Help, please? Anyone?

[lilysmama]

Not with BP, but thanks for the well-intentioned thoughts.   

Seriously, folks, I'm taking an online computer class and I need some help with one of the things I'm supposed to do: "Use two search tools to find specific information on an educational topic, using Boolean logic."  I vaguely remember Boolean Logic from college and as I recall, back in the day, online searches used Boolean logic, but not anymore.  If I try, for example, "Abraham" + "Lincoln" I get a list of sites with info about Abraham Lincoln.  If I try, though, "Abraham" - "Lincoln" I get the same list of websites with info about Abraham Lincoln. Can someone explain how I might complete this requirement?

Thanks,

Michelle

P.S.  Stay tuned for more questions . . . I'm cramming to get this class done before Monday!

[JBubble]

Try using this to exclude terms in Google:

Terms you want to exclude (-)
Attaching a minus sign immediately before a word indicates that you do not want pages that contain this word to appear in your results. The minus sign should appear immediately before the word and should be preceded with a space. For example, in the query [ anti-virus software ], the minus sign is used as a hyphen and will not be interpreted as an exclusion symbol; whereas the query [ anti-virus -software ] will search for the words 'anti-virus' but exclude references to software. You can exclude as many words as you want by using the - sign in front of all of them, for example [ jaguar -cars -football -os ]. The - sign can be used to exclude more than just words. For example, place a hyphen before the 'site:' operator (without a space) to exclude a specific site from your search results.

Pulled from this site: http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=136861

[GAAN]

Not with BP, but thanks for the well-intentioned thoughts.   

Seriously, folks, I'm taking an online computer class and I need some help with one of the things I'm supposed to do: "Use two search tools to find specific information on an educational topic, using Boolean logic."  I vaguely remember Boolean Logic from college and as I recall, back in the day, online searches used Boolean logic, but not anymore.  If I try, for example, "Abraham" + "Lincoln" I get a list of sites with info about Abraham Lincoln.  If I try, though, "Abraham" - "Lincoln" I get the same list of websites with info about Abraham Lincoln. Can someone explain how I might complete this requirement?

Thanks,

Michelle

P.S.  Stay tuned for more questions . . . I'm cramming to get this class done before Monday!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_logic

There, does that count as help?

[JBubble]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_logic

There, does that count as help?

Who said you could post?

And where's my cookies you were gonna bring me?

[Popeye the Sailor]

Guys! She's a teacher-remember what she would've said to you?

"If someone just shows you instead of you figuring it out on your own, you'll never learn."




No help!


(J/K) 

[GAAN]

Guys! She's a teacher-remember what she would've said to you?

"If someone just shows you instead of you figuring it out on your own, you'll never learn."




No help!


(J/K) 

but i provided the information and sited my source

i even spelled stuff right

so i get an A right?

[lilysmama]

Jess, that worked . . . thanks!77777777777777 (fyi, Frank typed the 7's)

Mom, give your gal those cookies.  She's earned them in my book.

Dave, shut up!

Michelle

[JBubble]

Jess, that worked . . . thanks!77777777777777 (fyi, Frank typed the 7's)

Mom, give your gal those cookies.  She's earned them in my book.

Dave, shut up!

Michelle

You are more than welcome dear. And hello Frank!

You guys found anybody for the little dog yet? I wish we could take him.

[GAAN]

Jess, that worked . . . thanks!77777777777777 (fyi, Frank typed the 7's)

Mom, give your gal those cookies.  She's earned them in my book.

Dave, shut up!

Michelle

Oh

She has you sooooo snowballed

She's lucky she doesn't get the cold glass of water in the shower routine

cuz really

she is a little hellion

[lilysmama]

but i provided the information and sited my source

i even spelled stuff right

so i get an A right?

But you misspelled cited.  No A.

[GAAN]

But you misspelled cited.  No A.

Nuh uh

Sited

I linked a web site onto another web site

Sited

I had the same problems in highschool

all my english teachers failed to realize they were a figment of my imagination

[Grampa]

I wanna be a mountain puppy ......   woof

[Grampa]

Nuh uh

Sited

I linked a web site onto another web site

Sited

I had the same problems in highschool

all my english teachers failed to realize they were a figment of my imagination

LM says:  Oh, you suck.

[herm]

is that the same one you pasted before?
send the puppy to me.
my remaining Rotty needs a chew toy.

[GAAN]

I wanna be a mountain puppy ......   woof

I wish

Virgil needs a dog

I'll tell you what

when we are in a little better spot and have the resources to have a pup

I'll take one

I figure you guys come across them about every three months so we will take the nesxt one

I imagine you are getting attached to that one by now