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Do we choose Google over Bing just out of habit? [ Google vs Bing ]
10 Health Tips Every Blogger Must Follow
Improve Chrome’s look with new tab feature: Speed dial
Check two files with text for differences within seconds with diffChecker

Do we choose Google over Bing just out of habit? [ Google vs Bing ]

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 08:50 AM PDT

If you are not on Google then you are not on the internet is a statement which is not very far from the truth. We had Yahoo Search, MSN search and then came the underdog called Google which swept all competition with a simple interface and made being geek so cool that everyone wanted to “Google” something and felt like a geek if only for a few moments. But lately Google has competition and it goes by the name “Bing”

I always felt I do not use Bing just out of sheer habit of using Google but I thought it would be make an interesting discussion and so yesterday I put a question to some bloggers on my Facebook account which was “Are we using Google instead of Bing just out of habit?”

Most replied “They were habituated to Google” and some did not like Bing Search layout too much. I thought let me conduct some comparative tests by searching for a list of similar things on both Google and Bing and try to come to a conclusion if Bing is as good if not better than Google.

Do not take the scoring seriously as this is just a snap shot of 3 queries of the billions that these search engines handle everyday but they do make for some interesting insights into the two search engines.

Search results for “Devils Workshop”

Google results

Bing Results

I admit that this search query was a little too obvious as I do not think someone will search for Devils Workshop but I decided to check this one out for the basic layout and how search results are presented.
Google which we are all so familiar with showed me easy one click access to relative searches like Images, Blogs, Videos on the side. It showed out blog first and then a Wikipedia link which is how Bing showed it.
Only issue with Bing was that Google showed up some links from our domain but that was not the case with Bing.
Bing also had two very unrelated links at the top which were sponsored links.

Score: Google 1 : Bing 0

Search results for “Fifa Scores”

Google Results

Bing Results

Fifa World Cup 2010 is currently underway and I wondered if we looked up search results how will both the search engines show up the results.

This one was a tie with Bing and Google both showed the latest scores and also the live score of the current match that was happening.
This reinforces my view that if we took design and function out of the question probably Bing gives just as good results as Google.

Score: Google 2 : Bing 1

Search Results for Addresses

Google Results

Bing Results

Other than using search engines for news, software and blogging related info I also use is extensively to look up addresses and here Google wins hands down.

Google showed results immediately with a snap shot of Google Maps which was more about the address.
Bing Maps is similar to Google Maps but here Bing Maps is not integrated with its search results and that I feel is disappointing. Also the links in Bing show everything except a link to its Maps section which I find strange.

Score: Google 3 : Bing 1

Conclusion:

Google is far ahead of Bing at the moment and with Google being the default search engine with Firefox and Chrome which is currently seeing strong growth rates at the expense of Internet Explorer will ensure Google will be used much more. Also Bing just does not have the small details which Google search provides and this might be fixed when Bing is out of beta stage. One feature of Bing I really liked is that with Bing we can create RSS feeds of our search results.

So my question to you is do you use Google over Bing just out of habit or do are there any specific reasons? Do drop in your comments.

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10 Health Tips Every Blogger Must Follow

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 07:45 AM PDT

excersice 10 Health Tips Every Blogger Must Follow If you’re a blogger or just a computer fanboy (like me!), most possibly your suffering from eye,neck and many other body-part aches, fighting obesity and well, just plain lazy. Those long hours of surfing, yup. Of course this is not healthy in any way. Here are 10 tips that I follow regularly and what-do-ya-know, feeling quite great now, read on.So getting straight to our points:

Take a break every 60-90 minutes and look away from your computer screen.
If your adamant on staying on your computer for longer durations of time, decrease your monitor’s brightness.
Eat Healthy – Avoid junk food the most you can.
Take the stairs to your home or office, instead of the elevator (5 floors by stairs and the rest via elevator would be a good start)
Quite possibly, the area of the body most affected would be the neck. Perform simple neck exercises (for eg. head roll exercise – google it!)
If you’re a hardcore blogger, you’d most possible have a seething backache. You could do some exercise for this as well.
Use a chair that is comfortable and that has the right height. And so also for other accessories like your keyboard and mouse. (image credit: medicinenet.com)
Correct Posture.
If possible, join a gym and exercise there regularly.
Avoid any sort of addictions to alcohol/smoking. A stationary lifestyle coupled with such addictions is a perfect recipe for disaster.
Listen to soothing music or play flash games. Better yet meet up with your friends and interact with them (offline, not on Facebook!) Take your mind off and release the stress!

If not all of them, at least try to follow some of the tips given above. I’ve got just one statement to say, ‘Health Is Wealth.’

Here are 10 tips that I follow quite regularlyHere are 10 tips that I follow quite regularly

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Improve Chrome’s look with new tab feature: Speed dial

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 04:34 AM PDT

One of Google Chrome’s special features, is its thumbnail preview and the visibility of recently closed tabs when a new tab is opened. With a little of CSS tweaks, an extension, Speed dial adds a lot more beauty to the new tab in Google Chrome.

Before installing Speed dial extension:

After installing speed dial extension:

Why install Speed dial extension for Google chrome?

Very clean interface.
You can define which website you want to be shown whereas in the default view you can pin only the most visited sites.
Improved look by just a few simple CSS tweaks makes the new tab visually very appealing.
Customizable number of dials and six themes to choose from.
If you wish, you can upload a background image or just stick to the six themes provided by the extension

If you liked this Chrome extension you might want to check some others we find useful.

Go install the Speed dial extension in the Google chrome’s extension library.

I feel this extension might be useful to every Chrome user. Do drop your opinion about this extension in the comments.

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Check two files with text for differences within seconds with diffChecker

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 01:45 AM PDT

If you are a professional web designer most times you will have tools or features in the software you use to write code to help check where code is different from another. But sometimes amateurs and also writers need to see the differences between two bits of text to quickly see where something was missed.

diffChecker is one such web service where I could upload two different text files and get any differences between the text of those files.

About diffChecker

diffChecker is very easy to use and the best feature of it is a novice can also use it immediately. Also there is no need to sign up or register with the website to use this feature.
I sometimes write a post and then improve on it. To learn what mistakes I make at the beginning I tried to use this tool by comparing how much I had to improve upon.
This tool is ideal to check a backup file of a HTML code and compare it with another file you have been working on to see where exactly you might have deviated or changed course.

If you liked using this tool you might want to check on a web site which helps checking if you are using certain words repetitively.

Do try out diffChecker and let me know if you know of any other similar tools by dropping in your comments.

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