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CH27_228-236_Index.qxd 7/14/04 2:48 PM Page 229 INDEXINDEX * (asterisk) Applied Power, Principle of, brand names, 86–88 in Google, 6 102–106 Brooklyn Public Library, 119 with group syntax, 215 area codes, 169–170. See also browsers, 22–40 in name searches, 75 phone number searches bookmarklets with, 34–36 as wildcard, 6 art. See images gadgets for, 36–39 + (plus sign), 4–5. See also askanexpert.com, 93 iCab, 24 Boolean modifiers Ask Jeeves, 17–18 Internet Explorer, 23 – (minus sign), 4–5. See also for Kids, 210 listing, 25 Boolean modifiers toolbar, 32–33 Lynx, 24 | (pipe symbol), 5 associations Mozilla, 23 experts in, 91–93 Netscape, 23 finding, 92–93 Opera, 24 A audio, 154–163 plugins for, 27–29 finding, 159–160 Safari, 24–25 About.com, genealogy at, formats, 154–156 search toolbars with, 29–33 179–180 fun sites for, 162–163 security with, 25–26 address searches playing, 156–158 selecting, 25 driving directions and, 173 search engines/directories specialty toolbars with, 33 names in, 76–77 for, 160–162 speed optimization with, reverse lookups, 168–169 software sources, 158 26–27 229 for things/sites, 78 AU format, 155 turning off auto-password zip code helpers and, 172 reminders in, 26 AIFF format, 155 turning off Java in, 26 ALA Great Web Sites, 210 B turning off pop-ups in, 26 All Experts, 93–94 turning off scripting in, 25 AllPlaces, 134 Babelfish, 227 browser sniffer, 36–37 AlltheWeb, 160 BBB database, 195, 198 Bureau of Consumer Protection, almanacs, 186 Better Business Bureau, 195, 198 195 AltaVista, 148 biographical information, 72–73 Business.com, 92–93 Babelfish, 227 birth records, 175, 176 businesses sound searches in, BizRate, 193 phone listings for, 171–172 159–160 bookmarklets, 34–36 “sucks sites,” 199 Amazon.com, 190–191 adding to browsers, 34 buzzwords, 58 American Library Association finding, 35–36 Great Web Sites, 210 bookmarklets.com, 35 American Society of Association bookmarks C Executives, 92 manager software for, 42 America’s Job Bank, 126–127 saving information with, 83 cache: syntax, 7 Ancestry.com, 179 Boolean modifiers, 4–5 calculator.com, 37 AND, as search default, 4. See in Gigablast, 15 calculators, 37 also Boolean modifiers in Google, 6 Canada anti-spam software, 42 in ODP, 15 food recalls in, 197 anti-virus software, 218–219 in Yahoo, 10 RCMP scam warnings, 196 CH27_228-236_Index.qxd 7/14/04 2:48 PM Page 230 career resources, 123–124 other people’s opinions, .gov, 135 Career Voyages, 123–124 191–193 .mil, 138 Cemetery Junction, 178 product information, 190–191 special syntaxes and, 104 cemetery records, 177–178 product searches, 191 Download.com, 29, 42–43 Census Finder, 178 recalls, 196–197 downloads, plugin, 29 census information “sucks sites,” 199 drivers, finding, 217–218 genealogy research and, where to complain, 198 driving directions, 173 175, 178–179 Consumer Product Safety Drugs.com, 206 HomeTownLocator, 131 Commission product drug searches, 204–206. See also Census Links, 178 recalls, 196 medical information Census Online Links, 179 consumer protection informa- counterfeit drugs and, 205 children tion, 193–196 filtering images for, 146–147, converters, 37–39 149 convert-me.com, 38 E kid-safe searching, Copernic, 40 208–211 copyright, 147, 149–150 Earchives, 162 Church of Jesus Christ of Corbis, 150, 151 efunda.com, calculators on, Latter-Day Saints, 175 countdowns, 39 38–39 CIA World Factbook, 139–140, counters, 39 eLibrary, 185 225 countries, research on Ellis Island & Immigration CitySearch, 134 CIA World Factbook, 139–140 Records, 178 city sites, 132–134 country codes in, 140–141 e-mail client-side software, 40–42 groups, 141–142 “Internet facts” in, 111–112 anti-spam, 42 country codes, 140–141 news alerts, 118 bookmark managers, 42 CuteFTP, 40 embassies, 225–226 download sites for, 42–43 CWSApps, 43 Embassy World, 225–226 FTP, 40 Cyndi’s List, 176, 179 Encyclopedia Britannica, 185 230 search software, 40 Encyclopedia.com, 185 spyware checkers, 42 encyclopedias, 11, 48, 185 text programs, 40–41 D specialty, 186 clocks, 39 Epinions, 192–193 ClusterMed, 203 d: syntax, 15 evaluating sites, 108–112 CNN, 119 DailyMP3.com, 158 authors and, 109 Columbia Encyclopedia, 11 Daily WAV, 162–163 citations in, 109–110 communities daterange: syntax, 7 of commentators/leading finding, 53–59 dates voices, 66–67 mailing lists, 53–59 formats for, 59 complaint sites, 198 medical/support, 203–204 special syntaxes and, 104 domains and, 108–109 specialty link lists, 63–65 Daypop, 100 Internet facts and, 111–112 technical support, 214–216 death records, 175, 176 links in, 111 Usenet, 59–62 define: syntax, 183 longevity in, 110–111 Weblogs, 63–64 dictionaries, 182–183, 184 news sites, 100 comparison engines, 193 DigitalCity, 134 questions to ask in, complaints, 198 directories 108–111 Complaints.com, 198 finding specialty, 63–65 update frequency and, computer game cheats and “sucks sites,” 199 110–111 walkthroughs, 219 discussion groups, Usenet, 59–62 Usenet, 62 Computer Hope, 217 Ditto, 149 Every Scrap, Principle of, Consumer.gov, 196 DMOZ, 64 80–84 consumer information, dog breed information, 71–72 building on searches with, 190–199 domains 81–82 caution with, 199 country codes, 140–141 further research from, consumer protection, 193–196 credibility and, 108–109 83–84 CH27_228-236_Index.qxd 7/14/04 2:48 PM Page 231 monitoring scraps and, 84 kid-safe searching with, language tools, 227 organizing scraps and, 208–209 link: syntax, 7 82–83 searching for lyrics in, 69–70 Mail Archive with, 55–57 Excel, plugin for, 28 special syntaxes on, 103–105 News, 8, 96–97, 117–118 exchange rates, 11 technical support searches non-Web searches in, 8–9 Expanding Web, Principle of in, 70–71 OR modifier in, 5 the, 96–100 Yahoo as, 10–11 overview of, 5–6 experts, 90–94 phonebook: syntax, 8, in associations, 91–93 167–168 Google searches for, 94 G product searches, 191 lists of, 93–94 ready reference tools, rules for contacting, 91 gadgets, Web-based, 36–39 182–183 Gateway to Associations, 92 related: syntax, 7 genealogy research, 174–180 SearchTool, 31–32 F birth records, 176 search toolbars, 30–31 cemetery records, 177–178 Sets, 87–88 FaganFinder, 149 census data, 178–179 shortcuts in, 104 FamilySearch, 175 death records, 176 site: syntax, 6 FAQs, technical support Ellis Island, 178 sound searches in, 159 searches in, 70–71 FamilySearch, 175 special searches, 8 favelets. See bookmarklets obituary records, 177 special syntaxes in, 6–7 FCIC National Contact Center, roundup sites for, 179–180 specialty link lists in, 64–65 172 source material, 174–179 state resources in, 137–139 FDA, in drug searches, 205 Get That Gig, 124 stocks: syntax, 7 FDA food recall alerts, 197 Getty Images, 150–151 technical support and, 71 federal sites, 137–139 Gigablast, 15–17, 100 Tile.net with, 55 Feedster, 65–66, 97, 100 glossarist.com, 50 Uncle Sam, 138 231 news via, 119 Google unique language searches, filtering Answers, 93 47 images, 149 Ask an Expert, 93 Usenet and, 60, 61–62 kid-safe searching and, Boolean modifiers in, 6 zip code searches in, 132 208–209 building name lists in, 88–89 government spam, 42 cache: syntax, 7 city sites, 132–134 Find A Grave, 177–178 catalogs, 9 embassies, 225–226 FindArticles, 118–119 city sites via, 132–133 federal sites, 137–139 FindSounds, 160 daterange: syntax, 7 find state representative firewalls, 218–219 Directory, 3 names, 131 speed and, 27 finding experts with, 93, 94 FirstGov, 137–138 FirstGov, 137–138, 139 Froogle, 9 job searches in, 126 phone listings in, 172 as full-text engine, 2 medical information sites, Flash plugin, 28 Googlebar project, 30–31 202–203 FlipDog, 128 Groups, 8, 60, 61–62 phone listings for, 171–172 food recalls, 197 Groups, technical support state sites, 135–137 form resources, 39 with, 214–215 GovSpot, 139 4Kids, 210 Groups 2, 54 FTC Bureau of Consumer Images, 8, 147 Protection, 195 inanchor: syntax, 7 H FTP (File Transfer Protocol), 40 info: syntax, 7 full-text engines, 2 international information Healthfinder, 202 biographical information with, 224 health sites, 202 searches, 72–73 intext: syntax, 6–7 HealthWeb, 202 dog breed information intitle: syntax, 6 historical sounds archives, 163 searches in, 71–72 inurl: syntax, 6 hitsquad.com, 158 CH27_228-236_Index.qxd 7/14/04 2:48 PM Page 232 HomeTownLocator, 131 “Internet facts,” 111–112 Law.com, 49 hostname: syntax, 11 Internet Movie Database, 167 legal terms, 49 House of Representatives, find- Internet Public Library libraries, national, 226 ing names in, 131 Association Directory, 92 Library of Congress image col- HTML, converting text to, 41 Interment.net, 178 lection, 151 intext: syntax, 6–7 LibrarySpot, 184 intitle: syntax, 6, 11 link: syntax, 7, 11, 16 I inurl: syntax, 6, 11, 135–137 linkdomain: syntax, 11 ip: syntax, 16 links iCab, 24 I-Resign, 124 lists, finding specialty, 63–65 images, 146–152 IRS (Internal Revenue Service), in site evaluation, 111 AltaVista, 148 138 special syntaxes with, 7, 11, copyright and, 147, 149–150 16, 104–105 Ditto, 149 Linux, 219 finding collections of, 152 J Ljudo, 161 Google, 8, 146 local information, 130–142 PicSearch, 148 Java city sites, 132–134 screening inappropriate, bookmarklets, 34–36 consumer protection, 193 146–147 turning off, in browsers, 26 state sites, 134–135 search engines for, 147–149 Jesse’s bookmarklets site, 35 zip code searches for, specialized collections of, job searches, 122–129 130–132 149–152 career resources sites, LOC (Library of Congress) turning off, for browser 123–124 image collection, 151 speed, 26–27 Career Voyages, 123–124 LookSmart, 17 inanchor: syntax,