Get it now – the Google desktop, a means to search through files, emails, instant messenger conversations and your browser cache. My quick run through with it last night shows that it knocks the socks off the search feature in Windows XP. In combination with Google’s web search capabilities, this desktop app could be a […]
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Paint Shop Pro acquired by Corel
Jasc Software, maker of the venerable graphics program Paint Shop Pro, has been acquired by Corel, publisher of CorelDraw and WordPerfect. Jasc recently announced version 9 of Paint Shop Pro. Yesterday, Corel issued a press release announcing the acquisition. Corel also published a letter to customers on Jasc’s website, using it as an opportunity to […]
Cool RSS web stickies
Playing with an interesting little web app – Webnote. Here’s what it is: Webnote is a tool for taking notes on your computer. It allows you to quickly write something down during a meeting, class, or any other time that you have a web browser available. You start by creating a workspace and creating notes […]
Google Desktop looks a winner
Since the new Google Desktop search tool was announced last week (see post), I’ve been using it exclusively when I need to search for a particular file or email on my PC. No question – this beats Windows XP’s search function hands down, as I mentioned in my post last week. It’s pretty intuitive and […]
SEC in high gear on technology push
The Wall Street Journal reports on how the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is rapidly implementing plans to deploy new technologies as part of its quest to modernize and make more effective the filing and information services it offers as well as fulfill its regulatory mandate. Post-Enron and WorldCom and armed with new technology, […]
The joys of hard disk failure
This morning, the hard drive on my primary laptop PC failed. Not a sudden failure, more a gradual grinding down over a period of time. The signals had been there since last week, now I think about it. Peculiar noises from the computer (a heavily-customized Toshiba Satellite 5105-S701), hard disk activity when there really shouldn’t […]
The Google factor for investors
Tomorrow, Google reports its first quarterly financial results as a public company. In a report today, the Wall Street Journal says there’s little agreement on what those results will be. Financial analysts’ estimates for Google’s third-quarter earnings, excluding several expenses, range from 22 cents to 61 cents a share, according to Thomson First Call, the […]
PeopleSoft CEO: We’re not for sale
Dave Duffield, the founder and new CEO of PeopleSoft, issued a memo to employees this week dispelling any rumors that he has returned to broker a deal with Oracle CEO Larry Ellison in one of the more memorable hostile takeover bids in recent history, Internetnews.com reports. “I didn’t come back here to sell to Oracle,” […]
Two cool things re Gmail
Since starting with Gmail, I’ve found two very cool things: 1. Gmail address/signature graphic generator. I’ve noticed a little graphic on a number of blogs that shows an email address, all done in a nice way with the Gmail logo. I want one of those, too! So I found this great site that generates your […]
Making Windows how you want it
So I was reading a post by Jeff Sandquist, linked from Scoble, about the forthcoming Konfabulator for Windows, a port of the rather neat Mac OS X app that lets you run widgets on your desktop (details about Konfabulator here). Of course, Mac users have had access to such cool tools for ages. But so […]
Green light for Oracle
The European Commission has given Oracle an unconditional green light to go ahead with its takeover of Peoplesoft, BBC News reports. The move clears one of the last hurdles for Oracle in the $7.7 billion hostile acquisition attempt of its competitor in the enterprise software market. Earlier this month, regulators in the US had reached […]
Get your del.icio.us bookmarks into Firefox
If you have a bookmark/favorites collection in the excellent del.icio.us online social bookmarks manager, and you use the Firefox browser, here’s a very neat Firefox extension that enables you to integrate your del.icio.us collection into your Firefox bookmarks. Dietrich Ayala| Foxylicious – Firefox and del.icio.us bookmark integration Thanks to Robin Good for the news. Additional […]
Damn small Linux
Forget putting just Firefox on your USB flash drive when you can put the whole operating system on it. If you use Linux, you can do this. Tuxme.com: Your Linux Information Source | Linux on your USB key (Via Neowin)
Firefox call to arms paying off
Red Herring has an interview with Rob Davis, the man behind the Firefox marketing campaign behind the New York Times ad. A reminder of the marketing story so far: The Mozilla Foundation wanted to raise money to support launch activities for Firefox 1.0 upon its release on 9 November, including a full-page advertisement in the […]
In two minds about Google Desktop
I’ve been using Google Desktop since it came out a few weeks ago. But I’m not convinced that it’s all it’s cracked up to be. There’s a great deal to like about it. It’s extremely simple and easy to use: if you use Google for web searches, then you’ll know how to use it on […]
Personalized search from Google
Following my earlier post today about Google Desktop, here’s info about Google Personalized Search. From the FAQ: Google Personalized web search delivers custom search results that are based on a profile you create describing your interests. […] Google Personalized web search is currently available in test mode on Google Labs, where you can create and […]
The net groans under the strain
So are the US elections to blame for internet connectivity issues today? Since mid afternoon Central European Time today (early morning US Eastern time), I’ve seen difficulties in connecting to a number of blogs and websites in the US. Lots of time-outs, and some “site doesn’t exist” error messages re sites that I know do […]
A9 search toolbar for Firefox adds to search choices
Monday’s release of the A9 search toolbar for Firefox by Amazon subsidiary A9.com highlights how you’re now really spoiled for choice when you want to search for information on the web and on your own PC. Just like the A9 toolbar for Internet Explorer, the new toolbar for Firefox (Windows, Mac and Linux versions) makes […]
A lot of history about Microsoft Windows
A news item today on Bink reported about the history of Microsoft Windows as an entry in Wikipedia. It makes good reading if this is a subject that interests you. Covers Windows from 1.0 right up to today. My first thought was that this is a new presentation of the information. But it’s not – […]
Konfabulator comes to Windows
More tools for customizing your Windows with the launch today of Konfabulator for Windows, a port of the rather neat Mac OS X app that lets you run widgets on your desktop. Konfabulator for Windows download page. 8Mb installation file. Free to try, $25 to buy. Good article in eWeek about Konfabulator’s history. eWeek | […]