A humble seeker sits in this hut. He seeks knowledge in the world wide web. What he has gathered he seeks to share with others. Rest in the hut if you wish, o fellow seeker, take what i can give. Give knowledge, if you can, so that those who come to this humble abode after you gains a bit more.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Search Engines -1 (The One and Only Google)

To search is not to just look. It means "to look thoroughly to find something; to examine; to explore". This is a theme we will explore again and again in this hut. But to begin with the basics there is one search engine we all know of: Google.

By now we know of its immense powers but there are some other powerful search tools which we ignore only at our peril. We will explore some of them in due course.

However the world wide web is a deep and dark place. It does not give up its secrets easily. To find the pearls you have to dive deep.

We know that adding some words like "index.of", "parent directory" in our search can magically increase its potency. There are some kind souls who have harnessed some its powers and have put it in an easy to use format for us mortals. Maybe you can check this out.

Leave your favourite google tips with us to share with others. And let us know some other search engines you want to know more about.

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