If you’re using the Firefox browser, you may have already used its Find tool. Although the concept itself isn’t different from the Find feature in Internet Explorer or other programs, the way it’s implemented is. Gary Price has more on Find as You Type.
Become a URL Expert
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Search Tips, Useful Web Sites
Sometimes an important part of getting to the right source on the Internet is knowing the exact URL. Once you understand how URLs work, you can often find information that did not appear to be immediately available. The folks at Eipert Information Services have a two-part series on URLs that you should definitely check out:…
Blawg of the Day – Cyber Crime Law
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Blogs and Blogging
The mind behind Legal Pings recently began writing Cyber Crime Law, a blog discussing the issues of detecting, preventing, and dealing with cyber crime.
A Cornucopia of Thanksgiving Links
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Fun Stuff
Turkey Day is fast approaching, and many of you may be searching for a new twist on the same old traditions. Check out these Thanksgiving pages for some great recipies, new and old:
- Let’s Talk Turkey from the Food Network
- The Epicurious Thanksgiving Survival Guide
- Holiday Cooking Tips from the National Turkey Federation (there’s a
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Time Off
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Fun Stuff
I’m taking a few days off to see some shows in NYC. I’ll be back up to full speed next week (just in time for the holidays….).
Test Your Phishing IQ
By Tom Mighell on
Think you know how to spot a scam e-mail when it arrives in your inbox? Try the MailFrontier Phishing IQ Test II — you may be surprised at the results.
A Comment about Comments
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Miscellaneous
I’m throwing in the towel against comment spam. As of now, comments will be shut down on all archived posts. Because I think comments are an important part of developing a dialogue, however, I plan on holding a “comment period” of one week for all new posts, at which point I’ll disable the comments. So…
Over 8 Billion Served
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet Search, Search Engines
It’s always a game of one-upsmanship in the search engine world. The same day the new MSN Search debuts featuring 5 billion pages, Google announces that its index now contains a whopping eight billion pages.
MSN Search: Better Late Than Never?
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Internet Search, Search Engines
After what seems like years of tweaking and refining, Microsoft finally released a beta version of its search tool, which now relies on its own Web crawlers to provide the over 5 billion pages it indexes. The interface is much cleaner (a la Google), and there are some interesting new features:
- Try the Search Builder
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100 New Ways to Look at the News
By Tom Mighell on
Posted in Useful Web Sites
Gary Price mentioned a nifty news visualization tool last week, called 10×10. It’s a grid of 100 pictures (thus, 10 by 10), with news stories (from Reuters, BBC, and New York Times) associated with each. The photos/stories are updated each hour. Not a very hard-hitting news site, but then again, it’s not intended to