Google Desktop was desktop search software made
by Google for Linux, Mac OS , and Microsoft Windows.
The program allows text searches of a user's e-mails, computer files,
music, photos, chats, Web pages viewed, and other.
of millions of people.This is a positive development for users and
most people now have instant access to their personal information
Features :-
There are lots of features of google desktop , some of them are..
Quick Find :-
Google Desktop displays a Quick Find window.This window is filled with 6
(by default) of the most relevant results from the user's computer. These
results update as the user types, and allows use without having to open
another browser window.
Sidebar :-
A prominent feature of Google Desktop is the Sidebar, which holds several
common Gadgets and resides off to one side of the desktop. The Sidebar
is available with the Microsoft Windows and Linux versions of Google
Desktop. The Sidebar comes pre-installed with the following gadgets :
Email – a panel which lets one view their own Gmail messages.
Scratch Pad – here the user can store notes; they are saved automatically
Photos – displays a slideshow of photos from the "My Pictures" folder
(address can be changed)
News – shows the latest headlines from Google News, and how long ago
they were written. The News panel is personalized depending on the
type of news you read.
Weather – shows the current weather for a location specified by the user.
Web Clips – shows updated content from RSS and Atom web feeds.
Google Talk – If Google Talk is installed, double clicking the window title
will dock it to the users sidebar.
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