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The OS Files - Your total operating systems portal. 100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School – Eternal Code. [via onlinecolleges.net] With classes, homework, and projects–not to mention your social life–time is truly at a premium for you, so why not latch onto the wide world that Google has to offer? From super-effective search tricks to Google hacks specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time.

Search Tricks These search tricks can save you time when researching online for your next project or just to find out what time it is across the world, so start using these right away. Convert units. Whether you want to convert currency, American and metric units, or any other unit, try typing in the known unit and the unknown unit to find your answer (like “how many teaspoons in a tablespoon” or “10 US dollars in Euros”).Do a timeline search. Use “view:timeline” followed by whatever you are researching to get a timeline for that topic.Get around blocked sites. Google Specifically for Education Gmail. Tips and downloads for getting things done. @jsim: do you really need your stuff from 1972? Start a plan of data shredding. I have ZERO financial documents past 7 years old. It's a liability to have them longer than that. As for my flatfile Database of my Albums and cassettes I had in 1981...

I dont care if it goes away. This also allows you to find the real important files and back them up. @jsim: Get a Drobo or build a FreeNAS @jsim: @Tim O'Brien: A Drobo? Smallnetbuilder.com has been a great resource for me @jsim: 1) dont let the size of the project intimidate you 2) make a list of all hard drives, internal / external, and size 3) consider WinHoSo or some other NAS software for a central source for managing all drives at the same time 4) define an external "TO" location. this is where "Files I want to keep" are going. 5) (Google) search (I. 6) run through all the other stuff deleting what you dont want and organizing what you do. 7) Have an 'end solution' for once you go through all of that data. 10 Search Engines to Explore the Invisible Web. Not everything on the web will show up in a list of search results on Google or Bing; there are lots of places that their web crawlers cannot access.

To explore the invisible web, you need to use specialist search engines. Here are our top 12 services to perform a deep internet search. What Is the Invisible Web? Before we begin, let's establish what does the term "invisible web" refer to? Simply, it's a catch-all term for online content that will not appear in search results or web directories. There are no official data available, but most experts agree that the invisible web is several times larger than the visible web.

The content on the invisible web can be roughly divided into the deep web and the dark web. The Deep Web The deep web made up of content that typically needs some form of accreditation to access. If you have the correct details, you can access the content through a regular web browser. The Dark Web The dark web is a sub-section of the deep web. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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