While Searching on Net, I found that many people still ask for blogger template. Well in old blogspot (not beta), we were limited to blogspot original templates. But now we can have many free templates for beta blogger.
Here I found some good collection of blogger template. As instructions are given to all templates, just go through them before using.
Free Blogger template:
1) Absolute magic Templates
2) Blogger .com templates
3)Ultimate Blogger template
Instructions: How to Change the Blogger template?
Please backup your current template before install a new one.
1. Choose a Template!
2. Copy the code
(Ctrl A: Select All, Ctrl C: Copy)
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3. Go to your Blogger Control Panel
4. Paste the code into the Template area
(Ctrl A: Select All, Ctrl V: Paste)
5. Save changes
6. Republish
Update: My friend Ramani has created and excellent blog for all new blogger beta users. Well i too use , Ramani's templates and they are just awesome.
Check them Out
Blogger templates, free, change blogger templates
October 31, 2006
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Free Blogger Template |
October 28, 2006
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IE 7 Final Released |
Some 18 months after Bill Gates pledged to revamp Internet Explorer, Microsoft is ready with the final production version of IE 7. The new Web browser, which has been in testing for months, is now available for Download from Microsoft's Web site. Those who have been beta testing IE7 will begin receiving the final version via automatic updates this week. Microsoft plans to push down IE7 via automatic update to IE6 users starting next month, though they will get to decide whether they want to install it.
Microsoft has also offered a tool for businesses that lets them indefinitely block users from getting automatically updated to IE7. Schare declined to say how many businesses have downloaded the tool.
Although Microsoft will begin making the browser available through Automatic Update next month, it could take many more weeks to get the application to all PCs in the United States. The software maker is staggering the release, in part to make sure it can handle the support calls. It will make free phone support available, as it has done since the Beta 2 version of IE 7 was introduced in April.
IE7, microsoft, IE final
October 26, 2006
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Increase Browsing and downloading speed |
Just try to remember last time you spend an hour or so with your favorite Internet Explorer (IE) and was completely satisfied with its performance. So stop wasting your valuable time now, it try to change your mindset to have a secure, faster, reliable Internet Browser.
Firefox:
You must be thinking that why all new gurus are telling you to experience Firefox well this browser has capacity to overcome all drawbacks and has a strong potential to become a good browser. (Find out why)
Download: Download the Firefox from side bar
Internet Download Manager:
IDM provides you the robust speed due to its integrated technology. I liked it because it has some special function which you will miss in other Net Accelerators.
Download FULL incl Clear Registration:
Clear Registration Only:
Features:-
1) Smart Integration with all browsers
2) Capacity of finding Auto Servers
3) Minimum Size
4) Finally it’s Crack is available easily
Flashget:
Flashget is one of the famous Firefox plug-ins (see what are plug-ins) which enables complete integration with updated Firefox versions.
Download:
Save UR Bandwidth Using firefox
Using firefox
If u have installed firefox then install these plugins
a) image pref
Show images and hide images using a status bar button. (Without reloading)
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1173/
b)flashblock
Never be annoyed by a Flash animation again! Blocks Flash so it won't get in your way, but if you want to see it, just click on it.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/433/
c)Adblock Plus
Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them. Right-click on a banner and choose "Adblock" from the context menu - the banner won't be downloaded again. Or open Adblock Plus sidebar to see all elements of the page and block the banners. You can use filters with wildcards or even regular expressions to block complete banner factories.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/
d)Adblock filter update
This is a companion extension to Adblock and should be used in conjunction with it. This extension automatically downloads the latest version of Filterset.G every 4-7 days. Filterset.G is an excellent set of filters maintained by G for Adblock that blocks most ads on the internet. In addition, this extension allows you to define your own set of filters that you can add along with Filterset.G during an update.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1136/
e)Tab Mix Plus enhances Firefox's tab browsing capabilities. It includes such features as duplicating tabs, controlling tab focus, tab clicking options, undo closed tabs and windows, plus much more. It also includes a full-featured session manager with crash recovery that can save and restore combinations of opened tabs and windows.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1122/
And for IE user's
I have came to this blog, so i want to share with you . though i haven't tested it.
SAVE YOUR BANDWIDTH - BLOCK FLASH AND PICS
1)Goto http://www.bbshare.com/noflash/download/noflash2.zip and download the zip file (it is about 135 kBs)
2)Unzip and install the software
3)After installing you can see its icon in system tray. Three squares, all white when the plugin blocks, and red & green when the plugin is inactive.
3)Right Click on this icon, select "Show main window".
4)Check all boxes there and enable "Scripting(Pop-up windows,Animated ads)"
5)Also check "Launch with Windows strtup" and "Startup minimized in systemtray"
6)Click OK
7)Right Click the system tray icon again and goto Flash-->Block Flash (just to make sure that everything is OK)
8)Also check whether Script-->Enable script is selected
DONE!!!...
Whenever you wanna enable any of these elements temporarily, just right click the system tray icon and open the main window uncheck the required elements, click OK and then, ONLY THEN, open a new explorer window.
WARNING:- As far as I know this plugin only works with IE 6. Not sure about IE 7 or above and below IE 6. And it will not work with Opera or firefox and other non-IE browsers.
Save UR Bandwidth Using firefox
Using firefox
If u have installed firefox then install these plugins
a) image pref
Show images and hide images using a status bar button. (Without reloading)
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1173/
b)flashblock
Never be annoyed by a Flash animation again! Blocks Flash so it won't get in your way, but if you want to see it, just click on it.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/433/
c)Adblock Plus
Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them. Right-click on a banner and choose "Adblock" from the context menu - the banner won't be downloaded again. Or open Adblock Plus sidebar to see all elements of the page and block the banners. You can use filters with wildcards or even regular expressions to block complete banner factories.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/
d)Adblock filter update
This is a companion extension to Adblock and should be used in conjunction with it. This extension automatically downloads the latest version of Filterset.G every 4-7 days. Filterset.G is an excellent set of filters maintained by G for Adblock that blocks most ads on the internet. In addition, this extension allows you to define your own set of filters that you can add along with Filterset.G during an update.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1136/
e)Tab Mix Plus enhances Firefox's tab browsing capabilities. It includes such features as duplicating tabs, controlling tab focus, tab clicking options, undo closed tabs and windows, plus much more. It also includes a full-featured session manager with crash recovery that can save and restore combinations of opened tabs and windows.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1122/
And for IE user's
I have came to this blog, so i want to share with you . though i haven't tested it.
SAVE YOUR BANDWIDTH - BLOCK FLASH AND PICS
1)Goto http://www.bbshare.com/noflash/download/noflash2.zip and download the zip file (it is about 135 kBs)
2)Unzip and install the software
3)After installing you can see its icon in system tray. Three squares, all white when the plugin blocks, and red & green when the plugin is inactive.
3)Right Click on this icon, select "Show main window".
4)Check all boxes there and enable "Scripting(Pop-up windows,Animated ads)"
5)Also check "Launch with Windows strtup" and "Startup minimized in systemtray"
6)Click OK
7)Right Click the system tray icon again and goto Flash-->Block Flash (just to make sure that everything is OK)
8)Also check whether Script-->Enable script is selected
DONE!!!...
Whenever you wanna enable any of these elements temporarily, just right click the system tray icon and open the main window uncheck the required elements, click OK and then, ONLY THEN, open a new explorer window.
WARNING:- As far as I know this plugin only works with IE 6. Not sure about IE 7 or above and below IE 6. And it will not work with Opera or firefox and other non-IE browsers.
firefox+2, youtube, xp+tweaks, internet, google, gmail
October 25, 2006
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thing makes you hhmmm |
While searching funny things , I found while searching.
1)MsWoRd CrAzY FaCt
This is something pretty cool and neat...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened!
It was discovered by a Brazilian. Try it out yourself...
Open Microsoft Word and type
=rand (200, 99)
And then press ENTER
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freeware Golden Collection 2 |
On this page you can find some free software and tools.
This software is provided "as is", without any guarantee made
as to its suitability or fitness for any particular use. This software is provided without any technical support.
Do not forget to visit also Free downloads of our programs.
LC ISO Creator creates ISO files from CD/DVD-ROM.
download (LCISOCreator.zip - 14 kB)
MinimizeAll minimizes all opened windows having its icon on taskbar.
download (minall.zip - 4 kB)
CloseWin close all opened programs having its icon on taskbar and whose window contain selected text.
download (closewin.zip - 5 kB)
HTML Batch Editor
This is previous version of HTML Batch Editor. It's freeware now. Enjoy !
download (hbe1.zip - 12 kB)
MsgBox 1.0
MsgBox is a small utility for coders in the C language. With the MsgBox you can simply create the MessageBoxes in this language.
download (msgbox.zip - 7 kB)
Playlist 1.2
Playlist is a small utility for creating playlists for Windows Media Player or any other player e.g. WinAmp.
download (playlist.zip - 12 kB)
Patcher 1.0
A Patcher is tool, which let you create a "patch" from two like files. It may be useful for developers, who distribute a new version of their software.
download (patcher.zip - 24 kB)
CloseAll 1.0
CloseAll close all open programs which have its icon on taskbar.
download (closeall.zip - 9 kB)
Read Only Zero 1.0
Read Only Zero is a small utility which zeroize "Read Only" attributes in selected directories. This is useful for example after copying files from CD-ROM.
download (readonly.zip - 6 kB)
Shutdown 1.0
Shutdown (Windows 98,ME only) is a small utility which switch off your computer after test the CD-ROM(s) to containing medium. If so, program eject this CD. You cannot forget this CD in the computer now.
download (shutdown.zip - 10 kB)
Piskvorky - best game of the year - for me :o) Its Tic-Tac-Toe - do you know ?
download (pisk.zip - 14 kB)
Downloads
Product name | Version | Size | Download link |
| LC Backup | 1.1 | 703 kB | Download now! |
| LC Copier | 1.23 | 599 kB | Download now! |
| HTML Batch Editor PRO | 1.0 | 643 kB | Download now! |
| HTML Batch Editor | 2.2 | 278 kB | Download now! |
| Tennis 2001 | 1.0 | 951 kB | Download now! |
Product name | Version | Size | Download link |
| Freeware (all) | -- | 92 kB | Download now! |
| All programs in one package ! | -- | 4.16 MB | Download now! |
All software on this page is writed in C, C++ and assembler language and it is the reason why they are so small.
All software on this page is for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
All software on this page is protected by copyright.
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freeware golden collection 1 |
PRIVACY & SECURITY
INTERNET TOOLS
Free password manager and form assistant.
Licence: Free
This index.dat viewer will show how people can still discover your Web activities even after you delete your history and cache files.
Licence: Free
Network monitoring and supervising package for corporate or personal networks.
Licence: Trial
A compact tool for removing About:Blank spware.
Licence: Free
Microsoft releases its own antispyware product.
Licence: Free (beta)
Protect your privacy by deleting all unwanted history data on your PC.
Licence: Free to try (shareware)
VIEWERS, READERS & PLAYERS
This lean Web browser that clocks in at just 6MB. If you are concerned about security holes in Internet Explorer, then Firefox is worth a look.
Licence: Free
Mozilla is a fast loading Web browser package with numerous features and good security.
Licence: Free
Instant chat with voice and file sharing options.
Licence: Free
Backup your Outook Express settings and messages with a few clicks of your mouse.
Licence: Free
Make free VOIP and Internet phone calls.
Licence: Free
Don't get cut off again - resume, speed up and manage your downloads
Licence: Free to try (shareware)
GAMES
Free software for managing your iPod and collection of audio files (includes Quicktime 7).
Licence: Free
Version 7 of iTunes was very buggy and unstable on it's initial release. Going back to version 6 may help solve these problems.
Licence: Free
Licence: Free
Licence: Free
Licence: Free
Licence: Free
Licence: Free
Licence: Free
Licence: Free
Licence: Free
Licence: Free
A classic puzzle game for Windows.
Licence: Free to try (shareware)
Link letters to feed the bookworm in this puzzle word game.
Licence: Free to try (shareware)
Align cubes vertically or horizontally in this 3D puzzler.
Licence: Free to try (shareware)
A 1950's style arcade puzzler.
Licence: Free to try (shareware)
Play the classic card game of Gin Rummy on your computer or over the Web.
Licence: Free to try (shareware)
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free softwares of month |
Hi all viewers , this is all new collections of free software of month.
File recovery software to undelete files or recover lost files that are no longer in the recycle bin.
Licence: Free (freeware)
Recover lost or deleted photographs from most types of digital memory cards.
Licence: Free (freeware)
Check your CD and DVD collection for errors. For files that are damaged, switch to recovery mode and salvage them.
Licence: Free
Easily delete, move or rename stubborn files in Windows XP.
Licence: Free
Clean, repair and backup/restore your Windows registry with this compact utility.
Licence: Free to try (shareware)
Create PDFs from any application that has a print option such as Internet Explorer, Word or Excel.
Licence: Free
Create free ringtones for your cell phone.
Licence: Free to try (shareware)
October 24, 2006
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E-Book collection |
No of E-book exclusive collection from Franky
Book on Database Theory Books
Books on Datastructures and Algorithms complexity graphics adaptive programming patterns
Books on Computer Hardware Theory Books architecture digital systems
Books on Computing and Mathematics discreate neural nets numerical recipes
Other Computer Science Books Computer Vision Artificial Intelligence
Networking Theory Books TCP/IP Validation Protocols
Books on Operating Systems theory kernel methods BIOS exokernel NTFS plug and play
all these in one zip file:Download
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10 Ways To Increase NET Speed |
- Increase Network Speed By 20%
Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth! Get it back.
A nice little tweak for XP. M*crosoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes (suspect for updates and interrogating your machine etc..)
Here's how to get it back:
Click Start-->Run-->type "gpedit.msc" without quotes ""
This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:
Local Computer Policy-->Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->Network-->QOS Packet Scheduler-->Limit Reservable Bandwidth
Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab :
"By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."
So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.
- Changing the Internet Explorer Title
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Window Title
Enter what you want appear in the title bar
- Make Your I.E As Fast As Firefox
1. click start > run
2. type regedit > enter
3. browse folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\m*cro$oft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\InternetSettings
4. right click @ windows right > New > DWORD
5. type MaxConnectionsPerServer > u can set value (the more higher the no, the more good speed u get, eg : 99)
6. create another DWORD >type MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
7. then put a high value as mentioned above
8. then restart I.E ...
You're finished.
- Speed up browsing by DNS cache
Each time u browse a web site on the internet,
the actual site name u type is resolved to an ip address.
This translation is effected through what is called the
DNS (Domain Name System).
This DNS information is stored in ur computer so that each time u type a web address ,
a record of its IP address is stored so that it can be recalled later without having to retrieve it again.
1 way to speed up ur browsing experience is to increase this DNS cache in windows XP.
u will need to modify registry for this.
Start notepad & enter the following text into it:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es|Dnscache\Parameters]
"CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001
"CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180
"MaxCacheEntryTtILimit"=dword:0000fa00
"MaxSOACacheEntryTtILimit"=dword:0000012d
Save this file, naming it dnscache.reg
Double click on the file in windows explorer & merge it into ur registry.
- Increase Your Net Speedby 35%
Detect it:
Is it connecting at 256K or 52 K or 32 K is enough while u cant browse fasterfor LAN connections
well buddies for those who are using T1/LAN connections, here are the steps for speeding up LAN Browsing without further to do.....
1: Open the registry editor.
2: Navigate to the location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace and DELETE the key {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
3: Close the registry editor and restart Windows...
· for Broadband/DSL connection optimization, you people can do something like this...follow the steps..
1: Open regedit and navigate to the following location..
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
2: Create the following DWORD values, as most of these values will not already exist you guys will need to create them by clicking on 'Edit -> New -> DWORD Value' and then set the value as shown below...
a: DefaultTTL = "80" hex (or 128 decimal)
it specifies the default time to live (TTL) for TCP/IP packets..the default is 32..
b: EnablePMTUBHDetect = "0"
it specifies whether the stack will attempt to detect Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) routers that do not send back ICMP fragmentation-needed messages..the default in this case is 0..
c: EnablePMTUDiscovery = "1"
specifies whether the TCP/IP stack will attempt to perform path MTU discovery as specified in RFC 1191..the default in this case is 1..
d: GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize = "7FFF" hex (or 32767 decimal)
specifies the system maximum receive window size advertised by the TCP/IP stack...
e: TcpMaxDupAcks = "2"
determines the number of duplicate ACKs that must be received for the same sequence number of sent data before "fast retransmit" is triggered..
· f: SackOpts = "1"
enables support for selective acknowledgements as documented by Request for Comment (RFC) 2018..default in this case is once again 0.
g: Tcp1323Opts = "1"
controls RFC 1323 time stamps and window scaling options..possible values are: "0" = disable RFC 1323 options, "1" = window scale enabled only, "2" = time stamps enabled only and "3" = both options enabled.
h: TcpWindowSize = "7FFF" hex (or 32767 decimal)
specifies the receive window size advertised by the TCP/IP stack..if you guys have a latent network you can try increasing the value to 93440,186880 or 372300.
now close the registry and restart the computer..
check ur real internet connection speed
test ur nternet speed
http://www.internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/
Increase it:
copy these lines and paste them in any text editor...now save this file as a .reg file and run it..
*********start copying*********
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]
"SackOpts"=dword:00000001
"TcpWindowSize"=dword:0005ae4c
"Tcp1323Opts"=dword:00000003
"DefaultTTL"=dword:00000040
"EnablePMTUBHDetect"=dword:00000000
"EnablePMTUDiscovery"=dword:00000001
"GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize"=dword:0005ae4c
***************end copying*************
- Increase Net Speed For LAN connections
1: Open the registry editor.
2: Navigate to the location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace and DELETE the key {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
3: Close the registry editor and restart Windows...
· for Broadband/DSL connection optimization, you people can do something like this...follow the steps..
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
2: Create the following DWORD values, as most of these values will not already exist you guys will need to create them by clicking on 'Edit -> New -> DWORD Value' and then set the value as shown below...
a: DefaultTTL = "80" hex (or 128 decimal)
it specifies the default time to live (TTL) for TCP/IP packets..the default is 32..
b: EnablePMTUBHDetect = "0"
it specifies whether the stack will attempt to detect Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) routers that do not send back ICMP fragmentation-needed messages..the default in this case is 0..
c: EnablePMTUDiscovery = "1"
specifies whether the TCP/IP stack will attempt to perform path MTU discovery as specified in RFC 1191..the default in this case is 1..
d: GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize = "7FFF" hex (or 32767 decimal)
specifies the system maximum receive window size advertised by the TCP/IP stack...
e: TcpMaxDupAcks = "2"
determines the number of duplicate ACKs that must be received for the same sequence number of sent data before "fast retransmit" is triggered..
· f: SackOpts = "1"
enables support for selective acknowledgements as documented by Request for Comment (RFC) 2018..default in this case is once again 0.
g: Tcp1323Opts = "1"
controls RFC 1323 time stamps and window scaling options..possible values are: "0" = disable RFC 1323 options, "1" = window scale enabled only, "2" = time stamps enabled only and "3" = both options enabled.
h: TcpWindowSize = "7FFF" hex (or 32767 decimal)
specifies the receive window size advertised by the TCP/IP stack..if you guys have a latent network you can try increasing the value to 93440,186880 or 372300.
now close the registry and restart the computer..
October 20, 2006
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6 better tips for Internet Search |
Take a number. A 2004 study by the Online Publishers Association found that we spend 6% of our time online just looking for things. Now that may not sound like much, but if you stop to think about it for a second, it's really too much.
We should be doing what we came to the Internet for — interacting with great content (like this story), engaging in commerce (see all the great offerings on our product pages), or communicating (don't forget to e-mail a copy of this article to a friend).
Sadly, too often we do not.
Instead, we spend — make that waste — about four minutes out of every hour online looking for something. Over an eight-hour workday, that adds up to half an hour. Every week, you'll spend more than 2.5 hours just searching.
If you're running a small business, the numbers can be even more dramatic. With just five employees, you're talking 13 hours, and if you're paying them, say, $30 an hour, that's $390 a week or $20,280 a year. That's enough to hire someone part time, or throw a really great holiday party. (Indeed, another study found that the productivity loss of using general search engines to conduct online research cost businesses $31 billion in 2004.)
That's nothing against search engines, by the way. But here are six ways to cut down on the time you spend looking for something.
1.Be as precise as possible in your search. By using an exact search phrase, you're more likely to get the answer you're looking for. "This helps you find an exact phrase on a Web page and will usually lead to the information you are looking for very quickly," says Rich Kahn, chief operating officer for BlowSearch, a New York-based meta-search engine. For example, a query for "word processor" will yield vastly different results than "Microsoft Word."
Also, use quotation marks, which is common search-engine syntax for "look for that exact phrase." Many search engines also have a box for "Exact Phrase Match" that you can check.
2.Get to know what Boolean searching means, and does. Boolean search terms allow you to get even more precise with your queries. The three main search terms — "AND," "NOT" and "OR" — enable you to include or exclude certain terms in your results. (Most search engines, but not all, accept so-called "full" Boolean terms. Check the fine print to find out if your favorite search engine will do it.)
Full Boolean search terms (we'll get to the implied ones in a minute) can really speed up your search. For example, say you want to get the latest intelligence on laptop battery life. As I am writing this, I did a query for "laptop computer" on MSN Search and it yields 7,561,382 results. But "laptop computer AND battery life" pulls up only 212,544 results (getting closer). If I tack on "NOT power supply," I get only 13,170 results, which is far more manageable. Want to get rid of all the Web sites hawking batteries? Just add "OR for sale," and — presto! — I'm down to 4,062 results.
Boolean searching, by the way, is named after British-born Irish mathematician George Boole, a 19th-century scholar who pioneered the use of "and," "not" and "or" in mathematical analysis.
3.Do it quicker with implied Boolean. Implied Boolean, the cousin to full Boolean search terms, is accepted by virtually every search engine. Plus, it's even faster to use. Stephen Scarr, chief executive for Info.com, a Chicago meta-search engine, says learning implied Boolean operators can shave time off your searches.
For example, if you want to ensure that a particular word is in the results, use a plus sign (+), such as "Henry Ford" + benefactor. If you want your results to exclude a certain term, use a minus sign (-), such as "Henry Ford" -car. For best results, use both. For example, if you wanted to search for Henry Ford's role as a benefactor but weren't interested in cars, the best search term would be "Henry Ford" +benefactor --car. (Note the quotes around Henry Ford will ensure that only that word combination is present in your results.)
4.Build a "nest." Face it, you may not always know what you're looking for. When that happens, nesting can be a real help. Maybe you've seen professional librarians use brackets in their search terms, and you've wondered what they're doing. They're building a nest. For instance, let's say I'm looking for recent articles I've written. But my name is constantly misspelled, even by eagle-eyed editors. Sometimes my byline is "Chris," other times it's "Christopher." And "Elliott" is often incorrectly spelled "Elliot." Nesting to the rescue! If I want to pull up all of my technology articles, I type "Technology" AND (Christopher OR Chris AND Elliott OR Elliot) and I won't miss any of my insightful articles about technology.
5.Give your search engine a workout. Many (but not all) search engines allow you to use advanced terms to hone in on the information you're looking for. Take wildcard terms, for example. A "#" or "*" symbol can sometimes be used within a word to search for all possible variants — so, for example "wom#n" would search for both "woman" and "women." And a search for "exhaust*" would pull up results for "exhausted" and "exhaustion" and even "exhaust pipe." (Some search engines also use "?" instead of "*," but the result is the same.)
Finally, if you want to search for a term that is near another, there's something for that, too. Try using "NEAR" or "ADJ" (each search engine handles these terms slightly differently) to find results in which one word is near or adjacent to another.
6.For complicated searches, get more options. Not all effective searching happens within the "search" field. Invariably, there are more options that could make your queries much quicker. "Look for advanced parametric searching," advises Scott Virkler, vice president for GlobalSpec, a Troy, N.Y., search engineering company. "These specialized engines allow users to enter multiple — and detailed — specifications for the products or services they are looking for."
Clicking on "more options" can turn a 90-minute quest into a one-minute quickie search, Virkler says. For example, on MSN Search, check "Search Builder" for more options. It lets you specify which sites to search, page rankings and language.
These tips can help you get a good start on conducting more effective Web searches. But better results also come from practice, says Matt Rodbard, editorial assistant for Sync magazine, a publication that focuses on technology usability. "People often expect instant success," he says. "But searching, like most tasks, takes a bit of effort for optimal results."
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Download Youtube Videos |
Ever wanted to download your favorite videos from Youtube but failed to do so? Here’s how you can do it the easy way:
first find the URL of your favorite Youtube video
then go to www.youtubex.com and paste the video URL into their download box
now click ‘Download’ and it will open a new page with the download link
Firefox fans can use the Video Downloader extension that allows you to download videos to your computer from YouTube and most video sites.
youtube, video downloader
