You can use Google Search to do WHAT?

Google has been slowly adding a variety of special actions to the same-old search box (http://www.google.com). Here are a few useful links:

• Advanced search tips: http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html
• Print & Save Google Cheat Sheet: http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html
• Complete List of Operators: http://www.google.com/help/operators.html
• Most importantly, Search Features: http://www.google.com/help/features.html
  • Books/movies/music, Q&A, stocks, definitions, currency conversion, etc.

What other things does Google have going on?

You can find out what other stuff is going on by clicking on the more » button on the main page, or by going to http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/

• Google Calendar: brand spankin' new. http://calendar.google.com
• Google Finance: a few weeks old already. http://finance.google.com/
• Google Maps: You name it, somebody’s doing it with Google Maps.
  • http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/
• Google Video: Started poorly, but improving quickly: http://video.google.com/

What’s on the horizon?

Visit Google Labs: http://labs.google.com for the latest beta projects, like:

• Google Transit: http://www.google.com/transit
  • Currently Portland, OR only
• Google Ride Finder: http://labs.google.com/ridefinder
  • 15 major cities showing real-time cab and shuttle locations

Google making partnerships with random groups, like you can see here:

• Joga: http://www.joga.com

Neat and helpful Google search tool:

• Simply Google: http://www.usabilityviews.com/simply_google.htm