05-11-2005, 01:08 AM
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Google Desktop leaves Beta
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Google announced the finalized version of its Google Desktop 2 application on Thursday and outlined its new features.
Google Desktop, a free downloadable application, combines desktop search and the Google Sidebar, a floating tool palette that offers personalized news and other information based on a user's habits.
Dozens of new third-party Sidebar panels are now available, Google said, like iTunes, dictionary Winamp and an American Express panel to track and view credit card transactions in real time. The new software can also display maps related to the sites one visits while surfing the Net.
In addition, developers can use simple JavaScript to write plug-ins for Google Desktop 2, the company said.
Google Desktop for Enterprise, also free, now provides enhanced administration, integration and security features for corporations that want to let employees search for data on their desktop, intranet and the Web, Google said.
* Personalized Maps Panel – This new Sidebar panel rotates through maps you've pulled up using Google Maps and local.
* Enhanced API – New support for script based plug-ins makes developing panels for Sidebar much easier. Additional details on the updated Google Desktop API are available at desktop.google.com/developer.html.
* New Third-Party Plug-ins – Dozens of new Sidebar panels have been developed using the Google Desktop API, including panels for iTunes and Winamp and a dictionary.
* Enterprise Features – Google Desktop for Enterprise features new administration, integration and security features for business environments.
Google faces competition in the market for desktop search from Yahoo, Microsoft and other companies.
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http://software.news.superbfiles.com...78772-104.html
I've never really gotten into Desktop but I'm going to try it soon. Do you use it? If so, do you like it?
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