babelfish.altavista.com<\/a> and\u00a0translate.google.com to translate a few key words I am searching for. Be specific \u00a0and\u00a0creative because these tools aren’t the most accurate things on the\u00a0planet.<\/p>\n2. Directories.<\/strong>
\nThese days everything is about $$$. We have to deal\/w SEO (search\u00a0engine optimization) which seems like a good idea on paper until you\u00a0do a search for toys and get 5 adult sites in the first 10 results.\u00a0Using a sites directory will eliminate that. You can narrow your\u00a0search down easily by looking for the info in specific categories.<\/p>\n3. Advanced<\/strong> – Here are some tips that google refers to as “advanced”<\/p>\n\n- “xxxx” \/ will look for the exact phrase. (google isnt case sensitive)<\/li>\n
- -x \/ will search for something excluding a certain term<\/li>\n
- filetype:xxxx \/ searches for particular file extension (exe, mp3, etc)<\/li>\n
- -filetype:xxxx \/ excludes a particular file extension<\/li>\n
- allinurl:x \/ term in the url<\/li>\n
- allintext:x \/ terms in the text of the page<\/li>\n
- allintitle:x \/ terms in the html title of that page<\/li>\n
- allinanchor:x \/ terms in the links<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4. OR<\/strong>
\nSelf explanatory, one or the other… (ie: binder OR joiner)<\/p>\n5. ~X<\/strong>
\nSynonyms\/similar terms (in case you can’t think of any yourself)<\/p>\n6. Numbers in a range<\/strong>.
\nLets say you’re looking for an mp3 player but only want to spend up to\u00a0$90. Why swim through all the others? MP3 player $0..$90 The 2 periods\u00a0will set a numeric range to search between. This also works with\u00a0dates, weights, etc<\/p>\n7. +<\/strong>
\nEver type in a search and see something like this:
\n“The following words are very common and were not included in your search:”
\nWell, what if those common words are important in your search? You can\u00a0force google to search through even the common terms by putting a + in\u00a0front of the denied word.<\/p>\n8. Preferences<\/strong>
\nIt amazes me when I use other people’s PCs that they don’t have their\u00a0google search preferences saved. When you use google as much as I do,\u00a0who can afford to not have preferences? They’re located on the right\u00a0of the search box, and have several options, though I only find 2\u00a0applicable for myself…<\/p>\n\n- Open results in new browser<\/li>\n
- Display 10-100 results per page. (I currently use 50 per page, but\u00a0that’s a resolution preference, and 5X’s the default)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
9. *<\/strong>
\nWildcard searches. Great when applied to a previously mentioned\u00a0method. If you only know the name of a prog, or are looking for ALL of\u00a0a particular file (ie. you’re DLing tunes) something like *.mp3 would\u00a0list every mp3.<\/p>\n10. Ever see this?<\/strong>
\n“In order to show you the most relevant results, we have omitted some\u00a0entries very similar to the X already displayed. If you like, you can\u00a0repeat the search with the omitted results included.” The answer is\u00a0YES. yes yes yes. Did I mention yes? I meant to.<\/p>\n11. Search EVERYWHERE<\/strong>
\nUse the engine to its fullest. If you don’t find your answer in the\u00a0web section, try the group section. Try a whole different search\u00a0engine. Dont limit yourself, because sometimes engines seem to\u00a0intentionally leave results out.\u00a0ex. use Google, yahoo, and altavista. search the same terms… pretty\u00a0close, right? Not exactly.<\/p>\nPower Search Tips<\/h3>\n
If you’ve read this far into this tutorial without saying, “Great, a\u00a0guy that copied a few google help pages and thinks its useful info then I will show you WHY (besides accuracy, speed, and consistency\u00a0finding info on ANYTHING) its nice to know how a search engine works.\u00a0You combine it\/w your knowledge of other protocol.<\/em><\/p>\nExample:\u00a0Want free music? Free games? Free software? Free movies? God bless\u00a0FTP! Try this search:
\nintitle:\"Index of music\" \"rolling stones\" mp3<\/code><\/p>\nSubstitute rolling stones\/w your favorite band. No? Try the song name,\u00a0or another file format. Play with it. Assuming SOMEONE made an FTP and\u00a0uploaded it, you’ll find it.<\/p>\n
For example….I wanted to find some Sepultura. If you never heard\u00a0them before, they’re a popular Brazilian heavy metal band. I\u00a0started with this:
\nintitle:\"Index of music\" \"Sepultura\" mp3<\/code> <– nothing
\nintitle:\"Index of m\u00fasica\" \"Sepultura\" mp3<\/code> <– nothing
\nintitle:\"Index of musica\" \"Sepultura\" mp3<\/code> <– not good enough
\nintitle:\"Index of music\" \"Sepultura\" *<\/code> <– found great stuff, but not
\nenough Sepultura<\/p>\nAt this point it occurs to me that I may be missing something, so I try (Also try inurl:ftp):
\nintitle:\"index of *\" \"sepultura\" mp3<\/code> <– BANG!\u00a0(and that’s without searching for spelling errors)<\/p>\nI find that * works better for me than trying to guess other people’s\u00a0misspellings. The same method applies for e books, games, movies, SW, anything that\u00a0may be on an FTP site.<\/p>\n
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Lets get right into it. I use google.com as my primary search engine because it presently tops\u00a0the charts as far as\u00a0the sites that it indexes, which means more pertinent info per search.<\/p>\n