Entered CNET Catalog: 08/27/2005
SKU: SERVGOOGLEDESKTOP2
Manufacturer: Google
Product summary
The good: Google Desktop 2 has a clean interface; quick access to online and local apps and files; more than 100 plug-ins, with more sure to come from third-party developers.
The bad: Windows only; personalized content appears random at times; control over RSS feeds is limited, and they don't integrate with Google Reader.
The bottom line: The brainy Google Desktop 2 does a mixed job anticipating the content you want. Still, it provides a handy link to files, apps, and Web sites that you access the most, and its search is powerful, too.
User opinions
Select a User Opinion to view: 1 2out of 2 user reviews
Works well, locates the files as you type, other useful aplets like weather, Itunes, etc.
Pros: Good looking, present files as you type icons to diff. the different files. Other useful applets
Cons: Not nationalized for many countries, including Sweden
out of 2 user reviews
Works well, I like the thumbnales it provides for html pages
Pros: Nice interface, works just like Google
Cons: No image search & no advanced search
It works well for me and I use it on all my computers. It has saved me hours of frustration and I hardly ever use the find option in Windows anymore.
It's a pity that it does not have any advanced find filters like www.google.com
