Google Adds Features and Plugin to Desktop Search

Google Adds Features and Plugin to Desktop Search 274

Posted by timothy on Monday March 07, 2005 @06:29PM from the those-guys-are-everywhere dept.

Matthew Bischoff writes "Today Google added new features to its popular desktop software. Google Desktop now supports alternative Netscape based browsers like Firefox, PDFs, images, video, and music files. Google also added a plug-ins feature so that developers can integrate their software into the Google Desktop catalog. Another new addition is a supported way to search from Google's deskbar software. It's probably a matter of time until we see desktop search integrated into all of the Google products including the controversial Google Toolbar 3." Google Desktop is also officially now out of beta.

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Great! (Score:5, Funny)

by B3ryllium ( 571199 ) writes: on Monday March 07, 2005 @06:32PM (#11870701) Homepage

Great! Now if only IE and Windows were out of beta, we'd be set.

Re:Controversial Toolbar? (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 07, 2005 @06:35PM (#11870760)

Beta versions so far have featured a prominent image of Janet Jackson's bared breast as an interface element

Martini Recipe Please (Score:3, Funny)

by UCFFool ( 832674 ) writes: on Monday March 07, 2005 @06:35PM (#11870771)

The GoogleBar better be able to search for a few good mixed drink recipes, otherwise this is the worst bar yet!
I was already disappointed with the ToolBar that did not have any 18v cordless versions.

I believe (Score:5, Funny)

by chachob ( 746500 ) writes: on Monday March 07, 2005 @06:40PM (#11870828)

Google Desktop now supports alternative Netscape based browsers like Firefox

You mean Firefox-based browsers like Netscape, right? (I know, I know)

Re:Martini Recipe Please (Score:3, Funny)

by stratjakt ( 596332 ) writes: on Monday March 07, 2005 @06:40PM (#11870829) Journal

"Tool Bar" sounds like a gay nightclub.

So does Google Bar.

So does Chocolate Bar, come to think of it.

Built in spellcheck. (Score:5, Funny)

by PxM ( 855264 ) writes: on Monday March 07, 2005 @06:41PM (#11870853)

The Google Toolbar [google.com] now has a spell check built it. Now if it only had a feature that would electricute the user everytime he wrote something in 1337.

The real news here (Score:5, Funny)

by jals ( 667347 ) writes: on Monday March 07, 2005 @06:48PM (#11870947)

People seem to be overlooking the real news contained in this story: a Google product actually out of beta. Surely a first?

Re:Built in spellcheck. (Score:5, Funny)

by Liselle ( 684663 ) writes: <slashdot@lisWELTYelle.net minus author> on Monday March 07, 2005 @06:57PM (#11871055) Journal

The Google Toolbar now has a spell check built it. Now if it only had a feature that would

electricute the user everytime he wrote something in 1337.
What would it do to people who mis-spell words like "electrocute"? Maybe stahb them with a nife, or chute them with a gunn?

Re:Great! (Score:4, Funny)

by jd ( 1658 ) writes: <imipak@ y a hoo.com> on Monday March 07, 2005 @07:02PM (#11871101) Homepage Journal

How are they going to get to beta, if their Alpha line has been dropped?

Re:Controversial Toolbar? (Score:5, Funny)

by david.given ( 6740 ) writes: <dg@cowlark.com> on Monday March 07, 2005 @07:02PM (#11871109) Homepage Journal

Beta versions so far have featured a prominent image of Janet Jackson's bared breast as an interface element
No, they want to attract users.

Re:So is there a catch ? (Score:5, Funny)

by op12 ( 830015 ) writes: on Monday March 07, 2005 @07:08PM (#11871176) Homepage

Why not google it?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22google+des ktop+search%22+%22the+catch%22&btnG=Google+Search [google.com]

oh no! (Score:2, Funny)

by SweetAndSourJesus ( 555410 ) writes: <.moc.oohay. .ta. .toboRehTdnAsuseJ.> on Monday March 07, 2005 @09:27PM (#11872518)

They've discovered our super-secret technique [mozillazine.org] for extending Firefox!

Re:You want to know what the catch is? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Tuesday March 08, 2005 @12:02AM (#11873706)

Ding ding ding! We have a loser!

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Great! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Controversial Toolbar? (Score:4, Funny)

Martini Recipe Please (Score:3, Funny)

I believe (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Martini Recipe Please (Score:3, Funny)

Built in spellcheck. (Score:5, Funny)

The real news here (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Built in spellcheck. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Great! (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Controversial Toolbar? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:So is there a catch ? (Score:5, Funny)

oh no! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:You want to know what the catch is? (Score:1, Funny)

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