Another session I was looking forward to but not really impressed with. It was mainly about Yahoo, Google, Ask and A9 talking about their personalized search and search history services. How they worked, how they can improve your personal search and things like that. No real information on how they would effect regular search results […]
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Video and Podcast Search
I was a little disappointed at this one, however it was still quite interesting. They spend most of the time talking about video searches and no time talking about how to create Podcasts like I was hoping they would. Blinks has the best service because they have software that actually listens to every Podcast and […]
Search Algorithms: Patent Files
My first session today was on search engine patents; what they mean an how they relate. It was pointed out that every search engine knows that SEO’s and competitors will read these patents and so they know to disclose only what is necessary. Here are a few pointers from the conference. Search Engines can see […]
Morning Sessions
So far the morning sessions have been ok. The first one was about search engine patents and the second about audio and video searches. I was hoping for more podcast information that I received but it was still. So much that I can write about from the patent session but internet access is limited during […]
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Switching to PC…
Off to San Jose
I’m off to my first conference, Search Engine Strategies Summer 2005 in San Jose. I’ll get to learn more about search engine marketing & optimization. Should be a lot of fun. Especially the Yahoo’s Search Night Off where we get to go to Paramount’s Great America and Google’s party; GoogleDance. I’ll be learning a lot […]
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 for Mac!
Hard to believe but it’s true! RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 will be released for the Mac this fall!! Aspyr is creating/porting the Mac version and the system requirements are not out yet. For those who don’t know, RollerCoaster Tycoon lets you build and run your own amusement park. Also, in version 3, you get to ride […]
Open winmail.dat files on a Mac
It’s bound to happen on a Mac. Someone will send you an email and tell you to check out the attachment. However, the only thing attached is a winmail.dat file. Good news though, you can open that file. TNEF’s Enough is a little freeware application that can open winmail.dat files and extract the attachment that […]
Mighty Mouse – Apple Multi-Button Mouse
Finally, after all these years, Apple has finally released a multi button mouse. Mighty Mouse looks like a one button mouse but comes with some great features. Click – Single-button looks, multibutton charm. (It’s touch sensitive) Squeeze – Press the sides to see the sights. (programmable buttons) Roll – 360 degrees of fingertip freedom. (that’s […]
