Food Inventory & Barcode Scanning Software

I am desperately looking for a software program that will allow me to scan items via a barcode scanner and let me keep a running inventory of what I have in my pantry as well as allowing me to scan the items that I throw out, so that I will have a list to print when I to to the grocery.

I'd also REALLY (really the most important) want it to have the ability to search it's database of recipes (also allows me to input my own) knowing what I have in my pantry and showing the recipes I could make.

I have a recipe program called BigOven that has many of these features, except for the barcode scanning part. It allows me to select the items I have and then finds recipes I could make with it.

So far I have found a few programs (links aren't included because I haven't tried them yet)
1. GroceryIP - looks promising, but it was released in 2003 and it doesn't look like the original company still exists - $30 - $35
2. Now You're Cooking - I don't think it has a barcode lookup - website is a bit weird...makes me wonder - $25
3. Diet Pro - also looks promising & is the most expensive ~$65

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Baylor Bear v. ATM Aggies - Longest Big 12 Game In History

The Baylor Bears went into a 5th overtime tonight to win against the Aggies 116 - 110.
Sick' em Bears!

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ATT Austin Half-Marathon

I am doing it.

I have a larger time limit - 4 hours, but there are a lot of hills, so I think it's time for me to start jogging through Cameron Park, in order to get some "hillage."

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Free Law Library

Okay so today I was looking online for a contract example for royalty usage. So I found www.Free-Lax-Library.us On their website it says:
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Okay so obviously it one of those survey things that you do, but it says:
"
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public domain. We also have a process to address any copyright issues that may arise.
Please see our Terms and Conditions for the details of our DMCA (copyright) compliance program.


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advice and specific or personalized forms you must consult your
attorney. Free-Law-Library.us is not a law firm and this website is not
a lawyer referral service.


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Okay basic disclaimer & I like the "if you see anything in our registration
process that seems to require a purchase or any financial transaction, please let
us know about it so we can take appropriate action. Thank you!"

Looks good right? It asks for my e-mail & I must 'check' a check-box to agree with their TOS &Private Policy.
I tend to be one of those people that will read ALL the fine print, so this is what I found:

Terms of Service (TOS)

1. "Use Of The Site
You are granted a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, revocable license (a) to access and use the Site
strictly in accordance with this Agreement; (b) to use the Site solely
for informational, personal, non-commercial, educational or
entertainment purposes; and (c) to print out discrete information from
the Site solely for such purposes and provided that you maintain all
copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein."

Wait what?!? "entertainment purposes" I think for the next 2 months I will read contracts for the fun of it.... ;P

2. "Restrictions On Use

Your license for access
and use of the Site and any information, materials or documents
(collectively, "Content") found on the Site are subject to the
following restrictions and prohibitions on use:

(i)
you may not copy, print (except for the express limited purpose
permitted by the section entitled "Use of the Site" above), republish,
display, distribute, transmit, sell, rent, lease, loan or otherwise
make available in any form or by any means all or any portion of the
Site or any Content retrieved from it;

(b) you may
not use the Site or any materials obtained from the Site to develop, of
as a component of, any information, storage and retrieval system,
database, information base, website, or similar resource (in any media
now existing or hereafter developed), that is offered for commercial
distribution of any kind, including through sale, license, lease,
rental, subscription, or any other commercial distribution mechanism;

(c) you may not create compilations or derivative works of any Content from the Site[...]"

(Re: Bolded words) If you using educational purposes, most likely you will be using it in a paper or of the sort... I can't imagine not going to this site for any other reason to use these contracts as a basis to create other works, & they say you can't do that. Well needless to say, I decided not to check the box.

Have fun reading for entertainment purposes...

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I DID IT!

I ran the whole- 1/2 marathon in just under 3 & 1/2 hrs. (3 hrs & 27 minutes). In my opinion, it was the hardest thing I have ever done. But I feel great to have done it & very proud of the medal that now hangs from my wall.

I have had a few laughs the past couple of days when people look at me then read my shirt in shock & ask "You ran a 1/2 marathon?!?" I reply "yep, and it was amazing!" I am by no means an "ideal-looking-runner" & I think people expect that when they hear of people running/walking a 1/2 or full marathon they expect elite-looking runners. I must say I did to until I did it. There were people of all ages, from 18 to 78! There was a girl there that I was greatly surprised to see there, this girl was quite large but to see her jog the whole thing - wow, that's all I can say. Not every one in the half made it that started, but a lot finished (I think as I didn't see many buses of people pass us, a few, but not too many). The amount of people running was enormous. There were somewhere between 30,000 - 33,000 runners for this race alone!

Can't wait to do it next year!

I will post a few pictures of the race later.

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