Comments on: Answers on NYTimes.com http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:39:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jake http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/comment-page-1/#comment-183199 Jake Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:22:26 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/#comment-183199 Sorry about the screwy link formatting. <a href="http://yubnub.org" rel="nofollow">here</a> Sorry about the screwy link formatting. here

]]> By: Jake http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/comment-page-1/#comment-183198 Jake Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:20:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/#comment-183198 I much prefer <a href="yubnub.com" rel="nofollow">yubnub</a><a>. It's a social version of what KC is talking about, also with a richer syntax. So all the shortcuts are already set up (or you can create your own) wherever you are. I use the yubnub extension for firefox, so I can just type in the search bar.</a> I much prefer yubnub. It’s a social version of what KC is talking about, also with a richer syntax. So all the shortcuts are already set up (or you can create your own) wherever you are.

I use the yubnub extension for firefox, so I can just type in the search bar.

]]> By: aaron http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/comment-page-1/#comment-182986 aaron Sun, 31 Dec 2006 01:24:45 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/#comment-182986 thanks, i'll give it a shot thanks, i’ll give it a shot

]]> By: eszter http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/comment-page-1/#comment-182960 eszter Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:17:12 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/#comment-182960 Aaron, you might want to try <a href="http://www.mrtech.com/extensions/local_install/" rel="nofollow">MR Tech Local Install</a> that could help you get around that issue. (I don't know the specifics of your set-up and I only have experiences with it regarding my own configuration. It has worked fine for me and as far as I know has caused no problems.) BTW, extension incompatibility is a major issue with Firefox upgrades, in my opinion. I hate having to deal with that every time there is an upgrade. That's one of the reasons I use MR Tech Local Install. (Another is that even when extensions are supposedly compatible with my FF version they often still wouldn't work, which was even more annoying.) KC, I tried that at some point, but never got into it, but you're right that it's another good way of getting to info. Aaron, you might want to try MR Tech Local Install that could help you get around that issue. (I don’t know the specifics of your set-up and I only have experiences with it regarding my own configuration. It has worked fine for me and as far as I know has caused no problems.)

BTW, extension incompatibility is a major issue with Firefox upgrades, in my opinion. I hate having to deal with that every time there is an upgrade. That’s one of the reasons I use MR Tech Local Install. (Another is that even when extensions are supposedly compatible with my FF version they often still wouldn’t work, which was even more annoying.)

KC, I tried that at some point, but never got into it, but you’re right that it’s another good way of getting to info.

]]> By: KCinDC http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/comment-page-1/#comment-182945 KCinDC Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:40:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/#comment-182945 I never use the search bar. I just set up a bunch of <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/smart-keywords.html" rel="nofollow">keywords</a> so I can type "g eszter" in the location field to search for "eszter" in Google, or "gn saddam" to search Google News, or "it pan's labyrinth" to search IMDB titles, or "wp gerald ford" to get a Wikipedia article. Maybe I should set one up for Answers.com, but I always thought of it as mainly a tacky commercialization of Wikipedia. I never use the search bar. I just set up a bunch of keywords so I can type “g eszter” in the location field to search for “eszter” in Google, or “gn saddam” to search Google News, or “it pan’s labyrinth” to search IMDB titles, or “wp gerald ford” to get a Wikipedia article. Maybe I should set one up for Answers.com, but I always thought of it as mainly a tacky commercialization of Wikipedia.

]]> By: aaron http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/comment-page-1/#comment-182939 aaron Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:51:38 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/12/29/answers-on-nytimescom/#comment-182939 unfortunately, at the moment, conquery is not compatible with the latest version of firefox unfortunately, at the moment, conquery is not compatible with the latest version of firefox

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