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Use a dictionary in Chorme browser to improve vocabulary [Video]

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 06:30 PM PST

If you love to blog or write you might like to sit with a dictionary even though it is quite impractical. Not just so that you avoid spelling mistakes but also get the exact context of a word you come across. Many of us might not have English as our first language of choice and this can be a bit of a problem when articulating exactly what you want.

The dictionary can be added through an extension in the Chrome browser and I am quite enjoying it. While writing this post I have already used it in twice and hence decided to record the video on how I can use different words or improve my choice of words using this extension.

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An example is the word ‘articulating’ that I used before. It was not my first choice of word and I was planning to write ‘explaining’. But while reviewing part of the post I tested the extension. (See video at the end of the post)

About DictionaryTip

A simple double click gets the dictionary started.
It has options to look up related information from dictionary.com, Wikipedia and much more.
Ironically when I added Google Dictionary it seemed not compatible with the extension.
It is quite easy to use with a popup appearing of your the dictionary after double clicking on any word of the text your are reading.

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What do you think? Will it help you improve your writing or even vocabulary? Or will you find it interesting just for a quick reference of a word you came across but were not sure about it’s meaning. Let me know through your comments.

Download: Dictionary Tip

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Use Google and Bing on the same page [Search Tool]

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 05:27 AM PST

If Google is the undisputed king of the search engines then Bing is the challenger to the crown. I do not think at the moment Bing is mounting much of a challenge but realistically it is the only one which can compete over the years with Google. For people who love looking up stuff with search might enjoy this one. A website which gives you search results on Bing and Google side by side on the same page.

Very aptly it is called Bingle and seems like a very handy tool for people trying to look up results from a SEO point of view.

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Bingle allowed me to check Bing and Google results side by side not just when it came to web search but I could also compare image search results along with maps being searched for with Google and Bing separately on the same page.

I won’t say it is a great way to look up a particular information but it is quite awesome to carry out the same searches on both engines and look up side by side which link it rates as more important compared to the other.

Often when you look at a search engine you might not be able to make sense of it but with a comparative look-up of search queries can give you an insight into what exactly that search engines gives a higher preference to.