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Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Update for Thursday, December 9, 2021.
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to exclude an unwanted site from a Google search
• FYI: Windows 10 isn’t going away any time soon
• Q&A: Should the battery in a new laptop fully charged before using it?
• Do you know why American dollars are commonly referred to as ‘bucks’?
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Today’s Quick Tip….
How to exclude an unwanted site from a Google search
Have you ever done a Google search and had Google respond with multiple pages from a site that you have no interest in visiting?
Well, you can easily exclude an unwanted site from the search results for any term by adding the – (minus sign) operator to the search.
For example, if you search for the term music the top half of page one of the search results will be nothing but links to YouTube.
If you’re looking for articles and other non-video information on music all those YouTube links are just in the way.
However, if you repeat the search and add -youtube.com that will block all links to YouTube from the search results list.
To see this in action, visit Google.com search for the following term:
music
See all those YouTube links at the top of the search results? Now, type this into the search box:
music -youtube.com
Notice how there aren’t any YouTube links at all in the search results now.
By the way, you can use this – (minus sign) operator to block links to any website from the Google search results pages. Simply append the – (minus sign) and the domain name of the site you want to block to the search term and you’ll be in business.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips…
• FYI: Windows 10 isn’t going away any time soon
Yes, Windows 11 is here, but Windows 10 will still be hanging around for quite some time. This post has the details.
• Q&A: Should the battery in a new laptop fully charged before using it?
A reader wants to know if it’s safe to use a new laptop immediately instead of charging the battery first. This post has the answer.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Do you know why American dollars are commonly referred to as ‘bucks’?
You probably know that we Americans often use the term “bucks” in place of “dollars”. This post explains how that nickname came to be.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• Apple AirTags become useful tool for Canadian carjackers
• How to keep some of your Twitter data away from advertisers
• Here’s what people Googled in 2021
• Apple to add iPhone ‘parts and service history’ to iOS 15.2, ahead of DIY repairs
• Starlink: The satellite business that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire
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