It may soon be time to kiss Technorati goodbye (thank God). Google finally has its own search engine for blogs, and the beta version is up and running at http://blogsearch.google.com. Unfortunately, the results don't seem to be anywhere near as current as Technorati's. In fact, the most recent NTB post I could find on the engine is already a week old. Based on the company's past performance, however, one has to assume that Google will work out these problems eventually. One note for bloggers: Google Blog Search only indexes the content contained in a blog's RSS feed, not the website itself. So if your feed doesn't include the full-text of your posts, only a small portion of your content will be indexed. Just one more reason why everyone should be publishing full-text RSS feeds. [The Virtual Chase] Google Does Blogs

I knew there was a good reason why I use a Windows PC...

Seeking to capitalize on the popularity of the 2004 cult movie "Napoleon Dynamite," Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday screened a video spoof for software developers in which the film's celebrated anti-hero reports to work as a programer for the world's largest software maker. In a face-off between the two nerd icons, Jon Heder, the actor who plays Napoleon Dynamite, beats Gates in a slapping match to become the head of the software giant.

I haven't found the video on the web yet, but when/if I do, I'll post a link. Update: The video is now online at IFILM. Watch it here. [Yahoo! News] Microsoft's Gates faces off with Napoleon Dynamite