nellie2 Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 So Google is a search engine, but there are loads of things that you can do besides just searching for something.I'll start off with a couple and hopefully some of you can add to the list! :)Did you know that you can use google as a dictionary or thesaurus? Just type define:word <---- word being the acronym or word you want some info onThen hit enter and see what happens. This is what I got for dll.Did you know that google can be used as a calculator? See here for complete instructions but if you want to give it a go try typing '100 miles in kilometers' or even better 100 miles in inches.Ever heard of google whacking? It is a sort of game and the aim is to find two words to type into the search box that will only bring back one result. There are some rules See here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 filetype:torrent linuxSearches for Linux torrent file. Changing the keyword changes the torrent search. Not all links may be validfiletype:jpg flower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Smith Posted January 23, 2005 Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 Ha excellent, I just googlewhacked with only my 3rd effort :ninja: :blink: At least I think I did if I got the rules correct. It involved a colour and a type of dinosaur. Does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted January 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2005 As long as the words are in dictionary dot com then I think it does :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Translator: http://www.google.com/language_toolsPhoneBook: It uses directory lookup - if your Phone # is listed (at least, in the states, dunno if it is international) put it into google. IE: I put 4199464551 (a local McDonald's into google and it returned this: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=4199464551Rumor has it that Google is going to be launching a graphing calculator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Useful info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 *coughSTICKYcough* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Scuzzman is the translation accurate. Me thinks me french homeworks just got easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 The translation will be as bad as a normal machine translator - don't rely on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilch Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Besty... on my GCSE's a load of my mates tried it...The teachers had a field day trying to understand it... as it didnt translate accross properly!So my advice... forget it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 As long as i have something down lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Yea - I wouldn't advise use of the translator as a production-type entity, but if you need a quick and dirty translation that you might be able to fudge into a meaning, it might be useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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