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stevetaz · 09-11-2008, 03:55 PM

Thanks to a post by member ||girlybb|| I took a look at Windows Live Search and I must say, I find it to be a very impressive little program.

I loaded it almost a month ago, but I just recently began to use it. It is fast and reasonably accurate for what I have used it for. I have just explored the local shopping, movies and a bit of the mapping capabilities and I am quite dazzled so far. Got my wife some driving directions in less time than it took to type the address in.

I like that you plug in your home location and all the searches you do are based on that, but you can change that on the fly. Also available is chat through Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail, but I am not a user of those.

I am a bit confused over how listings appear and why others don't. Some categories seem to be so complete they are scary, but others appear sparse so I think this will take some more time to learn the ins and outs. Want Pizza? That list was chock full of all the ones I know of and a few I didn't know about. Yet Tune Up Service barely had a few when there are dozens. That could be due to the way the listing is in the phone directory.

I would love to set up my own categories, but that doesn't seem to be available.

If you are on your PC reading this you might want to take a look at the BlackBerry page here.

An OTA download is available here....

Take a look and I hope you enjoy it half as much as I have been.

SteveTaz

09-11-2008, 03:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
stevetaz Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lonk Island, NY Posts: 3,832 Thanks: 13 Thanked 118 Times in 98 Posts	Thanks to a post by member \|\|girlybb\|\| I took a look at Windows Live Search and I must say, I find it to be a very impressive little program. I loaded it almost a month ago, but I just recently began to use it. It is fast and reasonably accurate for what I have used it for. I have just explored the local shopping, movies and a bit of the mapping capabilities and I am quite dazzled so far. Got my wife some driving directions in less time than it took to type the address in. I like that you plug in your home location and all the searches you do are based on that, but you can change that on the fly. Also available is chat through Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail, but I am not a user of those. I am a bit confused over how listings appear and why others don't. Some categories seem to be so complete they are scary, but others appear sparse so I think this will take some more time to learn the ins and outs. Want Pizza? That list was chock full of all the ones I know of and a few I didn't know about. Yet Tune Up Service barely had a few when there are dozens. That could be due to the way the listing is in the phone directory. I would love to set up my own categories, but that doesn't seem to be available. If you are on your PC reading this you might want to take a look at the BlackBerry page here. An OTA download is available here.... Take a look and I hope you enjoy it half as much as I have been. SteveTaz __________________ SteveTaz If you want a toy, get an iPhone....If you want a tool, get a BlackBerry.... Tact Is For People Who Aren't Witty Enough To Be Sarcastic *"...mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent..."* Adam Smith The Theory of the Moral Sentiments Phone: 8330m Curve (Red) Carrier: Sprint BB History: New as of 03/19/2008 - 8830 ---> 8330m Last edited by stevetaz; 09-11-2008 at 03:58 PM..