2005 March 28

I didn't start the fire.

I found it! I found it! I found it!
One of the things I dislike (very much) about my Nikon Coolpix camera is that it only records video in “MOV” format instead of a much more neutral AVI. Sorry, but Quicktime on Windows is a total desktop kludge. This morning, as I was flipping through my favorite feeds, I discovered MP4Cam2AVI:

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I've been watching the Desktop Search space for a wihle now. For me, it's all about usability – and that's something I just didn't see with the tools from Google, MSN, or X1 (Yahoo!). As such, I wanted to comment publicly on Rob Pegoraro's recent Washington Post article, “Seeking a More Intuitive Search Tool.” Props to Marc Orchant for pointing it out to me.
Rob is 110% correct by saying that Microsoft screwed the pooch with XP's search tool. He used a slightly different metaphor, but the sentiment is parallel. I was thrilled to see my favorite product, Copernic Desktop Search, listed in the roundup – but kinda offended that someone chose the word “obscure” to describe the company. Nothing could be further from the truth. Compared to Google, MSN, or Yahoo, everybody else *IS* obscure – but Copernic has been in the desktop-based search space a lot longer than any of the three! The successes of Copernic Agent set the stage for Copernic Desktop Search.
Rob hiccuped again:

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