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Google Launches Desktop Search Tool

Posted by michael on from the finding-it-with-both-hands-and-a-flashlight dept.

hanky writes "Google brings search to your very desktop with Google Desktop, a mini Google index of your own. Search your filesystem, Outlook or Outlook Express inbox, AIM instant message transcripts, and Internet Explorer cache. There's a full introduction to the Google Desktop over at the O'Reilly Network. It's Windows-only, but still cool enough for this Mac guy to find it intriguing."

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  1. Re:And no update from MS any time soon by cetan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Is it better to use soapy water than a glass cleaning product?

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    In Soviet Russia...michael would be rotting in Siberia!
  2. Re:The horns of a dilemma... by Vicsun · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Google says:
    Q: I can't find webpages I viewed with Mozilla Firefox.

    A: Google Desktop Search is only partially compatible with Mozilla Firefox. If you install Desktop Search and open a Firefox browser window, you'll see a 'Desktop' link appear on the Google homepage. You can click this link to go to the Desktop Search homepage whenever you want to search with Desktop Search.

    Web pages which you view in Firefox aren't added to your Desktop Search index, however, so you won't be able to find them with Desktop Search.

    We realize that many of our users use Mozilla Firefox as their primary browser, and we may consider adding increased Firefox support in a future version of Desktop Search.


    That's why it wants to close firefox, but it doesn't fully integrate with it.