Monday, April 24, 2006

Google search tricks

Don't always get what you were hoping for on your Google search? Take a look at these tips (.pdf) on how to improve your searches!

Google Cheat Sheet
Google Guide's Cheat Sheet

A couple of tricks I learned:

Numerical Ranges
What it does: searches for a range of numbers
What to type: Willie Mays 1950…1960
What you’ll get: results about Willie Mays during this time period

Conversions
What it does: converts units of measure
What to type: cm in foot, 28C in F, $ in pound, days in
fortnight, miles in league, mph in speed of light, etc.
What you’ll get: the converted answer

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Google Calendar is Live!

Check out this article on its features: TechCrunch - Google Calendar is Live or go to it directly.

Monday, April 10, 2006

10 Things to Do With Old PCs

Not sure what to do with that older computer? PC Magazine has some ideas for you: 10 Things to Do With Old PCs.

Monday, April 03, 2006

Printing while on the Road

Need to print out a report from your hotel room? Check out these tips for printing while traveling from Microsoft's Small Business Center!

Traveling? Quick printing tips