Archive for the ‘google’ tag
Five Useful Google Search Tips You May Not Know About
We’ve previously written about a couple Google tricks that are unpopular but highly useful. You can do a bunch of things with Google, including checking websites for malware, reading articles without having to pay, searching photos based on region and locking safe search to prevent kids from viewing explicit content.
Here’s how you can do them all. These tips may come in handy some day, so don’t forget to bookmark this article. Do share the information by tweeting the post or sharing it on Facebook.
Always Show Google Search Options
Google recently introduced a new ‘Search Options’ panel in its search results pages that allows you to filter out search results on the basis of time, or type of content available in web pages. I’ve been using it for some time and I’ve really found the Search Options panel indispensable.
Add Real Time Search Options to Google Search
Real time search is what everyone wants these days. Google does provide options using which you can restrict search results to web pages published within a specific time frame (like 24 hrs, a week, etc.). All you need to do is go to the advanced search options page to specify the date range. Doing this everytime you do a Google search is pesky and that’s when a Greasemonkey script comes handy.
Enhance Google Search Pages with Greasemonkey Scripts
Greasemonkey scripts enhance web pages and add additional functionality to them. Greasemonkey works with Firefox. You can download plenty of Greasemonkey scripts from userscripts.org to spice up websites.
The following Greasemonkey scripts add useful functions to Google’s pages, specifically Web search pages. Have a look at them – they could well improve your productivity.
Make the most of Google Image Search
Google Images is probably the most ‘comprehensive’ image search engine out there. Many of you should have probably used it to find a wide range of pictures. Here are some tips to make the experience better:
