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02.12.1999 - GnomeREPORT

After polling Lockergnomies in the Lockergnome newsgroups (which you should visit if you haven't done so lately), I've been given the "thumbs up" to talk to you about another serious subject matter that pertains to ALL of us: health. If you don't care about your health, that's fine. You can skip this report and the page I'm about to ask you to read. I've always felt compelled to let people know about things that I find interesting... computer-related or not.

If you haven't caught on by now, I've lost 30 pounds of fat (not muscle) over the past four months--maintaining that weight will NOT be a problem. But it isn't just about losing fat, it's about being healthy. Who likes being sick, anyway? Unless, of course, there's a big project due in a couple of weeks. Do ya feel a cough coming on? I don't. As a matter of fact, my chronic cough (which I've had since the fifth grade) has disappeared; I haven't even had my "annual bronchitis" this year... and I want to share with you the "how" and "why".

Believe it or not, your health is important to me, too. I want you to be wide awake and completely aware when you read my scribblings. Anyway, I was originally going to break down the following page into GnomeREPORTS and send them in parts to you over the next week. America's health is in a horrible state, and I believe I've found out what we can do to stop many of the problems (obesity, diabetes, heart disease, etc.). And, before you read anything, understand that nobody paid me to do any of this. Also, keep in mind that learning about health stuff has become a new hobby of mine--I'm no expert, by far... but I've discovered quite an eye-opening resource.

Check out the Lockergnome Health Report immediately.

-- Chris Pirillo        


GnomePROGRAM

Javascript Editor v1.12 [200k] W9x FREE

http://www.btinternet.com/~yang/jseditor.zip
http://www.btinternet.com/~yang/

I'm sure there's an end-all, be-all JavaScript editor floating around out there, but it probably costs just about as much as a brand new computer. If you understand the basics of JavaScript, you probably don't need a terribly fancy editor; this one's for you. You could probably liken this puppy to Notepad, because there aren't a lot of fancy buttons, and use is pretty much straightforward (again, if you know what's going on in the JavaScript coding world). Be sure to swing by the author's site to pick up other small utilities--including a crossword creator!


GnomeSYSTEM

Password Revealer v1.0 [264k] W9x/NT FREE

http://user.online.be/jos.branders/revealer.exe
http://user.online.be/jos.branders/revealer.htm

This is a program that is only to be used on your personal computer; by posting this information, I'm assuming that you're an honest and worthy Lockergnomie. It will allow you to view passwords that appear like "*******" on the screen. This can come in handy if you've forgotten a particular password or need to verify it. It's saved my skin a few times already. Don't be malicious with this, gang--it's a tool for helping, not hacking.


GnomeCANDY

ASCII Pic v1.0 [152k] W9x/NT FREE

http://members.xoom.com/5679soft/asciipic.zip
http://w3.to/5679soft/

Woah, this puppy is totally cool! Basically, you can take any given BMP on your computer and it will turn it into ASCII Art. No muss, no fuss--all fun! ASCII Art is basically "art" that is created by putting together on-screen characters. You should use a Fixed Pitch font (like Courier New) to view any type of ASCII art. If you've never seen ASCII Art, you haven't lived. Download this utility, find an interesting pictorial BMP, and convert it to ASCII Art format. You should be able to pull it up perfectly in WordPad. This is AWESOME!


GnomeFAVORITE

FileFarm.com

http://www.filefarm.com/

The cheese stands alone, the cheese stands alone... hi-ho, the MyDesktop Network has launched a new site! You're always in need of another daily stop to get your shareware fix, so swing by the farm. You won't find hogs or chickens here, though. Instead, you'll find an organized hierarchy of downloads (and their database grows on a daily basis): system utilities, patches, multimedia, Internet tools, graphics, productivity applications, and a bit more. WARNING: watch out for the cow pies.


GnomeDESKTOP

FONT: Revicons [117k]

http://reveal.unpaved.com/files/revicons1.zip
http://reveal.unpaved.com/

If you're looking for killer Dingbats, look no further. Each font in this archive is still under development, but what has been completed thus far is nothing short of outstanding. The author has taken system (and common program) icons and put them into TTF format. Which means you can use them in your graphics editor to manipulate as you see fit! No more pixelization when you want to "enlarge" those 32x32 pixel wonders. This is one of those "must have" sets--I'm sure you can find a use for it.


GnomeTIP

A week or so ago there was a tip about adding new domain suffixes to your IE list. By default, only .com, .org, and .edu are listed. Why they left out .net is beyond me? Anyway, a programming Lockergnomie threw together a small program that will allow you to easily add to and edit this list: http://alazane.surf-va.com/utilities/ -- no registry hacking involved, gang!