FINALLY! How to search XDTalk effectively - sticky?This is a discussion on FINALLY! How to search XDTalk effectively - sticky? within the SA-XD/XD(M) FAQ & Stickies forums, part of the Information category; Originally Posted by 1lowlife
It helps me look like less of an idiot that I really am..........
Never mind, double posting helps maintain your reputation.......
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09-29-2008, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 1lowlife
It helps me look like less of an idiot that I really am..........  |
Never mind, double posting helps maintain your reputation.... 
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09-29-2008, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 1lowlife
I've been using the Google tool bar for awhile.
I use it to spell check every post I make here.
It helps me look like less of an idiot that I really am.......... |
FYI, Firefox has built in spell check as well.
By the way, you still look like an idiot.  (JOKING!)
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09-29-2008, 02:29 PM
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Using google to search a web site will often turn-up material that the web site's internal search function does not. I've found competitive marketing material on company's web sites, sometimes their internal pages are not searchable, but google's little devils find all that stuff. Plus even if somebody deletes that page, it may still be in the google server's caches.
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09-29-2008, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill in San Jose
Using google to search a web site will often turn-up material that the web site's internal search function does not. I've found competitive marketing material on company's web sites, sometimes their internal pages are not searchable, but google's little devils find all that stuff. Plus even if somebody deletes that page, it may still be in the google server's caches.
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Yes, Google definitely can be a security nightmare!
I've found answers to a TON of gun related questions both here and on other gun related sites by using Google to search. I particularly like the ability to enter long search strings and just let Google's intelligence bring forth the answer - which I usually get on the first page of hits.
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"I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire thirty shots or only twenty-nine?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a 7.62mm AK-47, the most prolific assault rifle in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, PUNK? "
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09-29-2008, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by mhillsing23
FYI, Firefox has built in spell check as well.
By the way, you still look like an idiot. (JOKING!) |
Thank you Sir............
I do what I can to keep my reputation solid........
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Originally Posted by FloridaPhil
Never mind, double posting helps maintain your reputation.... |
How did that happen? 
Too many clickies of the mouse perhaps.... 
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09-29-2008, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 1lowlife
I can't search for LCP.
But using the Google, it found several results.
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Wildcards are your friend . Do a search using LCP* and should give you pretty much the same results. Google does make things more convenient but at the same time you pay for that convenience with security gaps...ie Google Desktop.
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10-16-2008, 01:21 PM
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I will try this!
My problem with the search on here is when I want to search for two words like "Grip chop", I get all the posts with "grip" too. So I'll get 1911 grips, and alumagrips, and stag grips.
In fact, let me go try it right now!
ETA: HALLELUJAH!!!! I just tried it, and it worked perfectly! Thanks for the tip!
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10-16-2008, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Caribou
ETA: HALLELUJAH!!!! I just tried it, and it worked perfectly! Thanks for the tip!
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You're welcome!
I never use the forum search tool anymore. Google just works!
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"I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire thirty shots or only twenty-nine?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a 7.62mm AK-47, the most prolific assault rifle in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, PUNK? "
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10-16-2008, 01:39 PM
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Yup, the big problem wasn't the 3 character limitation (that's pretty common on forum search engines). The big problem was the fact that you couldn't force it to use AND when searching more than one term, only OR. So searching for two terms actually expanded your results instead of narrowing them.
Good solution to a frustrating problem.
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10-16-2008, 01:50 PM
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You can just post a link that people can go to. Like this one!
Google Advanced Search
Just click this link(or bookmark it) it is the advance search for this site all set up and ready to go!
Enjoy!
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