[Dixonary] OT: AHD4 Leaves Bartleby.com

[Daniel B. Widdis]

It seems that Bartleby.com no longer hosts my favorite online dictionary.



I had no preference for the AHD4 over other dictionaries, but the
bartleby.com site did allow me to search for words based on a word in the
definition, a feature lacking in many other online dictionaries.



Does anyone know a good online source where I can look for, say, any
definition including "rotten eggs" ?



Dan

[jdh]

I don't know if this is even relevant or not.

But I bought my AHD for Windows 3.1 on CD ROM in 1995 and it works on Windows XP and you can click any word in the text of a definition and it will automatically jump to the definition of that other word.

Perhaps these CD install disks are still available at retail for about $10?

I don't know the version of AHD.

The SW had built in pronunciation (audio) and thesaurus.

[Dodi Schultz]

jdh wrote:

> I bought my AHD for Windows 3.1 on CD ROM in 1995...I don't know the
> version of AHD.

The fourth (print) edition of AHD was published in 2000.

--Dodi

[jdh]

The fourth (print) edition of AHD was published in 2000.

--Dodi
I haven't memorized the one I have yet, so I'll probably stick with it for a while :D

[earler]

The one you bought was ver. 3. There was a ver. 4 available on cd several years later. but I am not certain if it is still available. Best to install it using a virtual disk. It uses about 400 megs on a virtual disk.

[Christopher Carson]

I have AHD 4 on CD installed on my work laptop and I've used it to support
my Dixonary addiction for several years. Alas, when I tried to install it
on the new Vista machine at home it failed. The folks who published the CD
evidently used the 16-bit version of the installer and Vista 64 won't run
16-bit programs at all. I haven't yet decided whether it's worth installing
virtualbox or not. Probably not so I'm shopping for a newer version.

Chris

[Judy Madnick]

Hope it's not a hassle!

I ran into a few problems with my new 64-bit laptop -- bought a couple of new programs as a result. While that's kinda' fun <G>, on top of the laptop purchase, I would have preferred *not* to have spent the extra money. Even my security lock didn't fit the new laptop!

Judy



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From: "Christopher Carson" <christopherlanecarson (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
To: Dixonary (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com
Received: 6/16/2009 8:19:55 AM
Subject: [Dixonary] Re: OT: AHD4 Leaves Bartleby.com



<< I have AHD 4 on CD installed on my work laptop and I've used
<< it to support
<< my Dixonary addiction for several years. Alas, when I tried to
<< install it
<< on the new Vista machine at home it failed. The folks who
<< published the CD
<< evidently used the 16-bit version of the installer and Vista 64
<< won't run
<< 16-bit programs at all. I haven't yet decided whether it's worth
<< installing
<< virtualbox or not. Probably not so I'm shopping for a newer
<< version.

<< Chris

[jdh]

Hope it's not a hassle!

I ran into a few problems with my new 64-bit laptop -- bought a couple of new programs as a result. While that's kinda' fun <G>, on top of the laptop purchase, I would have preferred *not* to have spent the extra money. Even my security lock didn't fit the new laptop!

Judy
My sister bought a 64-bit Acer desktop. I left Windows Vista firewall running cause Zone Alarm I could not find a free 64bit version. Maybe Comodo 64bit free firewall AV would work but not sure it's user friendly enuf.

[jdh]

My sister bought a 64-bit Acer desktop. I left Windows Vista firewall running cause Zone Alarm I could not find a free 64bit version. Maybe Comodo 64bit free firewall AV would work but not sure it's user friendly enuf.

FWIW:
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Bad Advice from Comodo and Loss of Trust
http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2008/05/bad-advice-from-comodo-and-loss-of.html

Note this is over 1 year old. I don't know if it's still a current issue?

[Judy Madnick]

<< > My sister bought a 64-bit Acer desktop. I left Windows Vista
<< firewall
<< running cause Zone Alarm I could not find a free 64bit version.
<< Maybe
<< Comodo 64bit free firewall AV would work but not sure it's user
<< friendly
<< enuf.

I opted for PC Security Shield, but it's not free. I had been using it on my old laptop and found it to be quite user-friendly, more so than McAfee. So I'll stick with that...and pay the price for it.

Judy

[Daniel B. Widdis]

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 8:26 AM, Judy Madnick wrote:

>
> I ran into a few problems with my new 64-bit laptop


I, too, recently got a new laptop (and am surprised I held out so long on
Vista... I actually like it) which was 64-bit. I wasn't aware of the
software incompatibility of many problems until it was too late. Oh,
well....

On another note, I found my online, searchable AHD4 at
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ . I'm all set for my next deal!

--
Dan Widdis

[Judy Madnick]

From: "Daniel B. Widdis" <widdis (AT) gmail (DOT) com>

<< I wasn't aware of the
<< software incompatibility of many problems until it was too late.
<< Oh,
<< well....

It always seems that way, doesn't it? Who would have thought that the stupid security lock wouldn't fit in the HP laptop slot?! So on top of everything else, I had to buy a new cable.

Do you have bluetooth on your laptop? I was going to get a (bluetooth) wireless external keyboard and mouse, but I'm wondering how reliable they are.

Judy

[Daniel B. Widdis]

I don't use the wireless keyboard, etc. because I don't want to deal
with batteries. But I have many friends who enjoy them with no problems.

--
Dan Widdis
Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 18, 2009, at 7:25 AM, "Judy Madnick" <jmadnick (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

>
> From: "Daniel B. Widdis" <widdis (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
>
> << I wasn't aware of the
> << software incompatibility of many problems until it
> was too late.
> << Oh,
> << well....
>
> It always seems that way, doesn't it? Who would have thought that
> the stupid security lock wouldn't fit in the HP laptop slot?! So on
> top of everything else, I had to buy a new cable.
>
> Do you have bluetooth on your laptop? I was going to get a
> (bluetooth) wireless external keyboard and mouse, but I'm wondering
> how reliable they are.
>
> Judy

[Christopher Carson]

My new toy has Bluetooth built in and I got the Bluetooth mouse and keyboard
with it. My only complaint on the keyboard is that it will go to 'sleep'
after a period of non-use, I'm sure a battery conservation measure. That
causes a little bit of a lag when sitting down and logging in after being
away for awhile. The keyboard retains keystrokes until the Bluetooth kicks
in so there's no loss of characters but it's a little disconcerting to see
yourself typing away ahead of the characters appearing on the screen. I've
not noticed the same thing with the mouse so I think it must activate more
quickly.

So far the only incompatibility I've found with 64-bit Windows is 16-bit
programs (which I think also impacts the 32-bit version of Vista) and the
Adobe flash player that doesn't work with the 64-bit version of Internet
Explorer. Of course the stock setup has both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions
of IE installed so I just use the 32-bit version for virtually everything.
The 16-bit program problem has so far only occurred with a couple of
software packages that still use the old (free) version of Installshield
which was 16-bit. I would think that most of those would be long gone by
now and sure enough, the only program I've had trouble with is the AHD4
package which I bought a long time ago so I can't complain too much.

Chris

[Judy Madnick]

From: "Daniel B. Widdis" <widdis (AT) gmail (DOT) com>

<< I don't use the wireless keyboard, etc. because I don't want to
<< deal
<< with batteries. But I have many friends who enjoy them with no
<< problems.

When I had a wireless mouse many years ago, I was changing the batteries every two weeks. That was before they would "go to sleep" when not being used. I guess the technology has changed.

Judy

[Judy Madnick]

From: "Christopher Carson" <christopherlanecarson (AT) gmail (DOT) com>

<< My new toy has Bluetooth built in

Same here.

<< and I got the Bluetooth
<< mouse and keyboard
<< with it.

The Dell I was supposed to get (but they couldn't make delivery within 30 days and we were going away, so I had to cancel) had a "matching" keyboard and mouse at a reasonable price. I've read about the "sluggishness" of the keyboard, and I'm a fast typist. So I think I may forget the keyboard but perhaps try the mouse.

<< Of course the stock setup has both the 32-bit and
<< 64-bit versions
<< of IE installed so I just use the 32-bit version for virtually
<< everything.

And, again, same here. Roboform is not yet compatible with a 64-bit system, so that helped me make the decision to just stick with the 32-bit IE version.

Judy

[Daniel B. Widdis]

CC> So far the only incompatibility I've found with 64-bit Windows is 16-bit
programs

I have only one incompatibility, but it's a big one. Cisco's VPN router
software (which I need to remotely log in to my company's intranet) doesn't
have a 64 bit software. I have to use my old laptop for that, until they
find a 64-bit solution (which they're working on with a target completion
date of last month).


--
Dan Widdis