Comments for Alan Edwardes http://alanedwardes.com The Personal Weblog of Alan Edwardes. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:20:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on eRepublik - The New (Virtual) World by moritan http://alanedwardes.com/posts/erepublik-the-new-virtual-world/#comment-8130 moritan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:27:32 +0000 http://alanedwardes.com/?p=607#comment-8130 for those who want to play, you can have invite here : http://erepublik.niouton.info/ It's in french but it's work for those who want to play, you can have invite here : http://erepublik.niouton.info/

It’s in french but it’s work

]]> Comment on Skype Version 4 by Alex http://alanedwardes.com/posts/skype-version-4/#comment-8127 Alex Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:22:56 +0000 http://alanedwardes.com/?p=654#comment-8127 I really like the new 4.0 BETA but the one problem I hate about it at the moment is that you cant get it to start "silently" and not show your contacts automatically. Otherwise it has some fantastic new features. I really like the new 4.0 BETA but the one problem I hate about it at the moment is that you cant get it to start “silently” and not show your contacts automatically. Otherwise it has some fantastic new features.

]]> Comment on Skype Version 4 by Peter Parkes (Skype Blogger) http://alanedwardes.com/posts/skype-version-4/#comment-8126 Peter Parkes (Skype Blogger) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:19:02 +0000 http://alanedwardes.com/?p=654#comment-8126 Glad you like it — we'll be releasing a second beta soon which will refine the interface further and re-add some of the functionality missing from the first release. Glad you like it — we’ll be releasing a second beta soon which will refine the interface further and re-add some of the functionality missing from the first release.

]]> Comment on Cuil - The Good Looking Search Engine by Alan http://alanedwardes.com/posts/cuil-the-good-looking-search-engine/#comment-8125 Alan Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:16:39 +0000 http://alanedwardes.com/?p=593#comment-8125 Quite honestly I wouldn't use it. A <a href="http://me.dium.com/search/r?q=iPod" rel="nofollow">search for iPod on me.dium</a> doesn't return a Wikipedia article like <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=iPod" rel="nofollow">Google does</a>, it returns some weird accessories site - Apple is the 7th result. I don't think relying on what people search for is the right way to build results, you're basically stereotyping everyone and assuming that they want to find the same thing from a search keyword - not everyone looks for the same thing. My point is proven with the iPod search, why would everyone searching iPod want an accessories site? They wouldn't. Cuil is eye candy, but me.dium is just bright orange and something I wouldn't need to use. (Common, even <a href="http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=iPod" rel="nofollow">Live Search</a> gets the iPod search right...) Quite honestly I wouldn’t use it. A search for iPod on me.dium doesn’t return a Wikipedia article like Google does, it returns some weird accessories site - Apple is the 7th result.

I don’t think relying on what people search for is the right way to build results, you’re basically stereotyping everyone and assuming that they want to find the same thing from a search keyword - not everyone looks for the same thing. My point is proven with the iPod search, why would everyone searching iPod want an accessories site? They wouldn’t.

Cuil is eye candy, but me.dium is just bright orange and something I wouldn’t need to use.

(Common, even Live Search gets the iPod search right…)

]]> Comment on Cuil - The Good Looking Search Engine by Chris http://alanedwardes.com/posts/cuil-the-good-looking-search-engine/#comment-8119 Chris Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:40:32 +0000 http://alanedwardes.com/?p=593#comment-8119 Cuil is definitely going for it, but it's hard to imagine them doing anything but incremental changes to what Google's done. And even that would take years of effort. Me.dium.com has taken a different tack. We have a full web index, but we change the results based on the surfing activity of our user base (now over 2,000,000). It's in alpha, but I'd be curious to hear your thoughts. http://me.dium.com/search Cuil is definitely going for it, but it’s hard to imagine them doing anything but incremental changes to what Google’s done. And even that would take years of effort.

Me.dium.com has taken a different tack. We have a full web index, but we change the results based on the surfing activity of our user base (now over 2,000,000). It’s in alpha, but I’d be curious to hear your thoughts. http://me.dium.com/search

]]> Comment on eRepublik - The New (Virtual) World by Alan http://alanedwardes.com/posts/erepublik-the-new-virtual-world/#comment-8117 Alan Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:57:21 +0000 http://alanedwardes.com/?p=607#comment-8117 Wow! Thanks for the site! I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that it is absolute genius - and a joy to use. I wasn't expecting any comments on this post - especially not from one of the developers of the site. Thanks! Wow! Thanks for the site! I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that it is absolute genius - and a joy to use.

I wasn’t expecting any comments on this post - especially not from one of the developers of the site. Thanks!

]]> Comment on eRepublik - The New (Virtual) World by George Lemnaru http://alanedwardes.com/posts/erepublik-the-new-virtual-world/#comment-8116 George Lemnaru Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:19:40 +0000 http://alanedwardes.com/?p=607#comment-8116 Thanks for the post, Alan. Sure is fascinating this project and is a constant adventure even for us, working at it. Thanks for the post, Alan. Sure is fascinating this project and is a constant adventure even for us, working at it.

]]> Comment on Installing and Configuring Lampp (the simple guide) by Alan http://alanedwardes.com/posts/installing-and-configuring-lampp-the-simple-guide/#comment-8114 Alan Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:46:40 +0000 http://alanunleashed.com/posts/installing-and-configuring-lampp-the-simple-guide/#comment-8114 I'm not sure what your problem is... why not trying to run <code>/opt/lampp/lampp security</code> to change the default passwords. Other than that I'm not really qualified to comment, as the last time I used lampp was when I wrote this post originally. I’m not sure what your problem is… why not trying to run /opt/lampp/lampp security to change the default passwords. Other than that I’m not really qualified to comment, as the last time I used lampp was when I wrote this post originally.

]]> Comment on Installing and Configuring Lampp (the simple guide) by Max http://alanedwardes.com/posts/installing-and-configuring-lampp-the-simple-guide/#comment-8113 Max Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:39:41 +0000 http://alanunleashed.com/posts/installing-and-configuring-lampp-the-simple-guide/#comment-8113 Hi ,this is a great posing. But need some help on how to change the user name and password used for the authentication the moment I type localhost in the browser. Regards, Max Hi ,this is a great posing. But need some help on how to change the user name and password used for the authentication the moment I type localhost in the browser.

Regards,
Max

]]> Comment on The PHP Sidebar Flickrstream Version Two by chat http://alanedwardes.com/posts/the-php-sidebar-flickrstream-version-two/#comment-8095 chat Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:31:04 +0000 http://alanedwardes.com/?p=573#comment-8095 thanks thanks

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