Comments on: 5 Ways to Use your Google Search Box http://bitesizebio.com/2008/12/10/5-ways-to-use-your-google-search-box/ Daily tech tips, news and comment for molecular and cell biologists Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:09:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-beta2-14565 By: Sarvy http://bitesizebio.com/2008/12/10/5-ways-to-use-your-google-search-box/#comment-17246 Sarvy Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:43:56 +0000 http://bitesizebio.com/?p=1017#comment-17246 If you are using Chrome.. all the functionalities mentioned come in the Omnibar itself. Open your Browser and you are ready to go.. It just gets a little confused when you try a calculation that uses division though.. and i have used filetype: a lot as well. helps to narrow down the search to what i want. If you are using Chrome.. all the functionalities mentioned come in the Omnibar itself. Open your Browser and you are ready to go.. It just gets a little confused when you try a calculation that uses division though..

and i have used filetype: a lot as well. helps to narrow down the search to what i want.

]]> By: Fletch http://bitesizebio.com/2008/12/10/5-ways-to-use-your-google-search-box/#comment-14180 Fletch Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:42:12 +0000 http://bitesizebio.com/?p=1017#comment-14180 Another useful one is specific site search; type in your search terms followed by "site:" and the name of the specific site you wish to search (with no space after with ":") e.g. "DNA ligase site:promega.com" searches for 'dna ligase' only on the promega website Another useful one is specific site search; type in your search terms followed by “site:” and the name of the specific site you wish to search (with no space after with “:”) e.g. “DNA ligase site:promega.com” searches for ‘dna ligase’ only on the promega website

]]> By: max http://bitesizebio.com/2008/12/10/5-ways-to-use-your-google-search-box/#comment-14119 max Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:25:20 +0000 http://bitesizebio.com/?p=1017#comment-14119 currency conversion: e.g. "10 euros to dollar" currency conversion: e.g. “10 euros to dollar”

]]> By: Kurt http://bitesizebio.com/2008/12/10/5-ways-to-use-your-google-search-box/#comment-14093 Kurt Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:44:44 +0000 http://bitesizebio.com/?p=1017#comment-14093 Not strictly a Google tip, but Firefox add-ons like Web Search Pro is very nice to get faster access to different searches. It can be set up for Google, Google Scholar, PubMed, Wikipedia etc. Not strictly a Google tip, but Firefox add-ons like Web Search Pro is very nice to get faster access to different searches. It can be set up for Google, Google Scholar, PubMed, Wikipedia etc.

]]> By: Daniel http://bitesizebio.com/2008/12/10/5-ways-to-use-your-google-search-box/#comment-14269 Daniel Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://bitesizebio.com/?p=1017#comment-14269 I actually use it a lot for jotting down quick notes! It seems a bit odd, and isn't very flexible, but if I don't want to be distracted, I just type it in the search box. As an added bonus, I can quickly search for what I typed in when I get to it. I actually use it a lot for jotting down quick notes! It seems a bit odd, and isn’t very flexible, but if I don’t want to be distracted, I just type it in the search box.

As an added bonus, I can quickly search for what I typed in when I get to it.

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