10 secret tricks to get more out of Google

There’s so much the search engine can do for you beyond its most popular products like search, maps and gmail. Here’s the best of what Google has to offer:

Google Maps

Earth View from Google Maps is a Chrome extension that gives you a bird’s-eye view of amazing places around the world.

Google Dictionary

The Google Dictionary extension for Chrome lets you look up words by highlighting them, saving you time in the process.

Evernote

Google Keep is a productivity app like Evernote that works on the web and on your smartphone.

Public Data

Google Public Data Explorer is fantastic for visualising statistics. It’s also a great place to discover new data you never knew was publicly available.

Ngram Viewer

Google Ngram Viewer searches books in multiple languages dating back to 1600 for any keywords you can think of. It’s good for seeing when things became popular.

Google Fonts

Google Fonts is a public database of typefaces you can use on web projects for free.

Mortgages calculator

Google Search now has a built in mortgage calculator that can quickly tell you if a home is in your budget or not.

Google Sky

Google Sky lets you explore distant galaxies with images from space telescopes. It's like Google Earth for space.

Unit conversions

Good news for those who hate mathematics. Google can easily do unit conversions for you that would be a headache on paper.

Flight Track

A helpful addition for the jetsetting CEOs. Google is great for tracking flights, even to the remotest of places.