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Simple, small, and free, Google Desktop indexes your hard drive the way Google's own servers index the Web. Your search results are returned in a Web-page format that looks very similar to the Google Web site. The application's sidebar regularly updates the status of your e-mail, photos, RSS feeds, and weather.
Although the initial indexing period can crawl--especially if you have a lot of e-mail, contacts, chat transcripts, and documents for it to parse through--it's well worth the wait to be able to search any of them from a text entry box that's installed next to the Quick Launch bar. You'll still find the same basic gadget content: a music player, sports and stock tickers, a file shredder, and wackier items like an interactive plant. We like the Desktop sidebar's built-in to-do list, notepad, and the capability to integrate other gadgets with ease.
Version 5 is fully compatible with Windows Vista, emulating the rounded corners and translucent panels and capable of overriding the native Vista sidebar. There's also cross-indexing for multiple machines and sharing panel items directly with friends. The sharpest new feature is the preview window for search results, which saves a lot of time on clicking, opening, and closing.
Other programs with lighter feature sets may offer quicker and easier indexing and searching. Nevertheless, the efficient and feature-rich Google Desktop Search stands as yet another feather in the company's quite decorated cap.
Google Desktop 5:Publisher's Description
From Google:
Google Desktop will offer full text search over your email, computer files, chats, and the web pages you've viewed. By making your computer searchable, it puts your information easily within your reach and frees you from having to manually organize your files, emails, and bookmarks. It introduces new ways to access relevant and timely information. When you view a web page in Internet Explorer, it caches or stores its content so that you can later look at that same version of the page, even if its live content has changed or you're offline. It organizes email search results into conversations, so that all email messages in the same thread are grouped into a single search result.
Version 5.9.909 adds support for Windows XP SP3 and Firefox 3, and adds a preference to display the deskbar on the left of the taskbar.
What's new in this version: Version 5.9.909 adds support for Windows XP SP3 and Firefox 3, and adds a preference to display the deskbar on the left of the taskbar.
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All versions:
3.3 starsout of 431 votes
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Current version:
3.3 starsout of 36 votes
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"It's OK if you like that kind of stuff."
Version: Google Desktop 5.9.909.2235
Pros
And if you do like that kind of stuff, this is the one to use.
Cons
I just don't particularly care about it.
Summary
I wouldn't use it anymore than I would use the Windows gadgets.
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"handy dandy tool"
Version: Google Desktop 5.9.909.2235
Pros
Great product! Can put up stocks, weather, and news and notes - my most favorite tool
Cons
I hate it when I accidentally close it, and have to find the thing. It took me a while to get used to using the different features.
Summary
Took me a while to get used to the different features.
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"The best search tool out there"
Version: Google Desktop 5.9.909.2235
Pros
Takes 1 second to search for all my files on the computer while the windows default search takes 20 min.
Cons
Takes up lots of resource
Summary
Use this if you have a fast computer
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"not worth it... makes my system slow"
Version: Google Desktop 5.9.909.2235
Pros
fast search results on your system
Cons
makes my system really slow at times... the indexing thing keeps happening and i just hate when it freezes my system... its also a pain pausing again and again the indexing for sometime because it is not letting me work efficiently...
Summary
i m better off without it... atleast my system doesn't slow down as much as it used to do...
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"forcing a piggyback program isnot a way to make friends"
Version: Google Desktop 5.9.909.2235
Pros
don't know yet. It didn't crash me?
Cons
the piggyback program that is really not necessary and makes me wonder what else it does that I don't know about and won't like
Summary
alter the program to not need the loggin program that it says is necessary but doesn't do what you what it to and is mostly turned off to be safe.
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"Flashy add on."
Version: Google Desktop 5.9.909.2235
Pros
Pretty Sidebar, but not a big improvement over the Vista sidebar. I haven't played with the search beyond what the Google web page does.
Cons
Seems to suck a lot of CPU cycles.
Summary
Google Desktop is still on my Vista laptop, but I'm not using it right now. I may play with it later.
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"Didn't find it useful."
Version: Google Desktop 5.9.909.2235
Pros
not a thing
Cons
If all it does is search desktop or internet, there are easier programs to work with. It wasn't of any use to me.
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"a very useful tool"
Version: Google Desktop 5.9.909.2235
Pros
finds documents and files bettr than most programs
Cons
may use a more focused search
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"very good."
Version: Google Desktop 5.9.909.2235
Pros
Very good, does the job.
Cons
No real cons
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"Brilliant- fast freindly and does not get in the way"
Version: Google Desktop 5.9.909.2235
Pros
fast and easy to use, gives vista widgets a run for their money and it is free what more can i say
Cons
well athough it is great somtimes on startup you will have to run the program yoursef
Summary
need i say more? well i let you decide
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