Google has published a great article about the plumbing that makes their search engine work. It’s pretty simple and straightforward; I’m sure that you’ll enjoy it.

If you want to sharpen your Google search skills, take these free online lessons. If you’d just like a quick reference for search operators, you’ll find a few good ones here and here.

And if you value your search privacy (you should!), use DuckDuckGo as a front-end to your Google searches.

Have fun!