Is all information cataloged at this point? How many major search providers are left and do they have all the information of the world cataloged? I have no clue, but another search engine is hitting the net. This one says they are different, but then again, so did Cuil.com. And needless to say, I was not overly impressed with Cuil.com offering. Enter Wolfram Alpha (http://www.wolframalpha.com) Is it different from the rest? From what I can tell so far – Yes! How is…
Frustrations abound in the world of IT, and to be successful in this industry you must have a high tolerance or a bit of love/hate for it. My old manager loved to remind us that if you do not get frustrated while bug hunting or troubleshooting, you just weren’t thinking hard enough. At times I agree with him, and at times the hard thinking is the crux of the problem. If the principles of “KISS” (Keep It Simple Stupid) are forgotten, it could cost…
Lifehacker.com completed a reader roundup on the five best desktop search applications. The readers voted Spoltlight (Mac only) as their favorite application. I have never seen this application as I am not a Macintosh person. I have used most of the Windows applications reviewed in the article but my preferred application was not even included in the write up. Like most people, I spend time searching for old e-mails, attachments and documents even though I have my data organized. The…
I wanted to see if the disappointing results I experienced on “Newest Search Engine That is Bigger and Better Than Google”, http://www.cuil.com/, was a server load issue or just marketing hype. The exposure that Cuil received has been nothing short of an Internet wildfire that has made every marketing professional go green with envy… I started my review of this site yesterday, and it can be found just a few postings down from this one (or you can click here,…