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ZDNet has an article noting that Opera 4.0 is going to leave beta today at PC Expo. ( http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2594503,00.html ) The story mentioned that Opera is now available on a variety of platforms, including BeOS and Linux, and they're again...
June 27, 2000Makers of SearchMil and SearchGov offer SearcheBooks
The folks who brought you SearchEdu and SearchGov are now out with SearcheBooks at http://www.searchebooks.com/? . It looks like the Google interface, and it doesn't seem to offer Boolean OR, only AND or NOT (and phrases, of course). On the...
Continue reading "Makers of SearchMil and SearchGov offer SearcheBooks" » June 26, 2000Couple of Google Bits
Google has a couple of "special search engines" you might have missed. One is for BSD at http://www.google.com/bsd and one is for Macintosh at http://www.google.com/mac.html. The Macintosh special search page also has links to Sherlock plug-ins for Google....
June 22, 2000Water We Want? PondInfo! When do We Want It? Now!
If you're looking for information on water gardening, check out the new site PondInfo, ( http://www.pondinfo.com/ ) which describes itself as "a fun and informational forum where water gardening enthusiasts, manufacturers and industry professionals come together to share ideas, experiences...
Continue reading "Water We Want? PondInfo! When do We Want It? Now!" » Question: What's New in Searchable Subject Indexes?
One of the things I like about Yahoo is that you can search for items added to the list within a certain number of days. Yet I do not see a way to do this with a couple of other...
Continue reading "Question: What's New in Searchable Subject Indexes?" » June 14, 2000AltaVista Updates Its Babel Fish Translation Service
Search Engine AltaVista ( http://www.altavista.com ) has updated its translation service at http://babelfish.altavista.com . Now known as Babel Fish 2000, the site's added several features. For one, it now additionally translates Russian to English, French to German, and German to...
Continue reading "AltaVista Updates Its Babel Fish Translation Service" » June 12, 2000LookSmart Rescinds Policy
After my note about the new LookSmart policy, I got a note from someone at LookSmart saying that the paid submission process was a "pilot program that has ended." You can once again suggest sites for free at http://express.looksmart.com/?iUS&chan=looksmartft. If...
Bartleby.com Makes Gray's Anatomy Free Online
Bartleby.com ( http://www.bartleby.com/ ) has made the 20th edition of Henry Gray's "Anatomy of the Human Body" (otherwise known as Gray's Anatomy) free online. This edition was published in 1918. The book is almost 1400 pages with over 1200 illustrations...
Continue reading "Bartleby.com Makes Gray's Anatomy Free Online" » June 07, 2000Adobe Creates PDF Search Engine
Adobe has started a PDF search engine online at http://searchpdf.adobe.com/ . At least two site search engines -- Picosearch and Atomz -- offer indexing of PDF files, but this is still pretty cool. The engine -- which contrary to established...
June 06, 2000Business.com Launches Business Directory
This field isn't getting anything but more crowded. Business.com has announced the launch of Business.com, a searchable subject index focused on "the Business Internet." It's currently in preview format and will be rolled out in three phases during the month...
Continue reading "Business.com Launches Business Directory" » June 05, 2000LookSmart Stops Offering Free Listings?
SearchEngineWatch is reporting that LookSmart is no longer offering free listings in its directory (story at http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/00/06-looksmart.html.) "Currently, there is no free option at all for any type of site. Instead, sites must choose either a $199 "Express" option that...
Continue reading "LookSmart Stops Offering Free Listings?" » June 02, 2000Spell Check Your Searches Before You Submit Them
SearchSpell ( http://www.searchspell.com/) will spell-check your queries before you submit them to an engine. Once checked, it'll provide you with possible spellings and also provide you with filled in search forms for several different engines. This is a smart...
Continue reading "Spell Check Your Searches Before You Submit Them" » June 01, 2000Over 400 Fonts Available at Font Guy
Font Guy ( http://www.fontguy.com/ ) offers a database of over 490 fonts. Being a completely non-visual writer, I like playing with fonts because I get to feel artistic without having to have any actual creative ability. There's a lot to...
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