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is a regular column appearing in Evron's SOLUTIONS newsletter featuring technical advice concerning products and solutions our customers use. | ||
TECH TIP - COPY YOUR INTERNET SHORTCUTS TO A NEW COMPUTER top
If you're like most regular Internet users you have a long list of sites saved as shortcuts in your browser. This is known as your Favorites (IE users) or Bookmarks (Netscape) list.
If you work from more than one computer (e.g. one at work and one at home) or are upgrading to a new system, it's not always clear how to transfer those bookmarks to your new system. Here are some tips on how to do it:
What Is An Internet Shortcut?:
For all intents and purposes, you should think of these files the same as any other file. Just like a Microsoft Word document, an internet shortcut is a file on your system which can be located and controlled through Windows Explorer or My Computer. They can be Cut, Copied, Pasted, Opened and Renamed just like any other file.
How Are They Stored?
Internet Explorer: IE Favorites are stored in a folder called "Favorites". Each individual shortcut can be seen as a separate file in that folder or one of its subfolders.
Netscape: Netscape Bookmarks are stored differently. They can be seen by opening the file named: bookmarks.html. Selecting this file opens an html document with links to each of your bookmarks.
How Do I Find Them?
While these files have some standard locations, (e.g. under "Documents and Settings" in a networked Windows environment) the easiest way to find them is simply by performing a search of your C: drive.
- Click the Start button, then choose Find or Search from the menu.
- Perform a search for Files and Folders on your C:/ drive named "bookmarks.htm"
and/or "Favorites".
- You may have more than one of these, from older browser versions, so open
the file and ensure that it matches the shortcuts you currently use in your
browser.
How Do I Copy Them To My New Computer?
Copy and transport the folder or file as you would any other file - put it on a disk, send it in an email, etc. On your new computer, do the same search for "bookmarks.htm" and/or "Favorites" and then replace those files with the old ones from your disk.
To be sure that you're put them in the right place, launch IE or Netscape and check to make sure that they're there.
Happy Surfing!
Tech Tips: Internet Searching top
It's not always easy to find what you're looking for on the Internet.
Here are some tips for general use and for the largest search engine, Google.
As an example, we'll say you're looking for information about Water Ski
Vacations in Canada.
General Tips - Basic Search:
Be as specific as possible: "Water Ski" therefore is better than simply
"sports equipment"
Use symbols to narrow the search:
AND (+): Ensures that the page has both terms (eg: +water +ski +vacation)
OR: To search for either of two (or more) terms on the same page: (eg:
water ski OR canoe).
AND NOT (-): Eliminates terms you don't want (eg to avoid finding ski manufacturers:
+water +ski -manufacturer)
(""): Forces an exact phrase match. (eg: "Jake's Ski Vacations" will only
find pages with that name on it.
(*): Wildcard - Search for various forms of a word (eg: ski* will find
skis, skiing, skier, etc.). This can also help if you are unsure about
spelling (eg: colo*r covers both the American spelling of color and the
Canadian/British spelling of colour.
General Tips - Advanced Search
Most of the main search engines and directories have advanced search capabilities.
Check the "Advanced Search" link on your favorite to find out the best
way to use it.
URL Search: Restrict searches to words that are in the URL. (eg: For
"ski" docs such as www.waterski.com)
Title Search: Restrict searches to words that are in the title. (eg: For
"ski" docs such as "Jake's Ski Vacations")
Hyperlink Search: Finds Text in a Hyperlink (eg: "ski" only returns pages
that contain a hyperlink with the word "ski" in it like www.waterski.com)
Similar Pages: Finds pages similar or related to the specified URL. (eg:
www.waterski.com gives you links to other pages that are related to water
skiing.)
Date: Show pages updated by the dates you specify.
Specific Tips for Google:
Google is currently the largest search engine on the web and is used by
Yahoo, among others to augment its directory. Some additional tips:
- Automatically searches for ALL terms so (+) is unnecessary
- Does not support Wildcard searches
- Ignores common words and characters, as well as certain single digits
and single letters, to speed up searching. Google will indicate if a common
word has been excluded by displaying details on the results page below
the search box. If a common word is essential to getting the results you
want, you can include it by putting a "+" sign in front of it. For example,
to search for Star Wars, Episode I use: (Star Wars Episode +I)
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