flyingferret 0 #1 October 14, 2004 I found this pretty intriguing. While M$ is busy putzing around with an object based file system that may never come out, google has introduced a google search using your current file system. It wil search documents, your email inbox, AIM logs, etc. It is pretty specifically Windows and Microsoft formats, but an very interesting idea. I have not tested it or installed it just yet, reading the EULA. Links: http://desktop.google.com/ http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2004/10/14/google_desktop.html review http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/14/1432210&tid=217 comments-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #2 October 14, 2004 Oh please!!!__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #3 October 15, 2004 I have used it and it works VERY good. It's almost a bit eirie but all the info is on your computer anyway, the desktop search just finds it. Try it, you'll like it.illegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #4 October 15, 2004 It might eerie what is on YOUR computer, I clean mine I am not a huge fan of google, but on the flip side, I HATE the windows search, that is pretty basic. Will I run this, not sure, but a neat idea nonetheless.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricTheRed 0 #5 October 15, 2004 For my work PC it is great. The speed of the search is amazing. I also clean the browser cache, but it "finds" all the client email and reports and notes and letters. Quickly. I was convinced in two searches. (it took 0.2 sec to find 3 emails, 21 files and 4 photos from typing in a client name and return)illegible usually Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #6 October 15, 2004 I use the X1 search tool. It's great and has the added benefit of also searching your emails that are stored on an Exchange server and network drives. The google tool won't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #7 October 15, 2004 QuoteI use the X1 search tool. It's great and has the added benefit of also searching your emails that are stored on an Exchange server and network drives. The google tool won't. It does index email on exchange server. I'm not sure I'd want it indexing network drives.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #8 October 15, 2004 QuoteIt does index email on exchange server. You sure? Article I just read said it will index email in Outlook but won't index anything across the network. I assumed they meant it indexes Outlook emails but not those stored on Exchange. As far as indexing network drives, you can configure X1 to search network drives if it doesn't get a local hit, but you don't index them, it does an ad hoc search. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #9 October 16, 2004 Caveat.... http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/000264.html-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
