When it comes to searching for information, I prefer results from a handful of trusted websites. Limited the results to select web properties only offers several advantages over the standard catch-all approach to search results. Web searchers can be sure that only results from their selected sites appear in the results listing. This improves not [...]

Categories: Search Engines, The Web

For a few months now Instant Previews has been part of the Google search engine. The feature is triggered with a click on one of the magnifying glasses displayed on search results pages and works from then on on that page just by hovering over a search result. The image displays a visual representation of [...]

Categories: Search Engines, Security

Google Chrome only extension Search Engine Blacklist can remove selected sites from Google’s search result listing. The extension is especially useful for users who often stumble upon the same set of spam or irrelevant websites when using Google’s search engine. Do not want to see Wikipedia, ehow, About or other sites in the results all [...]

Categories: Browsing, Google Chrome

It sometimes happens that you cannot find the information you are looking for on a specific search engine. You try different phrases and synonyms but somehow the results are not satisfactory. The best option at this point is to try another search engine to see if the results are better. It is quite possible to [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

When I search on the Internet in search engines like Google or Bing I tend to favor results from domains that I trust. If I had to chose between a post on Windows7news.com and a Blogger domain I would open the Windows 7 site first since I know it and use it regularly. Locate Multiple [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox, Google Chrome

Google Instant Previews is the latest in a series of improvements that Google has added to their search engine. Instant Previews add a small spying glass next to each page title in the Google search results. Hovering over the spying glass does nothing, as Instant Previews needs to be activated once by clicking on any [...]

Categories: Google, Search Engines

Google has not touched their core business search for a long time. Only recently have they started to implement changes to their search engine, that many that it almost feels like a different search engine by now. Features like the search sidebar, instant search, integration of other Google products and a massive increase in advertisement [...]

Categories: Google, Search Engines

One of the very first articles on this site was about how to find files using Google. It is still possible to use specific advanced search parameters to find files you are looking for, including music, e-books, games and applications. There is a lot of stuff out there, and depending on the country you are [...]

Categories: Search Engines, The Web

Every Google Search user may access search settings to configure some settings, like the number of search results per page or if search results should be opened in a new window, or not. The options available are limited, and third party developers have created numerous tools to modify Google Search one way or the other. [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox, Google