define: - This google operator will find definitions for a certain term orword over the Internet. Very useful when you come across a strange word when writing a post. I use this as a google dictionary. example : (define computer)
site: - This google operator can be used to see the number of indexed pages on your site (i.e.site:www.ashram.org)
fileformat: -Useful Google operator for finding specific file formats. Sometimes you know that the information you are looking for is likely to be contained in a PDF document or on a PowerPoint presentation, for instance. (i.e. “fileformat:.pdf market research” will search for PDF documents that contain the terms “market” and “research”)
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10 cool google search tricks
- Get Local Weather:
Type: “weather [city name or zip/postal code]” Example: “weather 500054″ or “weather boston”
- Check Flight Status:
Google automagically pulls flight data from FlightStats.com. All you have to do is enter the flight number. Type: [flight name and/or number] Example: “bc254″ or “newyork21″
- Convert Distances:
Type: “[value] [first distance unit] to [second distance unit]” Example: “100 kilometers to miles”
- Find a Phone Number or a Person:
Type: “[person’s name], [city or zip/postal code]” Example: “john smith, london”
- Find a Business/store:
Type: “[business name or type], [city or zip/postal code]” Example: “book store, boston”
- Google trick to search different file formats: ex-(keyword filetype:doc)
- Finding the time of any location: ex-(time romania)
- Using Google as a calculator: ex-(9 * 10)(143+234)(119-8)
- Finding the weather of any location: ex-(boston weather)
- Converting currencies: ex-(1 USD in INR)(10 US Dollars in Indian Rupee)
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