http://potato.baywords.com Just another Baywords weblog Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:34:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Back Cover http://megaupload.com/?0QPE93EP/ http://potato.baywords.com/2008/12/30/star-ocean-first-departure-u-psp/ Recently, I have been getting more and more into Open Source. So I have begun compiling a list of Open Source alternatives to commonly used programs. Let me know of any more. :) Trillian - Pidgin ConvertXtoDVD - DVD Flick Office 2003/2007 - OpenOffice.org Internet Download Manager - Free Download Manager http://potato.baywords.com/2008/12/25/commercial-software-and-its-open-source-counterparts/ Whenever I remormat my computer or purchase a new one; I always have a set of programs that are essential to me. Here is my list, in no particular order ... : Pidgin - IM Client Avast! Home Edition - Anti-Virus Mozilla Firefox - Web Browser - Adblock Plus TrueCrypt - Protect my data WinRAR ... http://potato.baywords.com/2008/12/13/what-programs-do-you-make-sure-to-install-on-a-new-computer/ Here is the full message that you get when your account expires Dear customer, Your RapidShare Premium account XXXXXXX has expired yesterday. We will delete your account in 14 days, unless you extend it. Please notice that the following will be lost if you do not extend your account. Files: XXXX MB in use: XXXX Premium Points: ... http://potato.baywords.com/2008/12/04/what-happens-when-my-rapidshare-premium-account-runs-out/ Code Geass - 1x01 - The Day The Devil Was Born Code Geass - 1x02 - The Awakening White Knight Code Geass - 1x03 - The Fake Classmate Code Geass - 1x04 - The Name Is Zero Code Geass - 1x05 - The Princess And The Witch Code Geass - 1x06 - The Stolen Mask Code ... http://potato.baywords.com/2008/11/17/code-geass-season-1/ Heroes.S03E00.HDTV.XviD-XOR Heroes.S03E01.HDTV.XviD-0TV Heroes.S03E02.HDTV.XviD-XOR Heroes.S03E03.HDTV.XviD-LOL Heroes.S03E04.HDTV.XviD-LOL Heroes.S03E05.HDTV.XviD-LOL Heroes.S03E06.HDTV.XviD-LOL Heroes.S03E07.HDTV.XviD-LOL Heroes.S03E08.HDTV.XviD-LOL http://potato.baywords.com/2008/11/13/heroes-season-3-tv-rips/ Just found this great guide for running burned games on any Wii. http://www.instructables.com/id/SNV9T0CFN4H8OGD/ I placed a few of the files that you need in the Wii Stuff page. http://potato.baywords.com/2008/11/08/run-backup-games-without-installing-a-modchip/ This is a great product to go with any Windows installation. It was formally owned by Giant Software before Microsoft acquired it (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/dec04/12-16GIANTPR.mspx). I use this to complement Avast! Free Antivirus so I have Virus and Spyware covered. ;-) http://potato.baywords.com/2008/10/21/windows-defender/ This is an easy solution to get your Xbox 360 to recognize your External Hard Drive. The Xbox 360 reconizes only FAT 32 formatted drives, but Windows won't let you format to FAT 32 on a drive bigger than 32GB. So I use the utility below to format. Visit the following links to download: Mirror ... http://potato.baywords.com/2008/09/24/how-to-format-your-external-hard-drive-to-work-with-the-xbox-360/ I am still amazed how easy it is for people to mistake adware as legitamate programs for removing spyware. An example of this just came to me today as I was cleaning another persons computer. This program was called SpyDefender Pro. You can tell it definately plays on peoples fears and ... http://potato.baywords.com/2008/08/17/fake-antispyware-programs/