Apr 9, 2006, 19:38 GMT
Washington - Trying to decide between Google and Yahoo as your search engine? Use both simultaneously with GahooYoogle (http://www.gahooyoogle.com). This independent website will search both of the major search engines in one swoop. Type in your search term, click Search, and the search results from both search engines are presented in adjacent columns. You can search for images, videos, news, and prices as well as conventional webpages.
Need to e-mail someone a large file? If you've tried this using your e-mail program, you know the problem. Often, a recipient's e-mail inbox will not allow large file attachments. Get around the issue by using YouSendIt (http://beta.yousendit.com), a free web service that allows you to upload a large file and then send your recipient an e-mail message explaining how to download it using any Web browser.
Interested in American history? There's no better place to take a virtual tour of a world-class museum than on the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American History site (http://www.americanhistory.si.edu). Here, you can get a preview of the exhibits currently on display at the museum, and you can take advantage of internet-only features. These include a 'history explorer' that takes you interactively through American milestones at the click of a mouse.
How many times have you had a song stuck in your head but couldn't remember the lyrics? There's no need to be lyrically challenged any longer with LyricsFreak.com. Here, you can search for the lyrics to just about any song you can imagine. Search by artist, song title, or even a distinctive phrase that you remember from a song. The service is free.
Notebook computers today come with the choice of glossy or matte screens. Which should you buy? Glossy screens are good for movie watching, as they enhance the picture quality. But they also enhance glare in brightly-lit computing environments. If most of your work is with standard office applications and spreadsheets, matte will do just fine - and cost you a bit less.
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