I don’t know about you, but when I’m looking for information I like to get it in as few clicks as possible. What I don’t like is first having to find the website with my desired data, then hunt through a myriad of befuddling fly-out menus and web forms, all the while closing those annoying ads that somehow skulked past my pop-up blocker. There’s a simpler way to search for a lot of handy information all from the same place. Google. Here are my personal favorites:
- Track packages – Enter a tracking number for FedEx, UPS, or USPS and you’ll get a link to the results.
- Weather – Enter “weather” and then your zip code. Who needs Kathy Sabine?
- Definitions – Enter “define” and then the word in question. For example, by entering “define uproarious” you’ll find out that it means “marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter”. Now all you have to do is casually drop it into conversation.
- Flight Info – Enter the airline followed by the flight number. Never again show up to the airport only to find out the flight has been delayed 5 hours.
- Calculator – Enter “267 * 5642” and, you guessed it, Google will promptly tell you “1,506,414”. There are many cool functions of this calculator that I won’t delve into here. I suggest you read this to find out how to take full advantage of all its features.