Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Google Top 10 Tips And Tricks

Below is a list of aur top ten Google Tricks many user don't know about.

1. Definitions - Pull up the definition of the word by typing define followed by the
word you want definition for. For example, typing: define bravura would display
the definition of that word.

2. Local Search - Visit Google Local enter that area you want to search and the
keyword of the place you want to find. For example, typing: restaurant at the
above link would display local restaurant.

3. Phone number lookup - Enter a full phone number with area code to display the name
and address associated with that phone number.

4. Find weather - Type weather followed by a zip code or city and state to display
current weather conditions and forecasts for upcoming days.

5. Track airline flight - Enter the airline and flight number to display the status
of an airline flight and it's arrival time. For example, type: delta 123 to
display this flight information if available.

6. Track packages - Enter a UPS, FedEx or USPS tracking number to get a direct link
to track your packages.

7. Pages linked to you - See what other web pages are linking to your website or
blog by typing link: followed by your URL. For example, typing link: http://www.
computerhope.com display all pages linking to computer hope.

8. Find PDF results only - Add filetype: to your search to display results that only
match a certain file type. For example, if you wanted to display PDF results only
type:"dellxps" filetype:pdf-this is a great way to find online manuals.

9. Calculator - Use the Google search engine as a calculator by typing a math problem
in the search. For example, typing: 100+200 would display results as 300.

10. Stocks - Quickly get to a stock quote price, chart, and related links by typing
the stock symbol in Google. For Example, typing: msft will display the stock
information for microsoft.

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