Pretty much everyone has a search bar built in to their browser. One really nice feature about these is you can easily take full advantage of your default search engine’s syntax.
The one I find most useful is the site specific search. The syntax to do this is:
site:domaintosearch.com your search terms
Basically, you just put ’site:domaintosearch.com’ in front of your keywords and your search results will be limited to the specified site. I have confirmed this syntax works in Google, Yahoo and MSN, but I am sure it works in many others as well.
Of course, different search engines offer different functions so familiarize yourself with the features of your default search engine and take advantage of the power they offer.
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This is a very good tip. I’ve been using it for years. The site:domainname.com can be anywhere in the search terms, doesn’t have to be at the beginning. I usually put it at the end. Another hint, if you need to search a forum, use this instead of the forum’s built in search feature. I have found this often gives better results and is faster.