Articles Index
Internet Explorer Favorites 101
If you search the Web with Internet Explorer, learn how to organize, delete, and manage your Microsoft Internet Explorer Favorites in Internet Explorer Favorites 101.
Search Tools
There are three basic types of search tools that most people use to find what they are looking for on the Web.
Find an Archive on the Web
Are you trying to find information about a historical event? Looking for online archives for news, music, popular culture, or movie information? I've put together a good, basic list of online archives for you.
Online News
No need to wait for your local news station's set broadcast times - you can find plenty of outlets for the best online news on the Web.
Reference Sites
Whether you're looking for the average rainfall in the Amazon rainforest, researching Roman history, or just having fun learning to find information, you'll get some great help using my list of the best research and reference sites on the Web.
Blog Search Engines
Blog search engines help you find blogs on the Web on whatever topic you'd like to explore. Search for TV blogs, celebrity blogs, political blogs, photo blogs, and more.
Three Common Search Mistakes
There are common mistakes that both beginning and experienced searchers can make when searching the Web. Find out what they are, and how to avoid them to get better search results.
Boolean Search
What is Boolean search, and where does the term Boolean originate from?
Web Search for Beginners
The Web has so much information that it can be overwhelming to know exactly where to start. Find out how to get started fast on the Web with this quick start beginners guide to the Web.
Web Search Basic Skills
There are a few tried and true web search methods that will work in virtually any search engine and directory.Here are six basic web search skills you need to have in order to have truly successful web searches.
Online Translation
Find free online translation sites on the Web, anything from English to Spanish translation to French and English translation and more.
Christmas Clip Art
If you're searching for Christmas clip art,I've put together a list of what I think are some of the best Christmas clip art sites on the Web.
Set Your Home Page To Your Favorite Site
One extremely easy way to organize your news, email, favorite places, etc. online is set your home page, or the page that your browser starts from when clicked on, to your favorite site. I've created a My Yahoo home page as an example in this simple tutorial.
Online Newspapers
Online newspapers make it possible to view not only your local news, but local news from all around the globe. I've put together a good list of sites that will enable you to find your local newspapers online.
How To Set Your Browser's Home Page
Is there a specific site that you would like your Web browser to open to every time you log on to the Internet? Read this quick how-to and I'll show you how to set your browser's home page.
Looking for a Specific Phrase? Use Quotation Marks
If you are looking for a specific phrase, just typing it into a search engine will probably not get you the results you were hoping for.Use quotation marks around your phrase to tell the search engines exactly what you want and in what order.
Web Search-Add and Subtract
Basic Web search is not rocket science. You can easily find what you are looking for on the Web by using a bit of basic math, as in addition and subtraction. It's a simple way to narrow or broaden your search without getting too complicated.
Developing A Search Plan
Developing a search plan is a good idea, especially when you are looking for targeted results-and who knows, sometimes you'll find you know more than you thought about a subject, which will make your search more efficient.
Technical Requirements for Multimedia
Use these resources to figure out what technical requirements you'll need to utilize multimedia content on the Web, as well as choose a media player.