[PLUG-TALK] [PLUG] Google UPS and FedEx trick

[Bill Barry]

On 8/27/07, Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:
>
> A quickie - if you enter a UPS tracking number ( 1Znnn...) into the
> Google search box, the search result is the UPS tracking page.  No
> need to go to the UPS website and jump through hoops.
>
> The same Google search trick also works for FedEx tracking numbers
> and door tag numbers.   Cool!
>

And a few other time saving tricks like looking up your vehicle ID and
UPC codes.

http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/features.html#number

UPS tracking numbers  	example search: "1Z9999W99999999999"
FedEx tracking numbers 	example search: "999999999999"
USPS tracking numbers 	example search: "9999 9999 9999 9999 9999 99"
Vehicle ID (VIN) numbers 	example search: "AAAAA999A9AA99999"
UPC codes 	example search: "073333531084"
Telephone area codes 	example search: "650"
Patent numbers 	example search: "patent 5123123"

and calculator
# 5+2*2
# 2^20