Get Better Search Results


	Get Better Search Results

brotherhug

4-26-2007 7:43 AM

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search, search engines

brotherhug says:

This is part of a series of articles on search engines. There's some interesting new search engines listed also.

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" src="http://images.pcworld.com/reviews/graphics/130979-2506p098-1b.jpg" /></A></DIV></DIV><P></p> <P><STRONG><SPAN>1. Put quotation marks around your query:</SPAN></STRONG> For example, type <B><CODE>"air conditioning"</CODE></B> rather than <B><CODE>air conditioning</CODE></B>. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130979-page,11-c,searchengines/article.html"><DIV class=""><DIV class="sizedArtImg"><A href="http://www.pcworld.com/zoom?id=130979&page=11&zoomIdx=3" target="_blank"><IMG border="0" alt="Click to view full-size image." src="http://images.pcworld.com/reviews/graphics/130979-2506p098-2b.jpg" /></A></DIV></DIV><P></p> <P><STRONG><SPAN>2. Use the minus (-) sign:</SPAN></STRONG> This tells the engine, "I don't want this word.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130979-page,11-c,searchengines/article.html"><DIV class=""><DIV class="sizedArtImg"><A href="http://www.pcworld.com/zoom?id=130979&page=11&zoomIdx=5" target="_blank"><IMG border="0" alt="Click to view full-size image." src="http://images.pcworld.com/reviews/graphics/130979-2506p098-3b.jpg" /></A></DIV></DIV><P></P><P><STRONG><SPAN>3. Get definitions:</SPAN></STRONG> Use the modifier 'define' as a handy way to make a search engine into a dictionary.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130979-page,11-c,searchengines/article.html"><DIV class=""><DIV class="sizedArtImg"><A href="http://www.pcworld.com/zoom?id=130979&page=11&zoomIdx=7" target="_blank"><IMG border="0" alt="Click to view full-size image." src="http://images.pcworld.com/reviews/graphics/130979-2506p098-4b.gif" /></A></DIV></DIV><P></P><P><STRONG><SPAN>4. Ask in plain English:</SPAN></STRONG> Today's search engines are constantly being fine-tuned to respond to real-world queries.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130979-page,11-c,searchengines/article.html"><DIV class=""><DIV class="sizedArtImg"><A href="http://www.pcworld.com/zoom?id=130979&page=11&zoomIdx=9" target="_blank"><IMG border="0" alt="Click to view full-size image." src="http://images.pcworld.com/reviews/graphics/130979-2506p098-5b.jpg" /></A></DIV></DIV><P></P><P><STRONG><SPAN>5. 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