AVG Free 30 day trial at http://www.grisoft.com/ww.home-and-office-security
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0 http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition seems to be a new item, see site for what is missing
Kaspersky trial at http://www.kaspersky.com/trials

Avoiding Spyware and Virus Infected Files via P2P Sites (The general usage is to download music files to be played on iPods) .... and about Keygen Virus

How to avoid infecting your storage device - and system (don't double click, but shift)... MORE , MORE

Related reading #1 #2 #3

Fighting viruses in Vista http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2159348,00.asp

Some reading - Changing threats, changing solutions: http://www.viruslist.com/en/analysis?pubid=204791996


Edhiker

Rebate Scam at Frys ~ "Two weeks" in small print, way down the form

Rebate Scam at Frys ~ "Two weeks" in small print, way down the form
Originally uploaded by edhiker

Rebate Scam at Frys ~ "Two weeks" in small print, way down the form
California rebate law
22735. A company that offers a consumer rebate shall allow a
minimum of 30 days from the date the consumer purchases the product,
or becomes eligible for the rebate pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 22736, for the consumer to submit the rebate request.
22736. A company shall mail the rebate check or transmit the
rebate funds to the consumer or fulfill the terms of the rebate offer
within the same number of days provided to the consumer to submit
the rebate request pursuant to Section 22735, but in no event later
than 60 days from either of the following events as applicable:
(a) Upon receipt of a consumer rebate request meeting the terms
and conditions of the rebate offer, to the extent permitted by this
chapter and as disclosed at the time of purchase.
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This also nullifies Frys 30 day return policy, as the UPC code has to be removed in about two weeks. No phone number, even after asked for.My email to them:
Invoice Date: 11/23/07
> Invoice No.: 15266982
> Promotion Code:
> Tracking No.: NONE
> I sent this in a timely manner with several others (have received those).
> You say that it was postmarked late. What is the post mark date that you
> recorded? What is your phone number?
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Rebate was refused and no phone number was given.
Original (with the fine print ) was required to be sent.

Comet Holmes visits Mirfak - Photo by Ed Johnson, Los Angeles, California

Comet Holmes visits Mirfak
Originally uploaded by edhiker

For no apparent reason, it erupted from a very dim magnitude 17 to about magnitude 2½. Within a day its starlike nucleus had expanded into a perfectly round, bright little disk in binoculars and telescopes. It looked like no comet ever seen" , S&T www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog


Enhanced version of
www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/2040198939

Canon RAW 9572-82 (11) 1600 30s
Comet_Holmes_Up_Levels_SlightGC_Cr 11/16/07

All night Comet Holmes visits Mirfak

All night Comet Holmes visits Mirfak
Originally uploaded by edhiker

This is a full frame jpg ride-along to a series of RAWs - will do more to this capture when I have time. Note light clouds in lower right. Low clouds covered some of Los Angeles light pollution, just under my level of 2200'.

Why did Comet Holmes brighten by a factor of a million - the puzzle is discussed at
www.skyandtelescope.com/news/11372856.html

Map of area around comet and Mirfak is at : media.skyandtelescope.com/images/Holmes_findr_640px.jpg

About the star Mirfak - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91_Persei
MIRFAK (Alpha Persei). Perseus, the ancient hero who rescued Andromeda.

Telescope setup is at www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/35109522/

Comet_Holmes_CRW_9584jpg_C ..... Friday, November 16, 2007 10:58 PM

All night Comet - seen by eye at 8pm and 6am 10/30/07

All night Comet - seen by eye at 8pm and 6am 10/30/07
Originally uploaded by edhiker

All night Comet - seen by eye at 8pm and 6am 10/30/07

See adjacent pictures and links.

Increased brightness by a factor of one million this week, going from magnitude 17 to 2. This makes it visible to the unaided eye as well as binoculars and telescopes, offering a unique viewing opportunity for sky watchers.

Where to look = www.spaceweather.com/images2007/24oct07/skymap_north_holm...

Comet Holmes, at a distance of 151 million miles is a remarkable sight even under city lights. www.space.com/spacewatch/071023-comet-holmes-update.html How many naked eye comets have you seen at this distance?

IMG_9518-CG_Cr_Comet........... 15 second shot, ISO 400, 750mm

Uploaded by edhiker on 29 Oct 07, 10.08PM PDT.

Lady in the Moon, by edhiker
Originally uploaded by edhiker

MoonAfocal_Kodak3600cs_DCP_2017gForm_50pc

Why did I add this to flickr, see edhiker.50webs.com/Time_Warner.html and web.archive.org/web/20060614114511/http://edhiker.home.co...

Comcast had a lifetime customer, Time Warner wants me gone.

I have this a thousand more to recreate.

Dante's View has water (as of 8-26-07).
Originally uploaded by edhiker

The trail to Mt Hollywood is now open from the Observatory side.
I took quite a few pictures, some posted at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/1246670222/ Click on "browse" (the small photos)

Elaine and I hiked up from Fern Dell after I noticed hikers on the mountain Sunday morning.
Griffith Park info is at http://lagriffithpark.blogspot.com/

The quickest way to the Observatory would be a short hike from the lot and trail just south of the Greek Theater.
Map at http://angeles.sierraclub.org/griffith/griffith_park_map.html

Don't forget the eclipse tonight, about 2am

Edhiker

Computer musical chair nightmare
Originally uploaded by edhiker

Computer musical chair nightmare

PCI Express x4, x16, x1, and x16 slots, as well as a standard 32-bit PCI slot

Read about it at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:PCI_Express

I upgraded my computer a bit, but it took (as usual) longer than I expected when the above design obsolescence stuff was tossed at me. How about "Out of Memory" Error Messages with Large Amounts of RAM Installed - support.microsoft.com/?kbid=253912

Uploaded by edhiker on 8 Jun 07, 7.21AM PDT.

PCI slots are such an integral part of a computer's architecture that most people take them for granted. - not any more

Smaller PCIe cards will fit into larger PCIe slots. The computer simply ignores the extra connections. For example, a x4 card can plug into a x16 slot. A x16 card, however, would be too big for a x4 slot. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pci-express.htm

I can now reboot between two operating systems with the flip of a switch, have two monitors running, and plug in five hard drives (but can use only three at once).

Two Gold Metals at Santa Monica - Annual Santa Monica Classic Run

Two Golds at Santa Monica - Annual Santa Monica Classic Run
Originally uploaded by edhiker.

Elaine beat the 2nd place finisher by 4 minutes, and by 7 minutes last November - www.flickr.com/photos/edhiker/291688614/

Notice that I'm wearing my lucky "force be with me" hat again. An obstacle race day - more to the story.

More about this race at www.santamonicaclassic.com/
Some professional race photos at www.santamonicaclassic.com/photos.asp

Just before the start, I noticed my bib was wrong, ran back to registration, filled out computer card again. No timing mat/chips, so got a bit closer up.

How the race was timed (registration and mayhem) at tigger.uic.edu/~dbhale/timming.htm

I was downgraded in the transition from Comcast to Time Warner

No response to an email sent on 4/23, so this morning, I sent this mail:

................................................

Dear Time Warner:


How much web space is allocated/ or willing to allocate to my account?

Time Warner told me "Your existing web pages will be transferred in their entirety." (email March 14, 2007 6:48 AM, received in April)
Comcast had a web space allocation of 182 megabytes, I was using about 160 megabytes

Time Warner technical support phone contact and email response is "You are offered 25 free megabytes of web space!"

I am now told that only one of my email accounts qualify for Road Runner Personal Home Pages.
Comcast gave personal web pages to all my seven screen names. If I had a teenager, he or she would not be able to publish at all on Roadrunner.



When will I be able to view and manage my web space file structure and size from your site?

Time Warner's setup site has the following:
Where do I setup/maintain my Road Runner Personal Home Pages?
http://www.adelphiapowerpage.com/synacor/rr/test/Home_Page_Options.html and Manage your web site account at https://home.roadrunner.com
Change Personal Home Page Account Password - Temporarily Unavailable
Recover Personal Home Page Password - Temporarily Unavailable
Change Personal Home Page Account Details - Temporarily Unavailable 4/23 4/24 5/25 4/26/07



My thousands of Comcast links are now dead ( see http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=edhiker&btnG=Google+Search )
Why was the personal web page URL structure changed in the first place? Note that the host server name is ftp://upload.comcast.net
( from General FTP Setup, from http://www.help.rr.com/HMSFaqs/e_ftpsetup.aspx?topic=Personal+Home+Pages )

Please reply, sincerely

Ed
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To make me feel worse.. on 9/24/07, got two emails to my non-public Road Runner address, it said
"Comcast is upgrading the Personal Web Pages product to include up to 40 times more online storage than before! As part of the product upgrade, your online storage will automatically increase from 25 MB up to 1,000 MB per Comcast.net e-mail address - that's a full gigabyte - at no additional cost. And if you have opened secondary Comcast.net e-mail addresses for your account you will get 1 GB of online storage for each of them.

The product upgrade will take place over the next months and there is nothing you need to do to receive the increased storage."

... Called both Comcast and Time Warner, nobody could tell me what it's about or how I got the mailings.

Comcast to Time Warner transition failed in Los Angeles
Originally uploaded by edhiker.

Comcast to Time Warner transition failed in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Time Warner is being phased out by me after at least five fruitless contacts with Time Warner. They took over the Los Angeles franchise from Comcast early this year. Comcast had a web space allocation of 182 megabytes, I was using about 160 megabytes

Today, their website and email response is "You are offered 25 free megabytes of web space!" - this after they said "Your existing web pages will be transferred in their entirety." (email March 14, 2007 6:48 AM)


They say:
"Sorry for the inconvenience". I say I'm leaving after assuming that I would be locked into cable for the rest of my life. Now free to go DSL or any other ISP.

All my thousands of URLs originally on Comcast were deleted with no notice.

And on every visit, things like this "Personal Home Page Account Details - Temporarily Unavailable"

I will attempt to give a more complete story of what seems to be a poor move by Time Warner on my webpage at: http://edhiker.50webs.com/Time_Warner.html


Try Google search "home roadrunner com"
Then try search "home.comcast.net"

Shows web page usage on Roadrunner (Time Warner) and Comcast
- how about 3000:1 Looks like I'm not the only one that can't make it work.

More about Los Angeles Time Warner. I add this post after at least five fruitless contacts with Time Warner.

Time Warner took over the Los Angeles franchise from Comcast early this year.

Time Warner said "Your existing web pages will be transferred in their entirety." (email March 14, 2007 6:48 AM)

Comcast had a web space allocation of 182 megabytes, I was using about 160 megabytes

Today, their website says: "You are offered 25 free megabytes of web space!", this noticed at http://home-admin.rr.com/ while I was talking to Dave (senior technician) as he was telling me that Time Warner would only give me 5 megabytes of web space. He thought that the website was incorrect - 4/18/07

In addition, the customer "must manually edit the absolute references to point to your images or pages using a relative path. Absolute references to links or images in your html files will need to be edited and changed to relative links referring to your directory structure (see image below for an example of a directory structure). Editing the html to change to relative references in your directory structure means that you should change absolute links to images and files within your Personal Home Pages"
(My web pages, if migrated from Comcast will have thousands of these issues)

I see no good reason that personal web page URL structure needed changing in the first place, especially that the host server name is ftp://upload.comcast.net
( from General FTP Setup, from http://www.help.rr.com/HMSFaqs/e_ftpsetup.aspx?topic=Personal+Home+Pages )

The technician and I got messages like this "Road Runner Help & Member Services information is unavailable at this time" several times while on the phone, 4/18/07.

These specific questions remaining unanswered.
1- How much web space is allocated/ or willing to allocate to my account?
2- Where do I find the specifications for this account?
3- Where do I view and manage my web space file structure and size from your site?
4- Why couldn't the former Comcast web space contents be left in place? (at least for a year or two)

Comments or answers can be addressed to ed506 (at) edhiker.com

Related links: http://home.roadrunner.com/~edhiker/ http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=edhiker&btnG=Google+Search

http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-cable20mar20,1,5332870.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-business

Today's Time Warner's website space hosting comments by edhiker, after four tech support calls.



Which best describes the Time Warner adventure in taking over Comcast's Los Angeles franchise?

1- A thousand monkeys...
2- How to keep a Pollock busy
3- Gross incompetents
4- Scam

Last August, I asked them in an email, .... "My home page alone has "Comcast" embedded 53 times, and that's just a start.
Your TV ads and welcome page ignores this problem.
Advise as how to proceed.

Ed "

--------- I got no answer till April when my thousands of URL's containing "edhiker.home.comcast" went dead. ---------

I called tech support three times and was assured that all would be fixed, they did the following for me - what a great favor!


You have successfully set up your Road Runner Personal Home Page!

This page is a temporary placeholder which should be overwritten with your own start, or home page, named index.html. If you need basic information or require assistance in uploading your documents, visit the Personal Home Pages topic on http://help.rr.com/ - Road Runner's Online Help Desk!

To make any changes on your Personal Home Page account, please refer to the Member Home Pages page. (very slow site)

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Looking further, (no small task). "You must manually edit the absolute references to point to your images or pages using a relative path. Absolute references to links or images in your html files will need to be edited and changed to relative links referring to your directory structure (see image below for an example of a director y structure). Editing the html to change to relative references in your directory structure means that you should change absolute links to images and files within your Personal Home Pages" Edhiker has thousands of URL's This is only part of the story.

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>From this page https://home.roadrunner.com/cgi-bin/ccxfer.cgi , I am sent to here:
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, root@localhost and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Apache/2.0.52 (Red Hat) Server at home.roadrunner.com Port 443

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An email sent on 3/14/07 to a non-active address and not found till 4/17/07 had a link that says "Your existing web pages will be transferred in their entirety." I used 160 MB of space on Comcast. I now believe that the email was a lie, keep reading.


Now I notice this: "How much storage space will I have?
Your existing Comcast web pages will be transferred in their entirety, up to 25 MB, to Road Runner High Speed Online Personal Home Pages. Any new Road Runner Personal Web Page accounts created will receive up to 10 MB of storage space."

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Today's news (4/17/07) Time Warner Board Could Cut Cable Stake Time Warner executives are weighing whether the company should reduce its cable-TV holdings amid competition from the Internet, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Tuesday.

.....................
My pages will be placed elsewhere

I have a new test site at Google http://edhiker.googlepages.com/

I am now free to move from what I thought was a lifetime connection to cable

Comcast to Time Warner transition failed in Los Angeles

All my thousands of URLs that were originally on Comcast were deleted with no notice.

I will attempt to give a more complete story of what seems to be a poor move by Time Warner on my webpage at: http://edhiker.googlepages.com/




Previous post follows:

I sent the mail below last Aug, but no answer, now all my many web pages are gone.


I see a nightmare (for the third time) in this conversion from Comcast to Time Warner.
I have thousands of URL's containing "edhiker.home.comcast" - try that in Google just to get a glimpse.

My home page alone has "Comcast" embedded 53 times, and that's just a start.

Your TV ads and welcome page ignores this problem.

Advise as how to proceed.

Ed

-----------------------------------------------------

Sorry for the inconvenience.

As you probably know, Time Warner Cable is in the process of welcoming former Comcast customers to our family. Recently, you and some of these former Comcast High-Speed Online customers may have experienced some service issues as we made the conversion to Time Warner Cable’s Road Runner High Speed Online service.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. We’re working hard to make things better.

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FAQ >> Road Runner High Speed Online

Q:		Will I be able to create a personal home page?
A:		Yes. Personal Home Pages is a free premium service offered to you by Road Runner. This service allows you to create your own personal place on the web where your friends and family can access it anytime from their computer. - .... but I can't find Time Warner's personal home page site at all for Los Angeles -------------------------------

Time warner http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/82769 http://www.timewarnercable.com/SoCal/?x=22&y=6
http://www.timewarnercable.com/CustomerService/FAQ/TWCFaqs.ashx?faqID=83&MarketID=23&CatID=748
feedback http://www.timewarnerla.com/support/feedback/

( Google email says "You are currently using 118 MB (4%) of your 2839 MB")
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Phoned them, they say they will work on it and let me know

Prognosis looks bad...

Any help or comments would be appreciated
email ed506 (at) edhiker.com

edhiker edhiker.com www.edhiker.com

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