Ask A Geek

Q: I would like to increase the length of the search engine bar and perhaps decrease the length of the address bar in FireFox and Internet Explorer so that I can see the entire search question. Is there a way to do this? I don’t need to see much of the address bar info after the .com but often need to see the entire query in the search bar.

Q: Is there an easy way to search for registered domain names that contain certain words? For instance, if I know the name includes ‘book’ and ’shop’ but I have no idea where those words come in the name but I want the result IShopForBooks24-7.com.

A: There is a site called namedroppers.com that allows you to search for domains with keywords like you suggested. It also allows you to exclude keywords as well. So if you wanted to search for domains with ‘books’ and ’shop’ but without ‘now’ then you can do that as well.

Q: Is there an easy way to search for registered domain names that contain certain known words? For instance: If I know the name includes ‘book’ and ’shop’ but I have no idea where those words come in the name (e.g. IShopForBooks24-7.com). I’m using a Mac, if that makes any difference.

Q: Is there a web site (free if possible) that you can get info like marriage records, email addresses, phone #, address? I think my friend got married and I need to find her.