Google Desktop Vs. Copernic Desktop Search: The Face Off

In this post I will be comparing Copernic Desktop Search (CDS) and Google Desktop (GD). (Please note: Most comparisons are totally my opinion. But some of the comparisons are based on actual information that I got from other sources.)

So it begins...

VS.

The pros and cons of GD:

Pros:

• Fast, quick, finds what you want (most of the time)
• The sidebar looks cool
• It's Google

Cons:

• Uses a browser window to display your search results
• It's a security nightmare! (For more information look here and here)
• The browser window that display search results looks ugly! (in my opinion)

The pro and cons of CDS:

Pros:

• Searches wherever you want on your desktop without accessing the web (Unless you want it to)
• You can refine your search to file sizes, types, date made, folder that it's in and a bunch of other stuff.
• You can schedule updates to your index for whenever you want them.
  
• It looks cool
  

Cons:

• No big added features (such as GD's sidebar)

The Verdict:

Both programs are totally free so you can't go wrong with either of them (You're not going to lose anything if you just try them).

I know that I'm not the supreem power of deciding but I have decided that I like Copernic Desktop Search better. Why? I just do.

Sweet Car Update 3

"Next up, we have... (sound of jaw hitting the floor)... (sound of jaw being picked up and put back on)... wow... what... what is that?"

It's the Jeep -(Yes I know, I just barely did another jeep but I thought this one was really cool. I guess I think they're all cool and that's why I post them here! I wouldn't post them if I didn't think they were cool! Maybe I should start a "Ugly Car Update"... That's not a bad idea...)- Anyway! This car is The Jeep Gladiator. One of the most cool trucks I have ever seen!

"The Jeep Gladiator is a lifestyle pickup with all the capability of the famed Wrangler. It's authentically Jeep, featuring the historic box side-mounted spare of past models. This 'flexible utility truck' features an open-air canvas top, an expandable truck bed, and a stowaway rear seat cushion. This is rugged functionality found only in Jeep."

I think that is looks a lot cooler than it sounds...

I'm going to start doing "Ugly Car Updates" soon... (Just for fun, of course!)

Doogle Gesktop!

I just barely got Google Desktop to work on my computer! It's a Desktop searching program that is pretty sweet! (If you can get it to work) I was having problems getting it to work and I found out that it is because I have two users on my computer and it doesn't support two users. But other than that it's really nice! With it's nifty sidebar that you can put customizable panels on. The panels include email, news, photos, maps and a bigillion other things. And-of course-you can search your own computer for files, music, pictures and other such stuff.

The bottom line: Google Desktop is a...well...a desktop searching program. It's good.

(Maybe some other time I'll do a Copernic Desktop Search versus Google Desktop test to decide which is better...) Stay iTuned!

Sweet Car Update 2

You see it. The Jeep Hurricane.
Here is something that I found about it:

With more than 14 inches (36 cm) of ground clearance and 20 inches (51 cm) of suspension travel, the Hurricane is in a class of its own when it comes to off-road capability. As Zetsche said at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show, "To put that into perspective, the clearance is 5 inches higher and the articulation is almost triple that of our most off-road-capable Jeep production vehicle."

The four-wheel independent short/long-arm suspension system is dampened by coilover shocks with remote reservoirs (this allows for longer travel in the shock). The 20-inch wheels hold specially designed off-roading tires that are 37 inches tall. Chrysler reports an approach angle of 64 degrees and a departure angle of 86.7 degrees.

The Hurricane is more than just a Super Jeep. It also represents an attempt by Chrysler's engineers to combine excess (it does have two HEMI engines) with responsibility (new technology allows the Hurricane to operate on as few as four cylinders).

It's pretty awesome. With two HEMI engines, it has a total of 670 horsepower and 740 lb-ft of torque. Powerful... That's all I have to say. Especially when it can move sideways, diagonally and do a 360 degree turn on a dime.

"I just switched over to... iTunes?"

"I have new insurance! I just switched over to Geic-... iTunes?"

I just started using iTunes... wow. It took a little organizing but after I did that-Poof!-It's a lot better than WMP (Windows Media Player) 10!... WMP 10 is a lot better than WMP 9; It has a lot of improvements but-as always-Apple is a lot ahead of Microsoft. The whole interface of iTunes is better: The way you import music, the way you organize your music and most of all, the way you play your music! The visualizer is also a really sweet bonus (It is totally random, unlike WMP...) The iTunes window even looks better than that of WMP, with it's sleek silver look and its sweet icon (above).

The moral of the story is: "Switch over to Gei-iTunes now!"

A Friends Blog

I just thought that all you readers might want to see a friend-of-mine's blog. You can see it here. He has had a blog a lot longer than me and (compared to me) you might consider him a veteran to blogging. It's pretty sweet! Check it out!

Narnia, and the North!

Yes, I just went and saw it. "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe." It is pretty sweet. I would tell you the whole storyline and what happens but that would be giving it away and you should go see it to get the full impression. I will tell you this though: It follows the story line of the actual book by C. S. Lewis about 90% of the time! Which is really good for a movie. It also helps that the book is really good and has a good moral to the whole story. I can't wait for them to make the rest of the seven-book series!...

"...Lucy and Susan watch as hundreds of monstrous creatures surround Aslan and the Stone Table. These are horrible creatures from mythology and the darkest realms of the imagination. At the center of these awful creatures is the Witch. The Witch expects Aslan's arrival, and she tells her servants to tie him up. At first the servants are hesitant, but when Aslan does not resist, they are thrilled to oblige. The Witch's servants humiliate Aslan further by shaving off his mane, muzzling him, kicking him, and jeering at him. Aslan does not protest. The servants finish binding Aslan to the Stone Table and the Witch approaches him with her stone knife. The Witch tells Aslan that he is lost..."

You want to see it.

...and there was Gimp...

I have here a picture that I made with The Gimp. "What is The Gimp?" you say? To put it nicely: It is about the best photo-editing software that you can get for free. You can do a bigilion things to your photos including: adding layers, adding filters, animating your photos (such as ripples etc.) and a million drawing things. You can also do fractals, which are really cool/weird "imagination" pictures.

I like it.

(This picture is called: "The Stains of Time." I actually made it in about 5 minutes. It displays some of the cool things you can do with The Gimp.)

Sweet Car Update 1 (+248!)

Yes... That's it. The Chrysler ME Four-Twelve. Ahhhh... Sweet!!! I think that it is one of my favorite cars! Here is what one website had to say about it:

The ME stands for "mid-engined." The quad-turbo, V-12 powered Chrysler ME Four Twelve supercar may not only establish real-world performance records but may also set a record for lightning-quick vehicle development. It took less than one year to complete from start to finish...
...With a curb weight of just 2880 lbs. (1310 kg), the ME Four-Twelve has the weight-to-power ratio of 3.4 lbs/bhp — a new performance record. In actual Chrysler speed runs, the ME Four-Twelve goes from 0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds, 0-100 mph in 6.2 seconds, and it will blister through the quarter mile in 10.6 seconds at 135 mph. The estimated top speed of the ME Four-Twelve is 248 mph (400 km/h). The vehicle is designed and packaged to achieve outstanding thermal performance under extreme operating conditions. Its large capacity, high-efficiency engine-cooling system allows this engine to retain optimum thermal performance — a key advantage in the super car arena.

Now you see why I like it so much! (There is also the fact that it looks really sweet...) If you want any more fantabulous information about The Chrysler ME Four-Twelve you might want to try looking here. More Sweet Car Updates to come!...

Quickie Summary of Shakespeare's Julius Cesar

Well. That'’s about all I have to say about it. In a miniature nutshell: Everybody kills themselves except for Cesar; the people that kill themselves kill him first. There are no "good guys"” and there is also no "“hero"”. The storyline is about as complicated as mush. "New play please!"” That was not one of the plays that I was planning on doing for my 17 Shakespeare plays. But we had it from the library and I was almost done so I decided to do it anyway… I don'’t need to do it again. I think it is okay for you to read it once but I wouldn'’t recommend reading it 37 times…

Sweet Car Update 0

I will be publishing posts about really sweet cars on occasion. These posts will have pictures, information and what I think about them. Check back often!

The car for today and to start us off will have to be the Batmobile... I don't have much to say about this one. I haven't seen the movie so... I wouldn't know... I think the car is cool though!

(I purposely posted a really small picture so that certain people could see it...)

Shakespearianly Pooped!

I have been doing a lot of Shakespeare lately because I have to do it for a class that I have. In the last two weeks I have read/watched/listened to 16 of Shakespeare's plays! I believe that I can say that I am officially Shakespearianly Pooped out! Stay tuned for future updates on what plays I have done and other Shakespeare junk! (You might also want to see a cool shakespeare website with all of his plays and sonnets here)

(William Shakespeare (National Portrait Gallery), in the famous Chandos portrait, artist and authenticity unconfirmed.)

In the Beginning...Again... I'm sick of this!

Okay... I'm sorry for scaring your kids with all those filler words! "Hey! ESRB rater! This blog should be rated PG-13 for all of those filler words! We need to add a big sign that says: 'User Digression Advised!' Don't show your kids this Blog! They may get ideas...

From now on I will try to post more informational posts... sort of...

In the begining... again... ?... Didn't I allready do this?

For all those that would like to know: This-Bleep!-thing is going to-Bleep!-me like awsome...*

*Note for all those people who think that I a big-Bleeping!-person: All of the-Bleep!-things that you see are filler words... ;-)

In the begining... again...

I'm getting to like this-Bleep!-thing! It's kinda nice... Actually I think it's sick... (Californa style right there!)

In the begining...

I can't get this-Bleep!-thing to work... what? I'm posting? Oh! Everything is going fine here! Check back some other time...