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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	OK we'll throw some ideas in: 1. Get to know the search engine you use the most. They all provide various operators that allow you to tweak the search including various ways to include or exclude certain terms or search specific sites or for specific phrases. 2. First try as specific a search as possible and broaden the search if need be. 3. Try different variations of the search terms - it helps to spend a bit of time working on your search terms. ---------------------------- Relevant links: [url=http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/googlehks/]Google Hacks[/url] - a book on getting the most from Google with sample chapters [url=http://www.buzztoolbox.com/google/]Google Tools[/url] a collection of tools for assisting with searching Google ---------------------------- Relevant FAQs: [internallink=5749]Can you recommend a search engine?[/internallink] _____________________ [internallink=4626]Emperor[/internallink] [small][i](Added by: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Emperor]Emperor [/url] on Wed 15-Jan-2003)[/i][/small] [small][i](Edited by: [url=http://www.ozoneasylum.com/cgi-bin/ubbmisc.cgi?action=getbio&UserName=Emperor]Emperor [/url] on Sun 06-Jul-2003)[/i][/small] Loading...
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