Google.com. Most people do and some even have Google as their browser's
home
page.
What you may not know is that Google offers ways to help you find
whatever
you may be seeking. The site has set up specific pages to help you find
local
listings, convert currencies, get stock quotes, check the weather and
find
the status of a flight or package.
Here's a specific page at Google that lists them all. Look at the list of
different ways to use Google and you're bound to find one to save you
time.
TO VISIT THIS helpful Google page, click this link:
www.google.com/help/features.html.
Google the Movies
Did you know that you can use Google to find out when a movie is playing
at
your local theater?
Google lets you query for movie names, but now the search engine is
intelligent enough to directly provide movie times, ratings, reviews, and
more.
For example, query "superman returns" to get the following above the list
of
results (subject to change):
"Superman Returns
2hr 34min - Rated PG-13 - Action/Adventure/SciFi/Fantasy/Drama - 18
reviews:"
Click on the "18 reviews" to get a list of movie reviews around the web.
You
can then list just positive, neutral, or negative reviews if desired.
Add a space then a zip code to find where the movie is playing near you.
For
example, if you want to watch "Cars" and you happen to be hurling fish
near
Pike Place Market in Seattle, zip code of 98101, query for:
Cars 98101
You'll see a list of results that include the names of your local
theaters,
a map to find the theaters and a list of times the movie will be playing.
Google Tutor & Advisor
This blog includes news about new Google features and tips search
features
and strategies.
Click this link to visit the Google Tutor & Advisor:
http://www.googletutor.com.
Simply Google
If you do have Google as your browser's home page, I have another page
that
may be even better. What could be better than Google? How about Simply
Google.
Simply Google is a handy site that combines all of Google's services on a
single page.
Click this link to visit Simply Google.
http://www.usabilityviews.com/simply_google.htm
Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Services
Smallwire.net has compiled a list of all Google web application keyboard
shortcuts. There are complete keyboard shortcuts for Google Mail, Google
Calendar,
Google Reader, Writely, Google Video, and Google Maps. Print or braille
these out and keep them near your computer so that you never forget to
use
them.day
a bit.
Click this link to learn all the Keyboard shortcuts for every Google Web
Application.
http://www.smallwire.net/2006/05/30/google-keyboard-shortcuts/
Google for Your Website
How about adding some Google to your personal website? Here are some free
tools that include the Babelfish translator, the Google conversion
calculator,
time and date, Google Maps, driving directions, Wikipedia search, and
more.
Click this link to check out Google tools for your website.
http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open
Google Patent Search
If you've ever tried to search for a patent using the official U.S.
government search site, you'll appreciate Google's Patent Search.
Google Patent Search covers the entire collection of patents made
available
by the USPTO-from patents issued in the 1790s through those issued in the
middle
of 2006. They don't currently include patent applications, international
patents, or U.S. patents issued over the last few months, but they look
forward
to expanding our coverage in the future. To date, the USPTO has issued
approximately 7 million patents.
Click this link to visit Google Patents at
http://www.google.com/patents.
