Nifty Things You Can Do with Google
Everyone reading this knows that you can search for webpages on Google. But did you know about some of these other things you can do with Google:
- Find the weather: Search for “weather ” + the zip code/city
- Find out about a stock: Search for “stock ” + the ticker symbol
- Perform a currency conversion: Search for the amount ” in ” the desired currency, as in “10 dollars in Euros” or “5000 yen in pesos”
- Perform a calculation: Search for the equation, such as “(2+3) * 4″
- Find a word definition: Search for “Define ” + your word
- Find a movie from a movie quote: Search for “movie: ” + the quote, as in “movie:You can’t handle the truth”
- Find out the owner of a phone number: Put the phone number in the search box
- Find out the status of your UPS or FedEx package: Put the tracking number in the Google search box
All kinds of neat stuff.