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3.4 KiB
HTML
199 lines
3.4 KiB
HTML
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>Internet Search Engines</TITLE
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TITLE="Online Troubleshooting Resources: HOWTO"
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NAME="searchengines"
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>4. Internet Search Engines</H1
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>
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I frequently use a Search Engine to retrieve helpful or necessary
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information from the 'net. These engines catalogue pages from
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commercial, personal and academic websites, as well as Mailing Lists and
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the like.
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</P
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>
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There are several good search engine. It is worthwhile becoming very
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familiar with the operational details of at least one non-directory
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engine to maximize the efficiency and efficacy of your search efforts.
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You probably already have a favorite - I like
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<EM
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>Google.com</EM
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>, and will discuss it in a little more
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detail.
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</P
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The key to a successful search is to use a good set of keywords. If
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you're getting a specific error message, you might search for its text.
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Otherwise, you need to find a few relevant words describing your
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problem. Then, by trial and error, you should be able to find some
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pertinent information.
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>4.1. Google.com</H2
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This <A
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HREF="http://www.google.com"
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TARGET="_top"
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>engine</A
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> has several novel
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features that are described in its <A
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HREF="http://www.google.com/technology/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>Google Technology page</A
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>.
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In particular, the engine often returns the most useful pages first; in
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fact, I have often found that the first listed page contains the
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information I need. Because it caches web pages, it is relatively fast
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at displaying requested items. It has a so-called
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<SPAN
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CLASS="trademark"
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>GoogleScout</SPAN
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>™ feature, activated by clicking on the
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"similar pages" links, that provides additional relevant links with each
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item returned.
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>Online Support Sections</TD
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>Usenet Newsgroup Archives</TD
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