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8 tips for searching Google like a pro!

Posted on October 2, 2021

These days you can find virtually anything you’re looking for with a Google search.

But as you’ve probably noticed, the search results pages can sometimes be confusing and cluttered with results that have little or nothing to do with the topic you’re interested in.

But by using a few tricks you can eliminate many of the distracting non-relevant listings and find the info you need in a jiffy.

With that in mind, here are eight tips for searching Google like a pro: [Read more…]

How to quickly search the web for any term on a web page

Posted on January 22, 2021

Have you ever been reading something on the Internet and encountered a word or phrase you wanted to learn more about?

If so, you probably did something like this to do a web search on that term: [Read more…]

How to do a web search for any word or phrase on a web page with just 3 quick mouse clicks

Posted on December 31, 2020

Have you ever been reading an article or blog post and seen a term (or person) mentioned that you wanted to get more information about?

If so you probably opened a new browser tab, launched your favorite search engine in that tab and then copied the term and pasted it into the search box.

That certainly works, and it works extremely well.

But did know there there’s an easy way to streamline the process and make it a lot faster?

[Read more…]

How to make KidzSearch the default search engine on your child’s computer

Posted on March 23, 2019

Do you have a young child who uses a computer of his/her own?

If so, you probably know that the major search engines make it very easy for your child to stumble upon web pages, photos and other content that are more suitable for teenagers and adults while searching for “kid” topics.

There are a number of great child-safe search engines out there, and I’ve tried a bunch of them over the years. After all my testing, I must say the one I like best is KidzSearch.

KidSearch is powered by Google, regarded by many to be the best search engine on the planet.

That means your child will get the best search results possible for most any query without having to be subjected to all the nasties that lurk about on the Internet.  [Read more…]

Q&A: What happened to the ‘View Image’ button on Google Images?

Posted on February 16, 2018

Question from Byron L.:  I’m a photographer and I use Google Images a lot to check out photos taken by other photographers. I get a lot of inspiration from looking at their photos.

I’ve always heard that it’s safer to view the photos in Google Images by clicking on the “View Image” button instead of visiting the websites directly, and that’s what I always do.

But this morning I noticed that the “View Image” button is no longer available on Google Images.

Why is it missing, and is there any way to get it back?

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

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