WolframAlpha has been generating a low-frequency buzz lately. A lot of people might have heard it's coming but still have no idea what it is. A lot of people hear that it's a new search engine, but it's more than that. Still others, have not heard about it at all. Wolfram Research, Inc., if you're wondering where you've heard that name before is the development team that … [Read more...]
Archives for 2009
Google Search Options – Sort your results
Google has snuck another thing into your search results: Google Search Options. You can find the way to access it at the top of your results. Just click the Show options... link and a little pane on the left side will open up. The menu will look like the following screenshot. The Search Options allow you to filter results to videos, forum posts, and reviews. You can … [Read more...]
Electric Utility Partners with Libraries to Save You Money
Along with all the great books, magazines, and DVDs, you'll now be able to check out a power monitoring system from your local public library in Illinois thanks to a program through the Ameren electric company. Ameren, an electric utility in Illinois and Missouri, has launched a great new program they're calling WATT Solutions through their ActOnEnergy initiative. Ameren has … [Read more...]
Unskippable – Entertainment Out of Those Long, Boring Intro Videos
The Escapist, a popular gaming culture magazine, has a collection of features that make it very entertaining and informative in the areas of video game and sci-fi news, reviews, and everything in between. Unskippable is one of those feature I'd like to highlight. If you've ever been really excited about a video game, ran to the store to buy it, brought it back, installed it, … [Read more...]
Spring Cleaning with CCleaner and ATF Cleaner
Spring is here and so is spring cleaning. Here are two small utilities that can help you clean up temporary files, unused registry entries, and unwanted applications. CCleaner is a multi-use tool. After a quick and small install, you're ready to go. CCleaner is a tool for cleaning up all those files that you don't really care about like the temporary internet files, cookies, … [Read more...]