18 Responses for "Google Desktop Search"

1. AkaXakA

   October 14th, 2004 at 11:54 am

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   works like a charm too btw

2. JC

   October 14th, 2004 at 1:44 pm

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   that is intensely cool. Now if they can just get it to search eudora, thunderbird, aol communicator, groupwise, etc emails…

   this is great. You can search, say, a method, and get back all the source code files that use it (and limit it to sourcecode if you want)… eg filetype:java ShowCustomers

3. Scrivs

   October 14th, 2004 at 2:27 pm

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   Now if they can just get it to search eudora, thunderbird, aol communicator, groupwise, etc emails…

   Exactly. The damn thing is useless since I don’t use any of its supported programs. Open it up to more of the apps that geeks use and then you have some major viral marketing going on.

4. Justin W

   October 14th, 2004 at 3:16 pm

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   Has anyone tired this program in comparison to Copernic Desktop Search (which does search thunderbird)?

5. JC

   October 14th, 2004 at 3:18 pm

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   no… if you only had a mac, it would be useless. It’s only partially useful for you — it still searches all the files on your PC, including the contents. that’s something.

6. JC

   October 14th, 2004 at 3:24 pm

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   how does copernic search thunderbird? it doesn’t mention it on their site, and when I google copernic and thunderbird, I find alot of forums with people complaining that it doesn’t work with thunderbird.

7. Jonathan M. Hollin (DarkBlue)

   October 14th, 2004 at 4:50 pm

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   I haven’t tried it yet (I’m away from my own computer) but surely Google’s Desktop Search WILL search Thunderbird emails since, IIRC, those emails are stored as plain text???

8. JC

   October 14th, 2004 at 6:51 pm

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   It doesn’t, because it looks at files by extension and IIRC thunderbird doesn’t put an extension on the filename.
   but it probably will, soon.

9. Fred

   October 14th, 2004 at 7:25 pm

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   Take this post as a trackback. There are some of my toughs about the product, privacy and security in mind:

   http://radio.weblogs.com/0140770/2004/10/14.html

10. andrew

    October 14th, 2004 at 9:24 pm

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    I think that at its current state, the Google Desktop is more interesting for its symbolic weight than its actual utility.

    It still will not index any Mozilla products, along with numerous others. Additionally, there are many applications incompatible with Google Desktop. I use NOD32 antivirus software and am currently unable to use it at all.

    Among the conflicting/incompatible:

    - webhdll.dll (WebHancer Customer Companion)
    - Panda AntiVirus
    - new.net or newdotnet (QuickSearch Toolbar and Quick!)
    - FilterPak
    - Msx2.dll (computercops)
    - NOD32 AntiVirus
    - Mwtsp.dll (V MicroWorld Escan/Mailscan)
    - farlsp.dll or fbm.dll (Hacker Smacker Firewall)
    - cwhook.dll (ContentWatch Internet Filter)
    - Netdog.dll (V Armor2net personal firewall)
    - Armor2net
    - Mwtsp.dll (escan Monitor)
    - Ndpwsspr.dll
    - Connwsp.dll (Port Magic)
    - Idmmbc.dll (V Internet Download Manager)
    - Inetcntrl.dll (V Bsafe Online Internet Content Filter)
    - Ictload.dll (V Accelenet Internet Accelerator)
    - Pxlsp.dll (ProxyConn)
    - Vetredir.dll (VET Antivirus)

11. Netaku

    October 15th, 2004 at 12:49 pm

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    Hmm, I don’t really need it, and frankly don’t really like it.

    Then again, I don’t like any program that runs constantly that I practically never use.

12. Cameron

    October 18th, 2004 at 12:10 pm

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    it doesnt run constantly only…when the system is idle

13. herbufan

    October 27th, 2004 at 4:47 am

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    nod32 is fundamental for me. i can’t use that desktop search. :(

14. Aaron

    October 28th, 2004 at 10:32 am

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    nod32 is excellent.

    If Google Desktop’s doing something weird that a great virus scanner doesn’t like, no thanks.

15. krypton

    October 29th, 2004 at 12:00 pm

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    if you can’t use google desktop search beta or you want an alternative: Have a look at this company:
    http://www.copernic.com
    they do offer a free desktop search software right now that do work very well.

16. pol

    April 15th, 2005 at 11:19 am

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    I recently installed Google Desktop Search, but it doesnt seem to search my thunderbird emails. How to search TB emails? Please let me know, I don’t see any options or ways to makr this work.

17. Josh Livesay

    October 27th, 2005 at 10:32 am

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    I figure it’s a great way for google to get their hands on more demographic info on me. Somehow, I feel like i’m being spied on though. I wonder how much info is actually saved about my computer running it.

    To address the topic: It will only be a matter of time before more programs become supported. Google is depending on private developers to build plug-ins. Google will likely never build their own support for Mozilla. They will leave that up to us.

    I have looked into thier SDK. It is over my head. Anyone with enough programming knowledge to create this?

18. cb

    October 30th, 2006 at 2:55 am

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    hey guys, i had recently used Parvail PC Controller as an excellent alternative to Google Desktop – with plenty more features then Google Desktop – try that – you can find it at Download.com here –

    http://www.download.com/3000-20-10589545.html?part=undefined&subj=dl&tag=button