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Security options – Gmail

Gmail always keeps a log of your activity. So if you are suspecting somebody of hacking into or logging into your account without your knowledge, you can keep track of this through the 'Last Account Activity' feature. Yo….

Search queries – Gmail

Say, you have postponed reading a lot of mail and have read a few in between and left many unread. Gmail only has 100 conversations per page but your unread items are scattered in subsequent pages. To be able to view all….

Priority Inbox – Gmail

The latest feature Gmail has introduced is the new priority inbox. It targeted and incorporated multiple features from Google Lab into the primary Gmail UI. We recommend this new feature, especially if you receive large ….

Google Tips & Search exact phrase

We all use Google for fulfilling our daily search needs.But do we really know how to use it optimally? There is much ,ore to the Google search engine than just typing your search phrase and hitting [Enter]. Google has ma….

Search in Google using "OR" operator & Asterix operator

Search in Google using "OR" operator: Google normally searches for pages that contain all the words you type in the search box, but if you want pages that have one term or another(or both), use the OR operator. For inst….

In Google search find similar terms & ignore certain terms

Find Similar terms in Google Search: Use the ~ symbol to return similar terms. For instance, ~dark chocolate -dark will get you pages that contain words similar to dark or darkness comb9ned with chocolate. These wor….

Search in Google for terms in the title of web pages & particular date range

Search for terms in the title of web pages: By default, Google searches for your term within web pages, but by using intitle: you can search for pages that have the words mentioned in the page title field of a web page.….

Search for specific file type & results within range of number

Search for a Specific File Type in Google: This is most useful when looking for some whitepapers or other research oriented material. This is because most serious or in-depth reports on any topics are most likely to be ….

Internal website search & Google scholar

Internal web site search: Often, you want to search a specific website for content that matches a certain phrases. Even if the site doesn't support a built-in search feature, you can use Google to search the site for yo….

Use Google as a Quick Dictionary

Very often we come across words that muddle us. But it's time quite an effort to actually go to a free online dictionary to get the result. Instead try the define: function. With it Google aggregates meanings and defin….

Use Google for mathematical calculations & converter

Google calculation allows you to calculate using certain mathematical operators. Operators such as log, factorial, and trigonometic functions can also be used. These searches have to be entered into the Google search bar….

Search for terms in a URL & Exact word in Google

Search terms in a URL with Google: This is another example of a specific location based search. Using the function inurl: will return results that contain certain terms in the website's URL. For instance, inurl: geometr….