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Search function clever by half

#1 Post by keithsketchley » Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:12 pm

Try searching for
IBM java
or
power jack
which are legitimate specific searches to limit number of responses.

(IBM java is a specific directory on my Thinkpad, jack by itself returns a zillion mentions of jack by itself including for audio connection.)

Forum software leaves out IBM and power.

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Re: Search function clever by half

#2 Post by Harryc » Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:02 pm

Use Google to search this forum. It's much more precise.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&clie ... =&gs_rfai=

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Re: Search function clever by half

#3 Post by keithsketchley » Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:15 am

Are you speaking of raw Google or some link from within this forum?

Google is not a precise search engine because it is based on popularity of URLs not logical searching.

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Re: Search function clever by half

#4 Post by Harryc » Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:18 am

Take another look at the link I provided, and substitute the words 'IBM Java' for other search words, then click on 'search'. Then look at the results.
Leave the URL preceding 'ibm java' intact, and leave a space between it and your search terms. Now, if you bookmark that, you'll have a google search engine for this forum only.

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Re: Search function clever by half

#5 Post by mediasponge » Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:49 pm

Very nifty! :thumbs-UP: (bookmarked as "Ati reflow")

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