Search on these forums sucks big time!!

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2012/04/24 05:30:30 (permalink)

Search on these forums sucks big time!!

How come when I search I get results no more recent than May 2011?

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    FastBikerBoy
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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/24 06:01:01 (permalink)
    Yes search function is pretty poor.

    Use google type in "Site:forum.cakewalk.com your search string" that works really well.
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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/24 06:19:04 (permalink)
    Try a Google search to find missing topics. It has worked for me in the past. Just include Sonar forum and subject and it usually does the job. Sorry...double post. FBB already made suggestion.

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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/24 06:44:15 (permalink)
    Hmm..must remember that Google tip.
    The forum search is unbelievable and unpredictable. Sometimes I havent found my own posts even by writing the exact thread title.

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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/24 08:06:53 (permalink)
    It needs a sort by activity/date/# of posts/etc. field

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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/24 09:54:25 (permalink)
    FastBikerBoy


    Yes search function is pretty poor.

    Use google type in "Site:forum.cakewalk.com your search string" that works really well.

     
    Hi there Jeff
     
    If you have the Google Toolbar installed, just add the Search Site button  which saves you from typing this every time
     
    It's never let me down yet.
     
     
     

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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/24 10:02:11 (permalink)
    I found this thread by typing 'Frog Banana Rimsky-Korsakov'
    You just have to think outside of the box.

    Google works as suggested as long as 'forum.cakewalk' is in the decription .
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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/24 17:06:51 (permalink)
    But what do I do if the frog eats the banana before I've ripped your corset off?

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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/24 18:40:22 (permalink)
    jeffb63


    But what do I do if the frog eats the banana before I've ripped your corset off?


    Then that will take you to the Hardware forum results.

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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/24 18:44:08 (permalink)
    hehehe...  he said hardware.
     
     

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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/24 22:12:04 (permalink)
    Juat do a Google search outside of the forum and it may find the post you want. 

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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/25 07:05:09 (permalink)
    If you have the Google Toolbar installed, just add the Search Site button  which saves you from typing this every time



    i'm using Google chrome and can't figure out how to get the button?

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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/25 07:44:31 (permalink)
    jdown



    If you have the Google Toolbar installed, just add the Search Site button  which saves you from typing this every time



    i'm using Google chrome and can't figure out how to get the button?
    John, it seems that the Google Toolbar rather ironically doesn't work with Google Chrome.
     
     
     
     
    post edited by SteveStrummerUK - 2012/04/25 07:58:59

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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/25 07:49:51 (permalink)
    After Steve posted I started searching for it and came up with this for firefox.

    Don't know if that helps and thanks for the tip Steve.
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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/25 07:54:55 (permalink)
    FastBikerBoy


    After Steve posted I started searching for it and came up with this for firefox.

    Don't know if that helps and thanks for the tip Steve.

     
    I can't wait to gloat tell Bapsi that Straummy also helped FBB
     
    It does save a lot of time in IE Karl. Especially seeing as by highlighting any text on an IE webpage automatically inserts the selected text into the Google toolbar search window, you then just hit the site search button.
     
    I hope the FF version works as well.
     
     

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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/25 07:58:10 (permalink)

    Actually, I may have to edit my reply to John - I have the Google Toolbar installed and working in Firefox. How do I know which version of FF I'm running?

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    Re:Search on these forums sucks big time!! 2012/04/25 09:24:42 (permalink)
    Help - About Firefox

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