Google Desktop - Search Everywhere

Google Desktop Download. One of the things I love about Google TV is that you can search for anything, and it finds it somewhere. The Kevin Bacon commercial highlights this ability. Google Desktop brings this same functionality to the computer desktop. Just start typing, and it will find anything on your computer, on the web, on TV, wherever. I prefer it to the Windows 7 built-in search. I don't much like the on screen gadgets pictured here, and turned off that feature. If you like gadgets, though, you can put them on your desktop for instant access. It even will push items to you on pop up screens; although, I don't like the interruptions, so I turned that off as well. In any event, if you want the power of Google search brought to the desktop, this is for you. There are versions for all three major operating systems: Linux, Mac OS, and Windows. 

Comments

[Jane M.]

And what about personal data protection? I don't trust Desktop searches like that, because you never know which personal information they save! I only use desktop searches where I can be absoultely sure that my datas are only saved on my local computer! But that is just my opinon...I don't want to bash anything, I only wanted to mention my concerns!

[Rick Georges]

Google doesn't save searches in an identifiable form. And, the search of the local drive is just that - local. It doesn't take your data and send it to the cloud. Of course, many lawyers and others are now sending a lot of data to the cloud, via software as a service (SaaS) providers. Security is a myth anyway. What if somebody steals your computer?