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09-21-2008, 09:47 AM
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Search Function
I know that from time to time there has been grousing about the usefulness of the search function on this forum. is there a way to incorporate the Google site specific search tool into the forum's search option? :confused:
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09-21-2008, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by travelover
I know that from time to time there has been grousing about the usefulness of the search function on this forum. is there a way to incorporate the Google site specific search tool into the forum's search option? :confused:
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I sure hope so. A local board has "Google Custom Search" integrated right into its vBulletin "Search" drop-down menu.
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Andy, TechAdmin, what's the feasibility?
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09-21-2008, 04:46 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Just go to Google, put this into the search bar, then book mark it.
<search terms here> site: www.early-retirement.org
That will search only the site listed. Some browsers let you set up search boxes for 'search this site', I've got that in Camino
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09-21-2008, 04:59 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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You can implement it on your own. In your browser search box for google, type "site: www.early-retirement.org search" where 'search' is what you want to look for.
Once you've typed it in once, when you do it on subsequent searches it'll pop up what you typed before and you can erase the old search and type in a new one. Easy.
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Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Just another form of "buy low, sell high" for those who have trouble with things. This rule is not universal. Do not buy a 1973 Pinto because everyone else is afraid of it.
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09-21-2008, 05:57 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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I agree that one can do it themselves, as described.
This kind of argument never seems to work for me when I explain to my wife that a given appliance really doesn't need to be replaced / repaired - just jiggle this and smack that to get it to work. 
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09-21-2008, 07:04 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Maybe it'd help things along if it were suggested that using successful google site searches would improve the sites google ratings?
I have no idea if it would or not, but hell, I took a shot at it... 
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Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Just another form of "buy low, sell high" for those who have trouble with things. This rule is not universal. Do not buy a 1973 Pinto because everyone else is afraid of it.
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09-21-2008, 08:34 PM
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Done. You can now access the Google search from the Search drop down (see attachment).
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09-21-2008, 08:53 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Cool! Thanks Andy! 
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09-21-2008, 09:56 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Beauty. Fast AND effective.
Now, if only the American Fund managers were anywhere near as good.
Maybe you should charge all new users 5.75%? 
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Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Just another form of "buy low, sell high" for those who have trouble with things. This rule is not universal. Do not buy a 1973 Pinto because everyone else is afraid of it.
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09-22-2008, 08:03 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Thanks Andy! I think this will improve the quality of new posts - minimizing subjects have already been hashed and rehashed.
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09-22-2008, 04:59 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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A time-honored troubleshooting technique!
Or, try reversing the plug...
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09-22-2008, 08:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cute fuzzy bunny
Beauty. Fast AND effective.
Now, if only the American Fund managers were anywhere near as good.
Maybe you should charge all new users 5.75%? |
ooh, you are naughty 
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09-22-2008, 08:32 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Eh, I like to deliver the death of a thousand cuts
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Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful. Just another form of "buy low, sell high" for those who have trouble with things. This rule is not universal. Do not buy a 1973 Pinto because everyone else is afraid of it.
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