You may have mastered some of the
basic
tricks of Google, but most people use only about 3 percent of
this search engine’s available power.
Dozens
of Google search guides detail the common tips, but lifehacker.org has
skipped the obvious and highlighted obscure but very useful Google Web
search tricks. Some of these are really amazing, and remind me why
Google has been my favorite search engine for nearly a decade!
10. Get Local Time:
Type in What time is it
followed by any city to get the current time.
9. Track Flight Status:
Enter the airline and flight number to find out the departure time and
estimated arrival for any flight.
8. Convert Currency,
Metrics, Bytes and More: Google has a built-in converter
calculator. You can enter quarter
cup in teaspoons, seconds in a year, 5 US dollars in Euros
and countless others.
7. Search for Pages That
are “Better Than,” “Similar
to,” or “Reminds me of”: Enter
“better than
keyword” or “similar
to keyword” to find Web pages you never knew
existed.
6. Use Google as a Free
Proxy: Enter cache:website.com
to view a Web page that’s been blocked from the computer
you’re using.
5. Remove Affiliate Links
From Product Searches: To avoid seeing search results from
certain sites, enter –site:website.com.
4. Find Related Items:
Enter ~ before any search term to find related items as well.
3. Find Music and Comic
Books: Enter -inurl:(htm|html|php)
intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description
+size +(wma|mp3) "Band or comic book name" to find music
files and comic books.
2. See Images of People,
Objects, Etc.: Type in a search term, and click on images
to see photos of the results.
1. Search for Faces: If
you’re looking for a photo of a person named Rose, and
don’t want to see photos of the flower, add &imgtype=face
to the end of your image search. It will show you only images of faces.
Favorite Google Tips and Tricks From
the Google Staff