Peragro Versutia

Using Google Fight different

2006-06-26T04:44:00.000-07:00

I've heard earlier about a funny tool which compares the number of search results of two terms: Google fight. By then, I only used this tool for fun. But now I discovered an other handy way to use it. When I’m not exactly sure about the spelling of a certain word (especially English) I consult Google fight.A simple example: Useful versus Usefull. After I clicked the "Make a fight" button, "Useful

Google Calculator calculates it for you

2006-06-22T05:03:00.000-07:00

In principle, you don't need a handhold calculator or the built in calculator in Windows anymore. Google can do it for you now. It works in the same way as Google Currency Converter, mentioned in my post of June 15, 2006. You can use this tool via de start page of Google. Just type a calculation in the search bar and Google will provide you the answer. See the following examples:16+816+8-9*1015%

Peragro Versutia has been changed?

2006-06-21T10:02:00.000-07:00

People who visit Peragro Versutia more often, will notice that something has changed. The weblog isn't written in Dutch anymore but in English. Why have I done that? Well I noticed that most visitors of Peragro Versutia are coming from outside the Dutch language area. So it's more effective to use English instead of Dutch, and therefore I can let more people enjoy my weblog. Of course, I hope my

Google Currency Converter

2006-06-15T02:55:00.000-07:00

For the travellers and economics among us, I’ve found out that Google offers a nice little tool: Google Currency Converter. With this tool you can transfer different currencies. Although not every kind of currency is represented, this tool can be useful so now and then. There are different possibilities to search. You can use abbreviations of currencies and you can do a search query more like a

You’ve got a Question? Ask Yahoo! Answers!

2006-06-14T08:22:00.000-07:00

Google Groups is known among many people. This discussion group was for a long period of time known as the Usenet-archive, which was accessible via the website Deja.com. In 2001 Google acquired Deja.com, and Google Groups was born. Yahoo! started in the beginning of 2006 a similar service, namely Yahoo! Answers. This service provides access to several categories, in which people can post

A telephone number but no address?

2006-06-09T00:54:00.001-07:00

Lately, it has been a little bit quiet on Peragro Versutia. The reason? I was in the last stage of my graduation, which was quite a busy period. I’ve finished it yesterday, which means that I can give myself time again to update my weblog. A few days ago, a colleague of mine needed some addresses of people. The only thing he knew where their phone numbers. For me it was a challenge to find an

Alltheweb Live suggest

2006-05-14T12:36:00.000-07:00

Yahoo! is testing a new functionality via their search engine Alltheweb, with the idea to perhaps integrate it in Yahoo! Search in a later time.We are talking about Alltheweb Livesearch. This functionality shows from the moment you are typing, suggestions for other search terms. It isn’t completely new. Almost self-evidently is Google also providing such a service (Google Suggest).

Follow the trends with Google

2006-05-11T10:08:00.001-07:00

Once again Google has introduced a new toy. Namely, a service whereby you can keep up with the latest search trends. Google has named this service Google Trends. But what are the benefits? For the regular internet user the benefits are probably limited. A marketer shall be more bucked with it, because Google offers the possibility to compare search terms

Blogger trusts me again!

2006-05-11T00:11:00.000-07:00

Peragro Versutia is reviewed by an employer of Google and they don’t consider me as a spammer anymore, according to the following text which I received in my mailbox: "Your blog has been reviewed, verified, and cleared for regular use so that it will no longer appear as potential spam." (Email contact, Blogger Support)I’m happy that I can post my messages in a regular way once again. Likewise I

Blogger and Google don’t trust me

2006-05-09T12:09:00.000-07:00

I seem to be somewhat unreliable. Each time I want to post a message on this weblog, I have to prove (by word verification) that I’m not a robot. Also Peragro Versutia doesn’t appear in Google anymore. To say it lowbrow: Google kicked me out of his index. My first thought was: ”Why? Blogger gave me the following answer."Blogger's spam-prevention robots have detected that your blog has

Proximity Search

2006-05-08T23:55:00.000-07:00

There are different methods, which increase the relevancy of search results. An example of such a method is proximity search.Proximity search means that search terms, needs to occur in a close distance from each other in a document. This is useful when you are looking for documents where your search terms needs to be related strongly to each other. The chance to find relevant articles and

"Every advantage has its disadvantage"

2006-05-05T02:55:00.000-07:00

Quotes are fun. You can put them randomly on your website, you can use them as your messenger name and they are a nice incomer in articles and reports. Above all it brings you to your senses. But where can you find these quotes? I have done further research. The following websites caught my eye, because of their big quantity of indexed quotes, their search possibilities and their

Google is studying!

2006-05-03T11:57:00.000-07:00

It seems that Google is studying. Via Google University Search you can search inside the websites of different universities. Although mainly American schools are included, there are also schools of other countries such as Japan, Australia and Great-Britain available.Google herself says about this information source: "Try it for things like admissions information, course schedules, or

Yahoo! Translates it a little better!

2006-04-30T13:08:00.000-07:00

In my previous post I talked about Altavista Babelfish (owned by Yahoo!). Today the weblog of Yahoo! announced that they have extended their excising translation service. The result is Yahoo! Babelfish. At the first sight it seems to be exactly the same as AltaVista Babelfish. Nevertheless there are four differences:The amount of translation possibilities is extended to

Translating with AltaVista

2006-04-30T08:39:00.000-07:00

Gradually most people will have forgotten AltaVista by now. For those people, I will fresh up their memory. AltaVista was in the middle of the 90’ the most popular and most used search engine on the World Wide Web. Around 2000 AltaVista lost his power, because Google became stronger and stronger. In 2003 Overture acquired AltaVista. In the same year Yahoo! on his turn acquired Overture.Despite

DMOZ versus Librarians’ Internet Index

2006-04-27T10:45:00.000-07:00

On the World Wide Web I encounter many web guides. In fairness I must say that I don’t make much use of these information sources. Oftentimes I type (as many people do) a few search terms in Google, after which I think by myself: surprise me! But what if you want to orientate yourself widely on a certain subject? And where you at the same time don’t want too many quality poor search results

Google also loves music!

2006-04-26T01:11:00.000-07:00

It’s already clear to me that Google offers many search functionalities. However, I didn’t know that people can also search specifically on albums and songs. This function seems to be a little bit hidden in the global service. By typing in the general search bar (of Google) the name of an artist, then at the top of the list will appear a picture with a link named: "more results for…". By

Search specific with Google

2006-04-23T05:07:00.000-07:00

Is it possible to search more targeted directly from the start page of Google? The answer on this question is affirmative! It is not necessary anymore to consult the advanced search options. Curious at the explanation? Think of the next situation: you are searching for tips about web design. In Google you type the following search query: "allintitle: tips 'web design' ". Afterwards, Google shows

Blooks; A new rage?

2006-04-20T09:41:00.000-07:00

I didn’t know what blooks where about, until this afternoon someone paid my attention on it. Because of this I conducted further research, and encountered the website aboutblooks.com. This website provides the following definition: "a blook is a printed and bound book, based on a blog". This definition speaks in my opinion for itself. According to Wikipedia, a weblog in the shape of a book can

Ask Encyclopedia; Everything in one

2006-04-18T00:09:00.000-07:00

When I want to know something about certain subjects or persons, I look at the online encyclopaedia “Wikipedia”. In spite of my satisfaction about this source of information, I know since today that there is another possibility to find such kind of information: Ask Encyclopedia.Ask encyclopedia passes several online encyclopaedias by, after a given search query. Among them are Wikipedia, MSN

Google Scholar; Ideal for finding scientific Information

2006-04-16T02:43:00.000-07:00

The day before yesterday I mentioned the site Findarticles, as a good option for finding free articles. Now I have found another source: “Google Scholar”! This service provides access to materials of different scientific disciplines. Many of these articles can be viewed in PDF and HTML format. Also you can see which other materials have cited the concerning article. In this way, you could

Google Calendar; Google’s new toy

2006-04-15T10:35:00.000-07:00

While I was surfing the World Wide Web, my attention was called to a new service delivered by Google: “Google Calendar”. I couldn’t help, to have an overall look at it.I encountered that people can add multiple calendars. This means that you can have a particular calendar for your sport club, school or for your housekeeping work. You can share these calendars with other people, where you can

FindArticles

2006-04-14T00:50:00.000-07:00

Most of the time desk research is part of a graduation assignment. Also in my case desk research played an important role. At my search at quality articles about Content Management, I consulted different newspaper and magazine databases. To access these databases I had to pay. Because I’m only a student, I asked myself if there were no other (free) possibilities available. I found out that those

Definitions; It can happen easily

2006-04-13T05:29:00.000-07:00

Everybody is searching for a certain definition or meaning of a word sometimes. Google offers a solution for this kind of information need. Actually, I know it quite a while, but I think it’s nice to mention it on my weblog. For my school task (I’m about to graduate) I wanted to know, what the definition is of “CMS”, short for Content Management System. I typed the following search query in

The starting point of Weblog "Peragro Versutia"

2006-04-13T03:08:00.000-07:00

Hi!This is the official starting point of my weblog "Peragro Versutia". These are two words in Latin, which have the following meanings: "searching through" and “smartness”. These words tell us what this weblog is all about.Frequently I encounter many sources and search techniques, which are pretty new to me. Many people have only eye for Google, which they even don’t use fully. That’s why I