Replacements

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A few weeks ago, I inexplicably referenced The Flinstones in Viva Rock Vegas in one of my posts. Sure, that may be grounds for movie blog renouncement right there, but somehow my inpending trip to Las Vegas made me think of it. Besides, it gave me the idea for the post that you're currently reading. See, the first Flintstones movie starred John Goodman in the title role. Who doesn't love Goodman, after all? He was in Roseanne, he'll be forever remembered as Walter Sobchak - heck, he even played The Babe (not that anyone cares to remember that one). So, imagine Jack's Total Lack of Surprise that the second, Goodman-less (and every other star-less) Flintstones movie bombed. But as bad as either film might sound, the truly egregious act here was the replacement of Goodman with the terribly un

Saturday’s Republican conventions may be a signal of a paradigm shift in Minnesota Republican political thought. Traditionally, the incumbent would receive the de facto endorsement of the party. Both Democrats and Republicans have enjoyed this undeserved luxury for most of our nation’s political history. Saturday’s caucuses have produced a much different result. Grass roots activists within their [...]

For people who have difficulty with self selection and/or portion control, meal replacements (e.g., liquid meals, meal bars, calorie-controlled packaged meals) may be used as part of the diet component of a comprehensive weight management program. Substituting one or two daily meals or snacks with meal replacements is a successful weight loss and weight maintenance strategy. Before completely giving up on ever being the weight you'd like to be, consider drinking your way to your ideal weight - you may just keep the weight off longer. Researchers from Clinical Research Labs in New Jersey followed 64 women for one year and compared the effects on body weight and composition of two diet plans similar in nutrients. One plan incorporated liquid meal replacements while the other plan followed

-DAY 68. I'm excited to report that I have found the solution to my Spooning problem! .Who knew IKEA would come to my rescue in my desperate times..I told my beloved hubby of ALMOST 7 YEARS COME APRIL 16th (day after the tax deadline, we figured we needed 2 things to stress about every year) that I was going to buy him a substitute to cuddle with. Behold Hippodot:She is huggable and squeezable with no danger of being strangled to death unlike her human counter part who wakes up after her air supply is cut off in the middle of the night. You know, that might explain why I've become so forgetful. Lack of oxygen to my brain... If you think poor Hippodot has a pitiful look on her face now, imagine what she'll look like 7 years from now....I did give him a choice between an alligator and a hipp

One of our regular readers in the Huntridge called. Some of the original siding shingles from her home were ripped off during the big windstorm 2 weeks ago. Her insurance company wants to tear them all off and stucco her home. Fortunately, she’s one of us, and wants to keep the look of the home [...]

CWT - Hollywood. Cats With Thumbs Los Angeles Bureau reports that members of the Professional Animal Workers Society (P.A.W.S.) have staged an industry wide strike to protest low wages, substandard food, and unacceptable housing. P.A.W.S. is believed to represent over 8000 mammals, reptiles, and amphibians working as actors in movies, television, and advertising; CWT was unable to verify the exact membership roll, as none of the P.A.W.S. public relations officers contacted by Cats With Thumbs were able to communicate in a known human dialect. CWT learned of the unprecedented animal action from a source inside a major advertising firm that specializes in animal theme marketing campaigns. When questioned by Cats With Thumbs, the production assistant was adamant the animal union was on walko

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(Archived in: Open Source and Shareware Online Applications)Series Number NineABIWORDUse the most excellent AbiWord app as an alternative to MS Notepad and WordPad. "AbiWord" is part of an open source project that started out as "AbiSource" by the SourceGear Corporation. It has been winning awards since 1999. Refer to AbiSource Dot Com for the complete history and description.From the AbiSource Website:"AbiWord is unique among word processors in its drive to become a fully cross-platform word processor. Our source code is carefully written so that AbiWord will run on virtually any operating system with a minimum of time spent on porting. This combined with our support for internationalization (the ability to run AbiWord in many languages) gives AbiWord a massive potential user-base."Multi Platform / Interoperability (source: www.abisource.com)Although this blog series in on MS Replacements, consider AbiWord as a robust word processor to use on the operating system that you prefer - it

(Archived in: Open Source and Shareware Online Applications)Series Number Eight7-ZIP OPEN SOURCE"7-ZIP" is a versatile and compact (no pun intended) compression utility. Highly rated, Free downloads and Open Source is what we like, and 7-Zip fits the bill.PC users always think of WinZip when they think of file compression, and it's hard to think there may be something better. This little gem unzips lots of file formats, but even better it can cross platforms between MS, Linux and Unix. Read the publisher profile below, then read the editor's review and download it free at CNET DOT COM.From The 7-Zip Publisher:"The main features of 7-Zip: High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression. Supported formats: Packing / unpacking: 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR; Unpacking only: RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS. For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip. Self-extracting capabili

Chinese vehicle markets have shifted permanently in favor of replacements, according to the Union of National Passenger Car Market Information.Rao Da, secretary-general of the association, predicted there would be at least 8.5 million vehicles sold in 2007, one-fifth of which will be consumers’ second car. Figures show the number of passenger cars in China increased to 35 million units in 2006 from 12 million in 1997. The new vehicles sold in Beijing totaled 392,000 in 2006, and the number of second-hand vehicles sold was 320,000 units, up 57 percent from 2005, said Su Hui, general manager of Beijing Asian Game Village Automobile Exchange, adding the transaction volume of second-hand vehicles is expected to reach 500,000 units this year.

Local replacement means that an incoming page is brought in only to the relevant process’ address space. Global replacement policy allows any page frame from any process to be replaced. The latter is applicable to variable partitions model only.

(Archived in: Open Source and Shareware Online Applications)Series Number Seven KATO RESTORATION"Restoration" by Brian Kato restores files that have been deleted permanently. I have not disabled the Recycle Bin, but if you have been reading this blog then you know that I have "hidden" the recycle bin and my deleted files automatically bypass the recycle bin.You can read a hack on how to skip the recyle bin at this Saman Sadeghi post. Below is a screen shot of the Restoration utility window and controls on my PC.From the SNAPFILES Website:"Restoration is an easy to use and straight forward tool to undelete files that were removed from the recycle bin or directly deleted from within Windows, and we were also able to recover photos from a Flash card that had been formatted. Upon start, you can scan for all files that may be recovered and also limit the results by entering a search term or extension. In addition, it also provides the option to wipe the found files beyond simple recovery.

(Archived in: Open Source and Shareware Online Applications)Series Number SixFIREFOX BROWSERNo doubt if you have been around computers any length of time, you know that Microsoft owns the browser market with over a 70% share. Netscape and Opera no longer are contenders, although Navigator shares its roots with Firefox because of the Mozilla Foundation. If you have a hard time understanding the relationship and history between Mozilla, AOL, Netscape, Firefox, and maybe even SeaMonkey, then take the time to read all about it as chronicled in, "Understanding the Relationship and History Between Mozilla and Netscape".Suffice to say that Firefox and Netscape 8 are not one and the same animal, and that Firefox may well be the Ultimate MS Replacement, as in replacing Internet Explorer. If you don't know why you should switch to Firefox then you need to read "Top 10 Reasons to Switch" , or "Rediscover the Web". You can download the Firefox Browser from either site. Firefox is also the recipi

Now you all know that Windows Media Player is one the worst players available. So here I have some replacements for it. I would recommend all WMP users to switch to something better. And that also when all the other good applications are free to use. Now, let’s start the list VLC Player Also known as Video Lan Player is a must-have for every computer-geek just like having Harry Potter’s seventh book for a Harry Potter fan. It plays every thing you can imagine. As far as I remember, I have never had any compatibility problems with this player. You can say “It plays almost anything you throw at him“. I would recommend you to download this and try it out. It supports file formats such as MPEG, MOV, AVI, ASF, WMx, OGG, WAV, 3GP (this is just the start) and more. And one more thing, it’s skinnable just like other good applications. Download the best skins from here. The default is just like giving you a heart-attack, so get the skins now! KMPlayer KMPlaye

(Archived in: Open Source and Shareware Online Applications)Number Five in A Series SUNBELT PERSONAL FIREWALLSunbelt Personal Firewall is a good pick for protecting any computer connected to the Internet via DSL, Cable, ISDN, WiFi or even a Satellite Modem. This is another MS replacement to keep your machines running smoothly. Not necessarily free, but at a rock bottom price.Sunbelt (formerly Kerio) Personal Firewall is a replacement for Windows XP Firewall. If you're looking for the free Kerio Firewall or a replacement for the Sygate firewall, this is it. There is a free trial period, and the Sunbelt Personal Firewall will keep working after the 30 day trial, just not in a "full" mode (See website for chart and details).From The Website:"About the Windows XP Firewall...The Windows XP firewall gives many people a false sense of security. Unlike SPF4 and other leading stand-alone firewall software, the XP firewall does not block information going out of your PC. The

(Archived in: Open Source and Shareware Online Applications)Number Four in A Series SPYBOT SEARCH & DESTROYThis post continues the series on MS replacements. Now that We are keeping the registry clean, making frequent backups, defragmenting the hard drives, it's also time to employ some adware and spyware detection tools.Spybot Search & Destroy is another tool I have used for years. S&D gets high marks in reviews from users and tech sites like PC World and PCMag.com. Best part is the FREE download and online updates.From The Website:"Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your brows

There are many applications in Microsoft Windows that do not come up to my taste and I find them quite boring and dull. Unfortunately the default Windows Notepad is one of them. Though it is one very simple and easy-to-use text editor but still it has very limited functions and is not at all recommended for hardcore users. 5 Best Replacements For Windows Notepad I have a compiled a list of the 10 best alternatives to your Windows Notepad. These softwares just behave like Notepad in terms of function but all of them have unique extra added features that make them quite elite to Windows Notepad. 1. ProNotepad 2 ProNotepad 2 has some quick tools and tabbed browsing/editing feature. 2. Notepad++ Notepad++ is a free open source text editor that features syntax highlighting, multi-document view and you can even drag and drop files. 3. Notepad 2 Notepad 2 is another substitute for the legendary Windows Notepad. It makes itself unique as it runs out of box without any installation and does

(Archived in: Open Source and Shareware Online Applications)Number Three in A Series AUSLOGICS DISK DEFRAGThis post is the third in a series pertaining to MS replacement possibilities. Along the lines of keeping your registry clean and making backups a frequent must, it makes sense to continue our review with a replacement for the MS disk defragmenter with Auslogics Disk Defrag.After years of keeping too much junk on my computers, and now that I am starting with a clean slate, my intent is to keep things clean and running smoothly through routine maintenance with free tools like CCleaner and Auslogics Disk Defrag.From The Website:"Disk fragmentation leads to system slowdowns, PC crashes, slow startup and shutdown and sometimes to system failures. Auslogics Disk Defrag® is designed for fast optimization of today's modern hard disks. Get the

(Archived in: Open Source and Shareware Online Applications)Number Two in A Series CCLEANERThis is the second in a series of posts dealing with applications to replace MS applications. I still am running on Windows XP, will use these applications discussed in this series for some time on my PC, but eventually want to be running Linux on a laptop for the mobility.Portability and usability are big on my agenda. This definitely is an MS alternative...as in a replacement for the Disk Cleanup utility.Since I have cleaned things up on my answer machine, time to make sure we keep things clean. That brings us to CCleaner Dot Com. I thought the "CC' had to be for "computer cleaner", but it turns out it stands for "crap cleaner". I have used this off and in the past, and now I have it embedded in my routine to run it a few times a week.From The Website:"CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your

(Archived in: Open Source and Shareware Online Applications)Number One in A Series DESKVIEWThis is the first in a series of posts dealing with applications to replace MS applications. I still am running on Windows XP for the time being. However, I am using a limited number of Microsoft applications (accessories on rare occasions like paint and calculator) and IE when I have no choice, because of the interface with a particular website, or for an online download.Otherwise I am using freeware/shareware, open source, and online applications as replacement software. The appeal of this is the desire to trim things down, be more frugal with resources, and to create a personal trend towards portability and online usability. I have decided this is a large part of becoming a Digital Nomad. Not all posts will deal specifically with MS alternatives. These posts will include gadgets, tools, and other utilities found, tested, and adopte

(Archived in: Online Applications Technology in Plain English)Introduction to The SeriesPart of the original idea for Digital Nomads was to research the interwebs for the information necessary to consider and formulate a personal approach to being digital. This process will now become more the main focus of this blog.Portability equates to freedom, and this freedom also suggests less dependency on previous norms of the PC world. This results in a natural migration towards new resources and the trial and error of new computing options.This has included the testing and adoption of so-called MS replacements, running apps on your computer and at a fraction of the cost of a proprietary OS. (Operating System / OSS is an acronym for Open Source Software).Another approach is to abandon MS-OS altogether and replace it with Linux. This may be the subject of future posts, but for the near future I will be focusing on Online Apps, freeware, and OSS. Although I particularly do fancy the notion of r

Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality. - Bertrand Russell Russell was obviously never an Arsenal fan because the one absolute certainty at this moment in time is the overwhelming sense of doom, perpetuated by the media, and some irrational fears coming through. The situation is what it is. And Life Goes On. What is done, is done, and now we start a new era. Who that era involves is unknown. Alan Smith hit the nail on the head yesterday when he noted that Henry exerted, either accidentally or purposely, a huge influence over the young players in the team. In the same way that George Graham’s team became overly reliant on Ian Wright, the current squad were overly reliant on Henry. When they lost their ‘talisman’, they struggled to score. In confirming the transfer, Arsenal’s hand was forced. The Club had wanted a lid kept on the deal until next week when they believed that they would have secured a replacement. Th

Shane “Footsteps” Falco is a disillusioned football player who believes his dreams have all but dissipated. Once a red-hot All American prospect, Shane now regrets ever believing that the NFL would draft him. However, fate takes a strange twist for Shane when during the 1997 NFL season, a player’s strike leaves the fields (and stadiums) empty, leaving team owners scrambling to fill uniforms as fast as possible. When the Washington Sentinels bring back the contentious and self-retired head coach Jimmy McGinty to seek out players who will play with their hearts rather than their wallets, he picks Shane to lead his mismatched crew of outsiders through the strike. To everyone’s surprise, the ragtag team goes on an unprecedented winning streak as they discover in themselves the ability to hope for more than they ever thought possible…maybe even the playoffs, which has been denied to the Sentinels for seven years.~yahoo Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sports Actors:

If you run Linux and install free software, you won’t have to worry about this ever again! Most of free (as in free speech) software is free (as in free beer). You can find a free replacement for most of the commercial software out there. Here’s a list of some commercial software, and their open source equivalents.read more | digg storyhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/naOQ

Here is a list of popular free software applications that run on Microsoft Windows–along with the proprietary applications they replace. If you are still a Windows user, you can take a first step towards free software by installing these applications. Here’s the link http://www.gnu.org/software/

Whitney Gould of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned yesterday that a friend of hers has dubbed her "Gutenberg in the Digital Age" because she doesn't own things like an iPod, cable television, a digital camera or a Blackberry. She disavows any interest in new technology and explains why she much prefers a good book over any electronic version of the same thing. While I am Gould's complete opposite when it comes to new technology gizmos, I completely agree with her that a good book beats a new tech version of the same thing hands down.Recently, when I was convalescing from back surgery and a fractured foot, my techno-aversion took on new dimensions. After a brief fantasy about gizmos that might make my confinement more palatable (now is the time to finally call the cable guy; I really should get into text messaging, etc.), I reverted to my primitive ways. What I craved more than any high-tech gadget, I realized, was time to read.And read I did - 18 books in four months. Novels