November 17th, 2004
This is pretty cool. MSN Search beta solves any polynomial equations you enter into its search box.
I tried with higher degree polynomials but it seems it can only solve up to cubic equations (try x^3 -27 = 0). Quartic equations, like x^4 + 6x^3 - 5x^2 - 10x - 3 = 0, return a vanilla search result page.
Via Neil Turner via Chris Pirillo.
November 15th, 2004
Konfabulator has finally been ported to Windows! Now I can at least get to experience the neat little app that made such news in blogs all over some months ago. (Note to reader: I’m refraining from word-butchery, so where “blogosphere” may be more appropriate in this case, I’m not going to be tempted into using it.)
Looks nice doesn’t it?
I’m not even sure I need the weather widget, but the What To Do, iTunes remote, and RSS feed aggregator looks to be useful.
Mac users get all the cool-looking, drool-worthy stuff (though I’ve seen a mean KDE setup), and also some of the coolest technology.
Via coresite.org.
October 15th, 2004
The newest, coolest, next big thing from Google: Google Desktop indexes your files, emails (Outlook and Outlook Express only though), MS Office documents, and AOL IM chat history. And it really does work and that so much better than the slow (accidentally hitting F3 is no fun) and lousy Search function that comes with Windows. Download it, install it, try it out and pull out the F3 key from your keyboard with your teaspoon.
Oh, and if you’re trying to hide bootleg software/music/porn in obscure locations, remember to tell Google Desktop “Don’t Search These Items” so none of that comes up at the least opportune moments (like when your girlfriend is looking over your shoulder).
Via O’Reilly Network.
October 11th, 2004
Update: Well, I am getting 10% referral credit from this and DreamHost has confirmed that we can keep that. Thanks everyone for the referral credit! I have $44.62 right now from referrals and am wondering what to do with the extra money. Ideas anyone?
It’s true. Dreamhost has real cheap hosting plans at USD0.77 per month. You have to pay for a year, but at USD9.24 with a free domain name, I’m surely not complaining.
The first 777 customers to sign up for service with DreamHost using the promotional code “777″ will pay just $0.77 for each month of hosting - for an entire YEAR! That’s a $119.40 value - for just $9.24!
I signed up almost immediately when I saw it (I put Daniel Glazman as my referrer because he recommended it first).
On referrals though, it does say this:
Referral credit will not be provided to referers of customers who sign up for this promotional sale.
Anyway, if you do sign up, do put my ID, chuyeow, as the referrer - I suppose referral credit will accrue later when one signs up for other plans, if I read their rewards page correctly.
October 8th, 2004
Google rolls out Google SMS in the US. Damn, this is too cool (especially if it stays free when it gets to Singapore).
Right now, Google SMS only works in the U.S.
Via Google Blog.
Solving algrebra with MSN Search
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