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Google "little-known" featuresTag(s): Misc Prog HowTo


You can use Google as a web-based calculator.

Enter 40 + 2 and Google will answer 42 !. The Google calculator supports hexadecimal notation with the prefix 0x, try it here

Google’s calculator also handles conversions.To convert 0x2e in decimal. Like to convert 1 metre in feet. Google is multi lingual system, try it in French!

Google as an online dictionary to look up any word. All you have to do is enter the keywords what is in your query, followed by the word in question. If you want to know what is architecture. Another way is to use the Google keyword define.

Google has pre-defined facts and you can get them with the right query :

Google can be used to find and display current weather conditions, mostly for American location like Detroit. You can substitute the city name for a zip code.

What is the code for a particular airport, just aks Google !

If you have an area code and want to know which city it serves, just enter the area code; Google will return the city in which that area code resides.

Looking for MP3 ? Try a search like ?intitle:index.of? mp3 bob marley . But beware some returned sites or files can be fake.