Search It!
One of the main reasons that we use the web today is to gather information. This is why the era we are currently in has been termed the "Information Age." When we need an answer to a question or more info on a certain person, place, or thing, we pull up the Internet, and perform a "search" on it. We rarely connect to the internet knowing the exact web pages that contain the info that we need.
Speed has been the primary purpose behind search engines, getting us the information that we want faster, and at TechFarmer we are all about efficiency. Several of the top search engines have come up with applications that will help answer our questions almost instantly.
One of the most popular engines, Google.com, has a built in application called "One-Box." With the use of this, certain questions, equations and conversions can be typed into the search box, and the answer will be displayed by Google at the top of the page. You don't even have to open any websites. An example of a use for One-Box is converting currency.
Looking for a quick conversion? Type [number] [currency] to [currency]. If "300 USD to Peso" is typed into the search bar, Google will automatically display 200 US Dollars equaling 2607.6400 Mexican Pesos. 
Curious about the time in a certain place? Google's One-Box will display the current time in any place. Type the name of the place followed by "Time."
Bing.com has similar functions. Information such as the weather can be instantly displayed by typing in the name of the city in which you wish to see the weather followed by either "weather" or "forecast." Bing will display the information before you even click the "Search" button!
Bing has another built in feature that helps the user 
quickly search for flights. Type in airfare in the search box and it pulls up departure and destination search options right in the search field. Pick your cities and dates and Bing will do the rest by displaying all possible combinations of flights and prices.
Yahoo.com is another very popular choice while searching the internet for content. They have added to the speed and effectiveness of searches by allowing you to search multiple topics simultaneously. Just insert "or" between the two or more topics you wish to find. For example, if you are searching local car dealerships, you could type in "Honda or Subaru or Nissan." Yahoo will pull up the top results for each of the keywords. 
At TechFarmer we love these speedy ways to access information, there are many more shortcuts and tricks for using search engines, contact us and we will be happy to share our favorites.
