-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Conficker

 
Some of the most useful Google search tools are:

+   must have this word or phrase
-    must not have this word or phrase
" "  treats a phrase or series of words as a single keyword
define: word  finds the definition of the specified word or acronym
site: website.com  limits a search to the specified website


Check this Google search for more:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Google+tips+and+tricks&btnG=Search[1]

Don

Gman wrote: I absolutely LOVE it when that light comes on above my own head,
so I'm really happy to hear that you just experienced an "A-HA!" of your
own.:) Understanding all of these technical terms and how everything fits
together really is just a matter of making enough of these types of
'connections' (DBX file means folder in OE, etc.). Any of us who may appear
smarter or more intelligent than others simply have had the opportunity to
mentally recognize more of these connections and can see the whole
collectionof parts and data as more of a single unit than others. It doesn't
make us ANY smarter or better than anyone else, just further along in our
individual understanding of how it all works together. I can say without ANY
hesitation that I'm really, really far from knowing everything there is to
know about these infernal contraptions. Sure, there are plenty of things
thatI can answer right off the top of my head, but the majority of the
questions I reply to require me to look up at least one (usually more)
aspectof the answer before I even think about bringing up a Reply window.
Twothings have become obvious to me as a result of my willingness to help
others with computers. First, I've found that doing this has made me about
asclose as one can get to being a professional search user. I've learned how
to word and reword the search terms I use to get me to the answers I seek.
I've also learned some words I should avoid to keep the search terms from
bringing up lots of unrelated sites that won't help me get to the bottom of
an issue. It's taught me a lot about how to use things like "quotations" and
plus &minus signs within Google searches to force the inclusion or removal
ofresults that have certain words or terms in them in order to better target
my searches, too. Secondly, I have discovered that answering questions for
others requires me to have a pretty good idea of what I'm talking about
before I start typing. As a direct result, I believe I'm learning more than
many of you folks as time passes. Of course, I'll go look the same thing up
again the next time a repeat subject is raised. That's partly because things
may have changed since my last search on an issue (new OS = different
directions, etc.), but it's also because none of us have the brain capacity
to remember everything. As long as I can remember how to get the most use
outof a good search engine, I can find out almost anything I choose to
learn.:) Peace, Gman http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php[2] 

--- Links ---
   1 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Google+tips+and+tricks&btnG=Search
   2 http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
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