Re: [Bulk] RE: Just joined, research it question
- From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 21:14:17 -0700
Adrian,
Yes, I think we should be allowed to know more about exactly what ResearchIt is
doing and what the web sources actually are.
They sure don't seem bullet-proof.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Spratt
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 20:40
Subject: [Bulk] RE: Just joined, research it question
Dave,
If you're worried that FS is doomed to keep fixing Research It, which seems
likely, and hence to divert resources from its central mission, I share your
concern. Maybe FS could solve the problem permanently by sending us a list of
the websites it uses for each Research It category. Then, as another lister
said, we could add them to our favorites list and ignore Research It. As it
was, the ten-results a search limitation was already a shortcoming.
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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Dave Carlson
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 7:00 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Just joined, research it question
Adrian,
While I agree that FS needs to keep up with Yahoo, I'm concerned about just
how ResearchIt was designed to work.
If it was set up to "find" information on particular web sites using our
input phrases, then I think we're doomed to having a broken ResearchIt most of
the time, and FS is doomed to providing sub-micro updates just to keep up with
the changes in web sites out there. I hope I'm terribly wrong about this
scenario, but not being an expert in creating the ResearchIt scripts, I don't
know how "fragile" they actually are.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Spratt
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 14:43
Subject: RE: Just joined, research it question
The latest release of JAWS 11 was touted as handling Yahoo websites better,
and it does. Yahoo, which used to be JAWS friendly, had become suddenly less so
in the past year. So I do believe FS does need to keep updating JAWS as the
Internet evolves. I wish that were enough to keep FS sufficiently profitable
without adding the false lures of Research It and similar distractions from its
core functions.
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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 9:00 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Just joined, research it question
Marvelous, and this is the big gee-whiz reason we're all supposed to
switch! This has to be the worst release ever.
Ted
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Tom Lange
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 12:06 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Just joined, research it question
Hi,
I tried several locations and varied the syntax slightly; it still didn't
work. Even their example "Jackson, MS" didn't. Oh well.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Handel
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: Just joined, research it question
I just tried that. There must be something wrong with that part of
ResearchIt. I didn't get any results, either.
Cindy
----- Original Message -----
From: Stacey Robinson
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2010 8:19 AM
Subject: Just joined, research it question
Hello,
I just joined this list last night.
I just recently (this week) upgraded to Jaws 11.
If I enter research it and check weather (which is my primary setting) all
is well.
If I check time though by entering Nashville, TN. I get no time search
found or some such message, what could I be doing wrong.
I know the time in Nashville so started there first. (I'm in the same time
zone)
Nothing I enter in time search brings me any time info.
Please help.
Have a blessed day, Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Chesley Eagleville,
Tennessee. staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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