Windows Live saves me sourcing time

I love researching the internet, but it can be time-consuming. Here is one method I use to save time on my searches. (The screenshots are a bit blurry, simply click on them to get a full view.)

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1. Go to the Windows Live homepage and input your search query. (Its a freebie if you do not already have an account.)

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2. Hmmm… good search results.

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3. I want to save this search and run it again later with additional keywords. So I set up a macro. To do that, I click the blue arrow and choose “Create Macro�)

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4. I give my macro a title (”Resumes“), set the scope to “Webâ€? instead of “News,â€? add a description of what my Macros is about and then I add in my search string. (And then of course, I click “Save.â€?)

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5. And whoomp, there it is! Your Macro is ready and you have the option to edit it further, delete it and share it with the general public.

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6. To see this Macro in action, let’s go back to the beginning. Say I want to find the resume of a software engineer with experience in C++ and Java. I simply type in “C++ Java” in my Live Search bar (as show below) and click the search button as I normally would.

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7. I search and Windows Live searches for those keywords within the results of the macro highlighted. (In this case, resume.resumes) So although I have typed the keywords “C++ java� and hit the search button, by creating my macro “resume.resumes� I am really performing this search:

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C++ Java “software engineer” intitle:resume.of (contains:pdf OR contains:doc OR contains:txt OR contains:ps OR contains:ppt OR contains:xls OR contains:rtf)

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How is that for convenience?

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8. Oh! Be sure to note that in the screenshot in Step #7, the macro “resume.resumesâ€? was in black. In the screenshot below, the “Newsâ€? link is highlighted so now you are searching for “C++ Java” only in news articles. Just fyi…

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