Subject: Simple Tools to Speed Your Internet Searches
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September 12, 2006 - Issue # 11
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Dear Ron,
Ron Foreman

Save time and find exactly what you're looking for on the Internet using these search 'operators', special words that enable you to refine or expand the scope of your search.

Here are some examples using Google Search.

Airplane
ENTER vacation hawaii TO FIND PAGES WITH the words vacation and Hawaii

ENTER Maui OR Hawaii TO FIND PAGES WITH either the word Maui or the word Hawaii

ENTER "To each his own" TO FIND PAGES WITH the exact phrase to each his own

ENTER virus –computer TO FIND PAGES WITH the word virus but NOT the word computer

ENTER Star Wars Episode +I TO FIND PAGES WITH This movie title, including the roman numeral I

ENTER ~auto loan TO FIND PAGES WITH loan info for both the word auto and its synonyms: truck, car, etc.

ENTER define:computer TO FIND PAGES WITH definitions of the word computer from around the Web.

ENTER red * blue TO FIND PAGES WITH the words red and blue separated by one or more words.

CHOOSE I'm Feeling Lucky TO BE TAKEN DIRECTLY TO the first web page returned for your query.

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Calculator Operators

OPERATOR + MEANS addition TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX 45 + 39
OPERATOR - MEANS subtraction TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX 45 – 39
OPERATOR * MEANS multiplication TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX 45 * 39
OPERATOR / MEANS division TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX 45 / 39
OPERATOR % of MEANS percentage of TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX 45% of 39
OPERATOR ^ MEANS raise to a power TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX 2^5 (2 to the 5th power)
Driving
ENTER site: MEANING Search only one website TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX admission site:www.stanford.edu DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS Search Stanford Univ. site for admissions info.

ENTER [#]...[#] MEANING Search within a range of numbers TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX DVD player $100..150 DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS Search for DVD players between $100 and $150

ENTER date: MEANING Search only a range of months TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX Olympics date: 3 DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS Search for Olympics references within past 3 months; 6 and 12-month date-restrict options also available

ENTER safesearch: MEANING Exclude adult-content TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX safesearch: sex education DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS Search for sex education material without returning adult sites

ENTER link: MEANING linked pages TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX link:www.stanford.edu DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS Find pages that link to the Stanford University website.

ENTER info: MEANING Info about a page TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX info:www.stanford.edu DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS Find information about the Stanford University website.

ENTER related: MEANING Related pages TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX related:www.stanford.edu DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS Find websites related to the Stanford University website.
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Google Images URL images.google.com DESCRIPTION Find images related to your search term.

Google News URL news.google.com DESCRIPTION Read the most up-to-date news stories about your search term.

Froogle URL www.froogle.com DESCRIPTION Find sites selling the exact product you're looking for.

Google Groups URL groups.google.com DESCRIPTION Usenet discussion group archive dating back to 1981.

Google Catalogs URL catalogs.google.com DESCRIPTION Search hundreds of online catalogs.

Learn more about Internet search here: Basics | Advanced

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Sincerely,


Ron Foreman
EmpowerYou

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