This is the new and in beta feature from Google. Google SSL is
secure connection between your computer and Google server. Any third party
can't your search queries and information. The main advantage of this service
is, your search visits doesn't leave any referrer links to the visited URL. One
more good feature of Google SSL is, you can speak and it types it for you.
To identity whether the connection is secure or not, you need to look for
the http section as https. The URL looks like this: https://encrypted.google.com
Learn more from Google SSL help.
2. Google as Dictionary
Learn more from Google SSL help.
2. Google as Dictionary
Google search can be used as your fast access dictionary. Questions can be asked to Google, for example "what is Google".
Syntax:
define:WORD
what is <word>
3. Find a File-type with Google Search:
Internet has various types of files uploaded all over, like .pdf, .doc, .ppt, .pptx and so on. It is possible to list only a particular type of files on Google Search.
Syntax:
filetype:pdf
filetype:doc
filetype:ppt
word+filetype:pdf
4. Google Time in Search:
Syntax:
time:<Contry-Name>
time:<City-Name>
This feature is a real time display of the current time throughout the world.
5. Google Map with just two words:
time:<Contry-Name>
time:<City-Name>
This feature is a real time display of the current time throughout the world.
5. Google Map with just two words:
Syntax:
map:<City-Name>
map:<Contry-Name>
6. Google as Calculator:
Google Search can recognize numbers and mathematical operators to perform calculation on the search bar. Some of the common and advanced maths operators recognized by Google are:
+ (Sum)
- (Subraction)
/ (Division)
* (Multiplication)
! (Factorial)
^ or ** (Exponentiation)
% (Percentage)
mod (modulo)
sine, cosine, tan, sec, cot
log, lg, ln
exp (Exponential function)
map:<City-Name>
map:<Contry-Name>
6. Google as Calculator:
Google Search can recognize numbers and mathematical operators to perform calculation on the search bar. Some of the common and advanced maths operators recognized by Google are:
+ (Sum)
- (Subraction)
/ (Division)
* (Multiplication)
! (Factorial)
^ or ** (Exponentiation)
% (Percentage)
mod (modulo)
sine, cosine, tan, sec, cot
log, lg, ln
exp (Exponential function)
7. Google as Currency Converte
Syntax:
<Number>Currency-to-Convert to <Converted-Currency>
8. Check the pages indexed by Google Crawlers using:
Syntax:
site:<yoursitename>
Eg:
site:blogger-zeal.blogspot.com
This feature can be used to search a particular keyword from the indexed pages:
Eg:
try "post site:blogger-zeal.blogspot.com"
It would list all the results which has the "Post" keyword in the page.