Firefox Hidden Features

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In this video I go over hidden features in Firefox including about:config which will let you customize almost any part of the browser, easter eggs such as the Book of Mozilla and about:robots, see what causes Firefox crashes, the permissions manager and a closer look at what plugins you have installed.

Kia Optima video review 90sec verdict

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Kia is an increasingly big player in the European market, but until now it hasn’t had a noteworthy family saloon. The new Kia Optima aims to change that, but can it compete with established rivals like the Ford Mondeo? Read the review at http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/RoadTestsHistory/Kia-Optima-1.7-CRDi-2-Tech/261251/

How To Build A Concept Car – The Downshift Episode 3

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On this episode of The Downshift, we give you an exclusive look at the birth of a concept car. For nearly 9 months, we followed the KIA design team as they worked to create their racing-inspired Track’ster concept, from the first design sketches to the final unveiling at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show.

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Search now and search in the future: A look at where we are and the current vector

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Abstract: How well DO people search on Google? Although popular opinion is that “everyone is above average,” that obviously can’t be true. The truth is that self-perceptions of search expertise are often wildly over-estimated and that people, on average, actually use only a fraction of the potential of Google. They both don’t know much of what’s possible, and don’t understand where internet search capabilities are headed. Since the rate of change and improvements isn’t slowly down, in this talk I’ll examine where we are, and where we’re headed, and conclude with some heuristics for teaching research skills in the years ahead.

Bio: Daniel Russell is the Uber Tech Lead for Search Quality and User Happiness in Mountain View. He earned his PhD in computer science, specializing in Artificial Intelligence until he realized that magnifying and understanding human intelligence was his real passion. Twenty years ago he foreswore AI in favor of HI, and enjoys teaching, learning, running and music, preferably all in one day. He has worked at Xerox PARC before it was PARC.com, was in the Advanced Technology Group at Apple where he wrote the first 100 web pages for www.Apple.com using SimpleText. He has also worked at IBM and briefly at a startup that developed tablet computers before the iPad.

Running time: 36 mins

Presented at: Colorado State University Library Conference, Boulder, CO, Jan 12, 2012