>>You have been sent this message from [log in to unmask] as a courtesy of
>>washingtonpost.com
>>
>> Personal Message:
>> This is pretty handy.
>>
>> Google Searches the Web And Does Math Homework
>>
>> By Leslie Walker
>>
>> Between Blaster and the blackout last week, one of the Google search
>> site's quirkiest experiments yet went largely unseen.
>>
>> The Internet's top search engine announced it had crammed a
>> mathematical calculator into its search service, letting users type math
>> problems directly into the search box and get instant answers. Google's
>> calculator is trained to recognize words as well as numbers, so you can
>> type in "eight plus seven minus four" or "8 plus 7 minus 4." Both will
>> yield 11.
>>
>> You can type numeric expressions either into the search box at Google's
>> Web site (www.google.com) or directly into your Internet browser if
>> you've installed Google's tool-bar software or you use a browser with
>> built-in Google searching, such as Mozilla or Apple's Safari. Below the
>> numeric answers Google returns, it will present a link to a regular Web
>> search for your phrase in case you weren't trying to use the calculator.
>>
>> But this calculator doesn't just do simple multiplication. It also
>> handles conversions. Cooks may like being able to type in "quarter cup
>> in teaspoons" and see Google reply "1 quarter US cup = 12 US teaspoons."
>> Does a mechanic want to know the size of a replacement part for a clock
>> in inches, but you only know it in millimeters? Enter " .715 mm in
>> inches" and Google will inform you it equals 0.0281496063 inches.
>>
>> Google's calculator goes beyond basic arithmetic to do complex math and
>> crunch physical constants, too. It will process such queries as "G *
>> mass of earth." or "speed of light * two." Type "What is the speed of
>> light in furlongs per fortnight" and you'll get this reply: "the speed
>> of light = 1.8026175 x 10{+1}{+2} furlongs per fortnight."
>>
>> If only Google marketed its own pocket research tool, it could be the
>> pocket calculator of this decade. With all the other new tools it's
>> rolling out, can one be far behind?
>> Household Risks at a Click
>> If you're worried about the health risks of all the junk lying around
>> your house, the National Library of Medicine, run by the National
>> Institutes of Health in Bethesda, can help. It launched a Web site this
>> month that lists the potential health effects of more than 2,000 product
>> ingredients. The site also details the contents of more than 4,000
>> common household items. Its database lets people search by product type,
>> manufacturer name or ingredients.
>>
>> householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov
>> Online Frequent-Flier Auction Expands
>> Continental Airlines has redesigned its auction Web site, which lets
>> frequent fliers use their "OnePass" miles as currency to bid on prizes
>> besides airplane tickets. The airline has also expanded the choice of
>> awards and added tools to help people find and monitor its
>> frequent-flier auctions. On Friday, the high bid for a five-day vacation
>> package for two to the Dominican Republic was 150,900 miles. Another hot
>> item was a luxury suite for 22 guests in Yankee Stadium for the Yanks
>> vs. the Orioles on Sept. 26. Bidding had reached only 100,500 miles and
>> runs through Sept. 19. Since launching frequent-flier auctions last
>> summer, Continental has offered more than 525 packages and drawn bids
>> from more than 6,000 people.
>>
>> www.onepassauction.com
>>
>> E-mail Leslie Walker at [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Would you like to send this article to a friend? Go to
>>http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/admin/emailfriend?contentId=A1833-2003Aug16&sent=no&referrer=emailarticle
>>
>>
>>Visit washingtonpost.com today for the latest in:
>>
>>News - http://www.washingtonpost.com/?referrer=emailarticle
>>
>>Politics -
>>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/?referrer=emailarticle
>>
>>Sports - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports/?referrer=emailarticle
>>
>>Entertainment -
>>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/eg/section/main/index.html?referrer=emailarticle
>>
>>Travel - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/travel/?referrer=emailarticle
>>
>>Technology -
>>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/?referrer=emailarticle
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Want the latest news in your inbox? Check out washingtonpost.com's e-mail
>>newsletters:
>>
>>http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=admin/email&referrer=emailarticle
>>
>>
>>
>>© 2003 The Washington Post Company
>>
>>
>>------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-->
>>KnowledgeStorm has over 22,000 B2B technology solutions. The most
>>comprehensive IT buyers' information available. Research, compare,
>>decide. E-Commerce | Application Dev | Accounting-Finance | Healthcare |
>>Project Mgt | Sales-Marketing | More
>>http://us.click.yahoo.com/IMai8D/UYQGAA/cIoLAA/nGfwlB/TM
>>---------------------------------------------------------------------~->
>>
>>To Post a message, send it to: [log in to unmask]
>>To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [log in to unmask]
>>
>>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
--
If you want to share pictures, use the calendar, or start a vote
visit http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/blind-side
To leave the Group, email: [log in to unmask]
VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List.
To join or leave the list, send a message to
[log in to unmask] In the body of the message, simply type
"subscribe vicug-l" or "unsubscribe vicug-l" without the quotations.
VICUG-L is archived on the World Wide Web at
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html
|
