10 things I didn't know Google could do

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  1. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    Mike Albrecht wrote, "Ain't Google wonderful!"

    John: More than I had imagined, until reading about Google in the local paper yesterday. In case I'm not the only one who didn't know these things, here's a partial list:

    Defining words
    Type, for instance: define:lugubrious (enter)

    Calculations:
    Type, for instance 17 + 24 (enter)

    Conversions
    Type, for instance, “cups in a quart” or “20 pounds in kilograms”

    Phone numbers
    Type phonebook: Joe Smith Chicago IL (enter)

    Yellow pages
    Type, for instance Japanese Restaurant El Cerrito CA (enter)

    Airlines
    Type, for instance, Delta 29 (enter) [shows times, location of plane on map]

    Stock quote
    Type, for instance stocks:csco (for Cisco)

    FedEx or UPS Tracking numbers
    Type number (enter)

    Bar code
    Type number, get product

    Vehicle VIN
    Type number, get vehicle description
     
  2. DL-Luvr

    DL-Luvr New Member

    Google

    Thanks for sharing those features. Google is an awesome tool that keeps getting better. One of the best features is that it isn't full of advertising or heavy graphics that eat up memory.
     
  3. ianmoseley

    ianmoseley New Member

    is that an American quart or an Imperial quart?
     
  4. Tireman4

    Tireman4 member

    Dr Bear and Others,'

    As you well know I am a librarian. Might I also suggest Mamma.com. It is a metasearch engine. It catches things that Google misses. FYI
     
  5. MichaelR

    MichaelR Member

    yeah, but can you call mama at a 1800 number and get a live person to do your search? Google can! You can also get google in print form... Why you would need it is beyond me.
     
  6. Guest

    Guest Guest

    As the other librarian on the board I would like to suggest redlightgreen.com for undergraduate research. It allows users to search for books using their own words rather than controlled vocabulary.

    It is a great list Dr. Bear !
     

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