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  • Gemini

    I will admit here that I’m not a big user of artificial intelligence chatbots. Yes, I am intrigued and I’ve tried out a few. Microsoft has kindly pinned Co-pilot to my taskbar and forced it into the Edge browser. Right now, my go-to browser is Brave and it has Leo baked in as well. I won’t confess… Continue reading

  • A new way to search

    Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo have been taking some hits recently. If you haven’t read this article, you do need to do yourself a favour and do so. Google is getting worse as it loses its fight against search engine spam All that it takes is a search without your adblocker on and check out the results… Continue reading

  • Searching playground

    I thought this topic followed yesterday’s post nicely. And, it’s all Google. It’s a chance to see what you know about the world, or more accurately, what the world is searching for on Google. From the left side of the screen, choose a category and then a topic. Then, head to the big image to… Continue reading

  • In search of …

    CityNews had this article on my newsfeed this morning. What did Canadians Google the most in 2023? Of course I fell for the click bait. It’s not that I’m terribly concerned with what others were searching for, I was curious if my searches would have fallen into the list. I suspect that most people use… Continue reading

  • Learning to search again

    Admit it; you were around pre-Google. I know I was. My first search engine was Ms. Little at our high school library and she knew everything. I’d love to see today how she would work in a digital world. I’m sure she would have mastered it. But, fast forward to the beginnings of being connected… Continue reading