Day archives: December 13th, 2005

Battery Pack Pro 2.1 Software Review

I just finished reviewing Battery Pack Pro 2.1 by Omega Software: Microsoft gets in a lot of trouble because it bundles too much with Windows. Well, the opposite is true when it comes to Windows Mobile. There is very little extra included with the basic operating system, and so a user must search for the …

AOL Search Year in Review

AOL’s Search Year in Review is divided up by category (#1 diet search term is Weight Watchers). You can also view what the top search terms were each month. The top 10 overall were: Lottery Horoscopes Tattoos Lyrics Ringtones IRS Jokes American Idol Hairstyles NASCAR

Top Search on Lycos in 2005

It’s that time of year, and the search engines are starting to release their lists of top search words/phrases. First up is Lycos: Top 100 of 2005 – Paris Hilton is #1 Top Women of 2005 – Paris Hilton is #1 Top Fads of 2005 – Poker is #1

HarperCollins Will Create a Searchable Digital Library

From the New York Times: In the latest move in the battle between publishers and search engines, HarperCollins Publishers said yesterday it would create its own digital library of all of its book and audio content and make it searchable by consumers on the Internet. Web users will be able to search the HarperCollins archive …

Would You Like Some Fries With That Download?

From the New York Times: If the Walt Disney Company has its way, McDonald’s Happy Meal toys could be replaced with portable media players that hold Disney movies, music, games or photos, according to a pending patent application. Users could add files to the devices by earning points with food purchases.

BlogJet 1.6.1 Released

Shortly after BlogJet 1.6 was released, a minor update has been released providing support for MSN Spaces. Here is the announcement: Wow! I’m happy to announce a very minor update with a major service support – BlogJet 1.6.1 (still Lime, remember? ) I think I’m the first one (two hours after the public announcement)… to release blog …