How to get the Best out of Search Engine?

Coming back to search engines, use operators to your advantage. Say, you're looking for information on the nutritional properties of an apple. Type Apple into any engine though and you'll be inundated with information on the makers of the Macintosh and the iPod. Instead, try this. Type, apple -mac -macintosh -steve - jobs +fruit

The minus sign tells the search engine to exclude pages that contain information on the mac, macintosh, and Steve Jobs, Apple's charimastic CEO. The plus sign indicates you are looking for information on a fruit, not a company. And if it's a phrase you want, try typing it in quotes. So, "Where the head is held high" will take you right to Tagore's immortal poem. Without that, you'll go on a wild goose chase.

Be precise. For instance, if you're trying to figure out what does RAM mean, simply type define:RAM into Google. Or for that matter, if you're looking for a DVD player that costs anywhere between Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000, tell Google that by punching in DVD player Rs 5000..10000 The two dots between the numbers indicates to Google this is the price range you are looking for. Or maybe, you're looking for information on sex education, but all that you get in response to your search is porn. Simple. Type safesearch:sex education. For more information on precise searches, try www.googleguide.-com

Spend a few hours on www.searchlores.org. Authored by Fravia, a legendary hacker, this site tells you everything you need to know about how to search right. And perhaps a little more. For instance, did you know that Google updates its databases every Monday? So, the outcome of every search is changes every week. It’s what hacks like to call Google Dancing. Interesting, eh? All this site will demand is your patience.