Category Archives: Misc

Power Google Search Usage – Part 3

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Here are more great tips on power Google searching! Check out the IT Cert category of this blog for the previous parts of this series.

14 – Stay Anonymous – want to eliminate Google from tracking what you are up to as you search? Be sure to log out of your Google account. Just click your image in the top right and choose Sign Out.

15 – Get More Search Results – if you want to see more than 10 results on a page for your Google search – click the cog in the top right of a Google search. Choose Search Settings. Disable instant search predictions and then you can set how many results you want returned for each search. Keep in mind that asking for too many per page can really slow down a system.

16 – SafeSeach – in order to eliminate most violent and inappropriate content that could show up in a search – you can use the SafeSearch feature by clicking the cog in the top right of a search. You can even lock this setting in the Search Settings option.

17 – WebCam Views! – Search for inurl:view/view.shtml in order to peep in on WebCam views from around the world. OK, OK – now get back to studying!

18 – Trends? – want to blog about something people around the world are searching for? Check out www.google.com/trends

Come back tomorrow for more cool tips!

Put Me in Coach – I’m Ready to Learn!

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If this headline did not put a song in your head – take a break from your work or studies and enjoy this classic tune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqY7e4bP9PQ

I know I am excited and ready to learn after my first CBT Nuggets coaching session! Wow! So my killer coach Karin Klinger called me right on time yesterday per our scheduled appointment. Our conversation quickly turned to what I really need to learn here at CBT Nuggets and how quickly I would like to do it.

Karin really helped me identify a realistic weekly plan, something that I was struggling with. I mean, I really don’t know how much is too much when it comes to watching videos and really retaining the information. I plan on watching the Server 2012 R2 videos and labbing up what I see, and that really could take some time. And how much of that time do I really have per week.

Karin also made it clear that she will be watching me! That’s right – she can see my progress. How long it takes me to watch a full Nugget, how many of them I have watched, etc. While at first this made me a little uneasy, by the end of the call, I could not wait to log in and start showing her some progress. Accountability – indeed!

Karin also pointed me in the direction of killer resources that I will use as I go through my Server 2012 R2 journey.

Finally, Karin and I agreed on a schedule of when we will be touching base with each other – that is two weeks from now initially, but perhaps might transition to once per month if I can demonstrate I am not going to mess this whole thing up!

For me – accountability coaching is an immediate success, making a profound impact on my priorities and learning. In fact, I am going to stop writing now, because I am off to the Installing Servers Nugget of Server 2012 R2. James Conrad…take it away buddy!

Thanks again Karin, cannot wait for our next call…