I will need to Bing that...

Bing is Microsoft's answer to Google. It recently launched in May and is slowly - very slowly - gaining a following.

For me searching on Google has become second nature. I'm not the only one. What was once a trademark name with "Google" has now become a verb.

But I'm open to trying new things. So I've been checking out Bing and I have to say that it totally kicks Google's ass when it comes to image searches. You can sort by layout, size, color... As someone who is often "liberating" images for use in PowerPoints, this is pure heaven.

And the video search feature also provides you with additional options Google doesn't currently provide such as the ability to search by resolution, length, source and more.

The Web search can produce different results and rankings when you compare the same terms on both Google and Bing. I'm not sure which one is better, but I think I may actually prefer the Bing user interface.

Where Bing falls short is on the News search functionality. There aren't any options to push news alert to your email but they do offer RSS.

I'll continue to test Bing out and maybe next time someone asks me a question that requires some Internet research I'll reply: "Hold on and let me Bing that."

The best article EVER!

It's July, which means it's Tour de France season. I love this time of year.

Who I don't love is Lance Armstrong. For many, many reasons. He's back after several years off from the Tour. It's week one and he's currently in second place... by a tenth of a second. This pains me.

But I found some solace yesterday in this article: Top 10 Reasons to Hate Lance Armstrong.

I seriously laughed out loud at reason #6: "He hangs out with Matthew McConaughey." And I'll let you see the #1 reason yourself. It's something I've believed for years....

*sigh* Now THAT my friends is good journalism.

P.S. I was further uplifted yesterday when Titi Voeckler won stage 5 of the Tour!

What I Learned From My High School Yearbooks

Cleaning… Ok, well really just purging some stuff at home. We have accumulated so much stuff!

Anyway, in my adventures of dusting my High School yearbooks literally fell into my hands. So I decided to take a look-see.

The revelations were… ummm… interesting.

Here are my observations:

1. I was intense.
2. Mr. Lem ROCKED!
3. I excelled in English class without actually attending classes.
4. I had bad hair.
5. Others had bad hair.
6. Track pants and Beaver Canoe t-shirts/sweatshirts were considered the pinnacle of fashion prowess.
7. Teens – back in the day – actually ate and had normal bodies.
8. Mark Deason was/is funny. (Note to self: Must Google him to find out where he is now.)
9. I liked “Mountain Men.” Still do. I married one.
10. I’m now out of touch with many that were “destined” to be my best friends forever.