the boomer live

two baby boomers ruminate about cruises, travel, tech, money, and whatever else comes to mind

the boomer live header image 4

Entries Tagged as 'Web Sites'

Bing Search Engine Seems To Work Very Well

June 15th, 2009 · No Comments

I’ve been trying out the Microsoft Bing Search Engine for the past week….
I must admit I was a bit skeptical in the beginning (being a Microsoft product) but,  my verdict is…………… it actually gets much better results than Google for me.  It is especially good on travel related searches.   Try it for yourself and see [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital · Microsoft · Web Sites

Fishing In Florida – You Need The Brokenlure I-Phone App

May 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment

If you are planning to fish in Florida you should consider this I-Phone App.  It’s crammed with useful information, License Info, Protected Species, Fishing Seasons, Fish Records,  and lots more.  It also has a clever Fish weight calculator built in .
 
 
Not sure what fish is dangling on the end of your [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Apple · Computing, Gear, Digital · Useful Web Sites · Web Sites

Christmas Lights 2008

December 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

If you think putting up Christmas lights is a bit of a chore, imagine what it would be like rigging up these 2 light shows.
El Paso Christmas Lights 2008
Perth Christmas Lights 2008
Happy Holidays  !!!!

[Read more →]

Tags: Useful Web Sites · Web Sites

MyPublisher Photo Book Review

June 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

I had previously made a couple photo book using Shutterfly, and was very happy with them.  However  I had to produce a photo book for work and I needed the size to be larger than Shutterfly offered.  MyPublisher offers a book in a 15″ x 11.5″ format which is excellent.
Making the book:
I downloaded the MyPublisher [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital · Shopping · Web Sites

Retrevo – Search Engine for Tech Gear

December 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Retrevo is a search engine for tech gear that can be used for shopping, research , finding manuals etc.  Type in a product and it will grab results on where to buy, with price, reviews, forum disscussions etc.  All neatly arranged.   I have tried it and it works well, is intuitive and fast.  All in [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Computing, Gear, Digital · Shopping · Web Sites