Learn Google (Wordware's Internet Library) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

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Product Description

Searching for information on the World Wide Web can be a frustrating, time-consuming experience. But by using the Google search engine as described in this book, you can quickly find exactly what you’re looking for, resulting in a pleasant and rewarding search experience. Learn Google covers a variety of search techniques that not only help the web searcher quickly and easily find relevant material but also assist the web page designer who wants to position a web page in the top 20 search results. Additionally, Learn Google details a number of Google services and tools to help you navigate the web more easily and accomplish a number of specialized search tasks.

Learn how to:

* Quickly find the information you need using the Google search engine.

* Set preferences including search language and filtering levels.

* Narrow the search results with modifiers and query operators.

* Find specialized information using expert search techniques.

* Install and use the Google Toolbar to speed up and easily manage your search needs while eliminating annoying pop-up screens.

* Use specialized services including Froogle, Google Help Central, Google Labs, and PhoneBook.

* Perform image searches using basic and advanced techniques.

* Safely post and manage messages in Google Groups newsgroups.

About the Author

Michael Busby is an electronics and software engineer and the president of Global Communications, Inc., a communications consulting firm in Plano, Texas. He is also the author of Demystifying TCP/IP (3rd Ed.), Demystifying ATM/DSL, and Demystifying VPN and the co-author of Learn Microsoft Office 2000. In addition to writing, Michael Busby also is an expert subject matter witness for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.; illustrated edition edition (December 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556220383
• ISBN-13: 978-1556220388
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,908,242 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Critical Guide (and the best) to Google, June 2, 2004

By A Customer

I'm a research junkie -- have been almost all my life. My entrance essay for law school was about my various research projects. It worked -- I graduated from Harvard Law School in 1986.

Mr. Busby's book provided a critical guide to Google, showing much more independence of thought than "Google for Dummies" and "How to Do Everything with Google." His approach to the subject included technical information that I found much more user friendly than "Google Hacks" and "A Pocket Guide to Google."

I appreciated the tips on ancillary search issues including such topics as firewalls, Zone Alarm and Mcafee Visual Trace. I also appreciated the way he experimented with different search techniques to see what Google would let you do. It encouraged me to be brave when googling.

I definitely enjoyed the humor, including the last page of the Internet. The Search Challenge was great fun and I learned numerous search techniques from taking the challenge.

Learn Google is undoubtedly the best Google book on the market.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn Google--Great Reference, January 8, 2004

By	PJ Holmes (Texas) - See all my reviews

I found Learn Google to be very helpful in search techniques.
The use of examples makes this a terrific tool for the beginner as well as those who feel that they are beyond intoductory help books. Using the techniques described eliminates the frustration that results in many of us "giving up" on a search. The author makes it an enjoyable learning experience with search games.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for the beginner who wants to know more, January 26, 2004

By	James S. Hill (Oklahoma City) - See all my reviews

Michael Busby's new Book Learn Google helped me to catch on quickly to the fundamentals of Google that go beyond the simple "type in key words" searching. I found the writing very clear and concise, not filled with technical clutter, and the examples in latter parts of the book are easy to follow and enlightening in terms of the more advanced Google search features such as using the phone book, something not found easily in other references.