Google has taken the next step in its transformation from a web-search engine to the Star Trek computer. The company announced last week that it is rolling out new features that will allow you to use Google.com as, essentially, a search engine for your own information.
Until now, if you typed the words "what am I doing tomorrow" into the Google search bar, you'd get a series of web results for pages whose titles include that phrase or similar keywords. With the new features, provided you're logged into Google and maintain a Google Calendar, you'll see something more particular to you.
The wording doesn't have to be exact. You'll get the same results if you ask, "what are my plans Thursday," while "what's on my agenda for the week" will bring up a longer list of calendar entries. For now, the feature will work for five different categories of queries: Flights, reservations, purchases, plans and photos.
The catch, of course, is that it will only work if Google already has access to the information you're asking for.