The maps team for Australia have come up with a really good prank. Search for directions in Australia and look at the results to see what I’m talking about. For those elsewhere in the world/ those who want to see the result, hit the ‘read more’ link.
Just a quick note, I’m currently in India, so most of the posts from now will be about the things I see / hear / smell and generally experience. It’ll be a temporary break from the usual technology posts until I’m back home (except maybe a few about the tech I’m carrying with me on this trip). I’m also hoping to get a lot of photography done, so expect some posts with pictures from my travels :)
One of the tools I install every time I install a new OS is Dropbox, a multi-platform file syncing service. For those who haven’t heard of it, Dropbox basically allows you to sync a folder across multiple computers connected to the internet. Any file changed on one computer, gets updated automatically on all of them. The latest build has a feature called LAN sync that I’ve been waiting for eagerly.
I’m still going strong with my 2 weeks of Bing attempt. In the meantime however, I read a recent post on lifehacker that points to three sites for doing side-by-side comparisons of the two search engines:
I’ve decided to try out Bing. Except, not like the average person “tried” Bing, with just a few searches to compare with Google. I’m a fan of Diggnation, and on a recent episode, Alex Albrecht suggests that people should try out Bing for a while before passing judgement. I completely agree. Its not fair to say Bing isn’t as good at search based on a few single searches.
So, to rectify this injustice, I’m going to switch to using Bing exclusively for 2 weeks, and I’ll see if I’m happy with it. It seems like a fair trial of its abilities.
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