Getting The Most Out of Google

Getting more out of Google
When you need to find something on the Internet, you probably refer to Google.com . Most people do and some even have Google as their browser's home page.

What you may not know is that Google offers ways to help you find whatever you may be seeking. The site has set up specific pages to help you find local listings, convert currencies, get stock quotes, check the weather and find the status of a flight or package.

Google Help

Here's a specific page at Google that lists them all. Look at the list of different ways to use Google and you're bound to find one to save you time.

Google the Movies

Did you know that you can use Google to find out when a movie is playing at your local theater? Google lets you query for movie names, but now the search engine is intelligent enough to directly provide movie times, ratings, reviews, and more.

For example, query "superman returns" to get the following above the list of results (subject to change):

Click on the "18 reviews" to get a list of movie reviews around the web. You can then list just positive, neutral, or negative reviews if desired.

Add a space then a zip code to find where the movie is playing near you. For example, if you want to watch "Cars" and you happen to be hurling fish near Pike Place Market in Seattle, zip code of 98101, query for: Cars 98101

You'll see a list of results that include the names of your local theaters, a map to find the theaters and a list of times the movie will be playing.

Google Tutor & Advisor

This blog includes news about new Google features and tips search features and strategies. Click this link to visit the Google Tutor & Advisor:

Simply Google

If you do have Google as your browser's home page, I have another page that may be even better. What could be better than Google? How about Simply Google. Simply Google is a handy site that combines all of Google's services on a single page.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Google Services

Smallwire.net
has compiled a list of all Google web application keyboard shortcuts. There are complete keyboard shortcuts for Google Mail, Google Calendar, Google Reader, Writely, Google Video, and Google Maps. Print or braille these out and keep them near your computer so that you never forget to use them.day a bit.

Click this link to learn all the Keyboard shortcuts for every Google Web Application
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Google for Your Website

How about adding some Google to your personal website? Here are some free tools that include the Babelfish translator, the Google conversion calculator, time and date, Google Maps, driving directions, Wikipedia search, and more.

Updated on ... February 25, 2015