Thursday, April 15, 2010

Google - Exploring the Hidden Jewels

Google the company that revolutionized the way people interact with internet, beginning all the way from search engine to its present offering the "Google OS". Its services had mostly been accepted with open arms by the internet community at large. 


As a Google user, i admire the way they innovate, transform ideas into successful solutions. I was keen to know what Google had under its sleeve other than the usual search we see. I was really taken away by the prowess they contained; If you had ever thought that Google is only meant to search the vast universe of internet data, then you might be blown away on what we are about to explore.


Google Calculator
The very simple input area on the Google search engine transforms itself to a scientific calculator, when you key in those mathematical equations and expressions. If you want to explore the Google Calc features to its brim, take a look here for a complete reference. I will list out some excerpts from the link






Google Expressions
I am listing out some expressions, which you can try out yourself
(Note: expressions are highlighted in bold. You can straight away enter those expressions to the Google search box.)




Percentage Expressions
12.3% of 344 - Gets 12.3 percentage of 344


Base Conversions
12 in binary - Gets the binary equivalent of 12
12 in octal - Gets the oct representation for 12
12 in hex - Gets the hex representation for 12
0b10 in decimal - Gets the decimal equivalent for the binary input of "0b10", for binary you must prefix "0b" (without quotes)
0o25 in decimal - Gets the decimal equivalent for the octal, for octal prefix "0o".
0x80 in decimal - Get decimal equivalent for hex, for hex prefix "0x".
20 degrees in radians - Converts degrees to radians.
10  radians in degrees - Converts radians to degrees.


Constants
3 pi - will output 3 * value of PI.


Simple Expressions
how many seconds in 1 hour
how many seconds in 5 weeks
how many seconds in 10 years
how many seconds in 10 centuries


how many days in a week
how many days in a year
how many days in a month
how many days in a century


speed of light
speed of sound




Volume\Date-Time Conversions
1 decade = ?year
1 millenium= ?year


1 km = ?meter
1 meter = ?km
1 furlong = ? meter
1 furlong = ? km



1 picometer = ?mm





1 yard = ? meter




1 mile = ?km


1 cm= ?km
1 cm= ?miles
1 cm = ?mm
1 nanometer = ?mm
1 feet = ?cm
1 decimeter = ? mm


1 volt = ? millivolts
1 joule  = ? watt hour
1 joule  = ? kilowatt hour
1 kilowatt hour = ? joule


1 ton = ? kg
1 ton = ? gram
1 kg = ? gram
1 pound  = ?kg
1 teaspoon = ? ml
1 cup = ? ml
1 gram  = ? kg
1 milligram  = ? gram
1 milligram  = ? kg
1 ounce  = ? kg
1 kg = ?lbs - reads 1 Kg is how many pounds
1 pound  = ? oz - reads to 1 pound is how many ounces








1 liter =?ml - 1 liter is how many milliliter
1 gallon  = ? liter
1 microliter  = ? liter
1 grain  = ? kg
1 cubic centimeter= ?ml
1 cubic centimeter= ?liter
1 cubic feet= ?liter
1 quart  = ?liter
1inch  = ?cm

1hz = ?khz


Currency Conversions
1 dollar = ? cent
1 USD = ? INR - Converts US Dollars to Indian Rupees
1 Euros in USD
1 USD in Euros


Google Language Translation - Expressions


en:fr Hello - Translates English to French
en:es Hello - Translates English to Spanish
en:it Hello - Translates English to Italian
en:de Hello - Translates English to German
en:zh Hello - Translates English to Chinese
en:ja Hello - Translates English to Japanese
en:ko Hello - Translates English to Korean
en:ru Hello - Translates English to Russian
en:en Avionics - Shows the pronunciation as well as the meaning of the word.




Misc Commands
define: Avionics - Shows up a list of definitions from different dictionaries and over from the web.


site:msdn.microsoft.com hooks - This will search only the msdn site for the term "hooks"


filetype:pdf C programming - This returns all PDF with the term "C Programming". You can replace the pdf with txt, doc, ppt, xls etc.




I will be updating this section with more new expressions and equations, so watch out for this space.








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