WSJ PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY by WALTER S. MOSSBERG: Google Redefines Web Browser
"My verdict: Chrome is a smart, innovative browser that, in many common scenarios, will make using the Web faster, easier and less frustrating. But this first version -- which is just a beta, or test, release -- is rough around the edges and lacks some common browser features Google plans to add later."
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
So Long EDGAR
IDEA
Edgar, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s electronic database of corporate filings, will be replaced by a new system dubbed IDEA, or Interactive Data Electronic Applications, the SEC announced Tuesday.
Edgar, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s electronic database of corporate filings, will be replaced by a new system dubbed IDEA, or Interactive Data Electronic Applications, the SEC announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Computer tutorials based on pictures. Free!
In Pictures
In Pictures online tutorials are based on pictures, not words. They're the easiest way to learn computer subjects.
In Pictures online tutorials are based on pictures, not words. They're the easiest way to learn computer subjects.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Unique book & ISBN database
ISBNdb.com
ISBNdb.com gets the book data in a unique way - it scans libraries all across the world for book information. The scanning is random and similar in a way to how general purpose web search engines scan web sites. Scanned results are then parsed and stored in a searchable and browseable database.
ISBNdb.com gets the book data in a unique way - it scans libraries all across the world for book information. The scanning is random and similar in a way to how general purpose web search engines scan web sites. Scanned results are then parsed and stored in a searchable and browseable database.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Algorithms Are Terrific. But to Search Smarter, Find a Person.
Wired 3.24.08
The vogue for human curation reflects the growing frustration Net users have with the limits of algorithms.
The vogue for human curation reflects the growing frustration Net users have with the limits of algorithms.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
OCLC adds 21 publishers to NetLibrary
Business First of Columbus
OCLC Inc. on Monday said it has added another 21 publishers in recent months to its slate of more than 400 NetLibrary partners.
The Dublin-based company's NetLibrary links 15,000 libraries worldwide with more than 160,000 titles in electronic book or audiobook format.
OCLC Inc. on Monday said it has added another 21 publishers in recent months to its slate of more than 400 NetLibrary partners.
The Dublin-based company's NetLibrary links 15,000 libraries worldwide with more than 160,000 titles in electronic book or audiobook format.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Microsoft Looks to Buy Yahoo
Next major milestone in Microsoft's transformation
Microsoft nnounced a $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo, looking to combine forces in a move to combat Google's dominant position in search and Internet advertising.
Microsoft nnounced a $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo, looking to combine forces in a move to combat Google's dominant position in search and Internet advertising.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Full Content of Atlantic Monthly Site Now Free to All
TheAtlantic.com
TheAtlantic.com is dropping its subscriber registration requirement and making the site free to all visitors.
Now, in addition to such offerings as blogs, author dispatches, slideshows, interviews, and videos, readers can also browse issues going back to 1995, along with hundreds of articles dating as far back as 1857, the year The Atlantic was founded.
TheAtlantic.com is dropping its subscriber registration requirement and making the site free to all visitors.
Now, in addition to such offerings as blogs, author dispatches, slideshows, interviews, and videos, readers can also browse issues going back to 1995, along with hundreds of articles dating as far back as 1857, the year The Atlantic was founded.
Investing Simplified
Wikinvest
"An investment website that explains the deeper story behind a company, giving investors the context they need to understand what they are betting on when they purchase a particular stock or invest in a specific sector."
"An investment website that explains the deeper story behind a company, giving investors the context they need to understand what they are betting on when they purchase a particular stock or invest in a specific sector."
Saturday, January 12, 2008
ProQuest Search Widget Expands Access to Library Resources
ProQuest Search Widget
Available now, the ProQuest Search Widget - a portable search box - allows instant searching of most ProQuest platform databases on any page of a library or university
web site.
Available now, the ProQuest Search Widget - a portable search box - allows instant searching of most ProQuest platform databases on any page of a library or university
web site.
Product Reviews Simplified
iNods
iNods aggregates user reviews and expert opinions on products you buy, and drastically simplifies your product research.
iNods aggregates user reviews and expert opinions on products you buy, and drastically simplifies your product research.
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