Google blog news channel recently posted that About.com's websearch guide has compiled a  handy cheat sheet  for Ask.com. The sheet has a lot of handy things that you can type in the search box. The tips include :

encyclopedia: - find an encyclopedia entry using Ask.com
driving directions- specify your start and end points
wallpapers:waterfalls - find mobile wallpapers
images: coffee - searches for images
convert: - that is, 4 miles to yards ; 56 ounces to pounds

There are many other in the sheet, including a bunch "that you may not have heard of."

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