Monday, August 25, 2008

Great New Applications

cuil.com
spacetime.com
addons.mozilla.org
cooliris.com
etsy.com

Let's talk about the Web - first, let's talk about My Favorite Google Web Browser Apps - addons.mozialla.org

Take some time here and look around there are some amazing applications - all of them free.

Spacetime. com is also worth a look.

There's also another search engine in town. Spelled C-u-i-l - but pronounced "Cool" - is the new search engine from former Google players. It calls itself the world's biggest search engine. Does it have a fighting chance against Google? It's going to be tough, but don't count it out. Remember, Google didn't even exist not too many years ago.

Cuil claims to search more pages on the Web than anyone else—three times as many as Google and ten times as many as Microsoft.

Cuil searches for and ranks pages based on their content and relevance. When they find a page with your keywords, they stay on that page and analyze the rest of its content, its concepts, their inter-relationships and the page’s coherency.

Cuil does offer you helpful choices and suggestions until you find the page you want. Cuil also tries to separate itself from Google by saying that they don't collect data on their users or their searches. With Cuil, your search history is always private. I also like the fact that your searches come up with thumbnail pictures next to them.

Check out cooliris.com (Great Photo App)

Another great site I'd like to mention is ETSY E-T-S-Y - it's basically, like a giant Ebay for artists who make their own stuff - and you can even search by region - so if you want to find some artists in your own area - you can. There are some beautiful and unique items for anyone's budget. I was looking at Vancouver Artists Tanis Alexis - she makes eco-prints of her artwork.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_3&listing_id=8542467 -- This one is Called 'What Place is This' What makes this print eco-friendly? They're Printed in Canada, there's no waste print technology, no chemical inks and all images printed on FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified papers. What makes this eco-friendly print even more green is that the original piece of art was created on a salvaged/reclaimed piece of maple.

Etsy.com has great stuff for everyone - everything from hand-made gloves to furniture to artwork.

Thank you to Sarah for the email about backing up your files. So - backing up your files for PC and Mac – Do you need an External Hard Drive? Well, external hard drives are so cheap - you'd be crazy not to back up all your files. It's crazy - you can get a Terabyte for under 300 - that is an incredible amount of space.

Again, thanks for your feedback.

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