When less is actually less

A part of the free encyclopedia is now being offered on CDs. It's a great idea, especially in places where the Internet is not accessible or the speeds are not fast enough. (Source: Slashdot Story)

But if you aren't satisfied with just the 1964 articles that you will be able to browse through the CD and are not constrained by download speeds, why don't you download the whole of it?

There is the regular English version and then there are slices to quell your hunger for information on niche topics. And if you want it in Japanese, German, French, Italian or Spanish, that too is available. Portugese and Chinese versions will soon be added.

That makes it a cool 2.5 million articles available offline.

Search across Web Packs - Online

We are happy to tell you that one of the most requested features is now available with Webaroo.

Search with Webaroo and cache your favorite links instantly. Use the Webaroo search box (search for web packs) to type your query. So apart from getting possible results for a web pack, you can also see in what other packs the search query appears, giving you the choice to download similar web packs or just the link itself.

And to add to it, we have added quick ways to bookmark the link with social bookmarking sites like digg, delicious, stumble upon and more.

The index for this week - April 23rd

Prices as of 23rd April, 2007, 0800 hours

Hard Disk Drives (external)

Size (GB)	320	500	1000
Index ($/GB)	0.31	0.28	0.30
Last week's	0.31	0.24	0.31

Best Deal -- Cavalry 500 GB drive for 140 USDs

Portable Disk Drives

Size (GB)	80	120	160
Index ($/GB)	0.94	0.83	0.75
Last week's	0.94	0.73	0.75

Best Deal -- Maxtor 160GB for 120 USDs

USB Flash Drives

Size (GB)	2	4	8
Index ($/GB)	9.5	9.41	8.12
Last week's	9.5	8.94	8.00

Best Deal -- PNY 8GB for 65 USDs 

Flash Memory Sticks

Size (GB)	0.512	1	2
Index ($/GB)	15.10	9.80	6.00
Last week's	15.10	9.00	6.00

Best Deal -- Crucial SD Card 2 GB for 12 USDs

Are you feeling serendipitous?

If you are looking to improve your search results while you search with Google and Yahoo, here's a tool that you will love.

Download the search radar plugin and refine your search query. When you search with this plugin installed, phrases relevant to your search query are displayed on the right-side of the web browser. You can also see definitions of the suggested phrases by rolling your mouse over them to give you a glimpse of what it is about. Thus helping you to make your decision.

Download the Search Radar Plugin for Mozilla Firefox

The index for this week - April 16th

Prices as of 16th April, 2007, 0700 hours

Hard Disk Drives (external)

Size (GB)	320	500	1000
Index ($/GB)	0.31	0.24	0.31
Last week's	0.31	0.29	0.33

Best Deal -- Cavalry 500 GB drive for 120 USDs

Portable Disk Drives

Size (GB)	80	120	160
Index ($/GB)	0.94	0.73	0.75
Last week's	0.99	0.78	0.75

Best Deal -- Western Digital 120GB for 87.5 USDs

USB Flash Drives

Size (GB)	2	4	8
Index ($/GB)	9.5	8.94	8.00
Last week's	9.5	9.99	8.62

Best Deal -- PNY 8GB for 64 USDs 

Flash Memory Sticks

Size (GB)	0.512	1	2
Index ($/GB)	15.10	9.00	6.00
Last week's	14.75	9.00	6.00

Best Deal -- Crucial SD Card 2 GB for 12 USDs

Taste it first

They say that wine tasting is an art. You take a sip of the nectar and roll it over your tongue. And then you wait for the aroma and taste to caress your senses.

Now you can taste a web pack before you download in a similar fashion. Browse it online on Webaroo and if you love it then take it on the go.

Here's a wine glass you may want to try. Browse through the Quick Queries and check out the Editor's Picks. And let us know how the experience was.

The index for this week - April 9th

Prices as of 9th April, 2007, 0750 hours

Hard Disk Drives (external)

Size (GB)	320	500	1000
Index ($/GB)	0.31	0.29	0.33
Last week's	0.31	0.27	0.33

Best Deal -- Cavalry 500 GB drive for 145 USDs

Portable Disk Drives

Size (GB)	80	120	160
Index ($/GB)	0.99	0.78	0.75
Last week's	0.99	0.78	0.75

Best Deal -- Lacie 160 GB for 120 USDs

USB Flash Drives

Size (GB)	2	4	8
Index ($/GB)	9.5	9.99	8.62
Last week's	9.5	10.69	8.62

Best Deal -- Mega-Kart 8GB for 69 USDs

Flash Memory Sticks

Size (GB)	0.512	1	2
Index ($/GB)	14.75	9.00	6.00
Last week's	7.71	6.99	6.00

Best Deal -- Crucial SD Card 2 GB for 12 USDs

The index for this week

Presenting a new format for the Webaroo storage Index.

Prices as of 3rd April, 2007, 2350 hours

Hard Disk Drives (external)

Size (GB)	320	500	1000
Index ($/GB)	0.31	0.27	0.33

Best Deal -- Cavalry 500 GB drive for 148 USDs

Portable Disk Drives

Size (GB)	80	120	160
Index ($/GB)	0.99	0.78	0.75

Best Deal -- Maxtor 160 GB for 120 USDs

USB Flash Drives

Size (GB)	2	4	8
Index ($/GB)	9.5	10.69	8.62

Best Deal -- Mega-Kart 8GB for 69 USDs
It's the slim visiting card style USB drive, wow!

Flash Memory Sticks

Index ($/GB)	0.512	1	2
Index ($/GB)	7.71	6.99	6.00

Best Deal -- Crucial SD Card 2 GB for 12 USDs