Google's useful tools
61Google Chrome:
Google has just released its browser "Chrome". This browser is very fast, especially for google sites. It has several best features of few existing browsers. Just like speed dial feature of Opera, it will capture 9 most visited sites and provide a snapshot of these sites. User can directly click it to open that site. Another interesting feature is related with browsing few sites like Amazon and ebay directly. Unfortunately, hubpages different capsules are not optimized for this browser.
Google suggest:
This is very useful tool from the google.While assigning 'Tags' or 'Labels' to your hub or blog, take advantage of this tool. Using google suggest you can find out which phrase is producing maximum results. This will help increasing traffic to your site. Suppose that you want to add a phrase tag "online cash", just type "online Cash" in search box of Google Suggest and hold the down arrow key, it will display results as shown in the photograph below.
Currency conversion using your internet explorer:
Suppose you are searching net and suddenly you feel urgency to calculate or need to add two values, you have two options: 1. either you minimize your browser and open the window's inbuilt calculator, 2. Open a spreadsheet and perform your calculations. But now you need not minimize your browser or close your browser. You can perform simple as well complex calculations using google's search box with the help of 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 both simple as well as complex math problems involving basic arithmetic, units of measure and conversions, and physical constants.
Suppose you want to know the product of 1267 and 2496,
Simply write in search box as
1267*2496
Now click on the search button or press ENTER in your key board
To use the google's inbuilt calculator for complex mathmatic calculations or use it efficiently, one has to get aquainted with its use and follow instructions. Most of the operators used are similar to operators used for performing calculations using window's in-built calculator.
Similarily, currency of many countries may be converted to currency of other countries following similar approach.
Following are the examples:
4.5 USD in GBP
currency of Brazil in Malaysian money5 British pounds in South Korean money2.2 USD per gallon in INR per litre
To find definition of a word or phrase
You can find definition of any word available at web with the help of special operator "define" followed by space and word or phrase.
Google Service Pack
Google service pack is free to download and several software embeded in a single pack. You have option to download the utilities only you find most useful depending on your choice. It includes the following softwares:
1. Google Earth: You can find any building or street in the world by installing google earth on your computer.Its easier to locate even your house or your street by zooming to your house.
2. Internet browser Mozilla Firefox : you may have advantage of
tabbed browsing with this browser.
3. Picasa: This is very useful and simplified software to edit photographs
4. Spyware Doctor: Detects and removes spyware, adware, trojans and keyloggers In addition to these software google service pack has several small and useful programs depending upon the daily requirement of PC users. It includes Norton Security Scan, Google Desktop, Adobe Reader, Skype and StarOffice.
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Thanks sunstreak. I am happy to learn that information is useful to fellow hubbers.










sunstreeks says:
2 years ago
great hub. I accidently found out that google search will calculate equations when I mistyped something I was searching for.