December 11th, 2004
PBS | I, Cringely -The China Syndrome

I felt a tinge of sadness as a ex-IBMer that IBM was selling its PC business to Lenovo that too for a cheap $1.7 billion. This article tries to look beyond the figures of the sale and read the minds of the dealmakers.

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December 11th, 2004
Google| Google Suggests

What is Google Suggest? Quoting Googles’ blurb:
As you type into the search box, Google Suggest guesses what you’re typing and offers suggestions in real time. This is similar to Google’s “Did you mean?” feature that offers alternative spellings for your query after you search, except that it works in real time. For example, if you type “bass,” Google Suggest might offer a list of refinements that include “bass fishing” or “bass guitar.”…

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