11 ways to google
- Get local time
E.g. time chicago, time tokyo - Check weather + temperature
E.g. temp hong kong, temp new york - Find the meaning of a word
Add define before the search term - Currency conversion
E.g. 20 usd in euro - Unit Conversion
E.g.
50 f to c
30 c to f
10 miles to km
half cup to ml
30 oz to ml
900 square feet to square meter
8cm to inch - Do calculations
E.g. 14*28, 23.53+42.56+25.36, tan(50)/cos(60) - Track parcels
Enter the tracking number for USPS, UPS or FedEx without having to login to the respective websites - Get flight details
Enter the carrier’s name + flight number to find out the ETD + ETA - Free proxy
Type cache:example.com to view a webpage blocked from your computer (replace example with the correct domain name) - Search specific photo images
When searching for a photo of a person named Rose, add &imgtype=face to the end of your image search so that only images of faces will be shown (and not the flower) - Search certain file formats
Add filetype:pdf (or ppt or doc) after the search term
I use # 2-6 and 11 the most.
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From Tracy
What would we do without Google? ;o) I use is constantly…Oh, loved that eco-bag in your previous post too. Happy week ((HUGS))
2008.03.11 @ 7:18 am
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From Colleen
This is fantastic info. Thank you! I knew about #5 and use that one all the time but it’s great to know about these other ones!
And hello. :)
At Colleen’s blog: road stop
2008.03.12 @ 1:04 pm
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From Liz
I love the define feature! But as one of the network administrators in my school, I hate the proxy feature!!! Though I am not above using it myself ;)
At Liz’s blog: D is for Decapitated
2008.03.12 @ 9:33 pm
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From M.Kate
Hi, i was recommended to this site by Tracy of Pink purl, and it’s a great one, so i’ll be hopping by often :)
At M.Kate’s blog: M A L A C C A – the historic state
2008.03.13 @ 5:27 am
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From Laney
wow Clara, this is all good to know. I have used a few of these methods, but was unaware of the others. Thank you for the tips ;)
2008.03.13 @ 2:27 pm
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