Home on the numrange

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Tom Stocky, Product Marketing Manager</span><br /><br />More than once I've wanted to search for something that involved a range of numbers - and I just discovered that I can. It turns out you can use two periods (no spaces) to have your search include multiple numbers that form a range. For example, if you wanted to search for inventions of the late 19th century, you could use <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=inventions+1850..1899">inventions 1850..1899</a>. I discovered <a href="http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html#numrange"> this feature</a> when I was trying to track down the hottest recorded temperature on Earth. I knew it happened in Death Valley, but couldn't remember what it was. I found it by searching for <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=%5Bdeath+valley+130..140+degrees">death valley 130..140 degrees</a>.

Home on the numrange

Posted by Tom Stocky, Product Marketing Manager More than once I've wanted to search for something that involved a range of numbers - an...

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Tchotchkes cubed

<a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/Tchotchke_cube-783793.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/uploaded_images/Tchotchke_cube-782702.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Michael Krantz, Google Blog Team</span><br /><br />Every time I pass this cube I wonder why my own work space looks so lame.

Tchotchkes cubed

Posted by Michael Krantz, Google Blog Team Every time I pass this cube I wonder why my own work space looks so lame.

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The platypus of the Internet

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Justin Voskuhl, Tech Lead</span><br /><br />It’s surprising what natural selection will produce – for instance, a platypus. How could something with such a seemingly discombobulated set of attributes be fit for survival in the hostile natural world? I had a similar reaction when I first heard about the <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xul/">XUL programming language</a>, used to create the Firefox browser and the plethora of extensions that the Internet ecosystem is creating around it. Strange concept, using JavaScript, which is used to write code that works *in* a browser, to create the browser *itself*. As with the platypus, it’s not until we saw XUL in action that we realized how well suited for survival this product of Internet evolution is.<br /><br />Not that long ago, the Google Firefox Toolbar team met for the first time - and now we've built the <a href="http://toolbar.google.com/">Google Toolbar for Firefox</a> in 10 languages for three operating systems (Windows, Mac and Linux). Self-congratulatory urges aside, we marvel at how well-suited this platypus was to our task. For a small team that had never worked together, or used XUL, to create a product quickly that works across languages and platforms from a single ~250K download - that's good stuff, if you ask me.<br /><br />In the interest of brevity (already compromised by how long I've gone on), we also tip our hats to the folks at the <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/">Mozilla Foundation</a> for making it so easy for us to look good. ;-)

The platypus of the Internet

Posted by Justin Voskuhl, Tech Lead It’s surprising what natural selection will produce – for instance, a platypus. How could something with...

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200 ngultrums? What a deal!

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Bret Taylor, Product Manager</span><br /><br />Want to see how your much <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=1+Brazilian+real+in+Malaysian+money" target="_blank" title="http://www.google.com/search?q=1+Brazilian+real+in+Malaysian+money">Brazilian real will get you in Malaysia</a>, or how the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=1+USD+in+euros" target="_blank" title="http://www.google.com/search?q=1+USD+in+euros">US dollar is holding up relative to the euro</a>? You’re in luck -- Google's calculator feature now supports <a href="http://www.google.com/help/features.html#currency">currency conversion</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">[Updated URL]</span>

200 ngultrums? What a deal!

Posted by Bret Taylor, Product Manager Want to see how your much Brazilian real will get you in Malaysia , or how the US dollar is holding ...

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Sounds of summer

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Hunter Walk, Product Manager</span><br /><br />Googlers like music. We play in bands. We've got live music at our lunch BBQs. We've even been known to break into song at company meetings. But our secret sauce is the <a href="http://www.google.com/local?sc=1&hl=en&q=shoreline+amphitheatre&near=mountain+view+ca&btnG=Google+Search&rl=1">proximity</a> of Google's Mountain View office to Shoreline Amphitheatre, a popular outdoor concert venue. They've got a <a href="http://www.shorelineamp.com/schedule.html">full slate</a> of shows each summer and sometimes I'll just hang out at the outer extremes of our campus, letting the tunes drift over the hills to my ears.<br /><br />But while barely audible summer hits are nice, the fringe benefits of having rock stars so close to the office can sometimes pay off in more surprising ways. When Coldplay performed at Shoreline a couple of years back, it was an excellent excuse for some of the band - together with lead singer Chris Martin's <span style="font-style: italic;">inamorata</span>, Gwyneth Paltrow - to come by and <a href="http://google.blogspace.com/archives/001013">visit Google</a>.<br /><br />And with <a href="http://www.coldplay.com/index.php/">Coldplay</a> returning to Shoreline this summer might we expect another visit from Gwyneth and her husband? Maybe. But I'm secretly hoping we get a different musical luminary walking the halls at Google this summer because, well, <a href="http://www.ozzfest.com/bands.html">Ozzfest</a> does come to Shoreline in August.

Sounds of summer

Posted by Hunter Walk, Product Manager Googlers like music. We play in bands. We've got live music at our lunch BBQs. We've even bee...

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Looking for Ian Turner (updated)

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Matt Cutts, Software Engineer</span><br /><br />Last week I got back from the WebmasterWorld conference in New Orleans. I just found out that Ian Turner, a well-known moderator and search engine optimizer, hasn't been seen since last weekend. If you've seen Ian more recently, could you contact his family? There's more information <a href="http://www.threadwatch.org/ian">here</a>.<br /><br />Everyone is hoping that he's safe and sound somewhere.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Update:</span> Ian's okay! He lost his passport, but he's doing fine in Atlanta.

Looking for Ian Turner (updated)

Posted by Matt Cutts, Software Engineer Last week I got back from the WebmasterWorld conference in New Orleans. I just found out that Ian Tu...

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The world is your JavaScript-enabled oyster

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Bret Taylor, Google Maps Product Manager</span><br /><br />If you like <a href="http://maps.google.com/">Google Maps</a>, but think you could do something better, now's your chance. Check out the <a href="http://www.google.com/apis/maps/">Google Maps API</a>, which lets web developers put Google Maps on their own sites, just like <a href="http://housingmaps.com/">housingmaps.com</a> and <a href="http://www.chicagocrime.org/">chicagocrime.org</a>. You can also reach out to other API developers and the Google Maps team in the <a href="http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API">API discussion group</a>.

The world is your JavaScript-enabled oyster

Posted by Bret Taylor, Google Maps Product Manager If you like Google Maps , but think you could do something better, now's your chance....

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