Comments on: Google Desktop: Just what you need.

By: nitro2k01

nitro2k01 — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 12:24:48 +0000

I'm right now googling for a solution to the problem that GDS+Zone Alarm wont index gmail messages, and I found this blog post.
Not much help for the problem of mine, however I just want to tell you that I'm glad to come across yet another Opera user!

By: sniptools

sniptools — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:19:00 +0000

Thanks for your thoughts Finance Guy, agree with the search results being more tweakable in 80–20, but fwiw, Google Desktop is not a drag on resources at all. It indexes items only when the system is idle. Yet, my new documents and new email appear almost instantly in searches. I have also found its searches pretty effective and fast. But I guess our mileage varies…what would be interesting to see is Microsoft's own retaliation.

By: Finance Guy

Finance Guy — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 13:15:00 +0000

I uninstalled Google Express after running it a couple of weeks. Comparing it to 80–20 with 80–20 Retriever does total injustice to the latter's many features that are what make it a truly useful tool. The configurability of the search capabilities of Retriever is what sets it apart and far ahead of any "generic" serch tool — it is like using a fine scalpel as opposed to an unsharpened knife to perform delicate surgery. I maintain some 20,000 items of e-mail indexed with Retriever and I was frustrated getting to the information I want with Google Desktop. Then again, it was probably not developed for environments or individuals that have serious demands for locationg information on their hard drives. In the end, Google Desktop became such a drag oin my system's performance that I had to uninstall it. Google Desktop is a marginally useful tool I cannot afford, even free.

By: Watcher

Watcher — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:17:00 +0000

And also a Firefox toolbar here: http://www.firefoxtoolbar.com/google

By: Watcher

Watcher — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:15:00 +0000

Good coverage. There's more to this than simply the desktop, e.g. Instant Messaging (IM for short). Silicon had a good story, hope this following link converts http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39125042,00.htm