Alpha Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google Inc. on Thursday became the first tech heavyweight to tackle the daunting task of uncluttering computers, introducing a program that quickly scours hard drives for documents, e-mails, instant messages and past Web searches. With the free desktop program, Google hopes to build upon the popularity of its Internet-leading search engine and become even more indispensable to the millions of people who entrust the Mountain View-based company to find virtually anything online. The new product, available at http://desktop.google.com, ups the ante in Google's intensifying battle with software giant Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news), which owns the world's second most popular search engine. Google's desktop invasion heralds a momentous step into a crucial realm — the challenge of managing the infoglut that has accumulated during the past decade as society becomes more tethered to increasingly powerful computers. "We think of this (program) as the photographic memory of your computer," said Marissa Mayer, Google's director of consumer Web products. "It's pretty comprehensive. If there's anything you once saw on your computer screen, we think you should be able to find it again quickly." Although its desktop program can be used exclusively offline to probe hard drives, Google designed it to run in a browser so it will meld with its online search engine. Google.com visitors who have the new program installed on their computer will see a "desktop" tab above the search engine toolbar and all their search results will include a section devoted to the hard drive in addition to the Web........ »» Read the Full Article «« This looks awesome and another great idea by Google. I don't think any search engine will ever be able to beat them in this lifetime unless someone makes something even better than this. »» http://desktop.google.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green_LAntern Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 google once again proves it is one of the best search engines online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 (edited) If you have Panda Antivirus, you can't use this. I can't use it. Edited October 15, 2004 by GryphonKlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Posted October 15, 2004 Author Share Posted October 15, 2004 If you have Panda Antivirus, you can't use this. I can't use it. Odd, what is the problem exactly? What does it say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 (edited) When I run the install file it takes me to this page: http://desktop.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=10742 APPLICATIONS THAT PARTIALLY CONFLICT WITH DESKTOP SEARCH:Partial conflicts are usually easy to fix. To solve conflicts with the following programs, first uninstall both Google Desktop Search and the conflicting program. Then install Desktop Search. Then reinstall the other program. NOTE: it's important to install Desktop Search before installing the other program, or the conflict may return. Conflicts that can be fixed this way include: - webhdll.dll (WebHancer Customer Companion)- Panda AntiVirus- new.net or newdotnet (QuickSearch Toolbar and Quick!)- FilterPak- Msx2.dll (computercops) And I'm not about to uninstall Panda and do all that just for this. Edited October 15, 2004 by GryphonKlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random guy Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Heh, I love google, they're so kooky. Did anyone else hear about that ad which was {The first 6 consecutive ten-number digits of e}.com or something and it turned out to be a google hiring strategy (they only wanted people smart enough to solve the problem)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Heh, I love google, they're so kooky. Did anyone else hear about that ad which was {The first 6 consecutive ten-number digits of e}.com or something and it turned out to be a google hiring strategy (they only wanted people smart enough to solve the problem)?No, I didn't know about this, but I wouldn't expect no less from Google at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexis Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 good like in movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaotica Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Heh, I love google, they're so kooky. Did anyone else hear about that ad which was {The first 6 consecutive ten-number digits of e}.com or something and it turned out to be a google hiring strategy (they only wanted people smart enough to solve the problem)?<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, I saw that on the news, that was a really smart plan! And fresh, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Heh, I love google, they're so kooky. Did anyone else hear about that ad which was {The first 6 consecutive ten-number digits of e}.com or something and it turned out to be a google hiring strategy (they only wanted people smart enough to solve the problem)?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>No, I didn't know about this, but I wouldn't expect no less from Google at this point.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hehe, I saw that and tried to solve it. I couldn't... But then again I hate math and suck at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Heh, I love google, they're so kooky. Did anyone else hear about that ad which was {The first 6 consecutive ten-number digits of e}.com or something and it turned out to be a google hiring strategy (they only wanted people smart enough to solve the problem)?No, I didn't know about this, but I wouldn't expect no less from Google at this point. Hehe, I saw that and tried to solve it. I couldn't... But then again I hate math and suck at it.You do? Well, this is a small world as I do too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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