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Bing Sucks At Searches

Bing Sucks At Searches

Bing sucks at searches. You know how I know that? Because I have an anecdote to prove it. Anecdotes don't prove anything. I know that. You know that. If I'm going to make a broad claim I ought to have solid evidence and statistics and data. I don't. Well, I do, but...

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Kindles For Boomers

If you haven’t had a chance to see a Kindle yet, you really owe it to yourself to ask someone to show you theirs. You’ll see their eyes light up with the same look that iPhone...

THE SHRINKING OF THE LONG TAIL

A full-scale war is brewing between Amazon and Wal-Mart and it’s not completely obvious that consumers will be the winners. Prices are not the only thing that matters; we will...

Black Friday

Have you noticed how the Thanksgiving shopping experience has changed in the last few years? Until recently, merchants tried to build excitement by keeping the Friday sale prices...

CHANGING THE START MENU POWER BUTTON

It’s one of those little things that nagged at me. When you click on the Start button in Vista and Windows 7, there’s a power button next to the search bar. Everybody has a...

ONLINE LEGAL RESEARCH TOOLS

Lawyers will be paying subscription fees to Lexis-Nexis and West for years to come, but there are some signs that legal information also wants to be free. Last week Google...

GOOGLE TESTS SEARCH OPTIONS

Google built its reputation on its streamlined, minimalist home page and search results, but it may change that design to add more information soon. A small number of people will...

OLD-STYLE GAMING WITH MACHINARIUM

Machinarium is a stunningly beautiful game with hand-drawn characters and backgrounds that are packed with detail and personality. Better yet, it’s an adventure game in the old...

NOT YET FOR NETBOOKS

Don’t buy a netbook yet. It’s taking longer than I expected for the next generation of netbooks to become available. There’s no shortage of the very small devices with 10”...

J RIVER MEDIA CENTER 14

What software do you use to listen to music on a computer? Most people use iTunes. A few lonely folks have gotten the new Zune HD and use its software. Still others use Windows...

ST. ANTHONY

Everywhere I went today the same question came up – who was the stylish figure in the picture of the dual monitors yesterday? Actually, if you want to be hyper-technical, I...