U.S. to Consider Alternatives to Sky Marshals (Reuters)

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IPod Alternatives Shaking Up Market
(Reuters)

IPod Alternatives Shaking Up Market
(Reuters) 06/22/2004 03:42 PM
Reuters - Fitness buff Dr. Mark Hawkins bought his first iPod a year ago when the clunky CD player he used in morning workouts started giving Robert Plant, the singer of Led Zeppelin's blues-y "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" a bad stutter.

PluggedIn: iPod Alternatives Shaking Up
Market (Reuters)

PluggedIn: iPod Alternatives Shaking Up
Market (Reuters) 06/26/2004 05:40 PM
Reuters - Fitness buff Dr. Mark Hawkins bought his first iPod a year ago when the clunky CD player he used in morning workouts started giving Robert Plant, the singer of Led Zeppelin's blues-y "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" a bad stutter.

Air Marshals Keep Close Eye on Travelers
(AP)

Air Marshals Keep Close Eye on Travelers
(AP) 04/16/2004 09:04 PM
AP - When someone at an airport is sweating, is it because he's running late or trying to hide something? Could hand signals between people in a terminal be part of an inside joke or a terror plot?

Air Marshals Use Behavior to Spot
Threats (AP)

Air Marshals Use Behavior to Spot
Threats (AP) 04/16/2004 03:57 PM
AP - When someone at an airport is sweating, is it because he's running late or trying to hide something? Could hand signals between people in a terminal be part of an inside joke or a terror plot?

Witness Protection Program Lacks
Marshals (AP)

Witness Protection Program Lacks
Marshals (AP) 03/14/2005 05:35 PM
AP - The federal witness protection program, immortalized in crime movies, has granted new identities to more than 17,000 people. But as that number grows, the Marshals Service that provides protection is cutting the staff assigned to the program.

Dress Code May Hinder Their Work, Air
Marshals Say 7/18

Dress Code May Hinder Their Work, Air
Marshals Say 7/18 07/19/2004 06:36 AM

nytimes.com/2004/07/17/politics/17marshals.html
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Air Marshals Say Dress Code Makes Them
Stand Out

Air Marshals Say Dress Code Makes Them
Stand Out 07/15/2004 03:44 PM
Rules say marshals must "present a professional image" and "blend unnoticed." Some marshals have argued that the two requirements are contradictory.

Shark Tank: Those fire marshals -- no
sense of humor at all

Shark Tank: Those fire marshals -- no
sense of humor at all 12/18/2003 01:02 AM
The systems management team that runs this manufacturer's two engineering data centers knows exactly what to do in case of a fire -- at least until the day of the fire drill.

Report catalogues problems in air
marshals service (USATODAY.com)

Report catalogues problems in air
marshals service (USATODAY.com) 08/31/2004 06:04 AM
USATODAY.com - Federal air marshals have slept on the job, tested positive for alcohol or drugs while on duty, lost their weapons and falsified information, the Homeland Security Department's inspector general said Monday in a scathing report on the air marshals program.

"the marshals were concerned that she
might be trying to distract them on
behalf of terrorists by making a scene"

"the marshals were concerned that she
might be trying to distract them on
behalf of terrorists by making a scene" 07/23/2004 09:49 PM

the marshals were concerned that she
might be trying to distract them on
behalf of terrorists by making a scene

the marshals were concerned that she
might be trying to distract them on
behalf of terrorists by making a scene 07/23/2004 04:38 PM
overreaction .. news source

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BRIT PILOTS REFUSE TO FLY WITH AIR
MARSHALS, FORCE GROUNDING OF FLIGHTS

BRIT PILOTS REFUSE TO FLY WITH AIR
MARSHALS, FORCE GROUNDING OF FLIGHTS 01/03/2004 08:18 AM
BUSH ASKED RIDGE: WOULD YOU LET YOUR SON FLY ON THAT PLANE? .. Times reports

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TiVO alternatives

TiVO alternatives 06/09/2004 12:34 PM
Step aside TiVo, here comes Freevo.

Reuters catches up with the homebrew PVR revolution with today's article "Step aside TiVo, here comes Freevo." It's a new overview of the home PC-based options, including Freevo, MythTV, Snapstream's BeyondTV, and Microsoft's Media Center. It also mentions the the Build Your Own PVR website.

Personally, although I've heard good things about MythTV and Freevo, unless you're fairly familiar with building your own PCs from scratch and running command-line tools, Snapstream's BeyondTV is the easiest way to dip your toe into the homebrew PVR pool. Microsoft's version is a non-option, as it can only be legally obtained when buying a new home theater PC, which typically runs $1200-1600. [PVRblog]

PVRBlog is quickly becomning one of my favorite sources.  Keep up the great work dudes!

There Are Alternatives To Microsoft,
Really

There Are Alternatives To Microsoft,
Really 12/21/2003 10:55 AM
Living without Microsoft isn't as hard as you might think. (Star-Ledger via MyAppleMenu)

There are alternatives to Microsoft,
really

There are alternatives to Microsoft,
really 12/22/2003 02:05 AM
Between viruses, security patches, crashes and other frustrations with using Microsoft software, personal-computer owners may wonder whether it might be possible to avoid Microsoft products. That is the subject, as it happens, of a thought-provoking Web site, aptly named Living without Microsoft (www.livingwithoutmicrosoft.org).

Browsing for Alternatives

Browsing for Alternatives 08/19/2004 09:51 AM

Direct and Related Links for ' Browsing for Alternatives'

“Following the discovery that several major financial institutions’ Web sites were being used to spread an Internet Explorer exploit, The Register ran the story, “CERT recommends anything but IE.” CERT’s point is that enterprises and individual users can reduce their risk exposure by using browsers that aren’t as susceptible to Web-based exploits. So, why are we giving malware writers easy targets? Why aren’t we switching to more secure browsers? When Robert Morris released his famous…

Alternatives system 0.2.0rc2

Alternatives system 0.2.0rc2 08/12/2004 06:03 AM
An implementation of a Debian alternatives system.

Notes and Tips: ".Mac" and Alternatives

Notes and Tips: ".Mac" and Alternatives 06/22/2004 10:29 AM
Readers have been emailing us about problems with ".Mac" email and related issues...

email dying - rss alternatives

email dying - rss alternatives 01/07/2004 06:56 PM
Steve Outing [via sn< /a>]: "Any e-mail publisher with a survival instinct should be publishing RSS feeds of the content that it currently e-mails." Nomention of my essay, so here's the link again.

Report: Word Alternatives

Report: Word Alternatives 06/14/2004 09:51 AM
Here's some information about non-Microsoft word processor options for the Mac.

There Are Alternatives To User
Registration

There Are Alternatives To User
Registration 06/24/2004 06:03 PM
Just last week we wrote about how many more newspaper sites were making the mistake of forcing users to register, even though it wasn't helping them at all. First, it was drastically cutting their traffic by keeping out all the casual visitors (and links from blogs or other news aggregation sources) who don't want to register. That is, it's reducing their ad inventory. Second, even that additional info that they claim would help them sell more targeted ads is wrong, since many users just use bogus information. So, they get fewer users and useless info. This doesn't seem like a recipe for success. Earlier this week, I sent a note to that effect to the Sydney Morning Herald, which is trying to implement a registration scheme. They wrote me back, ignoring my points, and simply cutting and pasting the reason for adding registration. Steve Outing has written up a piece for Editor & Publisher explaining why online newspapers don't need to go to forced registration. First, he points out that one of the main problems with forced registration is that the users don't feel they're really getting anything of value -- and it clearly turns off casual readers. Instead, he suggests setting up offerings that add real value to get users to register, while still letting the casual reader in free. In that way, you also get rid of much of the dirty data, by giving users a reason to be honest. It seems like a smart solution: you don't lose any visitors, and for a core subset of loyal readers you get good data. It's so intelligent, in fact, that most online newspapers will ignore the idea.

TiVo Alternatives: EyeTV

TiVo Alternatives: EyeTV 11/11/2003 01:13 AM
In short, while the EyeTV is a great gadget and I'm quite happy with it, its deficiencies don't take long to surface. By Jeff Porten (TidBITS via MyAppleMenu)

Coming Soon: MS Office Alternatives For
Mac

Coming Soon: MS Office Alternatives For
Mac 06/24/2005 04:42 PM

Major milestones were recently announced for two Mac OS X-compatible software suites that could provide an alternative to the near-ubiquitous Microsoft Office. By Daniel Drew Turner, eWeek

Alternatives to Microsoft Office

Alternatives to Microsoft Office 06/23/2004 10:45 AM
WordPerfect 12 and StarOffice 7.0 aren't the dominant office suite players, but each brings strong qualities to the field, such as affordability and ease of use. But do they have what it takes to stand up to Microsoft Office? Read our reviews to find out. It's no secret that Microsoft Office dominates the productivity suite market, but that doesn't mean it's the only way to go. Corel and Sun Microsystems offer two alternatives that provide a core stable of programs at a fraction of the price of Microsoft's package.

IPod Alternatives Abound

IPod Alternatives Abound 09/02/2004 02:06 PM
Wired News Sep 2 2004 5:20PM GMT

Google Toolbar Alternatives

Google Toolbar Alternatives 01/24/2003 05:22 AM
One of the downsides of the wonderful Google Toolbar is that there's no version for Netscape or Macintosh users. After praising ...

Alternatives to Index Funds

Alternatives to Index Funds 01/09/2004 09:58 PM
Is it cheaper to choose exchange-traded funds over traditional index funds?

ExtremeTech Compares IE Alternatives

ExtremeTech Compares IE Alternatives 02/05/2005 08:58 PM

Open-source alternatives

Open-source alternatives 05/28/2004 04:57 PM
CNET Asia May 28 2004 9:14PM GMT

Microsoft: The existence of alternatives
changes everything

Microsoft: The existence of alternatives
changes everything 04/15/2004 11:48 AM
The announcement that US regulators want to prod Microsoft to share more information with its partners underlines how things have changed for the software giant. I remember the siege mentality in Silicon Valley during the first Microsoft trial. The company's browser bundle and its battle with Netscape seemed to make competing against such a dominant, cash-rich rival almost impossible. Who was going to be next? It became a cliché to talk of Silicon Valley venture capitalists asking "the Microsoft question" - how will your new technology fit into the Microsoft ecosystem, given the impossibility of fighting City Hall and taking on Redmond directly?

Target IE: A look at Internet Explorer
alternatives

Target IE: A look at Internet Explorer
alternatives 07/23/2004 03:03 PM
You've seen the warnings from analysts (heck, even I've chimed in on the subject). You've read about your peers inadvertently downloading Trojans, viruses, worms, and other malware. You've read about the numerous security vulnerabilities, many of which have set to be patched. You've heard about the competing products that offers better performance, more features, and better security. And you've heard how this product is a major part of the fixes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), which will ship in a few weeks, but not help the hundreds of millions of Windows users that aren't yet using XP.

Search engine alternatives to Google

Search engine alternatives to Google 01/02/2004 04:59 PM
Search Engine Lowdown Jan 2 2004 3:38PM ET

Novell scaling back on alternatives to
OSS

Novell scaling back on alternatives to
OSS 06/28/2004 06:03 PM
BOSTON -- As part of its transition to an open-source software model, Novell Inc. will scale back its investment in some proprietary technology that competes with open-source alternatives, a company executive said Monday.

Marketers Eye Alternatives to Google,
Overture

Marketers Eye Alternatives to Google,
Overture 08/05/2004 01:56 AM
dmnews.com Aug 5 2004 6:09AM GMT

Photoshop open source alternatives

Photoshop open source alternatives 07/21/2004 12:38 PM

This just in from NewsForge....

While virtually all computer graphics professionals use Adobe Photoshop to do their artistic work, Photoshop is a pricey and proprietary application. If you're looking to do graphics design on a budget, or perhaps want a software package that is less resource-intensive than Photoshop, check out open source alternatives -- the GIMP, SodiPodi, and Inkscape.

[NewsFor ge]

I concur. Though none of those products directly compare to Photoshop - they're certainly reliable and useable.

Application Development for the Web -
Alternatives to HTML

Application Development for the Web -
Alternatives to HTML 02/02/2003 12:42 PM
MasterNewMedia.org Feb 2 2003 10:51AM ET

Exploring alternatives to Visual
Studio.NET

Exploring alternatives to Visual
Studio.NET 04/08/2005 01:08 AM
ZDNet Apr 8 2005 5:48AM GMT

Notes and Tips: SharePoint Alternatives

Notes and Tips: SharePoint Alternatives 06/28/2004 09:54 AM
There appear to be several alternatives to Microsoft SharePoint for the Mac.

Browser alternatives are no security
guarantee

Browser alternatives are no security
guarantee 06/24/2005 08:29 PM

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