Effizienter Suchen mit Google...

...geht ganz einfach, hier ein paar Tips:

vacation hawaii : the words vacation and Hawaii .
Maui OR Hawaii : either the word Maui or the word Hawaii
"To each his own" : the exact phrase to each his own
virus –computer : the word virus but NOT the word computer
Star Wars Episode +I : This movie title, including the roman numeral I
~auto loan : loan info for both the word auto and its synonyms: truck, car, etc.
define:computer : definitions of the word computer from around the Web.
red * blue : the words red and blue separated by one or more words.
I'm Feeling Lucky : Takes you directly to first web page returned for your query.

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