Thread: Google Search

hmm ok figured it out an add on I have on firefox was interfering. For those that use adban on firefox it will see the google search box as an ad

And with that off the search work great. You do nice work.

SEARCH TIP:

If you want the results sorted by date (or at least reasonably close to it), in the searchbar put the following code at the beginning of the search:

Code:

more:recent4

For instance, searching

Code:

HNSB

will return results by relevancy... My profile will be the first thing that comes up, as that is the most relevant result for HNSB.

But, if I wanted to view threads that contained the term "HNSB" in order from the most recent time someone posted my name, I would use:

Code:

more:recent4 HNSB

That will return results (somewhat) in order, starting with the most recent instance of "HNSB".



(note: This doesn't get them perfectly in order, but it forces more recent results closer to the top of the list)

(note2: the development team is looking at a cleaner way to do this, but for now it will help to sort your searches while we test this out)

I like the new Google search thingy. It seems to just be more precise or maybe more literal. I don't know if that's so but that's the illusion I get

Cool beans, works good. Thanks for your hard work. 127.0.0.1 0.0.0.255

Very well done!!! Thank you, much easier to use and to get information. Good job!!

One nice side effect of the change is that when browsing on my blackberry the entire top of the page is now in order. After the upgrade I basically couldn't use most of the menu items, now I have full function.

I like this implement a lot!
It seems it will only function on my machine when I select any of the other Quick styles from the drop down at the bottom of the pages.
On the default style it is as before.

I use MacOS 10.6.7 and Google Chrome.

I use Win XP and Google Chrome and can be added as a fan of the Google Search. I used google a lot to search SRP b/c I could put srp as the site in the Google search and get just SRP results. I don't use Firefox so the ad on wasn't going to help me.

I also use Win 7 and MSIE 8 at home, but no chance to try the Google Search there yet.

I imagine it will yield different results than the former search and those that relied heavily upon the former search (were good at using it) will have some difficulty adjusting, but I'm a fan.

My 2 cents.

One problem with Google:

. . . There's a time delay between posting and indexing.

I put up a post today about a Feather single-edge razor. The "Advance Search" found it. Google did not.

I prefer the "old" search -- nicer display, and more "timeliness".

Charles

I wonder whether I use the new search tool the right way. When I am looking for certain threads or posts I get all sorts of unrelated stuff I don't need. What am I doing wrong?