{"id":4411,"date":"2016-10-05T17:48:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T22:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=4411"},"modified":"2016-10-13T16:59:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T21:59:15","slug":"8-great-things-didnt-know-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/8-great-things-didnt-know-google\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Great Things You Didn\u2019t Know Google Could Do"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s no secret that Google is intent on taking over the world \u2014 in a good way. If you love Google, then you probably use a lot of their products and services like Gmail, Chrome, and Google Fiber. You can even get an education with Google Cultural Institute\u2019s new Arts & Culture app that gives you a free pass to some of the best museums and archives in the world. But did you know that there are a lot of hidden and interesting features available on Google\u2019s search platform? Here are some of the most useful, or weirdest, features you probably didn\u2019t know about.<\/p>\n

Google\u2019s Timer and Stopwatch<\/strong>
\nType in \u201cset timer\u201d or \u201cset timer to five minutes\u201d and a timer and stopwatch will show up in your browser. You can turn on the volume, or even make it full screen. This could be a great visual option for timing children\u2019s games or activities.<\/p>\n

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Zerg Rush.<\/strong>
\nWhen you type this phrase into your browser, Google\u2019s Zerg Rush game appears. The object of the game is to destroy the O\u2019s before they destroy the rest of the page.<\/p>\n

Google Translate.<\/strong>
\nType this into Google to access this feature. Translate a word or phrase from a specific language (or non-specified, if you know the word but not the language) and Google will tell you what it means.<\/p>\n

Tip Calculator.<\/strong>
\nThis is definitely one of the most useful options. Instead of trying to figure how to split a restaurant bill among multiple people on your phone, type \u201ctip calculator\u201d into Google to calculate the total per person, in addition to the tip percentage.<\/p>\n

Define Words.<\/strong>
\nType \u201cDefine\u201d and then the word you want to look up. Google will then provide definitions of the word, synonyms, the word\u2019s origin, and even translations.<\/p>\n

The Weather.<\/strong>
\nType \u201cWhat is the weather\u201d into the search bar and Google will give you the weather for your current location. It will tell you the current forecast in addition to the weekly forecast.<\/p>\n

Book a Flight.<\/strong>
\nTell Google where you want a flight to depart from and where you want it to go. An example would be \u201cFlight from New York City to San Francisco.\u201d Then choose your dates. Google will tell you the airlines available, the length of travel, and the price.<\/p>\n

Currency Conversion.<\/strong>
\nAsk Google to \u201cconvert dollars to pounds,\u201d or another command. Instantly find out the current exchange rate between two currencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are a lot of unusual, but great, features that Google has to offer. Learn more about these features so you can test them out now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2412,2409,106,2977],"class_list":["post-4411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-privacy","tag-cloud","tag-cloud-technology","tag-google","tag-google-cloud"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4411\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}