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18 out of 28 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Google Desktop 5.0.703.5398
Pros: Google desktop is very easy to use.It make it easy and simple to do all you web searching on your desktop.You can also read mail and do lots of other stuff too such as checking the forecast.It fully customizable and doesn't use too much memory.Best of all it's free.
Cons: None.
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29 out of 33 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Google Desktop 5.0.703.5398
"Exellent program keeps getting better!"
Pros: The new translucent look and overhauled sidebar make this a great update to the Google Desktop legacy.
Cons: There are privacy concerns if you choose to have your files accessible from another computer. It would be better if Google just included a client that gave you access to your computer remotely, rather than hauled off your files to their server. I don't use this feature, though, so it's not that important to me.
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Google Desktop 5.0.703.5398
Pros: I love Google Desktop. The search goes through your .txt or .doc files so if you forgot what the file name was, no problem. Google will search within the files!
I love the sidebar. It is easy to customize with plenty of add ons to choose from.
It looks good also. Especially the transparency on this version...it looks like it belongs there.
Cons: Google Desktop does take up a lot of system resources (if the sidebar is open), but it doesn't seem to slow down my computer visibly.
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
4 stars
Version: Google Desktop 5.0.703.5398
"Great program, simplistic design, resource hog"
Pros: This is one of the programs, that once you try it, you wonder how you ever lived without it to begin with. I love having my entire computer, my emails, browsing history and pretty much anything you could imagine avaible from a small search bar on your desktop. The accompaning gadgets generally fall into three categories. 1.)Neat but will never use 2.) Absolutely Worhtless 3.) And very handy. I'll admit that they don't look as nice as the Vista equivalents or the Yahoo widgets, but they are clean and crisp and simple.
Cons: This does take it's share of memory. If I was running an older computer or even a laptop, I'd probally disable most (if not all) the gadgets and use the search feature only.
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
5 stars
Version: Google Desktop 5.0.703.5398
"I love it. Theres so much to choose from."
Pros: There is alot to choose from & new features are always being added. I go through it every few days to see what it there, espcially if I may have missed something or want to add additionals. I have alot already that dont need to be downloaded & then there are those that I dont. Its worth getting or at least looking through ---just in case.
Cons: Sometimes I may come across an item that is not what I expected. At other times I may not find what I want/need. I downloaded one feature & for some reason it is no longer exists but is still on my screen (unless I overlooked it). Only thing I am not sure of yet is how much can I put up to on the right side of my screen without over doing. The more you add the smaller it gets.
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