Google Search - I'm Feeling Lucky Button

You must have noticed that on the Google Web search page there are two buttons:

Search and I'm Feeling Lucky button.


Usually when you type in a word or phrase in the Google search box, you press the Search button. (You can also press Enter on your keyboard) .Then, Google returns a results page that shows various Web sites matching your search word.

Now, if you press the I'm Feeling Lucky button, Google skips the search results page and automatically takes you directly to the page or website of word in the search box. Thus, I'm Feeling Lucky search means less time searching for web pages.

For example, lets say that you type in Itunes and press Search, you will be returned with many webpages connected to the word ITunes.

But then, if you type Itunes and press I'm Feeling Lucky , you will be taken directly to Itunes home page.


Ofcourse,I'm Feeling Lucky is particularly helpful if you are somewhat certain that the first result in the search engine is going to be the page you are looking for! It saves time and clicks! :)

I’m Feeling Lucky button in Google Toolbar

Google Toolbar too has a built in I'm Feeling Lucky search button, which works exactly like the regular Google search.


I’m Feeling Lucky button in Picasa

Google's Picasa also has an I'm Feeling Lucky button. But in Picasa , the I'm Feeling Lucky button automatically applies enhancement to an image.
To go to the I'm Feeling Lucky button in Picasa:
Just double click on a photo in Picasa.
You will be brought to the Basic Fixes page.
Press I'm Feeling Lucky to enhance and amend your image!
That's it!

Is'nt this cool! Are'nt you feeling lucky having such a cool button?Have a great time!

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Soople - Expert Google search engine

Do you want all of Google’s search functions on one page? Well, you are in luck!I just came across an amazing site which has all of Google’s search features in one page! Moreover, the page is so very user friendly, that it is as easy as taking a candy from a baby!:) This site is called Soople.com.

Basically, Soople uses Google's search technology to search by specific category.It has been created for people who are not familiar with Google. From a single page, you can easily make use of all the Google search features.

Go to Soople.com

The main page has various sections for easy Google search.
It has simple Google search ,Multile site search ,Search within one site or domain , Filter search for filetype like word, excel, ppt, pdf files , Specific image search of jpg, gif, png filetypes by sizes, Definitions , Google news and more.



The next page offers a really cool smart Calculator Page with various Quick unit converters and other Trigonometry and Logarithmic functions.


The last page is the Translate Page.You can traslate from English to German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and vice-versa.
You can translate a complete web page by typing the URL of the page as well! And the whole page gets translated into the language asked.

Soople is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Google.
Anyway, is'nt Soople real cool? :)

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Google's Hidden Utilities

There are the many utilities hidden in Google search! The following are a few of them!

Google's Weather




Would you like to see the weather for many U.S. and worldwide cities? Just type "weather" in the search box, followed by the city ,state, or country.

Google's Time




Do you want to see the time in many cities around the world? Type in "time" and the name of the city in the search box!


Fill in the Blank



Do you have a question? Let Google ‘fill in the blank’for you! Add an asterisk (*) after the sentence or question in the Google search box.


Stock Quotes



Want to check out the current market data of a company or fund? Type in the ticker symbol into the search box. Then, you can click the link to see more data from Google Finance.

Spell Checker



Would you want to spell check that your word is correct? Type in your word and the search will generate results with an alternative spelling and it will ask “Did you mean: (more common spelling)?”. Click in the suggested spelling to launch a Google search for that term.

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Google's Hidden Calculator

Is there anyone who do not know that Google is a search engine? Well , but then, how many know that you can use Google search box as a calculator as well?It has a hidden calculator! Oh, no! It is not just an ordinary calculator to calculate only the basic math stuff but it can calculate both the basic and advanced math problems too!

Another advantage is that, you don't have to restrict yourself to numbers! Google can understand any words and abbreviations and evaluate those expressions, too.

Like for example, you want to add 1+1 (Great! Since I’m not a genius at Maths, I can only understand such simple basic stuff as 1+1..LOL)

Anyway,Go to Google Search engine.
Type in 1+1 and click Search
Your ansnwer will show up 1+1=2

You may use words too
Like,one plus one
and your results show.. one plus one=two


You want to search for documents containing the terms you added, like for instance the 1+1,we just totaled? You can just do that and get results!

You can calculate like this too!
Next, coming to Complex Math problems…

Google can calculate more complex problems such as three to the thirtieth power,
3^30

the square root of 160
or (sqrt)

or the sine of 30 degrees.
sine(30 degrees)

You can even find the number of possible groups in a set. For instance,
24 choose 7 - finds the number of possible choices of 7 items from a group of 24 items.
And so on and so forth!

In the same manner,to calculate logarithm base 10 values, type log (100) in search box and press search button to show the result.
To calculate cos90 value, type cos(90) in search box and press search button to show the result.

Here are some other math syntax Google recognizes:
• + for addition
• - for subtraction
• * for multiplication
• / for division
• ^ for exponential (x to the power of y)
• % for modulo (to find the remainder after division)
• choose X choose Y fines the number of possible subset groups of Y out of the set of X.
• th root of creates the nth root of a number
• % of finds percentages X % of Y finds X percent of Y.
• sqrt finds the square root of the number that follows
• ln logarithm base e
• log logarithm base 10
• lg logarithm base 2
• ! factorial - This must follow the number you wish to factor.

Is'nt Google's Hidden Calculator amazing!




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Google's Hidden Dictionary -1

Everyone knows that Google is a search engine! But then, did you know that Google has a Hidden Dictionary? Well, you may have noticed that when you're searching for a word, Google will offer a link to Web definitions of your word. This is part of Google's hidden dictionary!
Let’s say that you want to know the meaning ,the definition ,synonym of the word GREEDY.
Go to Google and type in the word greedy.
Click the Google search button.
Your results will show up.
You will also see a link for definition. Now Click definition.

Another page will open up with the Dictionary Meaning, Thesaurus,Antonyms,Word Tutor,Translations,Best of the Web and even Shopping for the word GREEDY.





But then , if you are only interested in finding a quick dictionary style definition of greedy, use the syntax define:
Like this - define:greedy
Type in and click Google Search.

If you want the definitions in other languages too,there are options.
For,instance, if you click on German, the results will show up in German!


What if you are not a good speller?Do not worry! Google will still suggest an alternate search, just as it does for regular Web searches. Like if we type in define: gredy, Google will helpfully ask you, "Did you mean: define: greedy."

How cool is this? :)


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Google's Image Search

Who does not use Google search? And then, who does not use Google Image search? Yes, but then don’t you get frustrated when you do an Image search for a particular Image and Google returns unlimited, unwanted images. It happens to me all the time. Suddenly, a couple of days back, I came across Google’s Advanced image search and WOW! It’s amazing! It’s exactly what I wanted!
It goes like this!
Lets say we want to image search for Elvis Presley!
Type in Elvis at Google Image search and click Advanced Image search.

The following dialog box will appear.
It has so many options like Find results, Content types, Size, File type , Coloration ,Domain, Safe Search.
Now,Type in Elvis in whichever column of Find Results.
Choose the Content Types of your choice.
Then select the Size, File type , Coloration from the drop down menu .
Click Google Search. Your results will appear.


For instance if you choose Faces in Content types and type Elvis, Google will return just the faces of Elvis.
Like wise if you choose Photos in Content type, google will return just the photos of Elvis.


In the same manner if you choose, Clipart in Content types only the clipart of Elvis will show up.

Or if you choose, Line drawings in the Content types only the sketches of Elvis will turn up.

Now,how cool is this?We do save so much time and energy by adopting these methods!
By the way, Google always knows what to offer and make matters easier for us! :)

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