Beneath its deceptively simple search form, Google is a remarkably
powerful and flexible search engine that indexes billions of web pages,
handling more than 150 million searches a day. You know that what you're
looking for must be in there somewhere, but how do you make Google work
for you?Crafted from our best-selling Google Hacks title, the Google
Pocket Guide provides exactly the information you need to make your
searches faster and more effective, right from the start. The Google
Pocket Guide unleashes the power behind that blinking cursor by
delivering:
- A thorough but concise tour of Google's features
- Practical examples to inspire going beyond the basic keyword search
- Secrets for constructing more powerful queries using Google's special
syntax
- Advice on how to understand and further refine the results Google
provides
Whether you're a student researching a topic for class, a medical or
legal professional needing field-specific reference information, or a
home user looking for that article on home repair you forgot to
bookmark, the Google Pocket Guide will take you from mystified to
mastery.