---
title: "Google Calc"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/8/13/google-calc.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/8/13/google-calc.html"
published: "2003-08-13T15:03:00"
updated: "2003-08-13T15:03:00"
tags: ["Cool Tools", "Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Yeah, the Google toolbar is out and final , BUT . Did you know that you can use google as your calculator as well? Just search google for “ 4 * 5 ” :)"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# Google Calc

By Roy Osherove August 13, 2003 In [Cool Tools](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-tools), [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published August 13, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

Yeah, the [Google toolbar is out and final](http://weblogs.asp.net/bhouse/posts/23938.aspx), **BUT**.

Did you know that you can use google [as your calculator](http://radio.weblogs.com/0117167/2003/08/12.html#a422) as well?

Just search google for “**4 \* 5**”

:)

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