I’m a big fan of Google. It’s my primary search tool. I love Google Desktop which I use to search my files and Outlook messages. (Trying to find an email message using the "find" function in Outlook is stinky.) Gmail, the Google solution for email is the bomb. Google Maps is my new favorite tool for figuring out how to get from here to there.
I’ve been thinking about a few new Google applications, though, that I’d like to see. Here are some examples:
- Google Refrigerator — I don’t know what the problem is, but I have trouble finding what I’m looking for in the refrigerator. Our refrigerator is very clean and organized, but I have trouble spotting items that I’m trying to find. I’ll open the door and stare for long periods of time. Emily will just mock me and ridicule me for not being able to find what I’m looking for. She, of course, can instantly put her hands on whatever I was searching for in the refrigerator. I think it’s one of those special gifts that’s innate in women. Whatever the case, it would be a lot easier for me if I could Google my refrigerator to find the food item I’m searching for.
- Google Shower — I come up with great ideas when I take showers. Some people sing in the shower. I do my best thinking in the shower. The only problem is that I have lousy short-term memory. So, whatever brilliant ideas I generated while trying to get clean are lost about as soon as I towel off. I’d like to be able to Google all my shower ideas. I think that would also make me a better blogger–a cleaner, better blogger.
- Google Mall — It’s unfortunate, but there are actually items that I can’t buy online. Either because of time constraints or the need to actually go and see the item I need to purchase, sometimes a trip to the mall is required. I don’t enjoy the mall though. Too many people…especially this time of year. And, similar to the refrigerator, the item I need to purchase is never in the store that I think it should be in. If I have to go to the mall, I’d like to be able to compare prices prior to hitting the parking lot, go straight to the store I need, make the purchase and get out.
OK, those are my ideas. What do you wish you could Google?
Since it’s the day before a long weekend, consider this my "Fun Friday" post. Have a great Thanksgiving. I’m unplugged until Monday.
Trying to remember the combination on that padlock that you haven’t opened in a year. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could search your own mind with Google?
I’m waiting for Google Wallet!
How about Google Where Did I Put My Darn Car Keys?
I would like to see the Google Dog Doody search function for my backyard before I mow. In fact, an RSS feed with maps.google.com would be perfect for a wireless PDA…