Google tricks

[germdoc]

http://www.nytimes.com/external/giga...e&ref=homepage

Cool tips!

[phi1l]

What we need is something that will filter out all those worthless paid links that provide no information .. That would be a real trick

[cabinetman]

Those are good tips. I use a few of those already, like the spelling. The math function is a timesaver.
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[dkerfoot]

What we need is something that will filter out all those worthless paid links that provide no information .. That would be a real trick

Use Firefox and install Adblock Plus. Wish granted.

[Alex Franke]

What we need is something that will filter out all those worthless paid links that provide no information .. That would be a real trick

I actually don't mind them if they're not overdone or in the way. On a number of occasions I've clicked through and later purchased. They often (but certainly not always) are pretty relevant to the content on the page.

+1 on dkerfoot's suggestion, though.

[crokett]

Those were some good tips. I use the math and spelling functions. Limiting a search to a certain site is very useful.

[knobcreekman]

adblock made the internet tolerable again. it's def my most used firefox addon

[cabinetman]

Use Firefox and install Adblock Plus. Wish granted.

I agree. I also think the site comes up faster not having to wait on the ad.
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[pecker]

What we need is something that will filter out all those worthless paid links that provide no information .. That would be a real trick

http://scroogle.org/ is supposed to do that. It gives google's search results minus the junk.

[woodturner]

What we need is something that will filter out all those worthless paid links that provide no information ..

They aren't really worthless - they fund google.

If everyone blocked them, we would have to pay to use google. Sort of like commercials on commercial TV.

So by allowing the ads we are doing our part to fund what is essentially a public resource. If we don't accept the ads, one could argue we are denying payment of our "fair share".