Eight clever Google tricks worth knowing

Wednesday, 01 September 2010 14:58

Written by Editor

Below is a list of the top   Google tricks many users don't know about.

Definitions - Pull up the definition of the word by typing define followed by the word you want the definition for. For example, typing: define bravura would display the definition of that word. Local search - Visit Google Local enter the 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 restaurants.

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

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: BA 123 to display this flight information if available.

Convert currency, metrics, bytes, and more - Google's powerful built-in converter calculator can help you out whether you're cooking dinner, travelling abroad, or building a PC. Find out how many teaspoons are in a quarter cup (or quarter cup in teaspoons), how many seconds there are in a year, or how many euros there are to the pound (or pounds to the euro).  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.

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: "dell xps" filetype:pdf -- this is a great way to find online manuals.

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.

Find out what time it is anywhere in the world - This one’s really handy if you want to make sure that you’re not phoning someone in the middle of the night. Just search for “time” and then the name of the city. For example, try: time San Francisco.