Register - Login
Views: 99860062
 Main - Memberlist - Active users - Calendar - Wiki - IRC Chat - Online users
Ranks - Rules/FAQ - Stats - Latest Posts - Color Chart - Smilies 		05-04-22 12:49:34 PM
Jul - Computers and Technology - Post your Google Tricks New poll - New thread - New reply
Next newer thread | Next older thread
Tarale
Catgirl
C:\ DOS
C:\ DOS RUN
RUN DOS RUN
Level: 89


Posts: 266/2030
EXP: 6720714
For next: 195187

Since: 07-23-07

Pronouns: she/her

Since last post: 2.0 years
Last activity: 1.6 years
Posted on 01-02-08 10:40:15 PM (last edited by Tarale at 01-02-08 08:09 PM) Link | Quote
There are a lot of things that Google does besides just Search. If you know any good Google Tricks, hacks, etc, post them here!

Use Google as a Dictionary

If you don't know the meaning of a word, you can use Google to find out the definition for you. Google will get the definitions from different dictionaries and sources and display them all.

To get Google to define a word:
define:[word]

Use Google as a Calculator

Need a calculator? Google can do calculations for you!

To get Google to calculate something for you, type it into the search field
e.g.
1 + 1
23 * 4
10 / 2

Find out what Time it is anywhere in the world

Want to know what time it is in Adelaide right now? Google can tell you what time it is, anywhere in the world.

To find out what time it is:
time [place]

Conversions


Want to know how many Euros there are to the US Dollar? Need to find out how many bits are in kilobytes? Google can do lots of conversions for you (part of the calculator).

Examples:
60 AUD to USD—Converts 60 Australian Dollars to US Dollars
seconds in a year
bits in megabytes
grams to a pound
10 celsius in fahrenheit

Weather


Want to know what the weather is like somewhere in the world? Want to see the forecast? Google knows!

Just type in:
weather [place]


____________________
Rena
I had one (1) message in Discord deleted and proceeded to make a huge, huge mess about how it was a violation of free speech and how moderators are supposed to be spam janitors and nobody should have the right to tell me not to talk about school shootings
Level: 135


Posts: 2027/5390
EXP: 29078894
For next: 256111

Since: 07-22-07

Pronouns: he/him/whatever
From: RSP Segment 6

Since last post: 343 days
Last activity: 343 days
Posted on 01-03-08 02:15:50 AM Link | Quote
Jul - Post #2027 - 01-02-08 09:15:50pm
I use it as a spell check when I suspect Firefox's is wrong. Just type in something and see if it suggests another spelling.

It's useful for searching boards that don't have a decent search function *cough*phpbb*cough* using the site: parameter too.

____________________

Why Not To Buy From Sony • Codes w/o BS • My site
Darkdata
Ruins!? ♥
Level: 103


Posts: 391/2892
EXP: 11447364
For next: 24042

Since: 07-04-07


Since last post: 203 days
Last activity: 11 days
Posted on 01-03-08 02:17:13 AM Link | Quote
I need both apples and orages, but not in the same thing.

So, I like (Apples|Oranges|Etc) is useful

____________________
Deleted User
Collection of nobodies
Posted on 01-03-08 04:01:03 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Darkdata
I need both apples and orages, but not in the same thing.

So, I like (Apples|Oranges|Etc) is useful
What?

____________________


===================
[Posted by NightKev]
Drag
2640
Level: 99


Posts: 534/2641
EXP: 9991269
For next: 8731

Since: 07-03-07


Since last post: 4.2 years
Last activity: 3.4 years
Posted on 01-03-08 04:02:48 AM Link | Quote
Drag's Post #534
I use it as a dictionary, and a rudimentary spell checker.

I almost never need to use the calculator functions, though.

____________________
OoBurns
?
Level: 60


Posts: 315/806
EXP: 1684364
For next: 88414

Since: 07-04-07

From: USA

Since last post: 10.4 years
Last activity: 9.8 years
Posted on 01-03-08 04:16:19 AM Link | Quote
I like using the site: and inurl: functions for searching for things on a specific site.

Spellchecking is also very useful.

____________________
Dark Purple | Blue | Purple | Red | Orange | Yellow | Green | Dark Blue | Winter | Daily Cycle
Deleted User
Collection of nobodies
Posted on 01-03-08 04:22:35 AM Link | Quote
Aye, "site:" is very useful. Also "what time is it" when I'm too lazy to figure out timezones.

____________________


===================
[Posted by IIMarckus]
Q
風のノータム
Level: 105


Posts: 104/2986
EXP: 11977518
For next: 284742

Since: 08-03-07

Pronouns: she/her
From: Nowhere

Since last post: 51 days
Last activity: 1 day
Posted on 01-03-08 04:33:26 AM Link | Quote
I guess I'm the only one who uses Google just as a search engine, no fancy tricks. (I rarely use Google for that either, as I rarely don't know where what I'm looking for is)
My Mac has most of that stuff built-in. (Dashboard)
Lyskar
12210
-The Chaos within trumps the Chaos without-
Level: 192


Posts: 1066/12211
EXP: 99332495
For next: 541076

Since: 07-03-07

From: 52-2-88-7

Since last post: 7.4 years
Last activity: 7.3 years
Posted on 01-03-08 04:56:52 AM Link | Quote
01-02-08 10:56:52pm
1066 posts
183 days		I don't know why I put this here.
I guess I'm the only one who doesn't use Google and manages to find stuff without using many tricks at that.

*Shot repeatedly*

____________________
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains: round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare, The lone and level sands stretch far away. -ShelleyDeath to n00bs!
Surlent
220
Life over. Continue(s) left: 00
Level: 34


Posts: 42/222
EXP: 242814
For next: 10837

Since: 08-02-07

From: Berlin

Since last post: 8.8 years
Last activity: 8.4 years
Posted on 01-03-08 07:17:55 AM Link | Quote
I don't use Google's in-built tools as well, although the site is my the homepage in all installed browsers. The only feature I use comes from Firefox itself:
When you highlight something and right-click it, there is an entry which allows you to search for that particular word/phrase/etc. in the currently selected (search) engine. In a new Firefox profile, you have that small search field right from the address bar, where you also can switch those pages or add something like Youtube and other ones.

Pretty neat for me, as I don't need to open up a new tab and copy that word into Google, but can do it nearly automatically.
Aerakin
Ye Olde Layout
Level: 98


Posts: 847/2550
EXP: 9476981
For next: 177372

Since: 07-06-07

From: From the future

Since last post: 8.0 years
Last activity: 1.2 years
Posted on 01-03-08 02:05:20 PM Link | Quote
there's also the infamous "Google to get music (G2P)".

link

____________________
Layout just didn't go well with mood avatars. Might redo it someday.
Hiryuu

Level: 207


Posts: 1975/14435
EXP: 127636661
For next: 2147493

Since: 07-06-07


Since last post: 11.8 years
Last activity: 11.7 years
Posted on 01-04-08 06:02:13 PM (last edited by Hiryuu at 01-04-08 03:06 PM) Link | Quote
ShareMiner, JFGI and elgooG.

One's like G2P, the other two are riots.



____________________
Deleted User
Collection of nobodies
Posted on 01-04-08 10:27:07 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Hiryuu


____________________


===================
[Posted by NightKev]
chungy
Member
Level: 31


Posts: 114/174
EXP: 168462
For next: 16901

Since: 08-04-07


Since last post: 14.1 years
Last activity: 13.9 years
Posted on 01-04-08 10:30:09 PM Link | Quote
Secrets of the universe
Next newer thread | Next older thread
Jul - Computers and Technology - Post your Google Tricks New poll - New thread - New reply


Rusted Logic

Acmlmboard - commit 47be4dc [2021-08-23]
©2000-2022 Acmlm, Xkeeper, Kaito Sinclaire, et al.

29 database queries.
Query execution time: 0.087263 seconds
Script execution time: 0.026272 seconds
Total render time: 0.113535 seconds