Ten Google-Search Tricks

10. Get Local Time: Type in What time is it followed by any city to get the current time.


9. Track Flight Status: Enter the airline and flight number to find out the departure time and estimated arrival for any flight.


8. Convert Currency, Metrics, Bytes and More: Google has a built-in converter calculator. You can enter quarter cup in teaspoons, seconds in a year, 5 US dollars in Euros and countless others.


7. Search for Pages That are “Better Than,” “Similar to,” or “Reminds me of”: Enter “better than keyword” or “similar to keyword” to find Web pages you never knew existed.


6. Use Google as a Free Proxy: Enter cache:website.com to view a Web page that’s been blocked from the computer you’re using.


5. Remove Affiliate Links From Product Searches: To avoid seeing search results from certain sites, enter –site:website.com (ie, enter a "keyword" leave a "space" then –site:website.com")


4. Find Related Items: Enter ~ before any search term to find related items as well.


3. Find Music and Comic Books: Enter -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:"index of" +"last modified" +"parent directory" +description +size +(wma|mp3) "Band or comic book name" to find music files and comic books.


2. See Images of People, Objects, Etc.: Type in a search term, and click on images to see photos of the results.


1. Search for Faces: If you’re looking for a photo of a person named Rose, and don’t want to see photos of the flower, add &imgtype=face to the end of your image search. It will show you only images of faces.