Goooooooooooogle

[andrewducker]

Check out the new Google Desktop - which allows you to search your PC as if it was the internet...

Comments

[stillcarl.livejournal.com]

That's if your PC is running "Windows XP or Windows 2000 Service Pack 3". Anything else and you're ignored.

[aberbotimue.livejournal.com]

I got it on 2k and is working like a dream

[andrewducker]

Anyway - people running pre-cambrian OS's don't deserve cool new stuff.

[guybles.livejournal.com]

Given the wide range of security holes in Windows, I'm faintly surprised most people's PCs aren't being searched as if they were the internet...

Ba-ZING!

[aberbotimue.livejournal.com]

I recently kazaa'd for "credit card" just to see, you understand.. and crums, I am now the proud owner of 100+ credit card numbers.. 15 or so, with expiry, and security codes.

Some people, not just the flaws in windoze frightens me.

[robhu.livejournal.com]

Thats not a windows problem, its a user problem.

[cx650.livejournal.com]

So where is the difference/improvement from windows 'find'?

[andrewducker]

Well, it searches inside you emails (if you're using Outlook or OE) and links in with your copy of IE (not that I use it).

Oh, and the interface is a bit nicer.

[aberbotimue.livejournal.com]

depends which windows find..

the normal search, opens each file to have a look, where this one indexes them up front, so a search, in my case of 85000 documents takes under 0.5 of a second.. but also, the results are in the google database schema, so when you do a search, it checks your stuff, and the web, and renders the search results in one very helpful screen...

[derumi.livejournal.com]

It's faster, in my opinion. I've asked Google a few weeks ago for the Firefox and Googlepics support, as well as the option to relocate the installation and the cache directories. I also asked for Corel and StarOffice support, but I don't know if that'll happen. I was just told they added what I asked to the user wishlist.