Day archives: March 2nd, 2006

Microsoft: Our engine to be better than Google soon

From TechRepublic: Microsoft will introduce a search engine better than Google in six months in the United States and Britain followed by Europe, its European president said on Wednesday. “What we’re saying is that in six months’ time we’ll be more relevant in the U.S. market place than Google,” said Neil Holloway, Microsoft president for …

Making Windows XP Start Faster

From PC Magazine: Whenever you start your computer, you are faced with a few moments of thumb twiddling while Windows XP boots and prompts you to log on. Although you should expect to wait for a few moments, sometimes Windows XP seems to boot rather slowly. In fact, you may notice that over a period …

Track The Amazing Race 9 via Google Maps

An interesting use of Google Maps… From Reality Blurred: Two sites offer ways to track the race using Google Maps’ technology, which allows you to zoom in to the street level (depending upon the location). Jaunted and JoeMap.com have both created maps that pinpoint all of The Amazing Race 9’s stop so far, complete with …