Googling by E-Mail
A new service called GoogleMail gives you e-mail access to the popular search engine. Just send a message to google@capeclear.com with your query in the Subject line. The search results will be sent to your In box, usually within minutes.

The service was created by Cape Clear Software, which specializes in so-called Web services, or software that links online applications with other programs. Initially it was aimed at users of palmtop organizers and mobile phones. But in just a few months GoogleMail has handled more than 30,000 queries from a surprising variety of people, said Colin Newman, vice president for marketing at Cape Clear.

For example, GoogleMail is fielding many queries from places where online Internet access can be relatively expensive, like Russia and the Philippines. "People are creating e-mail queries offline and then going online just to send them," Mr. Newman explained. "Then they disconnect, and log back on later to download the results."