Jul 31
PriceSmart Shopper
As I was walking down the aisles in PriceSmart today I saw that I wasn’t the only shopper. It wasn’t another gringo, but it was green and it should go.
Archive for July, 2006
Jul 30
Internet Explorer or Coppermine Photo Album Problem?
I have had a reader report that he is unable to view the Chiriquí Chatter Photo album using Internet Explorer 6.0. I have IE 6.0 on this PC and it displays fine. On his PC no photo appears, just the verbage.
If you are reading this and your browser is Internet Explorer 6.0, would you mind [...]
Jul 30
Electra Comes To David
Linda the DSD, David Shopping Diva, picked up a flyer from Electra on her rounds the other day. This is the company that is going into the old location of Bamvol.
There is a tremendous growth in additional stores, restaurants etc in David increasing the competition for all.
Jul 30
US Consular Outreach Happened
Michelle Javor, Vice Consul – Chief, American Citizens Services and Mayra Luaces, Foreign Service National Supervisor, met with a large group of US citizens at the first US Consular Outreach in David, Chiriquí last Friday. I would estimate that there were over 20 American Citizens in attendance.
Jul 29
Painful Process
Alex, at INFOX, was able to get in touch with Microsoft in Costa Rico for me and have Microsoft authentic my software so I could begin updating Windows XP with all the fixes. I had bought my Windows XP prior to SP1 or SP2 so it takes a long time to download all the fixes.
After [...]
Jul 28
Windows Blue Screen
My PC has been attacked by the Blue Screen Monster. It has corrupted my harddrive and I am having to rebuild my PC from scratch.
To make things worse, Windows XP has decided that my software is not legal and will not allow updates.
I am as close to dead in the water as I [...]
Jul 26
It Used To Be There
The other day I wrote up a small farmers market that is near my home. I mentioned then that there was a much larger one near Oteima. Well as you can see it isn’t there anymore. To make things worse, I talked to Melissa at INFOX and she said it had been gone for nearly [...]
Jul 26
Need A Shine?
If you need a little break and you are near Parque Cervantes, then why not get your shoes shined. This is one bargain I have a hard time passing up. For a mere half dollar you can get a great shoeshine. I always stop at this stand, which is right by the church across from [...]
Jul 26
Soil, More Soil and Lots of Toil
I noticed today that there was a large tractor dumping rich soil in Parque Cervantes. With the top soil they are putting in they will be able to grow anything they want. This is really going to be a pretty park. I am looking forward to seeing how it turns out in October.
Jul 26
Acer Comp in David
Since the DSD had directed me to Bamvol by pointing out where Acer Comp was, I decided to take a gander at what they had to offer. Obviously this is a computer place and they had several PCs and peripherals. I was surprised to see that they had Windows XP home addition in English. They [...]
