Did you know that you can do many things in the Google search box? Sure, it might search the web for it, but the real answer comes up first. Here's some examples:

• 20+1.234pi and other such queries turns Google into a calculator.
• 10.95 British Pounds in US Dollars will tell me how much a delirious? CD would cost if I import it.
• define:christian gives me definitions from around the internet.
• AAPL will give me a quick look at the stock information and plenty of places to research more.
• Curse of the Golden Flower will show me some movie times of nearby theaters if I give it a location.
• John Smith Minneapolis will return a list of phonebook results.
• Population of Minnesota will spit out the answer to the question.
• 541 will tell me where an area code is located in.
• 1Z9999W99999999999 will get me to the status page of my UPS package quickly.
• site:cmusicweb.com the elms will give me a search for "the elms" but only on cMusicWeb.com.

Use those and more to power your searching and research.