google destkop 4.5 released

[shankar_ganesh]

google destkop 4.5 released! xmas gadgets for fun are available. what's your opinion on google desktop?

[rajivrocks]

Source: Official Google Desktop Blog

The Google Desktop Sidebar has always been great at delivering content personalized to individual users, ever since it was introduced way back in the second version of Google Desktop. But we kept thinking: what's a better way to deliver this content? In later versions of Google Desktop we let gadgets float on the desktop. But the Sidebar was starting to get a bit jealous and we couldn't restrain it any longer, so now there's Google Desktop 4.5, featuring a Sidebar with a new look.

The new Sidebar is transparent, so it fits seamlessly with your desktop environment. Gadgets that fought for attention now look right at home, and content-heavy gadgets get new frames and icons that make it easier to tell them apart. All of this leads to a better place to find your email, news, feeds, stock prices, weather and other essential information. And this version is compatible with all of the latest software including Microsoft Vista, Office 2007 and Mozilla Firefox 2.0. So what are you waiting for? Try the new Sidebar in Google Desktop now.





check out the official blog of google Desktop

http://googledesktop.blogspot.com/2006/11/check-out-new-sidebar.html

[nishant_nms]

I would love to use google sidebar but only if u pepole think that google desktop is a great app not only its sidebar. And also post how much RAM it needs to work properly without affecting system performance
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[planetcall]

I dont use any such search utility. I rely on native indexing features of the OS. But I would like to hear from the people why they are using it. Simply state how helpful are these search utilities for you.

[Choto Cheeta]

yes Google Desktop search very usefull for my Father... lol.. he has lots of tons of Word / Excel documents...

but its not that usefull in case of me as i have more HTML/PHP/EXE sutff jam packed rather than those so Windows Default search does the job for me...

[planetcall]

I personally dont prefer the docks too much either. A few widgets like weather and mail might be useful in particular but the clock and all is solely for the beautification IMO. I love a simplistic desktop with greater functionality rather going for too much cosmetics but again thats my personal opinion.

[Tech Geek]

i wud rate it 7/10

[rajivrocks]

@planetcall its incredibely fast.... windows search sucks, try it once if u have nice system configeration u'l sure luve it, moreover try the extensions like sudoku game which is free n use less system resources, juz explore it if u dont like it, uninstall it....