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Articles tagged with #Google on ComputerJy World.
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Google Top Hoaxes
Sorted by year 2000: Google MentalPlex: In case you wanted Google to help you look for something you, just think about it and click on the MentalPlex circle. 2002: Google pigeon rank: Google claimed to use large pigeon clusters to compute values of web pages. 2004: Google Copernicus Center jobs: Google placed an ad that […]
Eyad Salah
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The History of the Internet in a Nutshell
If you’re reading this article, it’s likely that you spend a fair amount of time online. However, considering how much of an influence the Internet has in our daily lives, how many of us actually know the story of how it got its start? Here’s a brief history of the Internet, including important dates, people, […]
Eyad Salah1 min read
You spend more time on MSN Messenger than ANYTHING else
To some of you, this might be a shock. To the rest of you that prey on poor, unsuspecting girls with webcams… not so surprised. Apparently 14.5% of all online time is spent on MSN Live Messenger — 14.5% of 27 billion total hours. To put it into perspective, the next biggest service is Facebook […]
Eyad Salah5 min read
Browser battle: Firefox 3.1 vs. Chrome vs. IE 8
Mozilla’s second alpha of Firefox 3.1 is upping the ante in the next-generation browser battle. So how do the main contenders stack up so far now? One thing’s for sure, the Firefox team has taken note of Google’s recent Chrome release and worked hard to make sure its offering can hold its own. Mozilla had […]
Eyad Salah
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23 awesome license plates for computer geeks
This guy googled his own car Good, Old fashioned networking But others prefer wireless Could he be an Apple fan? Fresh start Leet speak hacker pride Hope this car isn’t open source too Someone is into graphics The definition of white Geek Away From Keyboard The plate every system admin dreams about Please don’t shutdown […]
Eyad Salah2 min read
Desktop search engines
When the topic of desktop searching is brought, Google desktop and maybe Microsoft "Windows Search" are the only 2 competing software available both for windows only. I’ve tried both of the for a while now and I think I made up my mind when it comes to judging the 2 famous desktop searches. Starting with […]
Eyad Salah2 min read
2006 Year-End Zeitgeist
I was wondering around the web aimlessly – they call that surfing – and I ran into an article talking about how was the past year bad for Google. I didn’t it all, because I saw a weird term “Year-End Zeitgeist”. So I looked it up and the result was somewhat interesting. The Year-End Zeitgeist […]
Eyad Salah