Most of us interact with Google at least a few times a day \u2013 if you\u2019re a Gmail user, it\u2019s way more than that. But the bright folks at Google are constantly updating features and adding cool tweaks to various Google products, and you could probably be getting a lot more out of Google than you do.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s take a look at five nifty things you can do with Google that you might not already be doing.<\/p>\n
This can be a very handy tool, especially for people who are studying, or whose jobs involve doing research on other countries. The Google Public Data Explorer basically aggregates tons of publicly available data from places like the World Bank and various country statistical offices (including some data from Statistics South Africa).<\/p>\n
You can type in a query, like \u201cpopulation growth rates by country,\u201d and then use the Explorer\u2019s options to create your own charts. You can embed the chart you make into your website or any internet-linked document, or you could use your computer\u2019s screenshot tools to snap a picture of it \u2013 great for school projects.<\/p>\n
When you live in a multilingual society, you often come across phrases that are in a language that you don\u2019t speak. With Google\u2019s translation utilities you can quickly translate back and forth between a large number of languages.<\/p>\n
You can visit https:\/\/translate.google.com\/<\/strong><\/a> for a complex translation, or you can simply translate a few words by typing \u201ctranslate (the word you want translated) into (the language you want it translated into)\u201d \u2013 for example, you might type \u201ctranslate bread into Zulu.\u201d<\/p>\n Google\u2019s translation is not, I should note, flawless. It has trouble with any subtleties of grammar and meaning. However, even with fairly complex passages it usually gives you enough of an approximation to either understand or make yourself understood.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re watching what you eat, Google is your new best friend. Google let\u2019s you easily and quickly compare the nutritional values of different foods.<\/p>\n All you need to do is type the foods into the search bar like so: \u201ccompare (food) to (food)\u201d. Comparing your two options side by side can help motivate you to make the right choice!<\/p>\n When you\u2019re planning a trip, Google\u2019s flight search is a handy port-of-call to find the ideal price and time.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, Google flights doesn\u2019t yet support the rand, but you can change your currency to dollars or pounds, and you still get the convenience of comparing prices and seeing all the flight times that are available.<\/p>\n Presumably you\u2019ll eventually be able to search in rands.<\/p>\n Heard a new word and not sure what it means? Google\u2019s got your back. Just type \u201cdefine (word)\u201d and Google will tell you what it means, and how to pronounce it.<\/p>\n You can even click the audio button to hear it said out loud, to make extra sure you\u2019re saying it right.<\/p>\n Source: Moneyweb<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nGoogle as your diet\u2019s best friend<\/h3>\n
Google flights<\/h3>\n
Google is a dictionary<\/h3>\n
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