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Last week, a Google employee launched the WhatBrowser.org Web site to inform users about what a browser is, the different types of Web browsers available to them is, along with tips on how to manage them.

For the Microsoft worshipers & Google critics – as the entertaining TV Chef Emeril Lagasse would say ‘BAM, lets’s turn it up a notch’, here comes Google’s Caffeine new search engine! The new search tool (codename Caffeine) will improve the speed, accuracy, size, and comprehensiveness of a Google search.

Well, if it’s true that “ANYBODY” can and will free the obnoxious treadmill most PC users have been on trying to use the Microsoft(MS) operating system (OS)  XP, Vista & now Windows 7 – BRING IT ON NOW!!!

It has been this author’s (see below), belief that Microsoft has become a NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT to the world due to it’s archaic business model adopted by CEO Steve Ballmer. He should have never been CEO, but Bill Gates loyalty to friends got in the way. I say this because I know just the bandwidth consumed by Microsoft in it’s “security patches auto updates” is more than most 3rd world developing nation’s use in total. With that said – the world’s IT infrastructure is still vulnerable to cyber collapse at the hands of malicious hackers.

This is the unfortunate stark reality, no matter how the conservative business publications and blogs spin nauseatingly how great Microsoft is – they need desperately the Microsoft advertising revenue, as whores need the next John. No need to be ashamed, or even admit it to the many who already know the truth behind the headlines – just don’t dare continue the charade of hocus pocus free-market value over logic and common sense. Microsoft has lost it’s relevance – PERIOD !

Google just launched a new search feature that makes it easy to find and compare public data.

Back in 2005 when Google invested $1 billion (5% stake), in AOL,the value of AOL was $20 billion. In January 2009 Google wrote down their AOL investment by $726 million – which placed their perceived value of AOL at just $5.5 billion and Google wants out of the deal. They want what’s left of their investment back.

Google tests a new homepage that replaces the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button with two new options that let you search using Yahoo and Live Search. “I’m Feeling Lucky” was rarely used and some people wondered if there’s a connection between Google and The Pirate Bay, the popular search engine for torrents.

Next time when you can’t access Gmail, Google Calendar is down or Google Docs loads very slowly, visit the Google Apps Status Dashboard. Despite its the name, the page shows the latest status data not just for the Google services that are included in Google Apps, but for the corresponding consumer services as well. Read how you can get real-time status of all of Google’s apps (not just gmail).

Google co-founded the Climate Savers Computing Initiative and is offering right NOW – The Power Down for the Planet video contest so pick up a camera and make a video telling your own Climate Savers Computing story. How will the environment benefit from advances in computer power management? How do poor computing practices waste energy? What does a sustainable computing future look like to you? Let your imagination go wild!

Hitwise reported that Google’s market share in the US was 72.11% in February. “Yahoo Search, MSN Search and Ask.com received 17.04%, 5.56% and 3.74%, respectively, and are down year-over-year at -17%, -20%, and -10% respectively.” comScore has different numbers and they show that Google’s market share in the US is much lower: 63.3%. See all the countries …

Google has just started to release a preview of Google Voice, an application that helps you better manage your voice communications. Google Voice will be available initially “ONLY” to existing users of GrandCentral, a service Google acquired in July of 2007.