how to google

At first you may seem that its a silly post...wondering if anyone can actually read "how to google".
Well, I am here to tell you that there are a few surprises rather than just typing and clicking on search.

We have some special on our keyboard, right..? Lets make some use of them..use these tips when searching in google.

• Does your favorite site does not have a search facility? What do you do browse the entire site?
  Here's a shortcut search this way:-
  
  • site:www.yourfavsite.com my content
    Example:- site:www.thetimesofindia.com hockey
    (this will now search "hockey" only in the Times of India site...cool eh?


• We have a symbol "~". Use this to search for similar terms.
  Example:- site:www.thetimesofindia.com ~college
  (this will search for similar terms like college, university, school...use this when you are unsure about the particular word).


• Are you frustrated when you get bogus results for a two letter word since google treats them as 2 words but you meant one. Just enclose the word between " " and google will treat as a single entity.
  Example:- You want to search for a dance party. But google gives results for dance and results for party. Save your time. Use "dance party"


• Sometimes maybe you don't want to include some items in your search. Use a - operator.
  Example:- You want to go to a dance party but not in Delhi. Simply write:- "dance party" -Delhi
  (google will omit the search results containing Delhi)


• Ever wanted to search in a time range. Like careers in 2008-2012. Searching by default will give you the results over the entire period of time. Shorten the window by using the ... operator. Or ellipses.
  Example:- site:www.naukri.com 2008...2012

Here is a image that can help you understand the above logic better. The coolest thing, all the above symbols can be used simultaneously.
I hope this post will help you reach the exact result faster, the next time you google.

the world makes a transition to IPv6

Brace yourselves: it is now sealed the fate of IPv4 addresses (such as "192.168.1.1"): Towards 2025, the IPv4 disappear altogether. In a few days, June 6, finally start the IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6). 


The problem of IP address shortages as part of the existing IPv4 standard is about to get solved. There has been a limitation on how many IPs can be supported by the standard and going by the increasing number of devices, we’ll run out of IP addresses this year. IPv6 is here to provide a solution to this shortage. It requires the entire internet, which is a lot of connections, everything from devices to service providers to switch to the new standard. Starting from 6th June, 2012 , which is today - there’s even an official launch site - all of the major companies such as Time Warner, AT&T, D-Link, Google, Cisco, Facebook, Bing and Yahoo! will be participating in the transition. 

The IPv6 launch site has a bunch of reactions from leading IT companies. "Last year’s industry-wide test of IPv6 successfully showed that the global adoption of IPv6 is the best way to keep web devices communicating in the future. Permanently enabling IPv6 is vital to keeping the Internet open and ensuring people stay connected online as the number of web users and devices continues to grow.”

The world is a bit different from today...