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With no further ado, I’ve set sail to check and compare Bing’s search results, instead of using the type of searches most search engines will prepare themselves for, I’ve decided to go for a little ego search.

And here are the results:

Bing:
1. FriendFeed profile page - 1
2. FriendFeed post - ½
3. LinkedIn directory - ½
4. Completely unrelated - 0
5. Completely unrelated - 0
6. Orli Yakuel’s following page on SoundCloud - ½
7. Completely unrelated - 0
8. Completely unrelated - 0
9. TheNextWeb.com post on which I never commented - 0
10. A page with my name that is not related to me - 1

One noticeable bug is that the page returns only 9 results instead of the configured 10 = -1

TOTAL SCORE: 2½

Google:
1. FriendFeed profile page - 1
2. FriendFeed post - ½
3. FaceBook profile page - 1
4. White Pages - 1
5. rssmeme.com - 1
6. TechMount Blog post - ½
7. FriendFeed profile page through proxy - ½
8. TechMount Blog post - ½
9. Comment on ReadWriteWeb - ½
10. Comment on TheNextWeb - ½

GOOGLE TOTAL SCORE: 7

Clearly Google wins in that match, but it is important to remember that Bing is only in the very early stages of it’s public beta. And regardless of the poor results in this specific search it does a fair enough job to become a serious competitor to Google.

When you need to image on your Windows Vista or Windows 7, but do not want to install one of the huge application bundles that enable such mounts, you can use a little free utility called Virtual CloneDrive.

Virtual CloneDrive mounts most common disk image types such as ISO, CCD, DVD, IMG, UDF and BIN. Once it’s installed mounting a disk image is as simple as double-clicking the image file.

The two major advantages of Virtual CloneDrive is it’s size and simple of use. The application is very small and have a very small footprint on your system. It is as easy to use as any built in Windows function and requires no technical knowledge to use and operate, it does it’s job without overbearing.

If you already use applications such as Daemon-Tools, Alcohol 120%, UltraISO or others, there is probably no reason to switch, but if you want an application that doesn’t have any overhead (such as adware or virtual drivers) and simple to use, Virtual CloneDrive is the better choice.

Installation is very simple after you downloaded the installation file and decided if you want to associate the images file extensions. Once the installation is complete, you should be able to mount image files by just double-clicking on the file. You can also right-click on the virtual cd-rom drive to mount or unmount an image.

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If you’ve been around the blogsphere for a while you probably noticed the never ending “make easy money with blogging” myth debunking festival. Seems like no one is missing the opportunity to debunk the same myths over and over again, some raised the issue to a crusade level, writing about it again and again on the same blog numerous times.

At some stage, it sounds like bloggers are trying to defend their turf, discouraging new bloggers from entering the field in a professional way, thinking they are guarding their status and income. There are two main problems with that line of thought.

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The second problem is that by raising the issue over and over again, some people conclude that there is a hidden interest behind those articles, other than explaining the real difficulties behind running a successful blog. To add sin on sin, most bloggers do not explain any of the real life difficulties, but make do with brief unexplained statements that do not shade light on the real efforts that go behind every blog post.

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