Here’s a few tricks to create some custom searches which I found on Lifehacker. They will help get you started. Without these searches and friends to play with Google Wave with it’s a lot like your first days using Twitter. Remember those?

with:public – will create a search to show you public waves.
in:inbox to:you@googlewave.com – will show waves just sent to you (replace you with your username).
onlyto:me is:unread: shows unread waves that are directed only to you.
creator:me -is:note: waves you have created and added other people to.
is:note: these are waves you’ve started but have shared with nobody else, a perfect way to write notes to yourself.

If you’re not on Google Wave let me know. I have a few invites to give out to some lucky people who leave me a comment below (be sure to include your email address). First come first serve kids!

Don’t forget to say hello: davemadethat@googlewave.com.