I found a really cool….. well I don’t know what to call it.

Google has a thing where you can see how many seconds are left in the year. So why not tonight get out your laptop or computer and open up the Google Homepage?

To get to it you simply go to the homepage, and hit the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button. Be sure you have not entered in anything into the search field. Right below the search box there is a countdown. It is the countdown to the seconds in the year. I wonder what happens when it reaches 0. Will it continue on to next year?

The only way to find out is to set up the computer by the TV, while watching the ball drop, and see what happens. I think this is a nice geeky way to spend your New Years Eve. If I feel like it, I might make a screen capture of it hitting the zero.

2009 is coming to an end in just a few hours. The person who made this video was very clever in making it. It is a mash-up of clips and voices that made news in 2009. It includes anything from Twitter to Kayne West to Jon & Kate. Check it out below.

Here is another Google tips I pick up (from my “friends” at TWIT)…

Wanna know the weather where you are or where your going? You no longer have to wait forever for you favorite weather Website to load. Simple go to the fast loading homepage of Google and type in “weather in [insert your city here].

For example, in Google I typed in “weather in buffalo, ny.” Then I waited for the results to come up in the predictive search results. It will give you some search results. However, take a look at the bottom of the results… It give you a three day weather forecast of the location that you just typed in.

Maybe, someday Google will release its own weather server. Perhaps Google Weather.

Let me know what you though of this tip.

This little tips is something that you should know about if you live you life in the cloud. You could just use the calculator on your computer. But why not do it the geeky way? Next time you need to figure out some simple math, just go to Google.com and type in a quick math problem.

For example: 2+2=. Don’t click search. Wait for the predictive results to come up. In the results it will give you the answer to the problem. Of course you can use more complicated problems like, 6+3(5*6)= and it will still give you the answer.

I would hope that someday Google makes their own calculator service. In the serve, I would love it to include a graphing calculator. That would be a useful tool for any student that doesn’t have access to a graphing calculator at home.

I hope you, at sometime, employ this tip into your routine.