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Google Inc. was incorporated on September 4, 1998 and has since grown to become one of the largest multinational technology companies in the world. This global brand specializes in internet-related services and products and is the brainchild of Larry Page and Sergey Brin, both of whom conceived the idea together while undergoing a PHD program at the Stanford University. Many people in this part of the world mostly see Google as a search engine and limit their daily activities when using it to a string of few queries, thereby under utilizing its full capabilities and potentials. Having said that, these are ten amazing things you don’t know Google can do:
1. Set timer
With so much activities and schedules to manage each day, time management is just about everything. Timers help you to accurately manage your time, especially in activities that are time-based, such as cooking, training, running and many more. Even if you don’t have a stopwatch, not to worry as you can use Google as a timer. All you need to do is to insert the appropriate time you want to track, followed by the word “timer”, and you’ll immediately get a countdown. It can even be made to sound an alarm at the end of the countdown.
2. Calorie comparison of your favorite delicacies
Yes, many don’t know they can actually use Google to make calorie comparisons of the meals they intend to consume. Meal comparisons are important to people who want to keep a watchful eye on their calorie intake, most especially people with obesity related issues. You could compare two meals by typing their names in the Google search bar and putting “versus” between them e.g. Rice vs. Beans.
3. Plan your wedding
Many people aren’t aware of the fact that they can use Google to effectively plan and manage their weddings. There are lots of activities and expenses involved in pulling off an excellent wedding. Managing wedding plans and expenses can actually be time-consuming and overwhelming, both of which are more than enough to make your head spin on a normal day. Google makes your wedding preparations seamless, because it provides you the platform you need for announcing your wedding plans, making your budget, finding a venue, managing your expenses and much more.
4. Translate Languages, Symbols and Characters
With the world becoming more globalized and interconnected each day, there is an increasing need to bridge the language gap, and for this reason, Google developed the Translate tool. Using the Google translate tool, you can actually communicate with your Chinese friend in his own language, and he’ll likely do the same for yours. You can also use the translate tool to decipher the meanings behind certain symbols and characters.
5. Splitting bills and Calculating tips
Although we don’t have the bill-splitting mentality in this part of Africa, where most bills are entirely handled by one or two persons in a group of friends and acquaintances, it could come in handy when you least expect it. Just input the “tip calculator” in your search bar, and then it will activate the calculator that you can use to equally split bills and tips among members of a group.
6. Explore the universe
People fascinated about the universe can now get a glimpse as to what it looks like from the NASA perspective. Google Sky gives people the ability to delve into the far reaches of the universe, using cutting edge technology such as the Hubble Telescope and NASA satellites. People can also listen to space related podcast and learn more about the astrological signs using Google Sky.
7. Filter your Gmail
This is perhaps one of the most impressive features of Google Mail. G-Mail address owners can now customize their email addresses to suit their preferences and interest. For example, you could add “+anything” to your email address and it will still work e.g. peter+internetbusiness@gmail.com. The “internet business” in the email address can be replaced with just about anything, provided there is a “plus sign” in front of it.
8. Download cool, amazing fonts for free
Fonts allow you to write in very stylish, attractive ways that help to captivate the minds of readers and keep them drooling over your write-up. Lovers of fonts can now download cool fonts via Google fonts and it’s completely free. You can even make them the default font of your browser, so you can use them to write in a stylish manner on various websites and forums.
9. Find out the Week’s Football fixtures
By far, the predominant sport in the country is football and its popularity has soared in recent times due to the rising publicity of the various European leagues. Now, football fans can now use Google to easily find their team’s weekly football fixtures, by typing the name of their respective leagues in the search bar and hitting the search button.
10. Check flight Schedules
You can easily use the Google search bar to find flight schedules for the day. Google uses location based technology to list websites of airline companies closest to you. Just type flight schedule in the Google search bar and it will list the websites of various airline companies closest to you, which you can then compare and scrutinize at will.
Google is more than just a search engine. It can be described as a smart, internet based engine that can be used effectively to plan and manage our day-to-day activities and schedules. It’s continually being developed by Google team of engineers and geeks, and would one day control and manage virtually every facet of human endeavor.
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