Whenever a new program is installed on our computer, there is usually an option that allows us to see the tools available for modification. We go to something like Tool/Options or Apple/Program Preferences. We make a couple changes from optional ways for the software to run and the program becomes more useful than it was before. Google also has preferences that we can set. As long as the machine we use has cookies turned on, we can tell Google exactly how we want it to run on our computer. To explore some of the possibilities read the article "Setting Google Preferences."
Showing posts with label Searching the Internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Searching the Internet. Show all posts
Friday, November 6, 2009
Setting Google Preferences
Whenever a new program is installed on our computer, there is usually an option that allows us to see the tools available for modification. We go to something like Tool/Options or Apple/Program Preferences. We make a couple changes from optional ways for the software to run and the program becomes more useful than it was before. Google also has preferences that we can set. As long as the machine we use has cookies turned on, we can tell Google exactly how we want it to run on our computer. To explore some of the possibilities read the article "Setting Google Preferences."
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Let Google Alerts Track What Interests You
Google Alerts is a tool provided by Google to help you conduct searches even when you're not online. It does this by tracking the changes in sites that might be of interest to you. If there is some topic that you would like to track 24/7, Google Alerts will do it for you. For a brief description and strategy for using this Google application, read: "Get Latest Results With Google Alerts." If you want to jump right into it go directly to Google Alerts.
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