December 21, 2011
It took me some time to wrap my head around Wolfram Alpha and the queries it uses to spout out those results. You have to dive deep into Wolfram Alpha to really exploit it to the hilt.So, if you read and write in English, come with me as we try to align a language and some computational logic to come up with data that could help us in our reading and writing.
August 23, 2011
Google is continually improving its search engine. Not only do they work meticulously on the search algorithm change, but also the graphical user interface and its features constantly receive upgrades. Many changes are subtle and thus easily missed. Likewise, many advanced features are well hidden.
July 1, 2011
Flight and hotel search engine Hipmunk updated its search results with wireless internet indicators on Tuesday, allowing prospective passengers to choose a flight with Wi-Fi on-board before they book. Wireless availability is indicated by a small icon on each entry, with no need for additional clicks or searches.
May 30, 2011
Searching multiple search databases simultaneously is nothing new. Today’s little collection includes best multi-feature web-based tools to search at least two search engines and see results side by side (either to compare them or just to be able to see more search results at a time)
May 28, 2011
Default YouTube search results page has terrible usability: you can’t preview videos, you have zero understanding if each video might be what you need and you have to scroll down again and again to scan through results. So I’ve been searching for some browser addons to improve results and I am pretty much excited with what I was able to find. Here are my 3 best finds (tested on FireFox 4).
March 1, 2011
Do you have a Flickr account? We hear a lot of buzz these days about how many photos are being uploaded to Facebook on a daily basis, but people sometimes forget about Flickr, which is still going strong after all these years. Back in September, in fact, Flickr announced their 5 billionth photo being uploaded, [...]
February 17, 2011
Google Maps is one of Google’s most exciting and innovative services. Apart from providing thorough Google Map search features, users can view the world as seen from a satellite, wander the streets of foreign cities in street view, and add informative or entertaining content across the virtual globe. There is no shortage of things to [...]
February 14, 2011
We all know how the Web search works: all you need is to provide relevant terms that describe the concept or the topic you are interested in, click “Search” and the search engine will generate the list of results ranked by popularity. But what if you don’t exactly know how to describe the concept or [...]
February 3, 2011
Some technology analysts argue that we are entering the second wave of dot com bubbles because of the amount of funding given to start-up Internet companies. But I think it doesn’t really matter whether the analysts are right or wrong, because the most important thing is that those new Internet companies provide us, the users, [...]
January 31, 2011
I love YouTube. I use it for inspiration or to kill an idle hour (which I normally don’t have). I love the variety of user-generated content: different styles, topics and perspectives. I love it that YouTube is huge. But with the resource being enormous comes one issue: it is almost impossible to search it efficiently. [...]
