[Chester LUG] You've heard about the Google thing..

[Ben Arnold]

Highly recommended, I've had it as my default for months as the search box
in my Opera no longer has a Google entry :)

I believe this is (to become) the default in Linux Mint n+1, probably just
Firefox but I imagine they could do it for all the browsers they package.
The bang search terms are ridiculously useful, "!github <search>" etc.,
though "!google <search terms>" not so much...


I've also come across Seeks, http://www.seeks-project.info/ and search with
thier instance https://www.seeks-project.info/search.php, which I think
that, as a decentralised service, aims to group users that search for
similar terms so they can provide useful results for that group. Sort of
like voting up, but not for individual searches. Yes, I'm still confused.


Until later,
Ben


On 26 January 2012 12:52, Stuart Burns <stuart.james.burns at gmail.com> wrote:

> I found out about a new search engine and have been using it for a week or
> so. Google like it used to be, without annoying ads, tracking, and asking
> do I want to upload to + etc. It also, most importantly has good privacy,
> and all sorts of customisable options, to include fully secure search, no
> search term passing etc.
>
> www.duckduckgo.com
>
> It's clean, it's simple, it's relevant and quick.
>
> Also it has some geeky toys http://duckduckgo.com/goodies.html



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