The Most-Used Commands
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ame
(Golden Egg)
Answers.com Search. Want info about something? Just type ame and then the thing you want information about! Example: ame apples
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Created 2005-06-15 19:01:31
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2026-04-14 14:34:47
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http://www.answers.com/%s
jj
Visit JJan
139 uses
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Created 2005-06-20 18:39:43
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2025-09-01 04:54:34
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http://freesoftwareshop.org/forum/user.php?op=userinfo&uname=JJan
chmod
A quick summary of chmod options.
139 uses
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Created 2005-07-05 16:01:00
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2020-08-22 12:48:52
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http://catcode.com/teachmod/summary.html
submit
Use this for Pinging blog search engines etc using the pingoat engine Usage: Submit -name BLOGNAME HERE -url BLOG URL HERE This should then ping said url using the pingoat service.
139 uses
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Created 2005-08-23 21:23:28
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2024-03-24 01:51:46
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http://pingoat.com/index.php?pingoat=go&blog_name=${name}&blog_url=${url}&chk_all=1&id%5B%5D=0&id%5B%5D=1&id%5B%5D=2&id%5B%5D=3&id%5B%5D=4&id%5B%5D=5&id%5B%5D=6&id%5B%5D=7&id%5B%5D=8&id%5B%5D=9&id%5B%5D=10&id%5B%5D=11&id%5B%5D=12&id%5B%5D=13&id%5B%5D=14&id%5B%5D=15&id%5B%5D=16&id%5B%5D=17&id%5B%5D=18&id%5B%5D=19&id%5B%5D=20&id%5B%5D=21&id%5B%5D=22&id%5B%5D=23&id%5B%5D=24&id%5B%5D=25&id%5B%5D=26&id%5B%5D=27&id%5B%5D=28&id%5B%5D=29&id%5B%5D=30&id%5B%5D=31&id%5B%5D=32&id%5B%5D=33&id%5B%5D=34&id%5B%5D=35&id%5B%5D=36&id%5B%5D=37&id%5B%5D=38&id%5B%5D=39&id%5B%5D=40&id%5B%5D=41&id%5B%5D=42&id%5B%5D=43&id%5B%5D=44&id%5B%5D=45&id%5B%5D=46&id%5B%5D=48
sne
Search for computer parts on New Egg!
139 uses
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Created 2006-09-08 00:24:27
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2012-06-08 16:54:43
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=Go&DEPA=0&type=&description=%s&Category=0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&Go.x=0&Go.y=0
sx
http://www.sabayonlinux.org/
139 uses
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Created 2006-09-24 22:18:28
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2026-01-10 04:23:49
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http://www.sabayonlinux.org/
jenkins
The Jenkins Web site is run by Jenkins Law Library - the county law library for the city of Philadelphia. Our staff consists of over 35 legal research specialists, internet trainers, web and technology professionals. In addition to this Web site, Jenkins Law Library supports and maintains a 589,000+ volume collection of legal materials, an Information & Research department, a Document Delivery service and an acclaimed CLE professional development program at its home in Philadelphia.
139 uses
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Created 2006-12-09 07:33:29
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2023-03-28 05:18:36
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http://www.jenkinslaw.org
dream
because dreams can come true...
139 uses
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Created 2006-06-20 04:03:25
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2022-11-04 04:27:00
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http://www.dreamlinux.com.br/english/index.html
dpr
Command to search the Digital Photography Review site (www.dpreview.com)
139 uses
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Created 2006-06-21 13:19:03
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2013-06-07 05:08:36
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http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/search.asp?query=%s&page=1&forum=all
rel
Lookup Raytheon Employee Information: accessible only on Raytheon Intranet
138 uses
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Created 2006-06-27 16:56:41
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2022-01-17 07:47:54
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http://home.directory.ray.com/multiplematches.epl?search_type=magic&search_string=%s
apoddate
(Golden Egg)
Astronomy Picture of the Day find by date Enter the date to search for as yymmdd, as far back as 950616 (June 16th, 1995) Example: To see the picture for June 5th, 2005 enter apoddate 050605
138 uses
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Created 2005-06-24 11:27:24
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2023-03-29 05:00:14
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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap%s.html
threadless
Deisng and sell your very own t-shirts!!
138 uses
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Created 2005-06-11 15:02:50
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2023-12-04 12:57:54
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http://www.threadless.com/?streetteam=zabeth24
masturbate
Search for porn on google. Simple and effective. Necessitates only one hand.
138 uses
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Created 2005-06-13 16:07:01
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2023-03-22 08:15:35
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http://www.google.com/search?q=%s
apk
To use the default search box on the American Parkour homepage. Example: apk dash vault
138 uses
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Created 2006-11-02 22:57:21
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2026-05-16 16:36:33
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http://www.americanparkour.com/index.php?searchword=%s&option=com_search&Itemid=218
whow
Search WikiHow, the wikified version of eHow. By Tonya Y. Examples: whow spin pencil; whow sleep better ---------- Old implementation: http://www.wikihow.com/Special:LSearch?search=%s&fulltext=Search
138 uses
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Created 2006-12-10 22:36:37
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2026-02-22 16:05:40
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http://www.wikihow.com/wikiHowTo?search=%s&lo=1
feedtier
Feedtier (http://feedtier.somee.com/ ) is a site that creates RSS feeds from sites that don't have them. The feedtier command takes a URL as an argument, and creates an RSS feed from that page using the Feedtire site. The resulting RSS feed can be added to your feed reader (try using the blub or grss commands). usage: feedtier [url you want a feed of] b.a.
138 uses
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Created 2005-11-30 15:34:53
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2012-10-19 07:51:07
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http://feedtier.somee.com/?%s[no url encoding]
amzpg2links
Convert Amazon URL to product image links. Wes Amazon.
138 uses
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Created 2008-12-24 15:02:01
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2012-07-07 16:56:08
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amimg5 -title {amzpgtitle %s} -asin {amzgetasin %s}
walkscore
walkscore.com - how walkable (pedestrian-friendly) is your location?
138 uses
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Created 2009-04-10 13:06:19
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2019-08-04 18:58:15
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http://www.walkscore.com/get-score.php?street=%s
cldfw
Dallas craigslist
138 uses
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Created 2009-04-19 13:20:35
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2016-07-28 20:24:31
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http://dallas.craigslist.org/search/sss?query=%s
nau
News.com.au - the primary news website for australia
138 uses
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Created 2008-06-19 11:17:03
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2021-03-03 05:15:49
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http://news.com.au
drawn
Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning blog
138 uses
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Created 2008-07-02 19:58:45
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2026-03-09 08:40:35
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http://drawn.ca/?s=%s
rrdp
test
138 uses
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Created 2009-09-11 05:16:31
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2011-04-24 00:09:38
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http://yubnub.org/example/echo?text=%3Ctitle%3E%s%3C%2Ftitle%3E%3Ciframe+src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.trisys.biz%2Ftsweb%2FConnect.asp%3FResolution%3D3%26Server%3D%s%22+style%3D%22border%3A+0%3B+width%3A+100%25%3B+height%3A+100%25%22%3E
witcher
Search/Go Functionality for The Witcher Wiki.
138 uses
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Created 2010-09-04 04:15:47
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2023-07-28 04:41:32
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http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Search?search=%s&go=1
soundc
Search Soundcloud.com
138 uses
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Created 2011-01-06 10:36:44
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2018-12-20 04:37:09
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http://soundcloud.com/search?q[fulltext]=%s
drop
dropbox
138 uses
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Created 2011-03-10 03:41:39
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2026-04-28 23:57:18
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http://www.dropbox.com
addig
Pass an XML url as parameter and it will be added to your igoogle pages. Handy for gadgets developers.
138 uses
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Created 2008-04-25 17:08:23
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2009-04-26 03:33:21
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http://www.google.com/ig/add?moduleurl=%s
chmdoc
Searches CHARMM documentation (for version c34b1) for the provided argument using Google.
138 uses
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Created 2008-06-01 14:30:14
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2012-07-27 12:01:12
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http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%s&btnG=Google+Search&domains=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charmm.org%2Fdocumentation%2Fc34b1&sitesearch=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charmm.org%2Fdocumentation%2Fc34b1
conda
Anaconda Package Repository
138 uses
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Created 2017-11-03 10:45:09
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2025-07-10 07:43:58
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https://anaconda.org/search?q=%s
hjs
http://www.howjsay.com/ - BE Pronunciation
138 uses
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Created 2007-05-20 11:44:07
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2023-04-08 23:35:18
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http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=%s
sdemon
similar to the demon command, but returns results sorted by seeds. very useful ^^
138 uses
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Created 2007-06-02 14:31:14
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2009-07-29 19:37:23
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http://www.demonoid.me/files/?category=0&subcategory=0&quality=0&seeded=0&external=2&query=%s&uid=0&sort=S
phca
http://www.whitepages.ca/search/SingleField?q=%s WhitePages.ca Residential Directory Assistance Search Find phone book listings by searching based on name, address, or phone number. Examples: phca (206) 802-2120 phca 206-802-2120 phca John Smith, Toronto, ON phca John Smith, V4T 4E1 phca 4802 Third, Calgary, AB phca 4802 Third, G6E 8H3
138 uses
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Created 2007-07-04 17:30:39
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2017-05-05 01:06:51
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http://www.whitepages.ca/search/SingleField?q=%s
ccase
Searches the IBM-Rational Clearcase support pages for the term
138 uses
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Created 2007-08-01 20:25:03
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2019-07-16 18:14:45
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http://www-111.ibm.com/search/SupportSearchWeb/SupportSearch?action=search&pageCode=MBS&productKey=&clearAll=false&brand=rational&os=&searchTerms=%s
.leg
Pesquisa por legendas em português do Brasil nos seguintes sites: Subscene Tvsubtitles Opensubtitles Rapidsubs
138 uses
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Created 2011-07-11 16:20:27
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2012-10-15 01:58:59
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open http://subscene.com/s.aspx?q=%s; http://www.tvsubtitles.net/search.php?q=%s; http://www.opensubtitles.org/pb/search2?MovieName=%s&id=8&action=search&SubLanguageID=pob%2Cpor&SubSumCD=&Genre=&MovieByteSize=&MovieLanguage=&MovieImdbRatingSign=1&MovieImdbRating=&MovieCountry=&MovieYearSign=1&MovieYear=&MovieFPS=&SubFormat=&SubAddDate=&Uploader=&IDUser=&IMDBID=&IDMovie=&MovieHash=&MovieFileName=; http://www.rapidsubs.com/search.php?action=Search&q=%s&language=Brazilian
Etymo
Display's the Etymology or what word the word originally came from. "etymo automobile" "etymo steve".
138 uses
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Created 2011-09-29 22:03:33
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2024-11-17 21:31:02
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http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=%s&searchmode=none
mvn2repo
For maven module hunters out there, finds poms etc in the maven 2 repo
138 uses
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Created 2007-12-04 09:54:20
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2014-01-13 08:33:48
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=site%3Arepo1.maven.org%2Fmaven2+%s+&btnG=Search
mycar/insurance
car insurance
137 uses
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Created 2007-09-23 21:22:10
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2011-05-04 06:09:41
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https://customercare.allstate.com/Registered/Login/LogOff.aspx
insee
NAME insee - donne le code insee correspondant à la ville ou au code postal recherché SYNOPSIS insee [VILLE OU CODE POSTAL] EXAMPLES insee chartres retourne 28085 de même, insee 28000 retourne 28085 puisque 28000 est le code postal de Chartres donne le code insee correspondant à la ville ou au code postal recherché le nom d'une ville ou son code postal doivent obligatoirement être passés en paramètre AUTHOR Yann Perrin
137 uses
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Created 2008-02-25 10:17:02
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2026-07-18 14:41:44
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scrape -tokens </table> <table <tr> <tr> <tr> <tr> <tr> <tr> <td <td <td </td> > -dirs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -url http://www.amabis.com/service-web-adresse.php?volet1=%s&pass=ok -method post
lfmde
German Lastfm radio - similar artist search.
137 uses
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Created 2008-03-03 11:42:29
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2008-11-10 10:46:14
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http://www.lastfm.de/listen/artist/%s/similarartists
nix
Searches www.cyberciti.biz, a GNU/Linux website for admins using the given keyword(s).
137 uses
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Created 2008-06-21 16:12:52
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2025-06-06 01:52:28
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http://www.cyberciti.biz/linux-search.php?cx=002165917076592449621%3Ad37x4vctltg&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=%s
roots2
NAME roots2 - search genealogy of the RootsWeb.com database. SYNOPSIS roots2 [GIVEN NAME(S)] [SURNAME] roots2 simplifies the roots command by using only the name-based options. Without the specifying the parameters each name should follow the command in order (i.e. first middle last). EXAMPLES Example: roots2 Result: Opens the Global Search webpage for the RootsWeb.com. Example: roots2 Doe Result: Search the database for the surname Doe. Example: roots2 John Doe Result: Search the database for …
137 uses
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Created 2007-03-11 04:03:39
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2010-07-04 18:19:20
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http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?surname={ifEmpty -value {% 2 %s} -then {% 1 %s} -else {ifEmpty -value {% 3 %s} -then {% 2 %s}&given={% 1 %s} -else {% 3 %s}&given={% 1 %s}+{% 2 %s}}}[no url encoding]
SpringPad
ShortCut to SpringPad tool
137 uses
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Created 2011-01-03 12:58:30
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2015-08-14 03:05:05
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http://springpadit.com/springpad/
bacon
This will just put a nice piece of bacon over the given adress. Yummy!
137 uses
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Created 2010-01-17 17:42:50
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2023-06-19 10:37:53
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http://bacolicio.us/%s[no url encoding]
nature
nature groups
137 uses
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Created 2011-09-16 06:43:03
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2025-06-19 11:46:39
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http://www.nature.com/search/executeSearch?sp-q-1=&sp-q=%s&sp-p=all&sp-c=25&sp-m=0&sp-s=date_descending&include-collections=journals_nature%2Ccrawled_content&exclude-collections=journals_palgrave%2Clab_animal&sp-a=sp1001702d&sp-sfvl-field=subject|ujournal&sp-x-1=ujournal&sp-p-1=phrase&submit=go
gpnb
search General Practice Notebook (http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/)
137 uses
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Created 2007-05-02 01:40:20
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2009-05-14 13:49:27
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http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simpleprocess.cfm?x=0&y=0&querystring=%s
gmc
Google Maps Content Search. This is for the new Google Maps Content pages. Just a standard search: gmc [query]
137 uses
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Created 2007-07-11 18:09:46
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2023-07-14 21:43:13
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http://maps.google.com/ig/directory?synd=mpl&pid=mpl&features=sharedmap%2Cgeofeed&hl=en&gl=us&q=%s
wgov
weather Gov site by ZipCode
137 uses
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Created 2005-11-29 01:24:16
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2010-12-15 21:32:35
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http://www.srh.noaa.gov/zipcity.php?inputstring=%s
usd2aud
Perform a currency conversion of US$ to AU$. Usage: usd2aud <amount> Note: this is basically a convenient wrapping of the xe command.
137 uses
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Created 2006-01-19 02:45:14
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2011-01-21 07:57:05
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xe -amount %s -from USD -to AUD
g.ar
Searchs in google.com.ar as well as "gar", but only argentinian pages. Example: results of "g maradona" are 6,760,000 pages, and results of "g.ar maradona" are 1,010,000.
137 uses
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Created 2006-08-27 08:09:24
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2006-12-23 23:05:35
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http://www.google.com.ar/search?hl=es&cr=countryAR&q=%s
hermes
Hermes Webmail for the University of Cambridge.
137 uses
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Created 2006-09-11 12:44:13
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2025-06-09 14:55:57
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https://webmail.hermes.cam.ac.uk/
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