Search engines
How to use a search engine - is a good article with tips on how to get the best out of Google, the world’s most popular search engine.
Search engines help you to find information and websites on the Internet.
How to use a search engine - click here for tips on how to get the best out the most popular search engines
Here are some search engines to try
Google - the most-used search engine
Killerinfo - an easy-to-use search engine with no advertising
iTools - a search engine that lets you search for chats and discussion groups, videos, and websites on particular topics
RushmoreDrive.com - a search engine that gives you general information plus a layer of more relevant search results influenced by the Black community
Search Engine Colossus - links to search engines around the world in many languages
Internet Search Engine Database - information on how to use the Internet for research, tips on website design, using the web for a business, and more
Can't get onto a website?
If your connection is slow or you can't connect to a site, check to see if you have other sites open and close the ones you are not using. The more windows you have opened, the slower your computer runs.
Look for the date that a website was last updated. Some are no longer in use but are still online.
Web addresses change and go out of date. You may have to look for information in more than one way. For example, type the web address into your address bar, or use a search engine such as KillerInfo.
Internet addresses will usually take you to a particular page in a website rather than the home page. If you have trouble getting to a page, try backspacing from the end of the web address (or URL) and take off everything that follows the Internet code. This lets you search the main site. Here are some common Internet codes
.ca = Canada
.com = commercial
.org, .net = non-profit organizations or individuals