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Wendy's Web Search Blog February 2008 Archive

By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide to Web Search since 2004

How do websites use cookies?

Friday February 29, 2008
In the context of the Web, cookies are little bits of information that the particular Web site that you are on at the time sends to your browser. ... Read More

Surf the Web Safely with WorkFriendly

Wednesday February 27, 2008
Want to browse the Web on the sly when you're actually supposed to be doing something else? Try WorkFriendly, a simple browser proxy. Hiding Your Tracks How to Remove Your ... Read More

Free Web Search Class

Monday February 25, 2008
Web Search 101 is a free class made up of thirteen weekly lessons that will come to you in your email inbox; every week, I'll show you how to ... Read More

Ten Books You Can Use To Introduce Your Children to the Web

Sunday February 24, 2008
Children these days have the unique opportunity to use the Web for a huge variety of purposes. Find out how to introduce your children to the Web with my picks ... Read More

The Best How To Sites on the Web

Thursday February 21, 2008
Whether you're looking for information on how to remodel a bathroom or repair a hard drive, you'll find it in my picks for the best how to sites on the ... Read More

Do you have a Web search question? Ask it here!

Wednesday February 20, 2008
I love getting reader questions; I always end up learning something new. Here are just a few of the questions I've gotten lately: What is a wiki? Where can I find good ... Read More

Top Ten Web Search Tricks

Monday February 18, 2008
There are Web search techniques that I use every day in order to find what I'm looking for. While this is by no means an exhaustive list, I've put ... Read More

Use the Web to Find Research Paper Topics

Friday February 15, 2008
Has this ever happened to you? You’re assigned an essay, or a science project, etc., and you’re given free reign to choose the topic…..yikes! What do you do? ... Read More

15 New Free People Search Engines

Wednesday February 13, 2008
New free people search engines are popping up all the time on the Web, and I've rounded up a few that are brand spankin' new, as well as ones that ... Read More

The Best Search Engines

Monday February 11, 2008

How to Find Time Sensitive Information on the Web

Friday February 8, 2008
Depending on the nature of your research project, you might need information that is relatively new; i.e., current news. Let's look at different sources you can tap into ... Read More

The Top Ten To-Do List Managers on the Web

Thursday February 7, 2008
Manage your to-do lists more effectively with my picks for the top ten best to-do list managers on the Web. These lists are all simple to use, completely free, ... Read More

Valentines Day Scavenger Hunt

Wednesday February 6, 2008
Can you feel...the looooooveeee tonight (well, I'm writing this in the morning so technically...oh, never mind). Valentines Day is looming before us in just a few more days - are ... Read More

The Best Sites of January 2008

Monday February 4, 2008
See what sites made the cut in January in my roundup of the January 2008 Best Sites of the Day. And once you're done there, check out the newest ... Read More

Save something for later with Instapaper

Friday February 1, 2008
Say you're browsing the Web and you come across something you're really interested in, but you just don't have time to read right now. You can save it for ... Read More
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