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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to exclude an unwanted website from a Google search
• Here’s the best way to open a link in a new browser tab
• Why the ‘Nifty Fifty’ is my favorite camera lens
• Planning to add-on a garage? Here are a few ideas…
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Today’s featured tech tip….
How to exclude an unwanted website from a Google search
Have you ever done a Google search and had Google respond with multiple pages from a site that you have no interest in visiting?
Well, you can easily exclude an unwanted site from the search results for any term by adding the – (minus sign) operator to the search.
For example, if you search for the term music the first several search results will be nothing but links to YouTube.
If you’re looking for articles and other non-video information on music all those YouTube links are just in the way.
However, if you repeat the search and add -youtube.com that will block all links to YouTube from the search results list.
To see this in action, visit Google.com search for the following term:
music
See all those YouTube links at the top of the search results? Now, type this into the search box:
music -youtube.com
Notice how there aren’t any YouTube links at all in the search results now.
By the way, you can use this – (minus sign) operator to block links to any website from the Google search results pages. Simply append the – (minus sign) and the domain name of the site you want to block to the search term and you’ll be in business.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Here’s the best way to open a link in a new browser tab
All it takes is one quick click.
• Why the ‘Nifty Fifty’ is my favorite camera lens
And it isn’t even close.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
Goal Zero Yeti 500X Portable Solar-Generator Station
You can use this portable power station to keep your computer and portable gadgets up and running during extended power outages. And you can use the included 50 watt solar panel to charge the battery in the power station.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Planning to add-on a garage? Here are a few ideas…
If you have a really healthy budget.
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Tech news that caught my eye…
• Apple just gave Safari a major privacy upgrade to stop you being tracked online
• Read the new Twitter CEO’s first email to employees
• Ex-Samsung executive alleged to have stolen tech to recreate chip plant in China
• Reddit suffers major outage after thousands of subreddits temporarily shut down
• Google’s ChromeOS aims for enterprise with security and compatibility
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