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Getting started

Posted by thetechmanual on May

Key Word surfing like AOL with Google.

Are you knew to the internet?

If so the first thing to learn is how to do a Google search. If you are not new still read this quick tip there is something new here for most people.

  1. Type in Google.com in the address bar.
  2. Type in cnn on the search field.
  3. Click “I’m Feeling Lucky”

Notice what happened. You didn’t get a search results list. You got CNN.com. Go back and try MTV, Yahoo, AOL. What you are getting is the best result for the keywords. You can even try “Yahoo Mail”. Using the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button on Google.com is a great shortcut that seems to be underused.

Alright, hope this was new to you and see how simple the web can be.


2 Responses to “Getting started”

  1. PARDUE' said

    am a senior citizen who happens to be a “hermetist” whom the ‘soul of things’ leads
    to believe u trustworthy,and capable of instruction in matters of “The Common Good”
    …my question is: How do i get the Google Icon to appear in my list of Icons to
    the left of my screen whereby enabling me to directly access the Google “Search Engine”?

  2. thetechmanual said

    From your questions it seems you are using Internet Explorer. Steps:
    When you are in the Google website you’ll see next to the web address where you entered http://www.google.com an icon representing Google will appear to the left of the address.
    Simply drag that icon from the address bar to the Favorites panel. You can place it in the order you want.

    Alternatively you may want to install the Google toolbar for more convenient access to Google services. Click on the link below.
    http://tools.google.com/firefox/toolbar/FT5/intl/en/index.html

    If that doesn’t work just go to Google.com and enter Google toolbar in the search bar and press the I’m feeling lucky button.

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