Google Desktop 5.9.1005
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27 May 2010, Chris Wiles , V3
Verdict
Not as fast or as comprehensive as its rivals and slightly annoying with the use of 'gadgets'.Review Rating:
Platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista
Manufacturer: Google
Size: 1.9MB
Number of Downloads: 9027
Price: $ Free
Today's hard drives are getting bigger and bigger and it can often take forever to find something, and the Windows search tool leaves a lot to be desired.
Google is trying to improve this situation with the launch of its own desktop search tool. Once installed it will perform a background search of your PC's entire contents, and then simply add new items as they are created.
You can select which items to index: Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents; AOL/AIM chats; web history (including secure web pages, if you wish); text video and other media; and email (Gmail, Outlook, Outlook Express and Thunderbird only).
Once installed, users can search using the Google website, and a link to a desktop search for the same item is included at the top of the page. Handy.
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Do you agree?
Tried for less than a day, then deleted
I was looking for a quick desktop search tool. I installed this, and even after all the PC contents had been 'indexed' it still hogged RAM and slowed my machine down (only 500MB). Every process slowed down, from boot-up, opening programs, even typing and shut down! Another busy-body programme, trying to lots of useless information onto your PC while you work. Forget it.
Posted by Paul, 10 Jul 2009