We all know Google for its search engine, email and as new owners of YouTube. But Google has many unused, unknown and underused functions.
Our Top 5 Google Tricks You Probably Don’t Use
Adding and Subtracting Content From Search Results
If you search with a Tilde ~ Google will include search results for synonyms. This can be very useful if you’re not getting the results you want in your searches. You can also add in a – in order to omit certain results. For example if you’re searching for something with multiple meanings, such as crane, you can type in crane rental –animal. So that only results for machinery will come up.
You Can Search for Flights
There are conflicting opinions whether travel sites use your cookies in order to determine prices. But if you want to play it safe you can always use Google to search for flights. Google will display the results for the days you choose. But they also allow you to scrub through a timeline. The timeline consists of the surrounding days to find the best deals.
Compare Your Foods
There’s always someone looking to start a healthier lifestyle. Google can help you make better choices. It can compare two foods nutritionally for you. For example if you are debating if you want to eat an apple or some grapes, you would type “compare apples to grapes” and Google would give you the results.
Specialized Searches
Sometimes you get too many results when you search online. Google offers specialized searches including blog, patent and public record searches. You can reach them by going here and scrolling down to the specialized searched section.
Something for Fun
Google also gives you chances to take a little break while searching online. These are some of my favorite features on Google. The first one being Zerg rush which is a reference to the computer game Star Craft. Once you search Zerg rush, the letter o will start to drop down and attack the results. You can click them to defeat them. There is also Atari breakout. You have to Google image search but it allows you to play a version of the Atari game breakout.