Articles in Category: Search

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Why I’ve Stopped Using Google Search

Google search used to be the winner by far, but recent decreases in its trustworthiness and the improved offerings of other search engines make switching a pragmatic choice.

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Two Steps to Better Search Results

Searching the internet is an art of sorts. I’ll share my two-step approach to better search results.

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How Do I Find Out When a Webpage Was Created?

It’s surprisingly difficult to tell with certainty when a webpage was written. There are some clues we can gather that might help a little.

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The Most Searched-for Term on the Internet

The most searched-for term on the internet tells us something about people’s understanding (or lack of understanding) about how browsers and the internet work.

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How Do I Search a Site That Has No Search Box?

Many sites lack a search facility. Fortunately, it’s easy to do it yourself using a search engine like Google. Even when sites provide their own, this do-it-yourself solution may give you better results.

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How Do I Get Rid of Bing?

How to say, “Thanks, but no thanks” to Bing — to the extent that you can, that is.

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The Most Important Skill You Can Improve

If I could have you prioritize one thing to improve your online experience, this would be it.

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Where Do You Get Your Answers?

There are many ways to find information on the internet, and here are a few tricks of mine that can work for you.

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Searching precisely

Start broad and refine is typically the best search strategy, unless you have something very specific to look for. I’ll show you how being more specific from the start can lead to finding the exact results you want.

“Web Search Garage”

Anyone can throw terms at Google and press “Search”. Web Search Garage takes you beyond just throwing words on the virtual wall and seeing what sticks.