If you’re using Google Chrome, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard of Wolfram Alpha. Wolfram Alpha is a search engine that allows you to explore data in a more personalized way than any other search engine. If you’re not familiar with it, here’s how to access it in Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome and sign in to your account.
- Type “wolframalpha” into the address bar and hit enter.
- You’ll be taken to the Wolfram Alpha website where you can explore data in a more personalized way than any other search engine.
Chrome Alpha in Action
To get started click on the “Toolbar Button”. This is what the drop-down window will look like…enter the term that you wish to conduct a search for and hit “Enter” on your keyboard or click on “Go!”. Notice how the “Toolbar Button” looks “at rest”…
Once a search is in progress the “Toolbar Button” will change in appearance. There will be a red rectangle across the lower portion with white dots moving through it. It will return to normal when the search is finished.
For our example we conducted searches on three terms (a website, a location, & a business). Our first search was for information on “YouTube”.
Note: If a term generates no results the drop-down window will be blank.
The second search term was “Singapore”…
And the final search term was “Microsoft”. The drop-down window will retain the results for the last search conducted until a new term is entered (even if you restart your browser). Very useful and convenient if you need to refer back to that particular information for a bit during your day.
Conclusion
If you like using Wolfram Alpha Search and have been waiting for an easy way to access it in Chrome, then this extension will be a perfect addition to your browser.
Links
Download the Chrome Alpha extension (Google Chrome Extensions)
