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Several of us use Google through out the day for simple stuff, but we've never quite grasped the power of this tool. Several of us use Google through out the day for simple stuff, but we've never quite grasped the power of this tool. |
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1. .. Download and install the Google toolbar. Not only does it put the Google search box into your browser full-time, but it also blocks pop-up ads and fills in forms for you. For Windows at http://toolbar.google.com .. (Ad blocking, form-filling and Google's search box are already built into the Apple's Web browser, Safari.) |
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2... Phrase your question in the form of an answer. So instead of typing, "What is the average rainfall in the Amazon basin?", you might get better results by typing "The average rainfall in the Amazon basin is." |
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3... This is an old one, but very important: Put quotes around phrases that must be searched together. If you put quotes around "electric curtains," Google won't waste your time finding one set of Web pages containing the word "electric" and another set containing the word "curtains." |
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4... Similarly, put a hyphen right before any word you want screened out. If you're looking up dolphins, for example, you'll have to wade through a million Miami Dolphins pages unless you search for "dolphins -Miami." |
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15... Poke around the "Services & Tools" link on the Google.com home page and you'll find some of the better-known lesser-known Google features, if that makes any sense. |
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For example, there's Froogle (product search), News, Groups (Internet discussion boards), Google Catalogs (hundreds of scanned- in product catalogs), Images (find graphics and photos from other people's Web sites), Blogger (publish your own online journal), Google language translation, Google Answers (pay a couple of bucks to have a professional researcher find the answers for you) and much more. |
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