SenCom Jan. 11, 2013 Demonstration on

Search Tips and Tricks 

By Bob Bowser 

Most Important

The number one search tip for all of SenCom members is the Nike motto:  JUST DO IT! 

Your choice of search engine doesn't matter.  Pick Google, Bing, Dogpile, Startpage, Yahoo, or any other search engine and use it.

First Search

Using Google (www.google.com), let's search for "Search Tips and Tricks"

Pick Google's own web site for a really good set of suggestions:

Web of Trust

Here are the Web of Trust results for searching "Web of Trust".

How do I ...

When you have a question about how to do something, search for how to do it on the web.  For instance, if you would like to know how to clean a computer monitor safely, simply ask:

Tutorials

Similarly, if I need to learn how to use Microsoft Word, simply ask:

One can also use YouTube for tutorials.  First go to www.youtube.com, and then ask the same question:

Wikipedia

What is "Wikipedia"?  How would we find out?  Here are the results from the search: