I just found these great capabilities of the Google search engine. To give just one example, if you wanted to know the time it is now in Paris, France, type this in the Google search box: time Paris, and then hit "enter" or "return."

Here are links to the Google tip pages:
http://www.google.com/help/features.html
http://www.google.com/help/cheatsheet.html

You can spend hours there.

What impressed me most is that you can search any web site whether or not that web site has its individual search engine. Just type the key word, then leave a space; then type: site:(url of the site). For example, if you wanted to see all the references to "Chicago" in the Chip Board web site (say, you are trying to recall an interesting post there but forgot where it is), simply type this into the Google search box:
Chicago site:http://www.thechipboard.com/cgi-bin/bbs521/webbbs_config.pl
Then hit "return" or "enter" key and get a list of links for Chicago just for the Chip Board web site.

For my web site, just type this in and do the same:
Chicago site:http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/
(note: I added a Chicago Club item last night, and it doesn't come up in this search. Maybe it takes a few days of listing something before it will show up.)

Robert