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Using Google to Quickly Track Your Shipments…

By Appsolute Tech Show Admin | December 29, 2007

Google Search is like the swiss-army knife of search engines. Here is a tip/trick/hack you may not have heard before. If you type (or copy/paste) a tracking number for a package shipped via UPS, FedEx or the United States Postal Service (USPS) into Google, it will show a solitary link to the tracking information page on the carrier’s site that is handling your package. Check it out by inserting your USPS (XXXX-XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXX-XX), UPS (usually 1ZXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX) or FedEx (XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXX) tracking number. I thought this tip would really come in handy because sometimes the site you ordered from has an out-of-date tracking page (like Newegg) and this is much quicker than going directly to the shipping carrier’s site (especially the USPS).

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