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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...
UPDATES TO NEW YORK TIMES, GOOGLE
Two recent announcements. The New York Times officially added “Times Skimmer” to its family of web sites, with an attractive interface for browsing through news stories without...
Computer Shopping – Some UltraThin Notebooks
Let me show you some of the ultrathin notebooks that have caught my eye. There are more on the market and new ones are appearing every week, so this isn’t an endorsement, just an...
Computer Shopping – Understanding Notebooks And Netbooks
The variety of notebooks is overwhelming and new models are appearing daily. The market is starting to look like this: Netbooks with 10”-11” screens, powered by Intel’s weak Atom...
Computer Shopping – Windows 7 Desktops
It is harder than ever to generalize about computer specifications. You have to consider whether you want something special - a touchscreen; a space-saving case or all-in-one...
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...
THE CONTINUING BATTLE WITH MALWARE
Two weeks ago my son clicked OK on a message about some security problem. He called out and asked me about it after he clicked. By the time I walked in and unplugged the network...
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...