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