Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Google Experimental: Alternative Search

Jan
31
2008

Google are testing new ways to display your search results. There are a whole host of alternative search views to choose from.

To test it out have a look at Google Experimental, (you’ll need a gmail login to use the service).

The new views include Info View, Timeline View and Map View.

Info View

Info View offers is a way to display information from trusted sites such as .edu’s. In the example of Thomas Jefferson, this includes links to Wikipedia, biography’s and University papers relevant to the subject. (more…)


IE8 Passes Acid2 Test

Jan
2
2008

IE7 was a definite improvement over the dreadful IE6, with it’s CSS rendering problems and PNG transparency issues, to name a few.

Early beta’s of the forthcoming Internet Explorer 8 have passed the Web Standards Project (WaSP) Acid2 test according to the official IE blog. (more…)


Google vs Yahoo vs MSN

Jun
28
2007

I thought I would compare the three major search engines for mapping a route I need to take tomorrow. I found the results quite interesting. The first thing I noticed was the different ways of inputting the information.

Google was easy. Below the top search box, I clicked Get Directions and put the start and finish address. Pretty easy. (more…)