Stories by: Dennis O'Reilly

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    Search evolution: New ways to get better results 26/09/2007 10:41:46

    If you're ready for a new take on Web searching, a bunch of beta services are set to offer novel ways to search and to organize your results. The beta services that are offering these and other innovations promise to turn conventional Web search on its ear.
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    GPS device covers high-end features 25/09/2007 16:13:38

    Go down the roster of top-of-the-line GPS features, and the TomTom Go 720 has them all covered: text-to-speech pronunciation of street names; the ability to play audio files from an SD Card through your car's stereo; and clear, colorful 3D maps displayed on a big screen. About the only thing missing is the high-end price -- the Go 720 retails for $US500. That's less than the cost of comparable devices, such as the $US675 Garmin Nuvi 680.
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    Microsoft Office 2007 (Standard Edition) 04/01/2007 09:15:30

    Anyone who has followed Microsoft Office through its succession of lacklustre upgrades in recent years would be excused for yawning at the prospect of the 2007 version. Well, wake up: The 2007 Office System is easily the most compelling Office upgrade seen in recent years, even if the 2007 applications do impose a more-demanding learning curve than their predecessors did.
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    Beyond Search: Google Specialty Services 29/12/2006 09:33:32

    Even people who have never opened a Web browser in their life know about Google -- but the undisputed king of search is about much more than just keywords, text ads, and ten-per-page results.
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    Mapping software loses its way 05/12/2006 15:35:52

    You can save a couple hundred bucks by opting for one of the two most popular GPS-enabled mapping programs instead of a stand-alone GPS device, but you'll lose a lot of simplicity--and some accuracy--in the bargain. Both mapping products require either a laptop or a PDA for navigation.
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    Live Search mapped results get 3D views 09/11/2006 10:23:06

    My first tour of Virtual Earth 3D in the Windows Live Search beta left me impressed by its bird's-eye view and by the easy access to information about local businesses (including free phone calls to them); but as you would expect with a beta, the service is still only halfway there.
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    New toolbar for Microsoft's Live services 19/10/2006 10:38:38

    Every time you turn around, Microsoft seems to be releasing--or rechristening--a Web service with the Windows Live moniker. To date, seeing how all of these Live tools work together has been difficult, but in the new version 3 of the Windows Live Toolbar for Internet Explorer 6, we finally get an inkling of that integration. The toolbar offers easy access to other Windows Live services, such as Live Search, Live Messenger, and Live Mail. Unfortunately, however, accessing non-Microsoft services is more difficult than it should be.
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    Social atlas sites let you map your life 26/09/2006 13:50:14

    No plain-vanilla mapping site knows your favorite haunts as well as you do. New online services tap that information by enabling you to share your knowledge and memories of your most beloved locales--in your hometown or on the other side of the globe--with the rest of the world. I looked at five of these services: Flagr, 43 Places, Platial, Plazes, and Wayfaring.
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    Web spreadsheets nearing prime time 21/09/2006 13:25:15

    Let's face it -- Microsoft Excel is way more spreadsheet application than most of us will ever need. That is part of the appeal of a new breed of Web-based spreadsheet services: They have fewer features, which can make them easier to use for some tasks. I tried out three of the new free services: Google Spreadsheets, iRows, and Num Sum.
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    Hands on: Microsoft's video-sharing service 20/09/2006 12:19:15

    Videographers now have a new Web outlet for their mini-masterpieces with the Tuesday introduction of the beta version of Microsoft's Soapbox on MSN Video video-sharing service.
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    SeaMonkey 1.0.1 20/04/2006 15:00:00

    Despite SeaMonkey's rough edges, its bundling of a browser, an e-mail utility, and an HTML editor in one package is appealing.
 
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