The Google Desktop

Andrew Mayer · 10-14-2004, 10:53 PM

chet · 10-14-2004, 11:16 PM

Yeah, wow.

Super_D · 10-15-2004, 06:23 AM

Boy they're really extending their search philosophy to search anything, anywhere, anytime. If they come up with something to help me find my TV remote, I'll be really impressed.

DrCrypt · 10-15-2004, 06:39 AM

I hope they extend the email search functionality to other clients besides Outlook and other IM clients besides AOL. I use Triillian and it has a *.log format to its logs... but Google Desktop doesn't pick it up.

Still really impressive.

Sam Jones · 10-15-2004, 07:25 AM

They're apparently working on their own web browser too. MS better wake up and smell the icky mocha frappe.

JeffL · 10-15-2004, 09:32 AM

Wow - I just used this to do a search on my desktop for Thrustmaster, re: a review of a Thrustmaster FF joystick I'm doing, and I found several relevant items I didn't even remember I had. What a great tool.

Tyjenks · 10-15-2004, 09:50 AM

I like the new little "o" icon in place of the second "o". What an incredibly handy tool. Is this a brand new Beta?

Andrew Mayer · 10-15-2004, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyjenks

I like the new little "o" icon in place of the second "o". What an incredibly handy tool. Is this a brand new Beta?

Brand spanking. It was released yesterday.

DennyA · 10-15-2004, 02:59 PM

Darn handy tool.

But it has some real security problems. Not paranoia problems like "a Gmail robot will know what topics are in my email," real life problems like "anyone using my PC can read webmail I've sent." Interesting Blog.

Also, it works by running a private web server app on your system, which I've seen some other security concerns about. Plus as gamers, you may worry about stolen CPU cycles...

I'm not really worried about it, since my wife is the only other person who uses my PC. But pr0n fans, privacy freaks, and anyone who has roomates and extended family members using thier PCs should approach this with caution, and restrict which caches the program searches.

Midnight Son · 10-15-2004, 04:57 PM

Good grief. Is everybody in the world disorganized? If you save your stuff in an organized manner you wouldn't need this.

Ergo · 10-15-2004, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midnight Son

Good grief. Is everybody in the world disorganized? If you save your stuff in an organized manner you wouldn't need this.

Maybe you save your stuff in an organized manner in your anal-retentive dimension, but here on planet Earth things are a bit different.

Midnight Son · 10-15-2004, 05:15 PM

No doubt they are. Pitiful hu-mons. :P

DrCrypt · 10-16-2004, 12:07 PM

Okay, I have a question I installed this two days ago and have left my computer on ever since. It still reads "Indexing in progress" but seems to have been stuck on 6,547 items indexed for the last day or two. I have 130 gigs worth of stuff on my computer, so I know it has to index a lot more than that. Anyone have any idea what's freezing it up? Anti-virus or something perhaps?

TimElhajj · 10-16-2004, 12:10 PM

It's hung. Shut it down and try again. If you get the same error, report it as a reproducible bug and wait for the next build.

Jason Cross · 10-16-2004, 04:48 PM

It's in beta right now... word has it they released it when they did because Microsoft has been working on a similar tool and showed it off at some search conference. I don't know if there's any truth to that, but it's been well known that Microsoft is getting BIG into search, and not just on the web, but all over. The stuff they have "out there" now is nothing like what's in their labs.

steve · 10-16-2004, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrCrypt

Anyone have any idea what's freezing it up? Anti-virus or something perhaps?

My number was paused too, but I think I figured it out.

What happened for me is that when I started the indexing, Outlook was open; it will only index your Inbox when it's open. So when I closed it, it paused the indexing. When I re-opened Outlook for a while, the number started going back up.

DrCrypt · 10-17-2004, 04:06 AM

I don't use Outlook anymore, so it can't be that (and it only indexes Outlook when it's open? Bizarre). I uninstalled and reinstalled it and it went through the entire indexing process. It says its done - except now it has indexed a couple hundred less files than the "partial" index before. Totally weird. Between that and it's lack of support for Thunderbird emails, I think it isn't ready for prime time on this computer yet.

10-14-2004, 10:53 PM	#1
Andrew Mayer World's End Supernova Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 16,938	The Google Desktop http://desktop.google.com Um, wow.

10-14-2004, 11:16 PM	#2
chet New Romantic Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sleeping Posts: 5,303	Yeah, wow.

10-15-2004, 06:23 AM	#3
Super_D Hustle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ohio transplant to SoCal Posts: 330	Boy they're really extending their search philosophy to search anything, anywhere, anytime. If they come up with something to help me find my TV remote, I'll be really impressed.

10-15-2004, 06:39 AM	#4
DrCrypt Social Worker Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 3,946	I hope they extend the email search functionality to other clients besides Outlook and other IM clients besides AOL. I use Triillian and it has a *.log format to its logs... but Google Desktop doesn't pick it up. Still really impressive.

10-15-2004, 07:25 AM	#5
Sam Jones Social Worker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Above the Chemist Posts: 2,558	They're apparently working on their own web browser too. MS better wake up and smell the icky mocha frappe.

10-15-2004, 09:32 AM	#6
JeffL New Romantic Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA XBL:schaduwbeeld PSN:slow__hand Posts: 7,869	Wow - I just used this to do a search on my desktop for Thrustmaster, re: a review of a Thrustmaster FF joystick I'm doing, and I found several relevant items I didn't even remember I had. What a great tool.

10-15-2004, 09:50 AM	#7
Tyjenks World's End Supernova Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: In my head and it is pretty filthy in here. Posts: 15,340	I like the new little "o" icon in place of the second "o". What an incredibly handy tool. Is this a brand new Beta?

10-15-2004, 02:59 PM	#9
DennyA New Romantic Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Seattlish. XBL:Editer PSN:DennyA These are my opinions, not my employer's, but they should be yours. Posts: 8,954	Darn handy tool. But it has some real security problems. Not paranoia problems like "a Gmail robot will know what topics are in my email," real life problems like "anyone using my PC can read webmail I've sent." Interesting Blog. Also, it works by running a private web server app on your system, which I've seen some other security concerns about. Plus as gamers, you may worry about stolen CPU cycles... I'm not really worried about it, since my wife is the only other person who uses my PC. But pr0n fans, privacy freaks, and anyone who has roomates and extended family members using thier PCs should approach this with caution, and restrict which caches the program searches.

10-15-2004, 04:57 PM	#10
Midnight Son How To Go Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dukov's place. Posts: 13,791	Good grief. Is everybody in the world disorganized? If you save your stuff in an organized manner you wouldn't need this.

10-15-2004, 05:15 PM	#12
Midnight Son How To Go Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dukov's place. Posts: 13,791	No doubt they are. Pitiful hu-mons. :P

10-16-2004, 12:07 PM	#13
DrCrypt Social Worker Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 3,946	Okay, I have a question I installed this two days ago and have left my computer on ever since. It still reads "Indexing in progress" but seems to have been stuck on 6,547 items indexed for the last day or two. I have 130 gigs worth of stuff on my computer, so I know it has to index a lot more than that. Anyone have any idea what's freezing it up? Anti-virus or something perhaps?

10-16-2004, 12:10 PM	#14
TimElhajj How To Go Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 10,801	It's hung. Shut it down and try again. If you get the same error, report it as a reproducible bug and wait for the next build.

10-16-2004, 04:48 PM	#15
Jason Cross New Romantic Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gamertag: JasonC Cassiae/Elmindrea on WoW (Moonrunner/Alliance)......... Posts: 5,190	It's in beta right now... word has it they released it when they did because Microsoft has been working on a similar tool and showed it off at some search conference. I don't know if there's any truth to that, but it's been well known that Microsoft is getting BIG into search, and not just on the web, but all over. The stuff they have "out there" now is nothing like what's in their labs.

10-17-2004, 04:06 AM	#17
DrCrypt Social Worker Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 3,946	I don't use Outlook anymore, so it can't be that (and it only indexes Outlook when it's open? Bizarre). I uninstalled and reinstalled it and it went through the entire indexing process. It says its done - except now it has indexed a couple hundred less files than the "partial" index before. Totally weird. Between that and it's lack of support for Thunderbird emails, I think it isn't ready for prime time on this computer yet.

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