Google Tricks That I Bet You Don't Know

This is the best place for you to find the best of the best Google Tricks. These tricks will help you get the most out of Google. Below is the list of all the Google Tricks posted up till now the list will be updated as new columns are posted. The main purpose of sharing these tricks is to assist you in your daily life searches. By implementing these Google tricks you will get the best and the most relevant search results than ever. The tactics below includes Google hoax and other cool stuff. Read more to find the more and become a Google master.

1. Check Your Email Without Internet

This is one of my favorite trick only applicable in Google mail. You can check your emails download items from them and much more even when not connected to the internet. We strongly recommend this to each and everyone out there.

Read more about: Check your email without internet

2. Gmail Notifier For Windows 7

Gmail notifier is a desktop gadget for windows 7. The best gadget which I personally use a lot. What does it do? It notifies you about the new emails in you inbox even if you are not signed in using your browser. It is really useful for some one like me who has to reply to many emails on each day.

Read more about: Gmail Notifier for Windows 7

3. Google Search Tricks

Google is a lot more than we think. We can do many amazing things just by using Google search. You won't believe that you can do such things. Just hit the link and try them your selves.

Read more about: Google Search Tricks

4. Complete List of Google Easter Eggs

Google is not only a search engine. You can play games in it. It gives you a complete package of entertainment. Google introduce different Easter eggs on special occasions. Hit the link below and get entertained by the world's famous and most popular Search engine.

Read more about: Complete list of Google Easter eggs

5. Clear Google Search History

Many of us out there will love this Google Trick. Learn how to clear and remove what you searched on Google. Every keyword searched using Google is saved. You can clear the search history so that no one knows what you searched for.

Read more about: How to clear Google search history?

6. The Google Mirror | Another Google Trick

The Google mirror was first introduced when the Chinese government blocked Google in china. To use Google "elgoog - The Google mirror was introduced". It gives the mirror image of Google and all the search results you searched for. Its a combination of Search + Entertainment. Try it and enjoy searching.

Read more about: elgoog - The Google Mirror 

7. Find Free Serial Numbers

This Google Trick is also one of my favorite tricks. Using this trick we can use any software for free ;) any software asking for a serial number can be used by entering the serial number which you can get easily with this trick.

Read more about: How to find free serial numbers using Google

8. What Is Google Drive? Backup Your Data Now

Well its not a trick but a cloud based disk available for us to store data up to 5GB for free. Its features and its characteristics makes it impossible not to use. Check out the complete details.

Read more about: What is Google Drive?

9. Cool Google Tricks To Search Anything On The Internet

Do you want movies, mp3s, eBook, Games, etc? Let Google find it for you. Read about the tricks by which you can make Google search for anything you want on the internet. Simple tricks with the results you want.

Read more about: Google tricks to search anything on the internet

10. Schedule Your Emails With Boomerang Gmail

Now you can Schedule your emails if you want to sent them in future. Isn't it awesome. No write and schedule all your birthday emails now so that you never forget anyone's birthday. This is a simple and cool Gmail trick.

Read more about: Schedule Your Emails With Boomerang Gmail

11. Top Rated Google "I'm Feeling Lucky" Tricks Part 1

This column tells you about five of the Google's I'm feeling lucky tricks try them and be amazed. Read about Google Gravity, Google sphere, Google magic, Google rainbow and annoying Google.

Type these and hit "I'm feeling lucky" button to see the trick working.

Read more about: Top Rated Google "I'm feeling lucky" Tricks Part 1

12. Top Rated Google "I'm Feeling Lucky" Tricks Part 2

Here are five more tricks you can do with Google "Im feeling lucky" button. Which includes epic Google, Google Pacman, Lol Limewire, Who is the cutest? and Google Hacker

Read more about: Top Rated Google I'm Feeling lucky" Tricks Part 2

13. Use Google Dictionary To Find The Meanings Of The Difficult Words

Have you ever came accross a difficult word? Let Google help you. Using This Google Trick you can find the meaning of any word and the meaning will be displayed right above the search results on Google. A fast way of finding meanings using Google

Read more about: How To Use Google Dictionary?

14. Google Search Gets a Cool Handy Calculator!

You can now use Google's calculator to do your calculations. Its a nice calculator with an easy access and with all the basic functions. Learn how to get it and how to use it.

Read More About: Google Search Gets a Cool Handy Calculator!

15. Increase Your Hard disk Storage Capacity With Gmail Drive

Get an extra Hard disk for your computer absolutely free. Have you ever heard of downloading a hard disk? No, right? BUT you can download a hard disk just follow the following link to get your free hard disk right now.

Read More About: Increase Your Hard disk Storage Capacity With Gmail Drive

16. Top Google Tweaks For College and University Students

Are you a student? If yes this column is just for you. Learn how Google can help you with your studies and how can it help you improve your outcome. In this column you will read about: Google Docs, Google Spread sheets, Gmail, Google Toolbar and Google Calendar

Read More About: Top Google Tweaks For College and University Students

17. Great Google Trick to Search Web With HandWrite Feature

Google Tricks are never ended, as Google is still announcing great features, lets try HandWrite Web Search feature to search anything. Learn how to do it.

Read More About: Great Google Trick to Web Search With HandWrite Feature

NOTE: The list is not finished here. It will be updated as new columns are posted about the Google Tricks. So stay tuned. You can subscribe to our newsletter so that you are updated about the new release.

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Google Doodles for London 2012 Olympics

Google Doodles are always outstanding as they remind us the importance of a day. And now when London 2012 Olympics are upon us, similarly at this big event Google didn't left back and coming up with different Doodles and sketches everyday enclosed with its search engine. We have discussed many other Google Tricks in the previous columns so today I decided to share such thing specially for those who're big fan of Olympic Games.

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Great Google Trick to Web Search With HandWrite Feature

Google Inc "The King of Web Services" is updating features and adding beneficial additions to facilitate its valuable customers. This time, it seems to be the handy Google Trick to find anything over web as it has announced a new way to interact with search engine for touchy Mobiles and Tablets. As, touchy phones and gadgets are inappropriate for typing text rapidly and here that's why Google has announced HandWrite Web Search feature for IOS5+ devices, Android 2.3+ phones and Android 4.0+ tablets in 27 different languages.

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Increase Your Hard disk Storage Capacity With Gmail Drive

Facing shortage of storage? Don't have time or money to buy more? Don't worry eColumns will share a Gmail Trick with you to have one more free harddisk in no time. Yeah you read it correct, Gmail offers 7 GB of storage space and you know our emails don't take that much space, why not use that space to store our data? This trick will use Gmail drive to increase the storage space.

Read: What is Google Drive? Get free invites.

How To Use Your Gmail as a Free Hard Disk?

To use Gmail as a free hard disk you will need to download Gmail Drive. It will be a zip file.

Download: Gmail Drive

After downloading it, Extract the files and install the Gmail drive

Thats it you are done. Go to "My Computer" you will see a new partition there. Open it.

One ore good feature about it is that no one can access your files in that drive as it requires your Gmail username and password to login and access your files.

Last but not the least. If 7 Gb space is not enough for you? Log out from your drive by right clicking it. Make a new Gmail id and then loging with that id to get 7GB more. Isn't that awesome. Go ahead try it! Thank me later :)

And yeah you cannot upload .exe files to the drive. If you want to upload .exe files, first zip it then upload it.

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Google Search Gets a Cool Handy Calculator!

This time Google offers a cool, useful and handy free online calculator. As Google is known as the father of search engines and knows every need and demand of its valuable customers. Now, Google enables you to use calculator onto its pitch without moving anywhere else. Because your left part of the brain can't manage all calculations. The offer is now live and could be approach by everyone. You must go for the new gadget and enhance your experience about Google Tricks!

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Top Google Tweaks and Tools For College and University Students

Are you a student? You know what Google can help you do your work more easily, more efficiently and in a less time. Do you know how? Google has tools to help us do our work. Lets discuss what are these Google Tricks which will help us do our work better.

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Use Google Dictionary To Find The Meanings of The Words

How many times you have came across the word you don't know the meaning of? Use this Google Trick to search for any difficult word in the Google Dictionary. Many people out there don't search the meanings because they are too lazy, including me. No body wants to take out the dictionary and then search for the meanings. Even online dictionary websites are too slow no one likes waiting. The trick we will discuss today is really helpful it shows the meaning of our word right above the search results on Google, yes no need to click on any website and the meanings are from the trusted Google dictionary.

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Extract Text From Image Using OCR With Google Docs

OCR stands for optical character recognition. What it does is, it reads the text from an image file and extract it and reproduce it in the form of text document. Isn't it great? It is one of my favorite Google tricks. You can find many OCR tools and software on the internet to do your work. BUT this one is the best as it is not a separate software. You don't have to download anything. It is integrated in Google Docs and you can use it online using your Gmail account.

Lets suppose you have a document in hard copy and you want the same document in your computer. You don't have to write the text to get a copy in the computer too. You just scan the document and using this trick you can reproduce the document from the scanned image.

How to use the OCR feature of Google Docs?

Step 1:

You will have to sign in to Google Docs account and you will be redirected to Google drive account.

Step 2:

You will have to change the upload settings in order to use OCR .

Click on "Convert text from uploaded PDG and image files"

Now just upload the image and your work is done. Leave the rest to for google to do it. BUT the quality of the optical character recognition may not be perfect.Don't worry google is trying to improve its performance and you will get the perfect results in near future.

Step 3:

Click on the red button to upload the file.

Step 4:

Upload the file and you are done. :)

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Set Up Google's 2 Step Verification To Protect Your Account From Being HACKED

The use of emails has increased drastically in recent years. Setting up Google's 2 step verification helps in protecting your account  from being hacked so that your private emails are not leaked. Cracking passwords is a piece of cake for hackers  let "Two step verification" process protect your email address for you.

How "Two Step Verification" Works?

In case your password is leaked or some one knows the answer of your security question and he logs in to your account.the verification process will stop him right there and ask him for a verification code. The best thing about the code is every time you sign in it will send you a new and unique verification code to your cellphone and if you don't have a cell phone you can configure it to your land line. Google will call you each time to give you the code. So if some one wants to use your email address he will have to snatch your cellphone then only he can use your Gmail or Google+ account. This is the best Google trick I have came across. 

How To Configure Google's Two Step Verification? 

See also: Top 10 Gmail Tricks and Tips

Step 1:

First log in to your Gmail account and and click on the link to go to Advance Account Settings.

Step 2:
Click on the security tab on the left.

Step 3:
Click on the edit button beside "2-Step Verification" and enter your details to configure your cellphone to receive the code every time someone sign in to your account.

Step 4:
After setting up your phone numbers and cellphone details click on "Set up 2-step verification".

Step 5:
You are almost done. Only last three steps are remaining it will ask you to setup your phone, verify your computer and Activate. Click next one each one and you are good to go.

If still you are not able to do it. Fell free to ask in the comments below.

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Top 10 Gmail Tricks and Tips That You Must Know - Part 2

Gmail is the most successful Email service provider. Gmail provides splendid facilities to its users, I have been using Gmail since last years and really pleased with its service and its security. The reason of Gmail being so successful is due to it Tricks and Tips which it offers. In last part we discussed five of these tweaks lets discuss five more of these.

First Read: Top 10 Gmail Tricks and Tips That You Must Know - Part 1
Also Read: Cool Google Tricks

6. Schedule Your Emails With Boomerang Gmail

Now you can schedule your important Emails so that you don't forget to send them. Scheduling Emails is a very nice trick and can come in handy sometime. We have a separate column teaching how to do it.

Read about: Schedule Your Emails With Boomerang Gmail

7. Manage Multiple Gmail Accounts

With Gmail you can easily manage multiple Gmail accounts. No need to sign out from one account to use and check the other one. You can now check emails from your personal and business email accounts easily. There is a trick behind this feature. What you do is you forward all the email from one account to another. So how to do that?

Go to settings and click on 'Accounts and Imports' tab.

Go to 'Send Email As' section and add the email address you want to receive emails from. Once you have added the email address it will ask you to verify it. You will have to open the other account for one last time. Click on the link in the inbox there and you are done.

8. Change Gmail Theme

Changing Gmail theme will allow you to have a complete new and exciting experience with Google Mail. A nice little Gmail trick to read emails in a more presentable way.

Click on settings and go to the 'themes' tab.

Now select the theme you like from a large collection and you are done. You can also create custom themes. Check that out too.

9. Send Group Emails

Here is the answer to your question 'How to send group emails with email?' Sending group emails is Gmail is really very easy. First you will have to make a group to be able to do this. Click on Gmail from the top left of the page a drop down menu will open. Select contact from it.

Once you have clicked it, You will see an option of new group in the left bar. Click on it.

Give the name of the group and your group is created. Add contact to it by click + button on the top once you are in that group.

Once you have add the contact now go to compose message. Write the message you want to send and in 'To:' field write the name of the group and you are done.

10. Get Gmail Notifier For Free

Gmail notifier is a software available in different languages. What it does is it notifies you with a sound about the new incoming mail. You can manage multiple accounts with this software. You just have to download it once and you are done.

Read more about: Get Gmail Notifier for Free

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Top 10 Gmail Tricks and Tips That You Must Know - Part 1

Gmail is the best email service provider. Gmail stands for Google mail. It has the best and most user friendly interface and it is the most secure email service. You can connect your cellphone with it and every time you sign in it will send you a pin code to your phone so that no one else can access your account. Gmail tricks and tips make it more powerful so lets discuss what are these tips and tricks.

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Top Rated Google "I'm feeling lucky" Tricks Part 2

So did you like Google "I'm feeling lucky" Tricks Part 1? In this column we will discuss five more of Google Tricks which works with I'm feeling lucky button. So lets see what are these tricks.

Also check out the complete list of Google's Easter eggs.

Epic Google

What does it do? It makes Google go epic. The size of each and everything on the page start increasing until you close the window or the tab. "Google Search" button is replaced by "Epic Search" button and "I'm feeling lucky" button is replaced by "I'm feeling Excessive".

Google Pacman

Enjoy the Game of Pacman with Google search. Google Pacman was released on the 30th anniversary of the game Pacman. Eat all the yellow dots before you are eaten up by your enemies. You are given three chances to clear the stage. Type Google Pacman and hit "I'm Feeling Lucky"

LOL limewire

Free the pirate in you :) type "lol limewire" and hit "I'm feeling lucky" its flash page saying "Do what you want cuz the pirate is free, You are a pirate". A nice rhyme with a dance. Enjoy

Who's The Cutest?

You are the cutest person in the world. Not sure? Lets ask Google :) Just type "Who's the cutest?" and hit "I'm feeling luck". Go try it we are waiting here for you. Do let us know who is the cutest.

Google Hacker

What is Google is hacked? Can't even think what will happen. Want to experience a hacked version of Google? Well this isn't real it is just for fun. Type "Google Hacker" and hit "I'm feeling lucky". Here you are Google's hacked version :)

Well these were the then Google "I'm feeling lucky tricks" hope you liked it, We have got more for you.

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Top Rated Google "I'm feeling lucky" Tricks Part 1

How many of us know what is Google's I'm feeling lucky feature? Most of us don't know why is that button there. Well I'm feeling luck button on Google's homepage is really very nice feature that Google offers. What it does is it takes you to the first search result of the first page directly without showing you the search results. Use this when ever you are feeling lucky :). There are many Google Tricks you can do with this button. lets see what are those tricks.
You can also check out Google Easter Eggs for more fun.
Google I'm feeling lucky tricks shared below might already be shared and discussed on previous posts but since this post will be covering most of the tricks so I will be sharing them again.

Google Gravity

As Earth's Gravity force pulls everything towards its center and everything falls when under Gravity influence Google also goes under gravity when typed "Google Gravity" in search bar and I'm Feeling Lucky button is hit. Even after Google falling down you can still search for your queries.

Google Sphere

Google sphere is the perfect example of what a sphere is. It shows the search results revolving in a sphere. It searches and gives you images related to your search query. When revolving in a sphere it is easy to see and access all the stuff. Give it a try you will love it.

Google Magic

Do a little magic trick with your friends. Make the Os of Google disappear. Type Google Magic and hit "I'm Feeling Lucky" it will open Google. Don't look at the address bar of your browser ;) Now put two of your fingers on the Os of Google and click any where on the page and see what happens next.

Google Rainbow

Its been raining on Google and you can see the rainbow on it. All seven colors of the rainbow over Google's logo makes it very exciting to use. Each and every alphabet on the page keeps on changing its colors. If you have an eye sight problem I'll recommend not to use it.

Annoying Google

Change simple Google to Annoying Google. What is annoying about it? The annoying thing about annoying Google is it's font. The logo and the the text on the button is annoying and except these its just like simple Google. So a simple I'm feeling lucky trick just for fun.

These were five of the Google's I'm Feeling Lucky tricks. I'll be sharing more in my upcoming columns so stay tuned and don't forget to subscribe :)

[UPDATE] Google "I'm Feeling Lucky" Tricks Part 2

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Schedule Your Emails With Boomerang Gmail

This Google trick will be the favorite for many people among us. Mostly the people who are a lot busy. Now you can schedule your emails and go for vacation. Yeah you can also schedule emails with "Boomerang Gmail" so that you don't forget to mail it at the right time. Want to wish Happy birthday? Or Happy anniversary? Don't worry write a good email with all the good stuff and schedule it today so that email is sent to them at the right time.

Who Can Boomerang Gmail?

Unfortunately not everyone can have this facility. This is a Google Trick so only Gmail user can have and use this facility. In future it might be available for other email hosting services but at present it is not. So go and make an account on Gmail to use Boomerang.

How To Send emails in Future? 

The procedure is simple and easy to understand. Every one can do it easily. If not we are here :)

Step 1:

Download Boomerang for Gmail first. Boomerang Gmail is an extension for your browser. At present it supports Firefox 3.6+, Chrome 5.0+ and Safari 5.1+. So go ahead download it, we are waiting for you right here.

Step 2:

Welcome back. Have you installed Boomerang Gmail? If yes, thats all you need to do. Yeah seriously.

Step 3:

Go to your Gmail account and compose a new message. Write all the good things :)

When you are done with writing your email hit "Send Later" button on the top.

Step 4:

When you will click Send Later button a drop down menu will appear. Giving you predefined time to select you can also add your custom time from the option at the bottom of the menu.

Well that is it. You are done :)

What if you want to edit the email you schedule? Lets say it is someone's birthday and you scheduled the email a day before his birthday you easily edit it. Click on boomerang appearing in your Gmail.

Click on "Manage scheduled messages" to edit the message.

When you click to manage messages, it gives you three options basically.The first one is for rescheduling the other one is for sending it now and the last one is stop sending the message.

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Cool Google Tricks To Search Anything On The Internet

Okay today I will share some Google tricks because most of us out there don't know how to use Google properly. Have you ever faced the problem of not finding the thing you are looking for on Google? If yes then no problem the things I will share will take you right where you want to go. All the tricks are already tested you can share your experience in the comment box below.

Read the complete list of: Best Google Tricks

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Search eBook On Google

This is the trick which is really useful for many of us out there. These days a lot of people are fond of reading eBook. Whether Its entertainment or some thing really informative most of the people out there recommend reading eBook. So if you are searching for an eBook type for example you want an eBook on hacking. Just type:

intitle:index.of? pdf hacking

Searching this will return the results having hacking and pdf in it. But what if the file is of some other type lets say its a zip file? then type a general search query. Following is the example of general search query.

intitle:index.of? (pdf|zip|rar|chm) hacking


What does this equation means? It means give me the result of the book about hacking with file extension .pdf or .zip or .rar or .chm. Isn't it great?

Search for Mp3s

Have you ever faced this problem? That you were looking for any Mp3 and even after hours of search you are unable to find it. I faced this problem last week. Well guess what I found a way of searching for Mp3s using our old friend Google. Go to Google.com and type the following in the search bar:

"parent directory " Singer name or the Album name -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

You can change whats in Yellow as per your need. If you are unable to find even after this. Here is the more advance search query for you.

"Mp3 name" intitle:"index.of" "parent directory" "size" "last modified" "description" [snd] (mp4|mp3|avi|flac|aac|ape|ogg) -inurl:(jsp|php|html|aspx|htm|cf|shtml|lyrics-realm|mp3-collection) -site:.info -site:websiteurl

You can always change the things written in yellow, if you don't know that much about your Mp3 just leave it as it is and hit search.

Search for Games

The query for finding a game is also very simple. Its almost like the ones mentioned above.
Just go to Google and type:

"parent directory " Game -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

You can replace Game with the name of the game you want and Google will return you the results only with that name of game.

Search for Torrents

Okay this query which I am about to share is my favorite. It is the simplest of all and It gives the best result. You can find any thing with it. So here it is. Go to Google.com and type:

filename filetype:torrent


I said you can find anything with it. Yes that is right just replace the word torrent with any file type you want. It can be MP3, XVID, ISO any file type of your choice. Simplicity of this query is also a plus point. You can easily memorize it.

Exclude Terms in Search Results

If you are searching for something and most of the results you see on Google are giving the information about what you DON'T need then you can exclude those terms by using "-" operator. For example you are searching for Pakistan and don't want Wikipedia's page to come on screen. Type "Pakistan -wikipedia" and Wikipedia will not show up on the results.

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