Googler Daniel Russell knows how to find the answers to questions you can't get to with a simple Google query. In his weekly Search Research column, Russell issues a search challenge, then follows up later in the week with his solution—using whatever search technology and methodology fits the bill. This week's challenge: Who found the lost Roman eagles?
The short answers to our questions from yesterday:
1. Who found the three lost eagles?...
Googler Daniel Russell knows how to find the answers to questions you can't get to with a simple Google query. In his weekly Search Research column, Russell issues a search challenge, then follows up later in the week with his solution—using whatever search technology and methodology fits the bill. This week's challenge: Who found the lost Roman eagles?
Three Roman legions were strung out in a long line at least 20 kilometers long. It's...
iOS: If you've lost your iPhone or had it stolen, free app Prey will find your phone, set off an alarm, and even take a picture of the thief.
Prey is our favorite app for tracking and recovering lost (or stolen) laptops and Android devices, but now they've finally released an app for iOS, so you can track those too. It works a bit differently than the Android version, due to the limited permissions of the iPhone, but its implementation is quite...
One of the most popular video gaming experiences on Facebook will be re-named this week. The gaming experience formerly known as Adventure World will be re-named for George Lucas and Steven Spielberg's renowned hero Indiana Jones as gaming experience company Zynga adds the most extraordinary character to one of its gaming experiences since FarmVille got a visit from Lady Gaga.
Indiana Jones will become a prominent non-playable character for...
Android: If you ever lose your phone and don't have a contingency plan in place, you can remotely install Plan B on your phone and locate it instantly.
We've featured a few ways to find your lost or stolen phone, but they all require that you set up the system beforehand. Plan B, on the other hand, lets you remotely install it using the Android Market Web interface and immediately sends you the phone's coordinates after it does. You don't need...
Windows only: If you've managed to delete important photos, crush a partition, or otherwise go wiping out data where you weren't supposed to, add MiniTool's free data recovery app to your list of last resorts. It's a powerful tool for finding data on Windows systems, working or otherwise.Tipster george.gear recommends Power Data Recovery as user-friendly and more powerful than previously mentioned Recuva and Restoration, having found more files...