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Google Desktop Search Beta review
Reviews Now, one of the biggest beasts in the Internet search jungle has turned its attention to your local storage: Google has launched a beta version of its desktop search tool, which is free to download here.
[October 15, 2004, 17:15]
Google Desktop Search Beta
Talkback After installing Google desktop search. The Google search did work great but not worth the hassle. Every time i went to log off or shut down I got an error saying "rundll32.exe not responding" even after uninstalling this fault persisted.
[October 18, 2004, 11:10]
Google Desktop Search Beta
Talkback Google Desktop Search quickly exhausted my attention span. I think the world of Google, but this was a bridge too far. I'll search when, where and how I want! There was not one feature I need, want or like.
[August 29, 2005, 18:38]
White Paper: Google Desktop Search Analysis
White Papers Google Desktop Search uses the browser user interface, and adds a tab to the Google home page. Google has launched its local search tool for Windows PCs. The small 400 KB applet indexes Outlook and Outlook Express mail, Microsoft Office formats and...
[August 14, 2007, 3:54]
Google Desktop Search review
Reviews Installing Google Desktop Search takes just a few minutes, but it may take hours before the program is fully functional. Google Desktop Search is best for Google devotees who want a one-stop shop for local and Web searches.
[June 10, 2005, 8:50]
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. Google desktop search stores a copy of everything you see," said Nikhil Bhatla, a Google product...
[March 7, 2005, 8:05]
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]
Google Desktop Search Beta
Talkback Final and conclusive proof that Google can search anything. PS: Anyone notice how Google software never gets out of beta? Problem is that it's a very limited set of file types that it can search. News, Groups, Gmail and now Desktop are still betas.
[November 4, 2004, 12:47]
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. We are planning a Google-like search system for the control panel, although...
[August 26, 2004, 12:35]
Autonomy challenges Google with enterprise desktop search tool
News According to Autonomy, this means the tool is more useful than rival desktop search applications such as Google's. Information management company Autonomy is targeting the enterprise and small business market with a search tool to help users to...
[November 29, 2004, 16:15]
Google under pressure over desktop search
Talkback Google wouldn't have a market for their tool if MS didn't suck so bad. 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?
[December 15, 2004, 10:42]
Google Desktop Search Beta
Talkback Win98se is extremely easy for avg customer to use, and there are millions of customers who have it.remember microsoft was going to stop any tech help for 98, then had to change their mind due to demand.if u have the program for 98se in the future...
[October 15, 2004, 19:28]
Google Desktop Search Beta
Talkback I downloaded this programme and it rocks. Without doubt there are things I would love to see it do in the future, but for a "beta" it is well on it's way to being world class.
[October 16, 2004, 13:48]
Google Desktop Search Beta
Talkback Why don't Google simply fix this so it searches only each users documents? This tool allows your children to search your private documents and emails, and for this reason, means I cannot install it. In most family homes PCs are shared by parents...
[October 17, 2004, 9:24]
Google Desktop Search Beta
Talkback Google clearly states which OS's are required ON THE DOWNLOAD page. A computer tech hanging on to an operating system that is reaching it's end of life, sounds rather daft to me. Win98SE was maybe the best option in the late ninetees, but running...
[October 18, 2004, 8:55]
Google Desktop Search Beta
Talkback William - are you real? You downloaded a full 400K (that's a big deal Will) and then found that it didn't work on your PIIII running Win98. Will - this is 2004 - are you aware of that? When you were a techie was it abacus or core memory you came...
[October 22, 2004, 22:50]
Google Desktop Search Beta
Talkback Google is the best thing since the optical mouse. This program works great. And to the guy running windows 98, dude, if you're such a badass technician then why the hell do you still have windows 98? Come on man, the ice age is over.
[October 19, 2004, 22:06]
Google Desktop Search Beta
Talkback I have a tutorial up on my website for those who wnat to learn how to change the icons that display next to the search results. Please visit www.aslon777.com/googleDSmod.html
[November 24, 2004, 22:36]
Google Desktop Search Beta
Talkback After loading Google Desktop, my machine will not resume a from hibernation. I have to resort to complete restart. I am also worried about the security issues reported elsewhere.
[November 28, 2004, 9:24]
