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Wolfram Alpha Ends Up Where It Belongs: Inside Another Search Engine [Wolfram Alpha]
Written on 11 Nov, 2009 at 19:58 in Tech | viewed 10 views times | 0 Comments
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Results from Wolfram Alpha —the mathematically-inclined search engine that everybody hyperventilated about a few months ago then promptly and completely ignored—will soon be rolled into Bing searches . This is fantastic news! (If you use Bing! [Which you actually... (Continue reading)
Google Search Is About to Get a Lot Better [Google]
Written on 10 Nov, 2009 at 16:51 in Tech | viewed 8 views times | 0 Comments
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For the last couple of months, Google's been testing a new search architecture called Caffeine—a back-end upgrade, but one that changes the results in virtually any search. Today, Lifehacker gets word that Caffeine is ready to go live in... (Continue reading)
Google’s Better Search, Caffeine, Going Primetime [Search Engines]
Written on 10 Nov, 2009 at 15:00 in Tech | viewed 13 views times | 0 Comments
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Reader Brian came across a new notice from Google this morning , in place of the Caffeine search architecture upgrade that Google's been letting users test out. It indicates that Google is starting to take its improved search database... (Continue reading)
Find and Get Rid of Old Files with an Advanced Explorer Search [Search Techniques]
Written on 9 Nov, 2009 at 16:45 in Tech | viewed 13 views times | 0 Comments
![Find and Get Rid of Old Files with an Advanced Explorer Search [Search Techniques]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/e46ed72fa2search.png.png&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Find and Get Rid of Old Files with an Advanced Explorer Search [Search Techniques]")
It's easy to visualize your hard drive usage by file size to get rid of big files you don't need, but if you want to hunt down the files you haven't used in ages, this quick search query can... (Continue reading)
Thunderbird 3 Release Candidate Due Next Week [Email Apps]
Written on 6 Nov, 2009 at 16:00 in Tech | viewed 32 views times | 0 Comments
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Thunderbird, oft-overlooked email client and Mozilla project, will see a "near-final" release candidate of its third version debut on the web next week, according to Mozilla. We took a look at Thunderbird 3's rough first alpha , but a... (Continue reading)
Google Adds Thumbnailed Results with Page Previews [Search Techniques]
Written on 3 Nov, 2009 at 16:00 in Tech | viewed 151 views times | 0 Comments
![Google Adds Thumbnailed Results with Page Previews [Search Techniques]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/be5167af5feviews.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Google Adds Thumbnailed Results with Page Previews [Search Techniques]")
If you're looking for a particular web page rather than a particular result, Google has added "Page Previews" to the left-hand search options sidebar to make that feat much easier. It's a fairly low-resolution, compressed image, but if you... (Continue reading)
VRBO Finds Economical Rentals For Your Next Vacation [Vacation]
Written on 1 Nov, 2009 at 23:00 in Tech | viewed 21 views times | 0 Comments
![VRBO Finds Economical Rentals For Your Next Vacation [Vacation]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/5368c9b5fd120513.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "VRBO Finds Economical Rentals For Your Next Vacation [Vacation]")
Looking to vacation the cheap with space to spare? Check out VRBO to find thousands of vacation rentals at great prices. If you're not looking for a hotel experience and would settle for some temporary local shelter for a... (Continue reading)
Cyclo.ps Makes Searching for Stock Images Simple [Image Search]
Written on 31 Oct, 2009 at 22:00 in Tech | viewed 11 views times | 0 Comments
![Cyclo.ps Makes Searching for Stock Images Simple [Image Search]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/10/1f6ecc7214230112.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Cyclo.ps Makes Searching for Stock Images Simple [Image Search]")
If you're looking for a better way to quickly find royalty-free stock images, Cyclo.ps makes searching multiple photo sites a breeze. Cyclo.ps let's you search a large number of stock photo sites in a single swoop. You can search... (Continue reading)
Google Maps Navigation Brings Slick Turn-by-Turn GPS to Android [Directions]
Written on 28 Oct, 2009 at 14:45 in Tech | viewed 27 views times | 0 Comments
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With Android 2.0 just around the corner, Google's pushed out an enticement for those considering making the smartphone switch: a dedicated turn-by-turn GPS application, hooked up to Google Maps, aware of traffic, and powered by plain English voice commands.... (Continue reading)
Google Images Adds Similar Search Function [Image Search]
Written on 28 Oct, 2009 at 13:00 in Tech | viewed 5 views times | 0 Comments
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The same day that GazoPa's similar image search graduates from beta, Google upgrades its own Google Labs similar search experiment to a full-fledged Google Images feature. A "Find similar images" link under certain pictures pulls off the trick. From... (Continue reading)
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