Answers on demand
September 19, 2006 by Mike Wendland
My NBC-TV report this week for the affiliate stations around the country is on Answers.com an online Encylodictionalmanacapia. That turns out to be an accurate term for what the site has become. It’s a huge information clearing house, all free, and it is doing a pretty darn good job of becoming the Google of information-on-demand.
Take it’s latest tool called 1-Click Answers. Once downloaded and installed on either your Mac or PC, it allows you to click on any word in any program and then pop up a concise factbox that tells you everything you want to know.
Thanks, Mike! Just caught your program on TV about Answers on demand and wanted to be the first to comment. I can hardly wait to try it out!!!
I love Answers, what a great tool. Too bad I missed the show!
Great review. Thanks.
Thanks for the info! Just checked it out - Answers.com is great. Way to go!
In reference to,answers.com, Thank`s for the heads up,,, I being new to PC`s, need that kind of help.
Just loaded and used it. Very neat!!! I like it. It will save much time…instead of linking to a dictionary or some other page…this makes in very convenient. THANKS.
Dear PCMike
When I signed up for,”myperfectcredit.com”, I had no idea it would be so difficult to unsubscribe. I have left the required information on their web page because I forgot my log on information. They say log on information will be sent to me, but not for two weeks now. What do you suggest?
What do you know about them?
PCMIKE
i have a ? I have xp on my computer, and my c disk drive is full but it only has updates from windows xp . Would it hurt if i delete those so i can have some free space i dont want to delete them and mess up my computer Im only trying to make some free space. Do you think that i can do it and not hurt anything.
my daughter downloaded msn messanger content plus and I uninstalled it but this window keeps popping up and cant get rid of it. I did uninstall all its contents for the program. the window says the time has expired but I deleted everything. Is there anything free on the internet I can download to get rid of this problem? thank you so much katrina
I would like to know if I can delete windows patches and other security items that were downloaded from the year 2005? I would do it manually. I do appreciate you as a fellow Christian. Thank you.
Help plz! How can a get a floppy zip out of my zip drive? It was inserted upsidedown. (It’s a iOmega 250 zip drive). Thanks much for any assistance.
I would like to know. What are the #1 BEST (FREE) ANTI SPY , ANTI AD WARE , ANTI VIRUS , PC TUNE UP etc. I am having major problems with my PC. I cant even access my control panel.
What is all the hype of HD Radio and where is the best place to buy one for the office. Also are they onle recievers or do they also have speakers included?
i have about 80 pictures in my ‘desktop backgrounds’ that i want to move to a ‘my pictures’ folder. any suggestions how i might do this?
I have windows xp and i am told i need a register cleaner to erase about 600 errors that is on my computer. Help I do not know anything about register cleaners.
I need to replace my motherboard, will I have to reinstall Windows XP when I do this?
Nobody can tell me how to delete a fix for Adobe. Adobe won’t help and I cannot print my current Adobe because of it.
I need a free anti-virus on my computer. I have been protected by Avira for a couple of years, but the license ran out. My problem is I have Windows 98 at this time and can not afford to upgrade to a newer version right now. Avira does not have an anti virus for Windows 98 any longer. Where do I can protection for my old computer?? Help please, I’m not terriably computer literate.
I HAVE WHATS CALLED THE BLUE TUBE SCREEN..MY WINDOWS HAS SHUT DOWN AND UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING..YOU HAVE AN ANSWER
Hi Mike,
Just signed on your website for the first time. Like what I am seeing.
I do have a question though. You
referred to macrovirus to clean up
my computer. When I signed on the
site, my security McAfee Site Advisor
indicated a warning about using it.
What can you tell me about why this
was shown.
Thanks,
Jerry Rausch
If I use Darik’s Boot & Nuke, am I assured that I will not lose any of the programs or sites I am now using, only the ones I deleted? Thanks, Ron