Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Google cheat codes - saves time and gives good results

OPERATOR EXAMPLE= FINDS PAGES CONTAINING...
vacation hawaii = the words vacation and Hawaii .
Maui OR Hawaii = either the word Maui or the word Hawaii
"To each his own" = the exact phrase to each his own
virus –computer = the word virus but NOT the word computer
+sock = Only the word sock, and not the plural or any tenses or synonyms
~auto loan = loan info for both the word auto and its synonyms: truck, car, etc.
define:computer = definitions of the word computer from around the Web.
red * blue = the words red and blue separated by one or more words.
I'm Feeling Lucky = Takes you directly to first web page returned for your query.

CALCULATOR OPERATORS MEANING TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX
+ addition 45 + 39
- subtraction 45 – 39
* multiplication 45 * 39
/ division 45 / 39
% of percentage of 45% of 39
^ raise to a power 2^5
(2 to the 5th power)

ADVANCED OPERATORS = MEANING = WHAT TO TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX (& DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS)
site: = Search only one website = admission site:www.stanford.edu
(Search Stanford Univ. site for admissions info.)
[#]…[#] = Search within a
range of numbers DVD player $100..150
(Search for DVD players between $100 and $150)
link: linked pages link:www.stanford.edu
(Find pages that link to the Stanford University website.)
info: Info about a page info:www.stanford.edu
(Find information about the Stanford University website.)
related: Related pages related:www.stanford.edu
(Find websites related to the Stanford University website.)

Search google for specific searches is a pain, so i posted this in case you dont know about this
cheat. this may come handy.

I searched google everyday.. do you?

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