> the search box saves me a trip back to the google home page > for new searches, too great tip rudy.. I use that one too. Along those lines, here's one that I use and can't imagine doing without - the IE quicksearch tool: http://cryo.gen.nz/articles/ie/search/ Here's some that I use: [keyword, address (watch for wrap), description] dict http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=%s [dictionary] article http://www.evolt.org/search/index.html?keywords=%s [evolt articles] dl http://www.evolt.org/search/index.html?keywords=%s [download.com] whatis http://whatis.techtarget.com/wsearchResults/0,,sid9,00.html?query=%s [whatis.com IT dictionary] gg http://www.google.com/search?q=%s&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&btnI=I%27m+Feeling+ Lucky [google lucky search] -aleem