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You can use google to help you track stock prices. The next time you want to see how a company stock is doing, just enter its ticker symbol in the Google search box. You’ll get the current share price along with charts and links to more detailed information. Try type in HOKU to see it in action right now.
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You can finally recycle those fat dictionary books on your shelf because the next time you need to lookup a word just google with the word “Define” followed what you want to look up and you’ll get a rich listing of information that in my opinion is better than any dictionary.
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The next time you want to know about your package coming from mainland, just google the shippers tracking number to get your answer. You don’t have to figure out if its fedex or ups or the post office. You don’t need to type anthing else; just google the tracking number and you’ll know what’s happening in one click.
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Next time you need instant movie reviews and showtimes at theaters near you, just google for “movies” followed by your zip code. You can sort by theatre, ratings, or even popularity. Now bookmark that link on your mobile phone and you will be the superstar in your family.
I uploaded a YouTube video — Big Surf at Makapuu http://youtu.be/_ElUMDylG9I?a
Google Sky Maps is my favorite “gee-whiz” app on my Android phone. My youngest daughter is an astronomy buff and we frequently go out in the yard and find constellations with this app. Now it gets better by allowing us to go back in time. Now we can see what our ancestors saw in the night sky. That’s pretty cool.
Today, the new version of Google Sky Map lets you time travel to see the sky at a specific date, past or future. After smooth travel to the desired year, you can fast forward or rewind in various speeds and watch how the sky changes.
While viewing another time period, you can still search for your favorite objects.
Time Travel in Space – With Google Sky Maps http://post.ly/1DUwQ
Take a look at this video to see mobile editing in action:
It’s easy to get started: visit docs.google.com in a browser on a supported device, and select the document you want to edit. Then, when you’re viewing it, press the Edit button to switch to the
Editing your Google Docs on the go http://post.ly/1DKtj
I’ve recently become a big fan of Google Apps and it really kicks in if you have an Android phone. Here’s yet another great feature!
Mobile editing: Log in to your Google Docs on a browser on a supported device, and select the document you want to edit. Then, when you’re viewing it, press the ‘Edit’ button to switch to the mobile editor. If you use an Android device with voice input, you can also use this to add text to your document.
