Can you help a computer "idiot" ?


I have been trying find an ad for some items that were listed on Rec Audio Marketplace about a week or two ago, but can't figure out how to do a search of newsgroups. The seller was an Audiogon member, but i can't recall their member name. Can anybody point me to a search engine that "specializes" in newsgroups or show me how to do a "general" search using something like Google, etc... that may net me the results that i'm looking for ? I would greatly appreciate it and i'm sure that there are others that out here that would like to learn a few new "tricks" in terms of being able to do more in-depth searches. Sean
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sean

Showing 1 response by sdcampbell

Hi, Sean:

I'm not exactly a computer savant, but of the various search engines I've used (including Copernic Pro 2000, which is installed on my computer), I find that Google does a fine job. It's fast, very accurate, etc.

You can access Google at www.google.com. To search for the topic you want, try something like "audio newsgroup", or something similar. Put the entire phrase in quotation marks, so Google looks for the whole thing, rather than the separate words. To the right of the box where you enter the search topic, you will also noted a link for "Advanced Search". You can do a more specialized search by using that link.

BTW, I continue to enjoy your comments and advice here on Audiogon. Thanks for your quality participation.

Best,

Scott C-