Use Google as a free proxy
What, your company blocks that
hip new web site just because it drops the F bomb occasionally? Use Google's cache to take a peek even when the originating site's being blocked, with
cache:example.com
.
5. Remove affiliate links from product searches
When you're sick of seeing duplicate product search results from the likes of eBay, Bizrate, Pricerunner, and Shopping.com, clear 'em out by stacking up the
-site:ebay.com -site:bizrate.com -site:shopping.com
operator. Alternately, check out
Give Me Back My Google (
original post), a service that does all that known reseller cleaning up for you when you search for products. Compare this
GMBMG search for a Cruzer 1GB flash drive to
the regular Google results.