Top 10 Obscure Google Search Tricks

Necuno

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When it comes to the Google search box, you already know the tricks: finding exact phrases matches using quotes like "so say we all" or searching a single site using site:lifehacker.com gmail. But there are many more oblique, clever, and lesser-known search recipes and operators that work from that unassuming little input box. Dozens of Google search guides detail the tips you already know, but today we're skipping the obvious and highlighting our favorite obscure Google web search tricks.

http://lifehacker.com/339474/top-10-obscure-google-search-tricks
 
Nice find!

I'm sure a few of these will come in handy.
 
Cool! Interesting point: Seeing that Google is launching locally now with servers etc. Can one use local bandwidth to surf the Google cache?
 
Little tip of my own. If you want to track a Fedex package, input the tracking number into Google. Your parcel will appear as the result.

Discovered that by accident..

edit: oops, I see someone already mentioned this in the comments
 
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