On 4-Feb-05, at 2:43 PM, Barry Takayesu wrote: > I normally don't spend any time looking at my Startup Page - which is > Apple's Startpage and wondered what others use for a Startpage and if > there was any particular reason for using it. Hi Barry, I, of course, use "Muglo" as my start page > > I noticed that Google recently added a new category "local" in their > search function. Cool feature. I had to try a few times to work with > it. First efforts were: London, Ontario, Canada; London, Ontario - > neither attempts worked; and finally the winner was "London, On". By > inputting "London On" (without the quotation marks) as the locale, it > not only returned info for London, but Ingersoll, Mitchell, > Strathroy, Stratford and Flesherton along with a site map showing > each response locale. > > Microsoft is going head to head with Google with their MSN Search > machine. Let the battle begin. > -- > Barry Takayesu I frequently send the City of london, ON page to rellies & mates in the UK. I will continue with Google as it has always given me the links I was searching for. Microsoft will never darken my door. > TTFN, TeeC _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://muglo.on.ca/Pages/joinus.html Our Archives can be viewed at //www.freelists.org/archives/muglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://muglo.on.ca/