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Google Gadgets will work on your Mac tomorrow!

Google will release a version of Google Desktop for the Mac tomorrow that lets users install gadgets -- something previous versions didn't support. At first I was skeptical -- why would Mac users need a sidebar when they already have their dashboard? Well, it turns out there is...

Tags: Desktop, Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Google Desktop, Gadget, Desktops, Hardware, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2007-11-28

esyURL Desktop (gg)

esyURL turns a long URL into a shorter and easier one directly from your Google Desktop. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Google Desktop, esyURL, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-11-08

Google Desktop blog (gg)

Get the latest news and tips about Google Desktop. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Google Inc., Google Desktop, Blog, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-11-08

Google Desktop Slideshow Gadget (gg)

Create your own slideshow and let it run on your Google Desktop Sidebar. Cool styles and effects available. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Google Inc., Google Desktop, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-10-11

Google Desktop 5.5 beta makes gadgets universal

The newest version of Google Desktop, released today, finally lets you take sidebar-native gadgets onto the web -- effectively making them universal. Until now, you were only able to use web-based gadgets in the sidebar, but not the other way around. When installing a gadget that...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Desktop, Beta, Gadget, Channel Management, Web Browsers, Desktops, Marketing, Internet, Hardware, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2007-10-05

eBay Auction Watch for Sellers (Google Desktop) (gg)

eBay Auction Watch for Sellers is a free Google Desktop gadget for keeping track of your eBay auction sales. It shows important auction details such as title, photo, price, bid count, high bidder, auction number, and time remaining right on your desktop. Current eBay Auction Watch features include automatic updating...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Desktop, eBay Inc., Auction, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-09-13

Simple IP (gg)

Simply gets your Internet IP address from my Website and shows it on Google desktop. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Google Desktop, IP, Internet, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Network Technology, Desktops, Networking, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-09-12

GDieTunes (gg)

Google Desktop gadget to control iTunes. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Google Desktop, Digital Music, Digital Media, Desktops, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-09-11

FXCM Google Desktop Gadget (gg)

The FXCM Google Desktop Gadget will keep you updated with the most up to date rates and news. FXCM Google Desktop Gadget can show you the simple or more advanced view of the dealing rates and a chart of the currency pair. Also in the plug-in you will be able...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Desktop, News, Rate, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Desktops, Internet, Marketing, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-09-11

Offer Remote Assistance Plug-in (gg)

Lets you run Offer Remote Assistance from Google Desktop. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Google Desktop, Plug-in, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-09-11

GuessNumber Game (gg)

GuessNumber Game is a very simple, small game of guessing the number. You can put this on Google Desktop and do whenever you want just for fun. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Google Desktop, GuessNumber Game, Games, Desktops, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-09-11

PhotoFeed Google Desktop Gadget (gg)

PhotoFeed Google Desktop gadget that delivers cool colorful photos right on your desktop. Default free feed that we presentably the courtesy of photographer Natalia Stepanova will let you see what real photography feels like. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Google Inc., Google Desktop, Gadget, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-06-22

LiveRSS Google Desktop Gadget (msi)

This Google Desktop gadget downloads any RSS feeds and scrolls them as a creeping line. Everything you need to know from the Web gets right on your desktop. All the fresh news stories take really compact room on your screen. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Google Inc., Google Desktop, RSS, Desktops, Internet, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-06-07

TeletypeRSS Google Desktop Gadget (msi)

This Google Desktop gadget downloads RSS feeds and scrolls them on the teletype screen. You can customize your Google Desktop to elegantly get all the fresh news from RSS feeds and see them in a very convenient way. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: RSS Feed, Google Inc., Google Desktop, RSS, Desktops, Internet, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-06-07

Halftone Search for Google Desktop (zip)

This program extends the Google Desktop GD functionality by providing a native Windows interface and allowing GD to access more file formats. The interface enhancements include search terms highlighting, on-the-fly compressed files extraction and several ways to make searches including a Windows tray pop-up menu. Additionally, the program adds support...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Desktop, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-12-01

Quote of the day Google desktop plug-in (zip)

Plug-in for Google Desktop those shows quote of-the-day or other RSS-formatted feeds. Requires Google desktop (http://desktop.google.com/) and provides data from one or more RSS links. User can configure RSS feeds or use default one that will show inspiring quotes from quotations page Web site.

Tags: Google Inc., Google Desktop, Plug-in, RSS, Desktops, Internet, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-11-29

Additional Resources

GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default

Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-25

A Friday Active Directory puzzler

We just purchased a new server for our district's central office. Nothing super-special, just a Windows Server 2003 for compatibility with a payroll and HRM application install with lots of storage and a moderately speedy quad-core Xeon. The existing server is out of space, out of resources, recently...

Tags: Domain, User Profile, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity

Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?

AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...

Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25