Google Tips
Google Tips
Phrase your question in the form of an answer. So instead of typing,
"What is the average rainfall in the Amazon basin?", you might get better
results by typing "The average rainfall in the Amazon basin is."
§ T his is
an old one, but very important: Put quotes around phrases that must be
searched together. If you put quotes around "electric curtains," Google
won't waste your time finding one set of Web pages containing the word
"electric" and another set containing the word "curtains."
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Similarly,
put a hyphen right before any word you want screened out. If you're
looking up dolphins, for example, you'll have to wade through a million
Miami Dolphins pages unless you search for "dolphins - Miami."
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is a global White Pages and Yellow Pages. Search for "phonebook:home depot
norwalk , ct," Google instantly produces the address and phone number of
the Norwalk Home Depot. This works with names ("phonebook:robert jones las
vegas, NV") as well as businesses.
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Don't
put any space after "phonebook." And in all of the following examples,
don't type the quotes I'm showing you here.
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is a package tracker. Type a FedEx or UPS package number (just the
digits); when you click Search, Google offers a link to its tracking
information.
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is a calculator. Type in an equation ("32+2345*3-234=").
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is a units-of-measurement converter. Type "teaspoons in a gallon," for
example, or "centimeters in a foot."
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is a stock ticker. Type in AAPL or MSFT, for example, to see a link to the
current Apple or Microsoft stock price, graphs, financial news and so on.
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is an atlas. Type in an area code, like 212, to see a Mapquest map of the
area.
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is Wal-Mart's computer. Type in a UPC bar code number, such as
"036000250015," to see the description of the product you've just "scanned
in." (Thanks to the Google Blog,
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G
oogle is an aviation buff. Type in a flight number like "United 22" for a
link to a map of that flight's progress in the air. Or type in the tail
number you see on an airplane for the full registration form for that
plane.
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is the Department of Motor Vehicles. Type in a VIN (vehicle identification
number, which is etched onto a plate, usually on the door frame, of every
car), like "JH4NA1157MT001832," to find out the car's year, make and
model.
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For
hours of rainy-day entertainment, visit
http://labs.google.com
.
Here, you'll find links to new, half-finished Google experiments-like
Google Voice, in which you call (650) 623-6706, speak the words you want
to search for and then open your browser to view the results. Disclaimer:
It wasn't working when I tried it. (Ditto a lot of these experiments.)
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