It was quiet that day, the guns and the mortars, and land mines for some reason hadn’t been heard. The young soldier knew it was Sunday. As he was sitting there, he got out an old deck of cards and laid them out across his bunk. Just then an army sergeant came in and said, [...]
Keeping Track of All These Cool Sites
You keep finding all those great sites and hopefully are enjoying the ones we highlight here on Uncover the Internet. But you may be asking, “But what do I do with all those favorites and bookmarks?” This post will focus on the various bookmarking and social linking sites that are available on the web to [...]
"Google It" is good
Desktop Search and Outlook 2007
I'm getting tired of "Windows Live…."
I love the products, I’m just getting tired of everything beginning with “Windows Live…” Would there be any confusion if it were just “Live…” so, maybe something like this: Windows Live Writer = LiveWriter Windows Live Search = LiveSearch Windows Live Messenger = LiveMessenger Windows Live Mail = LiveMail Is that too simple? Why wouldn’t [...]
Microsoft's Phish Detector
Part of the install that comes with the Windows Live Writer is the Windows Live Toolbar. Part of the Windows Live Toolbar is the Microsoft Phishing Detector. Part of the Microsoft Phishing Detector is my concern over this statement on their website: About Phish Detective The Microsoft Phishing Filter is a data collection system that [...]
More Feedback on Windows Live Writer
I’ve been using Windows Live Writer for a couple of days now and overall I’m very happy with the tool. However two things that are irritating me. No “tag” support via the plug-ins installed on the blog itself. It would be a great feature for Windows Live Writer to somehow integrate with the plug-ins installed [...]
Maybe You'll "Search for this on Google"
Google is laying down the law on people using their name as a verb. I guess there’s something that could be said of “brand dillution” using the word as a verb. But, I’d think having your brand’s name synonymous with the idea of search is exactly what you’ve been looking for isn’t it? Let’s think [...]