Category Archives: searching

Finding a Job Online

I think anyone in the job market has read it all already. It doesn’t matter whether you are currently employed and have the forethought to move on with your life or if someone made that decision for you, the wealth of advice duplicated across the web and the local employment office is all the same. [...]

A Pizza Problem Overheard

“Why don’t you call Pizza Hut?” “I don’t have the number.” “Can’t you look it up?” “There’s no phone book!” “Well…call directory assistance!” Yes, I actually overheard this. Notes: Pizza Hut and many other pizza places let you order online from their websites. Even if you don’t want to order online, you can get the [...]

Using Google Books to build a car

And so it begins: Meet Bob Ferry and his nice ‘ride’: a 1906 Oldsmobile Model B Runabout. You might be thinking, “Wow, for a model that’s nearly a century old, this car looks brand new.” That’s because it is brand new. Bob found old magazines and publications on mechanics with pictures, diagrams and descriptions, by searching [...]

Search Comparison: Non-Google sites

Lifehacker made an interesting article about alternatives to Google. Can there be another tool you can use to more easily find information you want? The list is wonderful, but I want to test this for myself. The keywords “grow cilantro”. A while back, I did want to know what to do with this cilantro plant [...]