j. paul arterburn

Google announced on May 5, 2010 that they started rolling out their new search results layout to everybody. You’ll notice it immediately because it adds a new left column to the results:

If you were like me, you might of noticed right away that the “Definition” link was gone. Even before they switched the layout, they changed it from Answers.com to their own internal version which I wasn’t a fan of.

So I did what any coder would do and made Google the way I wanted it. I brought back the Answers.com (as well as added a link in the left column for Dictionary.com) definition link to Google search results via a userscript that can be used as an extension on Chrome or Firefox (using Greasemonkey).

Find the extension here: Add definition link to the new Google search results layout

EDIT: Google has beefed up their dictionary results in the OneBox, making it a bit closer to what this script provides. Now if you type a query with “en:en” before it, you’ll force the definition to popup with links to popular sites.

Recently launched blog, Stuff That Was Cool, that celebrates the things in life that used to make the now twenty-somethings smile (and probably still do). It’s a project hopefully-eventually-turning-profit-venture that I’m collaborating with 2 other guys currently residing in San Francisco.

tipTapp was my very first iPhone web-app. Since creating this, I’ve put together trackTapp (package tracking) & scoresTapp (sports scores). Although the release of the App Store has taken visitors away, many users still find the price (FREE!) & features very useful.

One nifty feature that I added as a personal choice was the ability to create a palindrome out of the total (“mirror” -> $92.29). This offers an excellent check whether the staff fixed the bill and quickly lets you remember that the transaction is restaurant related for services like Mint.com where you categorize all transactions.

Check out tipTapp on your iPhone by going to sixteenseven.com/tiptapp