Finding what you need.
WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO
Type a question and take the first result.
WHAT WORKS BETTER
Specific terms, and refining.
WHAT TO USE
Quotation marks, for an exact phrase A minus sign, to exclude a term A site restriction, to search within one website A file type restriction, to find documents
WHY THE SITE RESTRICTION
It searches a specific site far better than most sites search themselves.
WHAT TO DO WHEN RESULTS ARE POOR
Change the words, not the search engine.
Use the words the answer would contain, rather than the words of your question.
WHAT THAT MEANS
Searching for an error message works better than describing the problem.
WHAT TO INCLUDE FOR TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
The exact error text The software name and version
WHAT TO EXCLUDE
Anything specific to you: your name, your paths.
WHAT TO JUDGE RESULTS BY
Who published it When Whether it matches your situation
WHAT TO BE CAREFUL WITH
Advertisements at the top, which are frequently not what you want.
