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The Pandia Post Newsletter No. 19, October 2003

Hidden features of Google

These features may not all be brand new, bot they are definitely good news for many searchers.

(October 14 2003) There are many reasons why Google is the most popular search engine in the world. Research is probably chief among them.

The Google Labs are constantly coming up with more ways to make the gigantic database even more useful to searchers. Here is an overview of some of the handy tools available.

Google Keys

You may navigate Google without using the mouse. This is good news for all of you out there suffering from the repetitive strain of much mouse clicking.

Press [K] on the search results page after a search on the Google Keys page, and colorful balls appear next to the first result.

Move up and down using [I] and [K], move left and right using [J] and [L].

Google Keys.

Google Viewer

If you are one of many searchers out there that are inclined to visual information as opposed to plain text, Google Viewer is for you. It displays search results as a slide show.

Each page is displayed for five seconds and you will find a short text description next to it. Click on the hare to speed up and the tortoise to slow down. Very user friendly!

Google Viewer.

Google Voice Search

Search the web using your phone - if you like. Call Google's Voice Search at +1 650 318 0165 (US phone number) and follow the instructions. Then click the link on the Google Voice Search page and watch your results appear.

There might be many uses for this technology, but right now there are also some drawbacks.

Phoning the States to search the Web is expensive for all of us who are not US residents. Also, voice recognition technology is not yet as advanced as it appears in the movies and you may have some problems making the computer at Google understand your query.

Google Voice Search.

Froogle

Froogle is a price comparison tool. The results are sorted by their relevancy to your search - no sponsored positions. You can sort the results by price and exclude items with prices over a certain limit.

Froogle.

Google Glossary

Use the Web as your dictionary! Google Glossary will search the Net for you and come back with definitions of all kinds of words and terms.

Google Glossary will find the meaning of slang expressions and specialized technical terms. Now all you need is your laptop. The days of carrying around huge volumes of dictionaries and thesauruses are over.

Google Glossary.

Google WebQuotes

Google WebQuote will add comments that other websites have to every result that appears when you do a search.

This is a good way to find out about the reliability of a firm, a service or an institution.

Google WebQuotes.

Google Catalogs

Google has scanned more than 5000 US mail order catalogues. In Google Catalogs thy are made searchable. Decide for yourself if you want to view the catalogues page by page or as thumbnails.

A control panel at the top of the page lists the URL other relevant ordering information.

Google Catalogs.

Google Sets

This feature organizes words into sets of related terms.

For instance, you can type in the name of a few impressionist painters and get a whole list of others. Choose a small set or results and receive about five strong suggestions or choose a large set and see every word Google comes up with.

Google Sets

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