Ask Google?
Remember when Ask Jeeves launched?
The premise was simple. Instead of munging your search into keywords and hoping for the right result set, all you had to do was ask Jeeves a real question. If you remember that, you’ll also remember that it didn’t work very well.
Google just announced they have indexed public data sets on [...]
Google Does Geolocation
I like geolocation.
At first, it seemed pretty creepy, but now, there’s a lot of potential for geo-based features that are both and good for you.
I write about geo-services quite a bit, and I’m a fan of services like Fire Eagle and Shizzow and BrightKite and all the others. They all have one problem for me [...]
Google SearchWiki
Shortly after I finished a post about a couple cool things Google has done recently, they announced that Google SearchWiki would be going public.
Back in the Summer, Google teased the addition of Digg-style social features into search, and it looks like these became SearchWiki. So, what does it give you?
When you’re logged into your Google [...]
Google Web Search RSS, Finally
Previously, I’ve listed the methods I use to keep track of all the information floating out in the ‘tubes.
One method I didn’t cover is using search, duh. I didn’t cover it because one glaring omission from Google’s web search has been RSS feeds for keywords.
If you’ve ever tried to monitor a keyword search over time, [...]
AppsLab FAQ: How Do I Get People to Adopt?
It’s been a while since I posted an FAQ entry. All the recent activity around iPhone information has reminded me of another one.
Adoption.
So, this FAQ installment is targeted at enterprise communities.
Now that Connect has groups, people are using it more frequently for centralized collaboration, which is exactly what we hoped. Generally, the person spearheading the [...]
Had Good Search Lately?
I’m a neat person, but I’ve always had a cluttered desk. Growing up, my mother would frequently remind me to make it neat and tidy.
Not much has changed, except now my desk has less room for paper clutter as much of it is taken up by dual monitors and various gadgets. My clutter has taken [...]
Thoughts on Microsoft-Yahoo
I’ve been thinking about the proposed Yahoo-Microsoft merger since the news broke on Friday. As a closeted economist and enterprise apologist, the offer’s value really jumped off the page. Microsoft is offering $44.5 billion in cash and stock for a business that generated just under $7 billion in revenue in its fiscal 2007. Microsoft’s Office [...]
All Your (Oracle) Blogs are Belong to Us
So, about a month ago when I released the Oracle Blogs search engine plugins, Carl asked a very valid question. Why can’t I search all the blogs listed at blogs.oracle.com, regardless of whether they are hosted by Oracle or not?
I thought about this, contemplating creating a Custom Google Search Engine and a plugin against that. [...]
How to Search Your Reader Feeds
I have returned from the land of home improvement projects to bring you this tasty Monday nugget.
We at AppsLab are all big fans of Google Reader. You can find our OPML files on the About page, if you’re interested. They’re nothing like Scoble’s 600+ feeds, but each of us has a pretty hefty list [...]
11g Doc Gets a New Web Makeover
Yesterday, I blogged about 11g updates to documentation tools that Eddie and I have written. I just noticed that Justin has a post about the 11g documentation as well. Apparently, each page now features comments at the bottom. I had to check this out for myself, and sure enough, here it is.
Don’t believe it? Go [...]
Check out Oracle Events
As Justin pointed out yesterday, Oracle.com unveiled a very cool 2.0 (or dare I say, 2.0+) application called Oracle Events. This is a very useful mashup of the Oracle events calendar, Google Maps (surprise!) and a combination of Siderean Seamark and Oracle’s own Secure Enterprise Search. Many of you will recognize the semantic [...]
Search Plugins for AppsLab
Now that we’ve been around for a few months and have some posts in the archive, I decided it was time to roll out a search plugin for our blog. If you frequent this space, you’ll know about search engine plugins. If you don’t, here’s a quick primer.
So, I’m happy to announce that the AppsLab [...]
Google Apps Suite Plows Ahead
Business Week has an article today about Google Apps. The suite looks more complete every day. Witness the Postini acquisition, the anticipated release of presentations (a combination of Zenter, Tonic Systems and probably some homegrown mojo too) this summer, the integration of JotSpot features and now, enterprise YouTube.
This one jumped off the page for [...]
Tune Your Browser with Custom Search and Plugins
Lost over the weekend was a del.icio.us link from Rich to PeopleSoft Search. ChiliJoe has put together a sweet combination of a Google Custom Search Engine and OpenSearch plugins to make it easier to find PeopleSoft technical content. Eddie Awad has a custom search engine for his OraNA news aggregregator as well.
A Google Custom [...]
Plugins for Employees
The reaction to the MetaLink plugin has been overwhelmingly positive. Thanks to all who have linked, commented or downloaded. It seems we’ve tapped a reservoir of productivity tools that have existed for a while, but haven’t been shared. I’m interested to know if you have browser plugins or add-ons that make you [...]
Using Search for Currency Conversion
A friend of mine saw the MetaLink plugin post I did and asked about currency conversion with a plugin. Many people may already know that Google does conversions if you pass it a certain sequence of keywords. Both IE7 and FF2 ship with a Google OpenSearch plugin, and the FF one implements search [...]
Firefox 2 Certified for E-Business Suite 11i and 12
A timely announcement from our friends at the Oracle E-Business Suite Technology blog today says that Firefox 2 is certified for use with E-Business Suite versions 11.5.9, 11.5.10 and 12. Internet Explorer 7 was already certified for these flavors.
For those EBS readers who have installed my MetaLink search plugin, you can use it to [...]
MetaLink (and More) in Your Browser Search Bar
Do you use the search box in your browser? If you’re not familiar with it, here’s what it looks like in Firefox 2:
And in Internet Explorer 7:
If you don’t use these boxes, you should. They save loads of time. Surprisingly, both use a standard called OpenSearch that allows for quick and [...]
