Let me google that for you (lmgtfy)

[akbars]

This is a simple script I created to save time on making someone look foolish.

Usage, select text, press ctrl-shift-g and it sends the selected text to clipboard with the correct url for the http://lmgtfy.com/ query.

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^+g::
{
	Send, ^c
	Sleep 50
	clipboard = http://lmgtfy.com/?q=%clipboard%
	;Run, %clipboard%
	Return
}

Why would I do this?!?!
Friends look to me as an IT expert and will send me things like ...'hey how do I restart computer'
Well I select the exact text they send me press the shortcut then paste it to them.

Their reaction... then

[joedf]

Haha lol that does happen to me sometimes... I mean just google it will ya!

[akbars]

exactly. It happens to me often enough where I had to create this shortcut lol.

[submeg]

I use this to go to google direct

[gregster]

I use this to go to google direct

You might be missing the (ironical) point of "Let me google that for you". The first post might give you a hint for a potential (but surely rather superfluous) use case.
Of course, there are other scripts available to use google directly... but it certainly doesn't hurt to create a cross-reference to useful scripts in the archived forums.

[submeg]

You might be missing the (ironical) point of "Let me google that for you". The first post might give you a hint for a potential (but surely rather superfluous) use case.
Of course, there are other scripts available to use google directly... but it certainly doesn't hurt to create a cross-reference to useful scripts in the archived forums.

I did chuckle I'm trying to convince people to begin using AHK, and being able to google highlighted text is what sold me on the idea.