[Boatanchors] NEED MANUAL HELP

[J. Forster]

That gets you Too Much Information. The Alta Vista "NEAR" function was
useful, IMO.

-John

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> Use the asterisk as a wild card?  I.E., search for apple* but that may
> take you to apple cider, applesauce, and lord only knows where else!
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>> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:44:43 -0800
>> From: jfor at quikus.com
>> To: mikea at mikea.ath.cx
>> CC: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] NEED MANUAL HELP
>>
>> ?? Search engine designers think?
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>> If so, why do you have to search separately foe "apple" and "apples"?
>>
>> -John
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>> > In the OP's defense, not everyone has the same Google-fu. My wife, who
>> is
>> > no dummy at all (biochemistry degree with honors), can't find a thing
>> in
>> > Google, and gets really irritated with me when I do. It all has to do
>> with
>> > thinking like a search engine designer.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Mike Andrews, W5EGO
>> > mikea at mikea.ath.cx
>> > Tired old sysadmin
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