Will Google Always Rule?

Is a 'Google killer' on the Horizon? Gregory M. Lamb. Christian Science Monitor. February 28, 2007.
While Google may be today's leading search engine, some upstarts are saying that its continued dominance is not assured.

Feasting on Entertainment

Snack Attack! Wired. March 2007.
This article, a cover story in Wired, surveys today's pop culture of portable, "bite-size" entertainment.

Cross-Searching in Libraries

(Meta)search Like Google. Jonathan Rochkind. Library Journal. February 15, 2007.
Given the success of Google Scholar and similar services, library users seem to value the ability to search more than one database simultaneously. While some librarians are critical of some of the cross-search products offered to libraries, Rochkind offers some solutions.

Google Apps vs. Microsoft Office

Google Apps: Should You Switch? Michael Calore. Wired News. February 22, 2007.
On Thursday Google announced a suite of web-based office software that will compete with Microsoft's office products. The author of this article examines the benefits and drawbacks of each.

Connecting Print and Online Media

Hiding Messages in Plain Sight. BBC News. February 15, 2007.
The 2,500-year-old art of steganography is being used by the Japanese company Fujitsu to embed messages in photos that can be detected by the cameras in digital phones.

Nanotechnology Advance

Maxwell's Demon Becomes Reality. The University of Edinburgh. February 2, 2007.
Announcing an advance in the field of nanotechnology, scientists at the University of Edinburgh have succeeded in creating a molecular-scale device that is able to trap molecules as they travel in a certain direction. This realizes an experiment first proposed by James Clerk Maxwell in the nineteenth century.

New Developments in Storage Media

Storage Growth Sets a Fast Pace. Ian Hardy. BBC. February 2, 2007.
In this installment of the BBC's Click, Hardy looks at the forms computer storage media are now taking.