I got this in an email. I thought it was worth sharing.
| Ten Tricks to Using Google You Probably Don't Know |
| You may have mastered some of the basic tricks of Google, but most people use only about 3 percent of this search engine’s available power. Dozens of Google search guides detail the common tips, but lifehacker.org has skipped the obvious and highlighted obscure but very useful Google Web search tricks. Some of these are really amazing, and remind me why Google has been my favorite search engine for nearly a decade! 10. Get Local Time: Type in What time is it followed by any city to get the current time. 9. Track Flight Status: Enter the airline and flight number to find out the departure time and estimated arrival for any flight. 8. Convert Currency, Metrics, Bytes and More: Google has a built-in converter calculator. You can enter quarter cup in teaspoons, seconds in a year, 5 US dollars in Euros and countless others. 7. Search for Pages That are “Better Than,” “Similar to,” or “Reminds me of”: Enter “better than keyword” or “similar to keyword” to find Web pages you never knew existed. 6. Use Google as a Free Proxy: Enter cache:website.com to view a Web page that’s been blocked from the computer you’re using. 5. Remove Affiliate Links From Product Searches: To avoid seeing search results from certain sites, enter –site:website.com. 4. Find Related Items: Enter ~ before any search term to find related items as well. 3. Find Music and Comic Books: Enter -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description +size +(wma|mp3) "Band or comic book name" to find music files and comic books. 2. See Images of People, Objects, Etc.: Type in a search term, and click on images to see photos of the results. 1. Search for Faces: If you’re looking for a photo of a person named Rose, and don’t want to see photos of the flower, add &imgtype=face to the end of your image search. It will show you only images of faces. |
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I knew a couple of these, but not nearly all. I'm going to add this to my links, so that if I need any of these, I can look it up and use it! Thanks, Cindy. This is great information to have.
wow! how will I ever stay off my computer now! thanks cindy!
Great info! Thank you, M'am.
This is very helpful Cindy!!! Thanks!!
Jenn
I knew just a few of these. Gotta love Google....
Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! Now I've got a more things to add to my computer-filled life.
Great information Cindy. You are always sooooo helpful.
Wow that is neat...I've used the picture one and really liked that. Will have to try some of the others...thanks for the info..
This will definitely help my research by cutting in half my time looking for things. Thanks for the tips!
Google Earth, (my favorite) and Sketchup. A free 3-D CAD program.
I used this like a bible.So much information out there.Some will not tell you.Like the doctors?