Wikipedia:Tip of the day/October 17, 2006

Google Wikipedia quick search tricks

Wikipedia-specific Google searchbox: The default Wikipedia search engine can be slow and unreliable. Luckily, alternatives are available, such as a customized Google searchbox, already preset to search Wikipedia: [1]
1. Click "edit this page" above, and then cut and paste the link to your Userpage, or...
2. Click on it, and save it as a button on your browser's toolbar...
3. Or both!
Search Wikipedia and the web at the same time: A9, Amazon.com's search engine, conducts multi-searches. Just checkmark the web and wikipedia boxes, enter your search term in the search box, and click Go. There's a box for each type of search, and you can select as many as you like.