http://thedesignspace.net/ My daily explorations, troubleshooting, solutions and discoveries. en-us ellen@thedesignspace.net Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:09:48 -0500 http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000933.html By default, Spotlight indexes local drives. However it is possible to force it to index networked AFP (Apple File Protocol) volumes as well. Open Terminal, and type sudo bash It will ask for your password.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000565.html Enterprise Search as Learning Technology With the current training industry interest in elearning trends like informal learning, social and collaborative Web 2.0 learning technologies, it's easy to overlook the importance of the humble search box as a learning tool. More important now than ever As companies seek to increase productivity with fewer people and resources, one way to improve efficiency... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000464.html Google Suggest and Google Trends are easy-to-use tools you might not have thought of using for search engine optimization (SEO). Google Suggest suggests terms related to whatever keywords you type in, and lists the number of results for each one. According to the FAQ, it uses data about the overall popularity of various searches to help rank the refinements it... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000324.html I wanted to add a search function to the learning modules housed in our learning management system. These modules are of several types, most are HTML/javascript-based modules, but there are also flash, pdf, and MS producer ones as well. Many of them are meant to be viewed while under SCORM control, so it is important that the search feature not... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000189.html A 1-round search battle I recently read that AskJeeves (now "ask.com") would be making some changes to try to reclaim some market share from Google. I hadn't used that site in a while, so I decided to test it against Google. I came up with one of those questions that rattle around in my head: How do they train oil...