Google Niceness

So, the possibility of using Google services directly from the Firefox Google search bar is of course really nice. For example writing ” 100 USD to SEK” lands you on the Google results page with the result of the currency conversion (from us dollars to Swedish kronor” nicely displayed at the top of the page). This saves you a few clicks and is one of those things that makes me smile everytime I use it.

However, I recently discovered another nice feature that even saves you the single click necessary in the conversion case. Using Google suggestions in combo with their calculator you can actually get the results of your query straight in the search bar – without even performing the search (at least as it would appear).

For instance, try typing “how many weeks per month” into the search bar and, voilá, the suggested result of 4,34 is instantly displayed. It appears that this works with any operation that the Google Calculator can perform so in effect it turns your search bar into a little calculator that also understands literal questions (albeit a limited selection).

Pretty sweet. Reminds me that I should check this page more often.