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While it's nothing you can't do on your own, the recently launched [Briefli][1], provides a nice AJAX frontend to some advanced Google search features. Using the <code>inurl</code> and <code>intitle</code> operators, Briefli allows you to search for music, videos, torrents and more in open directories. You type in your search and the results load into the page in realtime.
Briefly is simple and efficient. I was able to very easily find a PDF manual for my Canon s50 camera without wading through the results of a traditional search. Briefli ignores links in pages in favor of the actual files those links point to, making it more efficient for finding files than an "I'm Feeling Lucky" search.
Along the same lines is the nice [GMBMG][4] (Give Me Back My Google), which strips out affiliate links in Google searches.
And yes I know I can do all this stuff myself on Google, but services like Briefli and GMBMG save me from having to remember all those keywords and operators.
For those that have never explored the extensive list of keywords and operators that Google offers for refining searches, check out the [Advanced Operators][3] documentation.
[1]: http://www.briefli.com/
[2]: http://www.marcandangel.com/2006/10/13/turn-google-into-napster-2000/ "Google Advanced Search Techniques"
[3]: http://www.google.com/help/operators.html "Google Advanced Operators"
[4]: http://www.givemebackmygoogle.com/ "Give Me Back My Google"
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