19 March 2010 0 Comments

TinEye: Reverse Image Search Engine

TinEye is a reverse image search engine. You can submit an image to TinEye to find out where it came from, how it is being used, if modified versions of the image exist, or to find higher resolution versions. TinEye is the first image search engine on the web to use image identification technology rather [...]

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12 March 2010 0 Comments

Tips: Search Patents Online

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Do you think you have a noble idea worth patenting?  Whether it is a new recipe for cooking stew or a new banking scheme that will save the world economy – before publishing it with claims of ownership, it is a a good idea to check if that idea is already owned or patented by [...]

7 March 2010 1 Comment

LaTeXSearch: Search for LaTeX code Within Scientific Publications

LaTeXSearch: Search for LaTeX code Within Scientific Publications

LaTeXSearch, a free service provided by Springer, affords the scientific community the ability to search for LaTeX code within scientific publications. LaTeXSearch allows users to locate and view the following: Equations containing specific LaTeX code. Equations containing LaTeX code that is similar to another LaTeX string. All equations belonging to a specific DOI. All equations [...]

22 February 2010 0 Comments

Two Desktop Search Tools, Find The File Faster

Two Desktop Search Tools, Find The File Faster

Although Windows Vista / Windows 7  has a good desktop search software built in, I still find it too slow to work with, and the results are not as I expected most of the time. I will introduce two lighting fast program, they are Locate32, and my favourite: Everything. If you want to find a [...]

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20 August 2009 1 Comment

The Real life search – Bing and more

Life Search goal story: Browsing a trade magazine, Reta has just spotted the “Curiously Costly” line of shoes, and declared them a “must-have” for the upcoming season. She heads over to her favourite wholesaler’s website and sees an empty search form, with an assortment of products underneath it and a message, “50,000+ items”. First, she [...]

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