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Reading FilmX Picture Files?
bzlman asks: "I just broke my finger and instead of conventional x-rays, the ER gave me a CD with huge picture files on it from the company called FilmX from sorna.com. Unfortunately, the software to read the pics is for Windows, and the file type for the images (each about 10 MB) is 'command line' (the files are of no conventional type). I've tried opening the files with every image program for Mac OS X and Classic, to no avail. These are high quality images I want to see, and I hope someone can help me find a Mac OS X way to view them. Thanks."
just use virtual pc to install a crap version of windows on your mac. i have been using dvdbackup for mac and could not find a comparable version of dvdshrink (except for dvd2one which is expensive). even through emulation on a g4, the new virtual pc is pretty fast. encoding an entire dvd in 18 minutes... so if you can get past the "puke" factor of allocating some hard disk space for windows, i think it is a fantastic product. also you can use it to try out "test" operating systems like windows media center from winbeta.org or even the new fedora 3 before putting it on your main server. now i just wonder if i can run some old legacy solaris apps? :)
Just search for a generic drug name and see how many "online pharmacies" come up, and how many of the pages have acutal drug information on it
Why are you using Google to search for generic drug names? Sites like Tylenol.com or Rogaine.com have all the info you need just a few clicks away.
In any case, let's see how well Google fares.
A Google search for Tylenol on is own returns this as #10 result. Not too good, but then, how is Google supposed to know if you're looking to buy the product or read about it based on a single word? Let's try a Google search for Tylenol ingredients instead. There we go, #1 result.
Similarly, a Google search for Rogaine returns this as #3 result. It's pretty clear that this is an information page based on its description, but let's try and do better. Simply adding "medical information" to the previous search moves that same result to #1. Boy, that was easy.
Now, if you were looking for the true "generic" versions of these drugs, like acetaminophen or minoxidil, you'll find them at Google search result #1 and #2 respectively.
So what drugs are you looking for, and how can I help you find them?