Google has a new gadget out: the Google Toolbar. The toolbar is an addition to your your browser (at least Internet Explorer) which allows you to conduct a Google web search or site search, among other bells & whistles.
Now you can have Google always at the ready, no need to go to their site to search. Click here to go to Google's download page.
Another blogger that I know just put an entry up about Google as I was planning this entry. Check out Dappled Things. She made me wonder...how do you use Google?
I use Google as a search engine. I also use it to do background work on people and companies before I talk to them. (I'm looking at more than their sites for this.)
While I have not bought anything through it, I have enjoyed Froogle. Froogle is Google's shopping engine. I've found some pretty obscure things with this.
Google's News search is very helpful to me when I look up local news items from around the country. I've had mild success tracking acquaintances serving in Iraq by searching for them on Google News. Just think if you were a family member and could keep track of your loved one that way!
How do you use Google? (Or maybe better, how can I improve my Google usage?)