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If you forgot to pause this feature or know that you no longer need records of certain searches, click Search History and Remove Items. Select the checkbox for any searches you don’t want to save and click the Remove button. Finally, to protect your privacy, remember to always log out of your Google Account when you are finished if others will use the same computer. Google Ride Finder (labs.google .com/ridefinder). You can use this tool to find a ride, such as a shuttle service, a taxi, or a limousine. This service is currently only available in selected areas, including Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Milwaukee, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, San Jose, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. Google Maps (maps.google.com). Google Maps is similar to other online mapping services, such as Yahoo! Maps (maps.yahoo.com) or MapQuest (www.mapquest.com). One of the most striking differences, though, is that you can view satellite imagery as well as basic maps. For more details about using Google Maps, see “Are We There Yet?” on page 55. Google Suggest (www.google.com /webhp?complete=1&hl=en). Google Suggest is an interesting tool that provides suggestions of keywords as you type. These keywords appear in a drop-down menu underneath the main search field. To learn more about Google Suggest, see “Helpful Hints” on page 30. Google Labs also features a Japanese version of Google Suggest. Google Scholar (scholar.google .com). Google Scholar is a tool that is useful primarily to students and researchers, although anyone willing to wade through scholarly works may find some benefit to this Google Labs project. Google Scholar searches only scholarly literature rather than all online sources. Scholar returns results not only for free online content but also subscription-only content and print-only articles (which Google Scholar identifies through citations 20 www.smartcomputing.com / Guide To Using Google A LL A BOUT G OOGLE Google Ride Finder shows available taxis and shuttles for select cities. Here, you can see a map of the available rides and contact information for each company. in other scholarly works). Google Scholar serves as a giant catalog of academic literature. This project is quite popular but still growing and will likely see more improvements before it officially becomes a standard Google feature. For a detailed description of Google Scholar, see “Smart Searches” on page 59. Site-Flavored Google Search (www .google.com/services/siteflavored .html). This is a prototype available to Web site owners and administrators. You may have seen Google search fields on some third-party Web sites; the Site-Flavored variety is similar, but you can customize the search field to return results that are more in line with the content of your Web site. Froogle Wireless (labs.google.com /frooglewml.html). This is a mobile version of Froogle (froogle.google .com), a Google tool that lets you search for products and prices online. Froogle Wireless lets you search for deals online using a WML (Wireless Markup Language)-enabled cell phone. The benefit to using Froogle Wireless is that you can do comparison shopping while you’re at a store. You can easily compare the price you’d pay in town to the price you’d pay online. To use Froogle Wireless, you need to use your cell phone’s built-in browser to visit wml.froogle.com. A search field will appear on your phone’s screen. Use the phone’s keypad to type the product for which you want to search. Then select the Search button. You can use the arrow keys on your phone to browse the onscreen search results. Google Compute (toolbar.google .com/dc/offerdc.html). As you’ve noticed, most of Google Labs’ prototypes are designed to help you in some way. Google Compute is the exception in that it’s designed to let you help others. By installing Google Compute, you can donate your PC’s unused processing cycles to research. You may have heard of SETI- @home (setiathome.ssl.berkeley .edu), a well-known distributedcomputing project. SETI stands for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Project volunteers donate their processors’ unused cycles to process radio signals in hopes of discovering abnormal, possibly extraterrestrial signals. This type of computing power would normally require a supercomputer, but through distributed computing, many computers can combine their processing power to create a “virtual supercomputer.” Google Maps is unique in that it not only can show you maps for locations and routes but also satellite imagery of the area. Google Compute works in a similar manner, except that instead of donating your CPU’s unused cycles to the search for aliens, you donate your computer’s untapped potential to scientific research. Currently, Google Compute donates your CPU’s spare
processing power to Folding@home (folding.stanford.edu), a project that models protein-folding, the process by which proteins form in the body. When an error occurs in proteinfolding, the result is often a medical disorder. Folding@home seeks to find the mechanism by which various diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, develop. For those of us who know very little about science or medicine, donating our processors’ unused cycles to research may be one of the only ways we can truly contribute to important medical research. Google Sets (labs.google.com/sets). Finally, the last of Google Labs’ projects is Google Sets, one of the original Google Labs prototypes back in 2002. The Google Sets page provides you with five blank fields in which you can type a series of words or phrases that are related in some way. You then click either the Large Set or Google Scholar searches for published scholarly papers. You can view the paper if it is available online, and Google Scholar can also display other articles that cited the work. Small Set (15 Items Or Fewer) button to see a list of words or phrases that Google thinks are related. Each word or phrase in the list is hyperlinked. If you click the link, you will see a Google Web Search list of hits for that word or phrase. This can be a useful tool if you need to find terms or concepts that are related to a topic you are researching. Other Goodies In The Lab. In addition to the many prototypes you can A LL A BOUT G OOGLE If you want to discuss your opinions about or seek help with one of the Google Labs tools, you can join a Google Group. A Google Group is available for each of the items currently in Google Labs. test on the Google Labs page, you will also find links to technical papers about Google technology. You can read these by clicking Here Are Some Papers toward the bottom of the Google Labs page or by visiting labs.google.com/pa pers/index.html. You’ll find all types of scholarly works about how Google works. Some examples include “The Google File System,” “Query-Free News Search,” “Who Links To Whom: Mining Linkage Between Web Sites,” and “Hierarchically Classifying Documents Using Very Few Words.” These articles are quite in-depth, but if you’re prepared to dive into the mathematics and research involved, some are a fascinating read. Your Two Cents Because Google Labs tools are still prototypes that are not yet polished and ready for actual release, the engineers may need feedback about their tools. You may have noticed a bug in one of the Google Labs tools, or you may have thought of a way that the engineers could improve on one of the offerings. Each of the listed tools on the Google Labs page has a brief description of the prototype, followed by the original date of release, a Give Us Feedback link, and a Discuss With Others link. Some tools, such as Google Compute, require a software download and will also include a Download Now link. As you might expect, you can give engineers feedback about their tools by clicking the Give Us Feedback link for the corresponding Google Labs prototype. This will launch a window to compose a new message in your email client. The To or Address field will automatically contain the email address of the appropriate Google engineer. You can send any thoughts you may have about how the tool works, what issues you experienced, what you liked, what you didn’t like, or how Google could improve the tool. If you aren’t quite ready to share your thoughts with the engineers but would like to discuss a Google Labs tool with other users, click the Discuss With Others link. You can browse the messages others have posted about the Google Labs service. If you want to post your own thoughts or questions, you will first need to log in. You can do this by clicking the Sign In link in the upper-left corner of the Google Groups page. If this is the first time you’ve visited a particular Google Group, you will need to join the group by clicking Join. Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Google Account. You will need to type your current, non-Google email address and select a password. For more information about using Google Groups, see “Get The Message?” on page 73. Put On Your Lab Coat Google Labs offers many unique and interesting tools. Many of them will eventually move to become fully supported Google features. There is no need to wait to try out the latest experiments at Google. With a visit to Google Labs, you can take advantage of advanced search tools that haven’t yet made their official debut. RS BY KYLEE DICKEY Reference Series / Guide To Using Google 21
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