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Find it fast: desktop search programs
Talkback I sorely missed Altavista Discovery when it was withdrawn and couldn't find a suitable replacement - until now when the Google Desktop search program came to the rescue. It's blisteringly quick even on my 700Mhz PIII.
[October 20, 2004, 7:54]
Desktop search arrives for the Mac
News Blinkx will introduce a version of its desktop-search software for the Macintosh next week, making it one of the first specialists to cater to Apple's audience. Still, the company must compete with Apple itself, which already offers tools to find...
[January 7, 2005, 8:35]
Desktop search 'a likely target for malware'
News Desktop search tools, such as those recently announced by Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, are designed to make it easier for users to find information stored on their hard drives. He warns that, because desktop search tools can index and categorise...
[December 14, 2004, 11:00]
Find it fast: desktop search programs review
Reviews There's a hot new battle emerging between Google, Yahoo and Microsoft over localised (or desktop) search -- that is, finding specific files on your hard drive. Desktop search programs compared That's why, right now, a handful of companies are...
[March 23, 2005, 15:35]
Yahoo! Desktop Search
Downloads Desktop Search Beta is a free, downloadable desktop search application that enables you to instantly find any file, email or attachment on your computer. Desktop Search puts the power of Yahoo! Find all your emails, attachments and files Instantly...
[November 11, 2005, 7:00]
Desktop search 'a likely target for malware'
Talkback Should I avoid the desktop search tool provided by XP also?
[December 16, 2004, 11:28]
Google's desktop search leaves beta
News Google on Monday introduced a full version of its desktop-search software, with a developer's kit and support for Firefox and Netscape Web browsers. The final version, which was in pubGoogle on Monday introduced a full version of its desktop-search...
[March 7, 2005, 8:05]
X1 Desktop Search
Downloads X1's award-winning desktop search applications exist to help people find the right work at the right time - when they need it. X1 allows users to "search as they type" Control searching and indexing by file types, sources, and sizes View 225...
[March 17, 2006, 6:00]
Autonomy challenges Google with enterprise desktop search tool
News Information management company Autonomy is targeting the enterprise and small business market with a search tool to help users to find information on desktop PCs, corporate servers or the Internet. The IDOL Enterprise Desktop Search uses a...
[November 29, 2004, 16:15]
Symantec Enterprise Vault Support for Microsoft Technology: Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, Windows Desktop Search, Microsoft Exchange 2007, SharePoint 2007
White Papers The combination of Windows Rights Management Services, Windows Desktop Search, Exchange 2007, SharePoint 2007 and Enterprise Vault 2007 provides unparalleled opportunities for Symantec customers. Symantec considers it a top priority to support and...
[March 29, 2008, 0:01]
Google takes another swing at desktop search
News Google launched a new beta version of its desktop search tool on Monday that features updated Web navigation software and an innovative tool-bar. The search giant may be hoping that the beta version of Google Desktop Version 2 will be better...
[August 22, 2005, 13:45]
Apple puts desktop search under the Spotlight
News With search technology in the spotlight, Apple is making better ways to find desktop files the cornerstone of its next version of the Mac OS X operating system. Discussion of search, which has focused on the Internet -- Google's public offering...
[November 11, 2004, 8:42]
Windows XP Hacks: Out-Google Google With MSN Desktop Search
White Papers "Google Your Desktop" shows all the ways one can use Google's great desktop search tool to search through the computer in the same way Google lets one search through the Web. MSN Desktop Search does a far better job of finding email and files on...
[October 10, 2007, 1:00]
Google under pressure over desktop search
Talkback What does MS need a desktop search tool for? Isn't this tatamount to acknowledging Windows search is lame? Don't they already have one in Windows? And if that's the case, why don't they just fix it? Google wouldn't have a market for their tool if...
[December 15, 2004, 10:42]
Copernic Desktop Search Home
Downloads Copernic Desktop Search Home allows individuals to instantly search their files, e-mails, and e-mail attachments stored anywhere on their PC's hard drive. The application executes subsecond searching of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint...
[October 14, 2009, 4:44]
Microsoft apologises for Desktop Search update error
News Microsoft has apologised for a Windows Server update that automatically installed the Windows Desktop Search tool on users' desktops without approval. The mistake happened because Microsoft reused the same update package as when Windows Desktop...
[October 29, 2007, 7:52]
Google unveils desktop search
News Google on Thursday unveiled its first-generation desktop application for searching through personal files on the PC and through a person's Web history, a move that could shake up the landscape of Internet search and raise privacy hackles.
[October 14, 2004, 15:40]
Microsoft Presents: Dynamics GP - Get Smart Web Demo Series - Capabilities Focus Desktop Search, User Interface
White Papers It highlights the powerful desktop search capabilities which allow to easily search all data (email, payables transactions, excel spreadsheets and more) to enable authorized employees to have a complete view of the businesses interactions with a...
[March 24, 2008, 0:02]
Copernic Desktop Search review
Reviews Like its competitors, Copernic Desktop Search installs in less than five minutes and requires only 7.1MB of disk space. Copernic's interface is the best among the desktop search engines we have examined.
[October 15, 2004, 11:10]
KDE to include Google-type desktop search
News Developers of the open-source Linux desktop environment KDE have announced plans to simplify searching for files on the KDE desktop by adding a Google-style search feature. The developers may beat Microsoft to the punch with their improved search...
[August 26, 2004, 12:35]
