| I have been hanging around Yahoo Answers lately | | | | example, you could look for spears but you don't |
| and I'm surprised by how many people still don't do a | | | | want all the celebrity gossip about Britney Spears by |
| search before they ask a question. If it's just | | | | putting spears -britney in the search window. |
| laziness then I can't help that. But if you truly don't | | | | - If you are looking for a specific kind of web site or |
| know how to do a search then I may have some | | | | a word in a URL then use the inurl: hack. If you are |
| tricks or "hacks" for you. I don't have all the answers | | | | looking for forums to join then you could put |
| here for you, but I'll show you later how to get more | | | | inurl:forum in the search window and find all the |
| "hacks" that you can use to refine your search. | | | | forums with the word forum in it. |
| - One of the easiest to use are searches using | | | | - Finding a pdf, htm or jpg file on the internet on |
| quotation marks. If you want to search for an | | | | the internet is easy too. Use the filetype: hack. For |
| exact phrase enclose the phrase in quotation marks. | | | | example - apple filetype:pdf< |
| - Use the "+" symbol for searches that include other | | | | - For other tips on how to refine your search go to |
| words. For example: apple +tree for a search | | | | Google/Advanced Search/Advanced Search Tips. |
| about apples and trees. You shouldn't get anything | | | | I hope you find this useful. If you want to get into |
| to do with apple pies unless the word tree is on the | | | | some more sophisticated searches just type in |
| web site. | | | | "Google hacks" in your favorite search engine and |
| - Use the "-" symbol if you want to search for | | | | you'll find plenty including finding web cams on the |
| something that doesn't include a specific term. For | | | | internet. |
