Archive for May, 2009
The Box Of Wonders
These are the only words I can think of to describe wolframalpha, the computational knowledge engine. Give it the time, see how effective it can be. See the samples they show, and ook at examples from LifeHacker as well. Alas, the engine still does not know the secret of Monkey Island :`( Each query gives [...]
Do you feel relaxed at Kuwait Cinema?
It really felt silly when I saw this picture on Kuwait cinema Cinescape website. Cinescape is using a study made by FAME (Film Audience Measurement and Evaluation), based in UK, which claims 96% of the movie-goers are not distracted, and happy with the movie visit. I tried to reach this study but this is the [...]
Loving the new Google search options
If you tried to Google today (any chance you haven’t?), you would have probably noticed the new Show options link just below the searchbox, and if expanded, will give you a whole bunch of new features, some of which were previously in the labs only. Quite a lot of cool features. Ability to quickly flip [...]
Google Searchology and new search services
Google Searchology is taking place today, and we can see so far several new features that Google are coming up with such as Google search options, which will give results in more organized way, allow you to visualize and filter results more easily according to their criteria as well. Another neat promising thing is the [...]
Survival of the Geekiest
Every country has its own food serving and meal gathering habits. Some are bizarre for outsiders. In Iran for example, when visitors come for lunch, they would serve the meal in a room, then leave the guests alone in that room and close the door. That’s pretty odd and might seem inconvenient for some, including [...]