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    Default Google for Dummies (A guide to better Googleing)


    A guide to better Googleing.
    Dedicated to those who where banned for flaming "Google it!!"

    You've all heard of Google, and most of you should have used it by now. If not, shame on you. Google provides us with one of the best search pools on the net, constantly refreshing its meta data lists daily, quit possibly leading to world domination.

    But anyway, lets get on with the subject matter.

    First, we need to define "element." An element is a subject in which we are referenceing.

    For this tut, lets use my name as the main element:
    Since I'm the only one using the name "ncyphe" on the web, you can see that I have been very busy. (what you can't see is the countless number of pages that also come up; ranging from forum posts to YouTube comments)

    Now to start narrowing down the results, let's say that I want to see anything related to onrpg. What we do to accomplish this is to add a "+" to the begining of the statement. Most search engines, however, ussually make the [space] bar act the same way, so ya'll probably have been doing this many times with out knowing.

    As you can see, the first page contains only sites with references to the name OnRPG. (note: the Voyage Century reference was that of a beta guild I created, hopeing to get OnRPG members to join, but ultimatly failed)

    Now, the problem with "+" is that it treats every word as it's own element. Thus, with every word, any page with that that element will be added to the search. So, if you were to reference "Tale of Two Cities", the results might contain a url for road maps.

    To counteract this, we use the quote feature by surrounding our phrase with "", this expands the element to include the reference to the ENTIR phrase only.

    So, let's add to the search, "Earth and Beyond".
    As you can see, we get my thread from many months ago, referenceing the ongoing work to create an emulator for a DEAD mmo.

    To work with some other features, let's look back at the origanal results.
    Well, let's say we don't want to see any results featuring "Director" or "Adult Swim".

    To remedy this, we add a "-" before any element. Adding a "-" before a set of "" will work just as well as if referenceing a single element; however, it will only leave out references to the entire phrase only. (Meaning: if we do [-"sad cats"] we will still see results for "sad" and "cats")

    As you can see, we have omited "Director" and "Adult Swim" from the results, and thus improved our chances of finding what I wanted to search for.

    With Google, you have a chance to find whatever you want; however, searching is not the only thing Google can do.
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    Dictionary: add "Definition:" to the front of an element, and you'll quickly receive links to online dictionary's, with said definition.

    Spell Check: As you could see, Google continually wanted to see if I ment "Ncipher" instead of "ncyphe". If you mispell any element, Google will include a link to a search with the elements corrected.


    Note: Becoming too specific will limit your results to nothing. To become an expert at Googling will take time, but alas, Google is quit possibly your best tool for locating anything on the net.
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    Please, add any additional information to help Google Newbies alike.

    (If a mod stickies this, I thank you for your respect and honor)

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    I only skimmed through it, and barely, but I can say that I do not get this post.

    [EDIT] On a closer look I can see you are helping people limit their searches. I'll give you an A for effort[EDIT]

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    why use +? the only reason you need to use it is if you actually want to search using the common words

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    I'm just tired of seeing people who don't know how to limit their searches, and then seeing people getting banned for flaming the phrase, "Google it, you f*%&ing [baka]".

    Besides, at least this thead has more point than that "rap" thread.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ncyphe View Post
    I'm just tired of seeing people who don't know how to limit their searches, and then seeing people getting banned for flaming the phrase, "Google it, you f*%&ing [baka]".

    Besides, at least this thead has more point than that "rap" thread.
    wow i learned something.
    thx for enlightening me.'



    yup, the only other thing more worthless is the "age" thread

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    Quote Originally Posted by pixl View Post
    why use +? the only reason you need to use it is if you actually want to search using the common words
    seconded that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pixl View Post
    why use +? the only reason you need to use it is if you actually want to search using the common words
    you dont even have to use +. its the same as a space bar. look at the URL and type in a space bar. it will show a +.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Who View Post
    you dont even have to use +. its the same as a space bar. look at the URL and type in a space bar. it will show a +.
    that's what i meant. didn't you read my post carefully?


    the op could have saved a lot of time by linking to http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/help/basics.html instead

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