Otaku, Cedric's weblog: Google Desktop Search

October 14, 2004

Google Desktop Search

I apologize for the plug but I wouldn't mention it if I didn't find this tool incredibly cool...

Google Desktop Search radically changed the way I search on my computer. Check it out!

Posted by cedric at October 14, 2004 09:36 AM

Comments

Yep it seems a very nice tool. My single complaint about it is that Desktop search is not able to index also mbox type mail.

./the_mindstorm

Posted by: the_mindstorm at October 14, 2004 01:36 PM

Google already searches my mail for me, what I'm after is some kind of plugin API so I can teach it to index custom application types.

Sort of like a google powered Beagle / Dashboard.

Posted by: Michael Koziarski at October 14, 2004 08:03 PM

It's only for Windows so I can't use it. Sad ...

Posted by: Lars Fischer at October 15, 2004 12:39 AM

Great speed but why did they choose a web interface? It could have been done so much better as a rich client tightly integrated with the desktop.

Posted by: Glen Stampoultzis at October 15, 2004 06:16 AM

I you like speed check out
http://www.lookoutsoft.com/Lookout/
It can handle your Outlook emails with attachements and also files in your filesystem.
And it's blazing fast...
And it's got a nice UI!
It's the best software I've installed in years

Posted by: Peter Karlsson at October 15, 2004 07:32 AM

Fundamentally the way I search my computer is so different than the way I search the Internet I don't see how one model can work for both. When I'm on google.com I'm normally trying to search for information. When I'm on my computer I'm trying to locate information. Maybe I just don't have enough stuff on my computer that I don't see the usefulness of Google Desktop.

Posted by: Tinou Bao at October 15, 2004 08:47 PM

I wish I could get it to work. After I install it both IE and FireFox cease functioning so then I cannot get to the preferences page since it is web based. A simple de install and things are fine.

weird

Posted by: Smitty at October 17, 2004 06:17 AM

funny video mockumentary about college kids who are addicted to using google at http://www.collegeiseasy.net

Posted by: Troy at October 17, 2004 06:43 PM

Google desktop search searches for files on harddrives - this is a pure file search technology not really directly eCommerce related. It would be amazing is they also incorporated p2pMarkets.com patented technologies.

p2pMarkets.com searches for tangible electronic eAssets in the possession of humans.
p2pMarkets.com turns laptops/PCs and all their connected surroundings into self publishing eAssets for eCommerce like they had RFID (while they still do
not!) Clear picture description is at: http://66.58.99.42/MojsaWeb/inject.jsp
There are BILLIONS of dollars of PC/Laptops, printers, scanners today in the US connected. Every person connected to internet can click one button at p2pMarkets.com and list ALL their eAssets/eItems for sale/auction/upgrade.

if GDS also had such capabilities I bet eBay would have to be watching their step

Posted by: Peter Voland at October 25, 2004 02:59 AM