Google Desktop
Folks have been talking about a Google browser, but I didn’t really see what would be so great about it. After reading a thought provoking post, I had a hunch that this is really where Google is going. I was primarily thinking about personal desktop search, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Google move in the direction that Doug mentions. Just a couple days ago I was at a seminar by a Google employee. Someone asked about if Google is doing anything with desktop search. The presenter either didn’t understand the question, didn’t have a clue, or was a really good actor because he gave no indication that they were moving in this direction. Enter Google Desktop.
Adam said,
October 14, 2004 @ 2:00 pm
This is almost an exact copy of the Beagle Project that I mentioned on Tuesday (sans the Google search integration, of course). Now when the Google Desktop copies “implicit queries” that Microsoft copied from Dashboard, we’ll know that the creativity has gone out of Google. :)
Scott said,
November 10, 2004 @ 1:36 pm
I use a free program called Locate. With the Google Desktop you have to have stupid IE installed, wicked lame on Google’s part. Locate is sweet, because it creates its own database, and has a basically instantaneous search. I would highly recommend it. This is for Windows, BTW.
http://www.uku.fi/~jmhuttun/english/softwares.shtml