This is one of the more common “issues” that I encounter. Probably many of you reading this blog may be guilty. When someone asks you to type an address (URL) in your browser (ex: www.smartergeek.com), that means you should type it in the ADDRESS BAR of the browser!
Sure, you can type in the search bar of Google, Yahoo, or Bing – but that requires an extra click. It’s not a really big deal, but when I’m trying to get you to type in an address and see a particular page, and then you don’t and get something different – it just makes it that much harder to help you.
Interestingly enough, if you want to see the top search terms for Yahoo and Google – click the following links:
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Oh my GOD!!! I totally know how frustrating that is. I have tried everything from Alt+D to start>run>http://www.xxxxx.com and still have people who can’t find it. Or my favorite… “What is a colon?” I have always threatened to draw a map to the address bar but I guess you beat me to it.