My 2 Google Tools

Tool 1: Google Chrome

What Google Tool did you select? I selected the tool Google Chrome.

Describe why you selected the Google tool that you did. I selected this tool, because I’m at the computer almost 80% of the day, and 90% of that is used on the web. Now having been using computers for almost 25 years now, I’ like things to go quick, not give me problems, and do exactly what I’m expecting.

What was most important to you? It’s free, fast, simple, and offers more security to my computer than all other browsers I’ve used, (excluding the ones on Linux)

How easy was it to use? Very! Simply press a button to download, and then go through the installation process. After that, you’re simply at the helm of what looks like most other internet browsers. I like also how it hides a lot of what you don’t need or want to see.

Check out any available examples of the Google tool that you chose. How have people been using it? For browsing websites, understanding / reverse engineering other people’s websites, internet marketing, leisure, entertainment, research, the list really goes on!

What might you use the Google tool for? Do you think you could use it professionally or personally? I not only use it for all of the reason I listed above, but I've used it for both personal and professional.

What do you want your Google tool to say about you? That if it’s slow, and too complex, then I’m not interested!

How can you protect your privacy? Simply view pages incognito mode. This makes it so the websites you visit aren’t keeping track of you. It also reduces the amount of hard drive record that keeps your history.

Do you want to? Don’t really care to.

One other thing you learned. As with anything I tend to learn all sorts of things, but being that I’ve used this tool myself for as long as it’s been out, I think the major thing is that it’s flexible! You can add and remove all sorts of things to it through the use of extensions.

Tool 2: Image Search

What Google Tool did you select? I picked the google Image search, where you can simply type in a keyword and various images will be populated for you in seconds. You can find it at this address.

Describe why you selected the Google tool that you did. The reason I picked this tool, is because I’m always looking for images. Be it for ideas related to various desktop wallpaper, ideas for stories to write about, or to see other professional photos. This tool is infinite in the possibilities of use.

What was most important to you? Well with most tools, it’s simple. It gets right to the point within seconds. And you’re not required to give them any personal information to use it.

How easy was it to use? Hmm, how easy is it? It’s as easy as typing a word, idea, phrase, or a combination of the like. Then click the blue hourglass button, and you’re done!

Check out any available examples of the Google tool that you chose. How have people been using it? Again, all of the examples I gave above are ways in which people are using it. Say for example you want to see a dvd cover that you don’t own yet, and you wanted to find out what year that movie was released in. Well find a copy of that dvd’s image, (where you can see the back) simple download the image and zoom in. I wouldn't attempt to list every possible idea that people have for using this tool, but in the short view it’s to simply get images.

Do you think you could use it professionally or personally? Well I know personally you can use it with no issues, and there isn't anything to be said about privacy here. As far as professionally, you could use it as a source of inspiration, or find various prints you would want to use in business.

What do you want your Google tool to say about you? That like Google, I too am simple in what I expect out of a tool, I mean just get on with it already is my parting idea!

One other thing you learned? An idea came to me which I hadn't thought about before in the process of writing answers to the questions on this tool, and that is we can sometimes get overwhelmed with things in life, and if we simply break down what we’re wanting to do, say start with a list, and then use some tool like Google’s image search, to match up the missing pieces in that list, were more likely to actually reach a goal we set.