Mar 15, 2005 | search, software
In the last few months several companies have introduced programs to index your files and your Outlook folders and let you find e-mail messages, contacts, or file attachments as easily as you can find something online. It is intoxicating to have the power to find a...
Feb 1, 2005 | Microsoft, search, web_services
Microsoft has finished its work on MSN Search and will now begin a blitz of marketing in an attempt to dent Google’s brand identification. To enhance search results, Microsoft has added full access to the contents of Encarta, which is a reasonably nice thing to...
Jan 11, 2005 | search, software
Yahoo released its free desktop search tool for lightning fast searches through Outlook folders and documents on your computer. It’s following closely behind the Google Desktop and the MSN Toolbar Suite. Yahoo purchased very appealing technology from X1 for its...
Nov 15, 2004 | search, software
There’s lots of companies that are almost ready to help you search for things on your computer. Google introduced Google Desktop Search last month – fast searches through Outlook folders and files in your My Documents folder. (Scroll down to October 14 for...
Nov 10, 2004 | Microsoft, search, software
Two events this week will get more attention than they deserve. First, Microsoft will unveil the final version of its search service, MSN Search, aimed squarely at Google. Here’s an article about the launch. Unless there are some features hidden in it that...
