Wikipedia:Tip of the day/July 23, 2008

Search Wikipedia faster with Google search tricks Read more: Wikipedia:Using external search engines Search engine
 * 1) Wikipedia-specific Google searchbox: The default Wikipedia search engine can be slow and unreliable. Luckily, alternatives are available, such as a customized Google searchbox already preset to search Wikipedia:
 * 2) Click "edit this page" above, and then cut and paste the link to your Userpage, or...
 * 3) Click on it, and save it as a button on your browser's toolbar...
 * 4) Or both!
 * 5) Search Wikipedia and the web at the same time: A9, Amazon.com's search engine, conducts multi-searches. Just checkmark the web and wikipedia boxes, enter your search term in the search box, and click Go. There's a box for each type of search, and you can select as many as you like.

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