Use Google Effectively - Part 1

1.Calculator

To use Google's built-in calculator function, simply enter the calculation you'd like done into the search box and hit the Enter key or click on the Google Search button. The calculator can solve math problems involving basic arithmetic, more complicated math, units of measure and conversions, and physical constants

12*13

(1+i)*(2+i)

sqrt(-4)

2.Conversion

To use our built-in currency converter, simply enter the conversion you'd like done into the Google search box and hit "Enter" or click the Google Search button

1 US dollar in Indian Rupees

4.96 MB in KB

3.Definitions

To see a definition for a word or phrase, simply type the word "define," then a space, and then the word(s) you want defined. If Google has seen a definition for the word or phrase on the Web, it will retrieve that information and display it at the top of your search results.

define big bang

define ubiquitous

4.File Type

If you are serching for a page or document in particular format say pdf instead of normal HTML. To do this just add "filetype:"like filetype:pdf.

Example:form 714 filetype:pdf

balance sheet filetype:xls

5.Local Search

Google enables you to search the entire web for just those stores and businesses in a specific neighborhood. Include a city or zip code in your search and Google displays relevant results from that region on a map with links to reviews, directions, and more information at the top of your search results.

Example:Indian buffet sunnyvale

pizza new york

6.Phone Book

Google has added the convenience of US street address and phone number lookup to the information we provide through our search box. You'll see publicly listed phone numbers and addresses at the top of results pages for searches that contain specific kinds of keywords.
To find listings for a US residence, type any of the following combinations into the Google search box:

• first name (or first initial), last name, city (state is optional)


• first name (or first initial), last name, state


• first name (or first initial), last name, area code


• first name (or first initial), last name, zip code phone number, including area code


• last name, city, state last name, zip code
  Example:Hertz,Sunnyvale, california

Desktop Search- Reduce stress to search emails and files

We all used to save the file or mail that is important to us(at that time!!) in some place and wander all over My Computer to find the file. Im many case mark a mail as Flag , follow up place in a folder and atlast mail lost again. It really very hard to serch for a file, song ,mail etc in our desktop and using Windows serch would be another problem. In such situations the Desktop searches would comes real handy..

Desktop searches would index the contents, subject of all the files and mails then and there. A small input box will be available in Desktop to search any file anytime.Now we have lot of options in the market mostly freeware for Deskop searches.. We would discuss the most popular and effective desktop searches here.

Google Desktop Search

Google search for the desktop. Nothing needs to be said beyond those 5 words. An application offering from the company, which put search on the map. Much like the rest of Google’s offerings, this application suite is a polished performer that has a huge no of actually usable features. Apart from your files, it can index your office documents, outlook mails and web surfing history.

This excellent suite apart from its obvious search functionality, also offers a good “widgets” packet. Widgets are little graphical programs, which extend the functionality of your desktop by putting you a click away from commonly needed applications. The thing I like about Google is the double ctrl press and you will get the search box and dropdown. One thing lagging is it will show up all the files containing the text irrespective of MP3 or mail or doc.

Publisher Google Inc.
FileSize 1781 kb
OS Windows (ALL)
Download Google Desktop

Yahoo Desktop Search

Yahoo says it search suite is powered by X1 technologies a well known application that has the capability to index over 370 file formats, Outlook mail, Microsoft Office documents and an excellent display interface.

Another great thing about Yahoo’s suite is its integration into its portal services. Unlike the rather jumbled and often confusing services that their competitors offer, Yahoo’s portal services are well defined and easy to use.

Publisher Yahoo
FileSize 7659.52 kb
OS Windows (ALL)

Download Yahoo Desktop Search

Windows Desktop Search

This great suite like its competitors, can not only index files and office documents, it offers real time completion of names, good integration with the OS ( but naturally) and even allows you to share search index across a network for finding files that do not reside on your PC. This is the same version that has been built into Windows Vista.

Publisher Microsoft
FileSize 4290 kb
OS Windows (ALL)

Download Windows Desktop Search

Copernic Desktop Search

My pick is Copernic for Desktop search..The first thing is to categorizing the searched files as Music, email,videos and docs. It has cool utilities like bookmarking and browser toolbars.While it doesn't search the Internet, Copernic Desktop Search locates all file types on your hard drive and offers a pleasing interface, Fast indexing, easy to install and preview to some files.

Publisher Copernic Inc.
FileSize 4.96 MB
OS Windows (ALL)

Download Copernic Desktop Search

Bored of real life - Try Digital life

Do you get a second chance in real life, I mean if you ever thought like it would be great if I born there or If I can be there or live.Our life is not in our option, mostly. But there is some concept in the web where you can live a second life... like the movie matrix.You will be given a virtual name and virtual continent to live. You can choose your color, style and lifestyle and you can do whatever things you like to do in this virtual world.Sounds weird and you think who likes such a thing? well think again because there is already 7 million people living in this virtual world.

They can roam , dance , love , fight , watch a disco etc, etc.. the cool thing is you can also earn from this virtual life. Each creature you meet in this world is a real person in the world. This world has a money of it own and there is sale for Islands going on . Numerous scientist are popping up inventing , producing and selling their products in money in second life, which you can make it as real dollars in real world. There is some offshoring ideas going around on this space now and second life economy is estimated to be 500 million dollars.Its not surprise that there is also terror threats in the second life.

Apple, Adidas and many stores had already opened up there digital shops here, you can purchase second life and real life products there. There is a virtual exchange called the LindEx which maintains the foreign index of Digital life. Recently there is a U2 concert happened on it and Ohio university opened a campus here.In some sense Second life is trying to surpass the limitation of the web - 2 dimensional. With its 3 dimensional strength second life could be good competitor to WWW itself.

Links:

http://secondlife.com/