Going "Bing"

b.c.molin

b.c.molin

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I'm no computer wizz but I do like to try out new things, especially when they are free, so when I read about the new Microsoft (and no I'm not a MS fanboy) search engine named Bing I decided to give it a try.

I run Google Chrome as my browser so needed the help of an article on Computerworld.com on "How to add some Bing to your browser" to get it set up as my default search engine instead of Google.

So after a week of use I must say it is turning up search results that seem better than Google in that the first half a dozen results don't link to Ebay items for sale.

Anyone with a more technical opinion of Bing out there?
 
Ah, I see that you're using the machine that goes "BING." This is my favorite machine because we sold it to the company we bought it from and now rent it back so that it comes off the monthly expenses instead of the capital budget.
 
It didn't even ask me if I wanted to go "bing" I have MSN and Google toolbars and darned if the MSN didn't just go bing all on it's own! How rude!
 
jill jackson said:
...and darned if the MSN didn't just go bing all on it's own! How rude!
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Rude indeed!

This is due to "Microsoft redirecting all traffic from its now-kaput Live Search to Bing" according to the Computerworld article. Yet another demonstration of why folk dislike MS for the way it does things.
 
I'm finally running a stable version of Win xp pro. I'm not gonna push my luck and add another MS product. Google is good enough.
 
I don't use the search engine, but Bing Maps (formerly Live Search Maps) rock. A friend of mine uses the software as a teaching tool in graduate engineering classes in GPS systems. I use it to chart paddles, hikes, etc. The aerial and "bird's eye" views are excellent, and the routing function takes guesswork out of mileage.
 
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