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- While I'm away..."Good riddance, Encarta!"
- While I'm away..."Good riddance, Encarta!"Did not many people sayincluding the creator of wikipedia (?) that much of the material and sublect matter retained within wikipedia is not to be regarded as 100 percent factual?RE: While I'm away...I kind of liked that Encarta was at least somewhat verified as factual. ...
- Tags: Wiki, Keyword Searches, Encarta.com, Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-13
- While I'm away..."Good riddance, Encarta!"
- Here's a repost for your consideration while I'm on vacation this week: The other day, my 13-year old was writing an essay for school and told me that “we really need an encyclopedia on our computer.†I chuckled and then did a double-take. He was, in fact,...
- Tags: Encarta.com, Encyclopedia, Wiki, Productivity, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
- Is it just me, or does Bing look a lot like Google?
- Is it just me, or does Bing look a lot like Google?RE: Is it just me, or does Bing look a lot like Google?I would say it looks like ask and google,since ask has the colored backgrounds and overlapping screen widgets like the map in the bing videowhile google recently...
- Tags: Bing, Google Inc., IS IT, Encarta.com
- Discussion threads 2009-05-30
- Is it just me, or does Bing look a lot like Google?
- Despite being a devotee of all things Google, I've been incredibly excited about Wolfram Alpha. I've been using it quite a bit and have its quirks and limitations pretty much down. Those limitations mean that it won't be a Google killer, but it will be especially useful to...
- Tags: Encarta.com, Google Inc., Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Marketing, Internet, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-05-30
- Good riddance, Encarta!
- Good riddance, Encarta!WowYour biased anti-MS ranting just never stops. Yes we get it that Encarta's time has come and gone. But there is no need to have such a vitriolic attitude towards something that was very useful at a time when things like Wikipedia was not available to everyone.Fortunately...
- Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia, Encarta.com, GOOD RIDDANCE, Critical Thinking
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- Encarta dies, passes baton to Wikipedia
- Encarta dies, passes baton to WikipediaWhat you are really seeing...What you are really seeing is a general trend about information in general. We still have papyrus scrolls from Eygpt 3000 years ago but most future people will not know much about us. When Wikipedia finally dies what is going to...
- Tags: Wiki, Encarta.com, Wikipedia, baton
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- Good riddance, Encarta!
- The other day, my 13-year old was writing an essay for school and told me that "we really need an encyclopedia on our computer." I chuckled and then did a double-take. He was, in fact, serious. I took his temperature, asked if he'd received any head injuries...
- Tags: Encarta.com, Encyclopedia, Wiki, Productivity, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- Encarta dies, passes baton to Wikipedia
- But why? I'll admit now that Encarta hasn't always been at the forefront of my mind when researching something; nor has it been a major part of my studies, life in general or search results on Google. Encarta still has a lot to give, even if I'm not the primary...
- Tags: Encarta.com, Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- Microsoft to close the book on Encarta
- Microsoft to close the book on EncartaEncarta still exists?Have the people at Microsoft not heard of Wikipedia? Or, did they just discover it this week?Encarta is so 1999.This made me laugh:[i]20:04, 30 March 2009 David Gerard (talk | contribs) (18,455 bytes) [b](it's dead, jim)[/b] undo[/i]is the history item on the...
- Tags: Wiki, Encarta.com, Wikipedia, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
- Microsoft to close the book on Encarta
- Microsoft is discontinuing its MSN Encarta encyclopedia software and services over the course of this year, as Ars Technica is reporting. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Encarta.com, Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Encarta Reference Library 2003 Patch: Fixes Researcher Issue for IE Update 1 (Windows)
- Fixes Researcher Issue for IE Update (Msero.dll). See Knowledge Base article 812602. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Encarta.com, Researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-08-29
- Microsoft Encarta Premium 2007
- Microsoft Encarta Premium 2007 is a well-designed reference tool that's especially friendly for young learners. Encarta offers some 68,000 articles, only two-thirds the amount within Encyclopedia Britannica 2007, but to support interactive learning, Encarta's pictures, videos, and audio files are more easily accessible.Installing Encarta Premium 2007 via DVD took about...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Encarta.com
- Product reviews 2006-09-12
- Encyclopedia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite 2007
- For more than two centuries, Encyclopedia Britannica has been a trusted reference source for scholars. The $49 Encyclopedia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite 2007 packs volumes of trustworthy information into one application that's friendly to use, especially for text articles. Since last year Britannica has fixed most of the aspects of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating systems, Britannica, Encarta.com, Encyclopedia Britannica
- Product reviews 2006-09-11
- Microsoft Student 2007
- Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2007 offers more math features and a lower price than the 2006 version. The new, step-by-step math resources are a great way to learn and understand math problems. Other features such as foreign language verb conjugations, writing style guides, and access to Encarta Premium 2007...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Student 2007, Encarta.com, tool, Microsoft Corp.
- Product reviews 2006-07-20
- Social freeloaders: Is there a collective wisdom and can the Web obtain it?
- Social freeloaders: Is there a collective wisdom and can the Web obtain it?trueWikipedia is the last place I'd go looking for informationStill useful to a pointYou raise valid points about the small core of people publishing and verifying information for the majority. While I wouldn't bet my life on...
- Tags: Wiki, Web technology, Web, Wikipedia, Social Freeloaders, Encarta.com, YouTube Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-06-22
- Encyclopedia business ruined by Web, Encarta is the best selling software reference
- And while the encyclopedia industry's overall revenue in the United States is growing, sales in 2003 only totaled about $300 million compared to the high of $800 million in 1989. Among CD or DVD versions, Microsoft's $70 Encarta is the best seller but industrywide sales for encyclopedia software fell 7.3...
- Tags: Web, Encarta.com, software
- Blog posts 2004-03-08
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Standard 2002 1.0 (Windows)
- Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Standard 2002 is the place to start your research. It offers comprehensive articles, Web links, videos, animations, pictures, and audio clips, all which help bring information to life.
- Tags: Encarta.com, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing
- Software downloads 2001-10-01
- Microsoft Encarta World English Dicionary 2001 (Windows)
- Reference for the new age of global communications and the Internet, the Encarta World English Dictionary captures modern English as it is written and spoken around the world.
- Tags: Encarta.com, Microsoft Corp., Internet, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2001-03-01
- Microsoft Encarta Interactive World Atlas 2001 (Windows)
- Combines detailed maps, dynamic 3-D views and comprehensive geographic information.
- Tags: Encarta.com, Atlas, Microsoft Corp., Jim Thorne, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2001-03-01
- Microsoft Encarta Africana Third Edition 3.0 (Windows)
- Authoritative multimedia encyclopedia focusing on the history, geography, and culture of people of African descent worldwide.
- Tags: Encarta.com, Multimedia, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2001-03-01
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