Chet Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I just used the search feature for the first time since this latest up date and it isn't real useful... not the way it used to be. I even tried doing searches that I had done in the past and didn't get the same results. What we have now reminds me of the internet a decade or so back were the search brings up anything that contain any of the words in your search. Can we go back in time to the previous version. I think what we have now is anything but an improvement, especially for older computer duffers like my self. If you live and work around the computers it is no problem to find ways to make what we have work. But I am not enjoying this forum at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 19 minutes ago, Chet K. said: I just used the search feature for the first time since this latest up date and it isn't real useful... not the way it used to be. I even tried doing searches that I had done in the past and didn't get the same results. What we have now reminds me of the internet a decade or so back were the search brings up anything that contain any of the words in your search. Can we go back in time to the previous version. I think what we have now is anything but an improvement, especially for older computer duffers like my self. If you live and work around the computers it is no problem to find ways to make what we have work. But I am not enjoying this forum at the moment. Someone clued me in on Google advanced search. You can Google and limit results to WTO. https://www.google.com/advanced_search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm sorry C, what I meant to convey was that the search feature on the forum itself, since this latest update, is like the unrefined searches you used to get on the internet decades back... not real useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 @Chet K. I know what you meant. I am suggesting that using Google to search this site is far superior to this site's search function since the last roll out months ago. Follow my link and you can limit searches to www.woodtalkonline.com and get dramatically improved results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Chet, more info at this thread: http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/20273-search-options/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Thanks Daniel and C Shaffer. I got it now, I just wish I wasn't having to go through the frustrating process of re-figuring out how to do things on the computer when there are changes. In my retired state I want to do things other then trying to keep up with the computer. Daniel I am going to have to print out your post on the other thread and keep it for a cheat sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 2 minutes ago, Chet K. said: Thanks Daniel and C Shaffer. I got it now, I just wish I wasn't having to go through the frustrating process of re-figuring out how to do things on the computer when there are changes. In my retired state I want to do things other then trying to keep up with the computer. Daniel I am going to have to print out your post on the other thread and keep it for a cheat sheet. In my non-retired state I completely agree. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 All full text search engines suck, except Google... This forum used to have Google as the default search engine, but with the previous version it started using its own. Maybe Marc can configure a Google custom search again, but I don't know if that is a possibility with the current version of the forum software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Thanks Daniel and C Shaffer. I got it now, I just wish I wasn't having to go through the frustrating process of re-figuring out how to do things on the computer when there are changes. In my retired state I want to do things other then trying to keep up with the computer. Daniel I am going to have to print out your post on the other thread and keep it for a cheat sheet. In my non-retired state I completely agree. Sometimes it would be nice if the digital tools we depend on were as intuitive and simple as a hammer. Sometimes I want to use a hammer on my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 2 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Sometimes I want to use a hammer on my computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 If only I could find the 'Any' key ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 While the system doesn't allow me to override the built-in search functionality like it used to, it does allow me to create custom pages where I can drop in the Google Custom Search code. So on the top menu you'll see "Google Search." It's not the prettiest thing in the world but it does work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 20 minutes ago, thewoodwhisperer said: While the system doesn't allow me to override the built-in search functionality like it used to, it does allow me to create custom pages where I can drop in the Google Custom Search code. So on the top menu you'll see "Google Search." It's not the prettiest thing in the world but it does work. It certainly works fine. Thanks Marc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Yea, it works Great. Thanks Marc Marc how did you get the baby to make the same face you are? He does a good job of coping you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 It's all in the genes baby! Oh and he's a she. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Oops Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewoodwhisperer Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 It's alright. She's a baby. They kind of all look the same and I refuse to put one of those weird baby garter belts on her head so everyone knows she's a girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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