| Whether you use Google, Yahoo, MSN or Dogpile, | | | | code or zip code is located quickly and easily.Ask |
| searching the web can be both rewarding and | | | | Google. Type - area code "610" and Google will |
| frustrating. If you don't have a few tips under | | | | return this answer - Area Code Look Up and |
| your belt, you can waste needless time sorting | | | | ReferenceListing of the majority of Area Codes |
| and sifting through results which are all over the | | | | throughout the US and the world. ... 610, PA, SE |
| board. Everyone knows that you type words into | | | | Pennsylvania: Allentown, Reading, 484, 835 ... - no |
| your search engine and it returns pages upon | | | | muss, no fuss, just the facts at lightspeed. |
| pages of information about websites containing | | | | Tip #6: Get the weather of any place in the |
| answers you might be seeking. Unfortunately, if | | | | world |
| you just type a few words into the search bar, | | | | Type "weather plus a location" and Google will |
| you're going to receive a jumble of both relevant | | | | return the current weather plus, for places in the |
| and irrelevant results.So how do you pare down | | | | United States, four days worth of weather and a |
| your Googles? Let's take a look at two of the | | | | few graphic representations in 0.09 seconds. Much |
| biggest search engines: Google. Now, I'm a Google | | | | faster and easier than surfing over to the |
| nut, but I have also used Yahoo from time to | | | | weather channel and looking it up. You don't need |
| time.Let's start with the basics on Google. You | | | | the quotation marks, by the way.Tip #6: Google is |
| type in a couple words and viola, pages return | | | | a calculatorType in 25 x 25 and Google will |
| with information. You start sifting through.Tip #1: | | | | calculate and deliver you the result of 625. Instant |
| Get exact results by adding "quotation marks" | | | | calculations online. Divide = / and Multiply = *. Plus |
| around your search termMost people know that if | | | | and minus are + and -.Tip #7: Get the local time |
| you type in more than one word, for instance, a | | | | any place on Earth.What time is it in Venice, Italy? |
| name, search engines will return every result that | | | | Now you could surf on over to the World Time |
| contains those two words. I searched first on my | | | | Clock, scroll through and find the country, find |
| name, Judith Brandy. Google brought back every | | | | Italy, find the city of Venice, but why waste |
| website that had the words, Judith and Brandy in | | | | time? Simply type in "what time is it in Venice, |
| its title or description. It included a liquor site, | | | | Italy" and Google will return the correct answer, |
| people who were names Brandy with a different | | | | plus a link to where you can get more information |
| first name and assorted other junk that was | | | | all in 0.26 seconds.Tip #8: Going to a foreign |
| irrelavant to my search. I was Googling myself to | | | | country? Do current monetary conversions.Simply |
| see where my articles had been placed. So, | | | | key the following into the search box - 23000 yen |
| Brandy DVDs and Videos at Search Extreme, | | | | in US dollars - and Google will return a quick |
| would not help me. Surprisingly, I popped up at | | | | conversion: 23 000 Japanese yen = 196.68197 U.S. |
| the top as an ExpertAuthor on an article site and | | | | dollars. If you're headed to Asia, this is invaluable |
| found out that a couple of my articles had been | | | | and easy.Tip #9: Check on flights and airports.Do |
| picked up on some other websites already. This | | | | you want to find out if a flight is delayed or if an |
| was nice know, but as I scrolled down, I found | | | | airport is having weather problems? Here's an |
| relevance disappearing before I reached the | | | | easy way to find out before you start surfing |
| bottom of page one. So I added the quotations, | | | | and calling. Type in the airport number for instance |
| and viola, a much more narrow, relevant search | | | | PHL Airport and search. The first link that pops up |
| result was returned. So the addition of quotations | | | | will take you to the AIRPORT STATUS |
| was a real plus.Tip #2: Narrow the results you | | | | INFORMATION which is provided by the FAA's Air |
| receive by adding a space followed by a minus | | | | Traffic Control System Command Center. The |
| signed followed by the words you want to | | | | status information provided on this site indicates |
| exclude.For example, say you want to search on | | | | general airport conditions... It also provides a link to |
| Battletar Galactica, but you don't want to get | | | | a Glossary of Air Traffic Management Terms if |
| every website and blog out there. You don't want | | | | you need clarification.Check on the flight is just as |
| to get the original Battlestar Galactica television | | | | simple. Type the following "United 134" as an |
| show from 25 years ago. You want the new, | | | | example and Google will return Track status of |
| reimaged Battlestar on television now. So you | | | | United Airlines flight 134 with links to Travelocity, |
| type into the search box "space" (that's not the | | | | Track status on Travelocity - Expedia - Tip #10: |
| word, by the way. You hit the space bar once) | | | | Google tracks Fedex, UPS and USPS packagesIf |
| and then type a minus "-" sign plus the term you | | | | you have a tracking number type it in and Google |
| want to exclude like I've done below:Search term: | | | | will return the latest information on your package:- |
| Battlestar Galactica -originalThis takes out any | | | | UPS tracking numbers example search: |
| website that covers the 1978 original television | | | | "1Z9999W99999999999"- FedEx tracking |
| show, Battlestar Galactica.Tip #3: Get up-to-date | | | | numbers example search: "999999999999"- USPS |
| stock quotes without going past the search | | | | tracking numbers example search: "9999 9999 |
| page.This is an easy one. Simply type in a stock | | | | 9999 9999 9999 99"Google also has a spell |
| symbol and it will return the company name, | | | | checking option which automatically looks at your |
| latest price and price chart at the top of the | | | | query and checks to see if everything is spelled |
| page, plus all relevent websites connected to it | | | | right. Did you ever "sort of" know how to spell a |
| below. So I typed in GOOGLE STOCK SYMBOL | | | | famous person's name? Google's spellchecking is |
| to get back GOOG, then I typed GOOG into the | | | | based on the number occurrences of all words on |
| box and it returned a chart, the open-high-low as | | | | the Internet, so it is able to suggest common |
| well as other website where it can be further | | | | spellings for proper nouns (names and places) that |
| researched. Needless to say, Google is doing quite | | | | might not appear in a standard spell check |
| well.Tip #4: Type in certain questions about people | | | | program or dictionary. You can also use it as a |
| and places and get answers.Are you interested in | | | | spell checker in a way.Word Speller: If you type in |
| the population of Tokyo, Japan? Or New York | | | | a word that you kind of know how spell, Google |
| City? Would you like to know where Edward | | | | will return "Did you mean: spell aardvark" It's not a |
| James Olmos or Joe Flanigan were born? Would | | | | dictionary, but it is a quick way to get words you |
| you like to know what is "rabbit proof fence"? | | | | already have an idea how it's spelled.Google has a |
| These are the kinds of questions you can ask | | | | wealth of other features which I haven't even |
| Google.Simply type the following:"population of | | | | touched on yet. I encourage you to click on the |
| Tokyo, Japan" with no quotes and Google returns | | | | I'M FEELING LUCKY which give you results, check |
| "Japan - Population: 127,417,244""population of | | | | out the Advanced Search which gives you many |
| New York City" with no quotes and Google | | | | more choices and links, Language Tools which has |
| returns "New York City - Population: 8 | | | | a small translater with a good number of |
| Million""birthplace of Edward James Olmos" and | | | | languages and an option to add yours. There's |
| Google returns "Edward James Olmos - Place of | | | | even a language called "Bork, bork, bork!" Go find |
| Birth: East Los Angeles, California, USA""birthplace | | | | out what it is. It's all quite interesting and will |
| of Joe Flanigan" and Google returns "Joe Flanigan - | | | | greatly expand your Google mindset. There is a |
| Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA""who is | | | | lot more you can do with Google than the tips |
| Joe Flanigan" you wonder? Well, type it in and | | | | I've outlined. Check out my website link to their |
| you'll get an answer. "Joe Flanigan ... has | | | | features page for a complete look at Google |
| long-running guest roles on numerous television | | | | features. And even though they have a lot of |
| series, including Profiler, First Monday, ..." and a link | | | | features listed, I keep finding other ways to use |
| to where you can find out more.Try the last one | | | | Google. I think of this search engine as a creative |
| yourself. Type in what is "rabbit proof fence" and | | | | entity constantly growing. |
| Google returns . . .Tip #5: Find out where an area | | | | |