I found that spending a little time learning Google's advanced search and
figuring out some of the special features documented here
http://www.google.com/help/index.html was worth the investment and I get
good results most of the time. I love the thing. --Patrick
Favorite search: "<chip ident, e.g. 74LS244> DC characteristics
filetype:pdf" (usually produces a PDF data sheet for the specified chip in
the first 20 results, or close enough that you can tweak to it with 1 or 2
more searches)
Other favorite use: Google calculator (previous discussed), try "0x4ef3 + 43
in octal"
Disclaimer: I am not a shareholder. :-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Brian Mahoney
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:41 AM
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: anybody know of GOOD serach engine?
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe R." <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
> To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:29 AM
> Subject: anybody know of GOOD serach engine?
>
>
> > Does anyone know of a good internet search engine? I've been using
> > Google but they have gotten LOUSY in the last couple of months since
> > they've decided to sell the "right" to companies to be first in their
> > search results. It's gotten so bad that I can no longer find
> anything with
> > their searchs except ads for totally unrelated items.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> "Google does not sell placement within the results themselves
> (i.e., no one
> can buy a higher PageRank)." - copied from google site :
> http://www.google.ca/technology/index.html
>
> March 29/2004
>
> - keywords are within the results themselves. They do sell rights
> to the ads
> that popup to the right and above the search results but none of
> the search
> result placements can be bought.
>
Received on Mon Mar 29 2004 - 12:00:54 BST