Google Advanced Search Tricks

Here is a list of tricks to help improve search results in Google.
Try them at the search box below

Double Quotes
Limit search results to include exactly these words in that specific order.
Example: [ "pizza margherita" ]

OR
Looking for results that may include either one of those words.
Example: [ Chicago Bulls 2008 OR 2011 ]

Minus
Excluded from your results.
Example: [ pizza -margherita]

Wildcard
Replace with the best possible match.
Example: [ pizza with * ]

Tilde
Bring results relative to the search term and synonyms.
Example: [ ~football ]

Definition
Definition of this specific word.
Example: [ define:web ]

File Types
Links to relative file formats.
Example: [ nameofbook filetype:pdf ]

Site Related
Bring up all your websites pages that have been indexed by Google.
Example: [ site:shareah0lic.blogspot.com ]

Calculator / Unit Converter
Note that by using these symbols you can convert Google into a simple calculator
+, –, *, /, %, ^. You can also use sqrt(), sin(), cos(), arctan(), tan(), ln(), log(), !.
Example: [  ((3+2)*4)^2 ]
Example: [ 5 cm in inches ]

Time
Display the time in a specific location:
Example: [ time: london]

Movie
Find movie reviews and showtimes:
Example: [ movie: batman ]

Stocks
Find stock information from ticker symbols:
Example: [ stocks: HPQ ]

Weather
Find weather information:
Example: [ weather: london ]

Sunrise / Sunset
To see the precise times of sunrises and sunsets
Example: [ sunrise New Orleans ]

Earthquakes
For recent earthquake activity around the world
Example: [ earthquake ]

Flight Schedules
To see flight schedules to or from a particular destination
Example: [ flights from singapore to hong kong ]

Currency Conversion
Enter the conversion
Example: [ 1 SGD in MYR ]