Google Search Tips

[OliverE]

Here are a few tips for when you search for something in Google to help you get the best results.

Definitions
What to do: Define: Technology
What you get: Definitions from multiple websites with the definitions of Technology.

Sums
What to do: 1 + 1
What you get: An answer

Exact Phrases
What to do: "Chocolate Cake"
What you get: Search results containing the exact phrase, chocolate cake.

Ranges
What to do: BleepyEvans 1993...2000
What you get: Information on BleepyEvans from 1993 to 2000.

Conversions
What to do: 23mm to cm
What you get: How many cm are in 23mm

Similar
What to do: ~computer
What you get: Words Similar to computer

Excluding
What to do: computer -monitor
What you get: Search results with computer but non with monitor and computer.

Site
What to do: BleepyEvans Site: www.CyberTechForums.com
What you get: Search results for BleepyEvans on CyberTechForums.com

Link
What to do: Link: www.CyberTechForums.com
What you get: Results of sites that link to CyberTechForuns.com

URL
What to do: URL: www.Pizza.com
What you get: Finds an exact URL

 

[Scrappy CoCo]

This is nice.
Add this:

Addresses:
Type in their HOME phone number.
You get their exact address.

 

[OliverE]

I guess that only works in the US coz it doesnt work with a few English numbers ive tried.

Although upon typing my number it popped up with UPS Tracking. So if you type in an UPS tracking ID you can quickly get to the status.

 

[SGT.Code]

nice but add this
url: whatever
it searches for whatever in any url online