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15 Puzzle (gg): Play 15 Puzzle game on Google Desktop Search Sidebar. Arrange the number in ascending order to win. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Google Desktop, Google Desktop Search, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2007-09-12
google desktop search Bar (zip): The new generation of search bars are here. It is not a taskbar. It is not a Internet Explorer toolbar. These kind of bars most of the time just use space that could be useful. This software will allow you to make the search bar appear only when you need...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Desktop, Bar, Google Desktop Search, Desktop Search, Mice, Search, Web Browsers, Hardware, Peripherals, Internet; Software downloads 2006-08-28
bitBomb google desktop search Sidebar plugin (zip): bitBomb Google Desktop Search Sidebar plugin lets you schedule SMS text message reminders that you receive on your mobile phone. This Text Message Reminder plugin is installed into the Google Desktop Search Sidebar, and lets you review and edit pending reminders before they are sent.; Tags: Google Inc., Google Desktop, Google Desktop Search, Plug-in, Desktop Search; Software downloads 2006-04-24
Images: Google searches on the desktop: Google invades Microsoft territory as it launches a beta version of Google Desktop Search.; Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., Google Desktop Search, Google Desktop, desktop search, Google Search, desktop, Microsoft Corp.; Image galleries 2005-08-22
Images: Google searches on the desktop: Google invades Microsoft territory as it launches a beta version of Google Desktop Search.; Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., Google Desktop Search, Google Desktop, desktop search, Google Search, desktop, Microsoft Corp.; Image galleries 2005-08-22

Gartner: google desktop search not enterprise-ready: Gartner: Google desktop search not enterprise-readyGartner: Google desktop search not enterprise-ready"Responding to Gartner's comments, Dave Girouard, Google's general manager of enterprise products, said that the tool was never intended to be an enterprise-ready application in its current incarnation and that the company is working on a more robust version for...; Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., Gartner Inc., desktop search, Google Desktop Search, Google Desktop; Discussion threads 2004-12-14
Beware of google desktop search: Google's desktop search software is so good that it exposes vulnerabilities on your computer that you didn't know about, says Bruce Schneier...mostly because of vulnerabilities in the design of Internet Explorer, Opera, Firefox, PGP and other programs...; Tags: SEARCH, Web browsers, desktop search, Google Inc., Google Desktop Search, Google Desktop; Blog posts 2004-11-29
White Paper: google desktop search Analysis: Google has launched its local search tool for Windows PCs. The small 400 KB applet indexes Outlook and Outlook Express mail, Microsoft Office formats and AOL chat logs, as well as plain text and HTML files on your hard drive. It also indexes Internet Explorer's web cache. Google Desktop Search...; Tags: Peapod, Google Inc., Google Desktop, Google Desktop Search, Applet, Analysis, Microsoft Outlook, Web Browsers, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Internet, Enterprise Software; White papers 2004-11-01
google desktop search not evil says Seltzer: eWeek Security Center editor Larry Seltzer tears apart Google's Desktop Search GDS software and then puts it back together and concludes that most of the criticisim being levied against Google, particularly in the areas of security and privacy, are FUD. In his findings, Seltzer says, "[Google's] privacy policy says, among...; Tags: administrative right, Google Inc., Larry Seltzer; Blog posts 2004-10-19

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Facebook bans Google's Friend Connect: A few days ago, Google launched a new service called Friend Connect to help website owners make their stuff social without needing to do much work. This basically involves being able to host certain gadgets that use OpenSocial on a webpage by simply copy and pasting some code from...; Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Redmond Magazine Successfully SQL Injected by Chinese Hacktivists: Irony at its best. It appears that Redmond - The Independent Voice of the Microsoft IT Community, formerly known as Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine is currently flagged as a badware site, and third-party exploit detection tools are also detecting internal pages as exploit hosting ones, in this particular case Mal/Badsrc-A....; Tags: Redmond, SQL, SQL Injection, F**k, Mal/Badsrc-A, Programming Languages, Databases, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Run by Wall Street? A Cause or a Company?: Guest post: Anshu Sharma is author of Anshu's blog, which focuses on Software as a Service and the emerging SaaS Ecosystem. He is an Enterprise Irregular. In light of the Yahoo! - Microsoft fiasco, fellow bloggers Larry Dignan and Vinnie Mirchandani have been asking the question whether...; Tags: Shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Vision, Wall, Management Team, Software As A Service (SaaS), Financial Accounting, Construction, Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Management, Anshu Sharma; Blog posts 2008-05-16
WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too: Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...; Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Facebook flap: Google's side: Amid the Facebook move to block Google's Friend Connect, the search giant has responded. As expected, Google had a few issues with Facebook's privacy assessment of Google Friend Connect. There's a lot of debate on Techmeme about the issue and it's a big one as all of...; Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Google Friend Connect, User Privacy, Third Party App, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-16
News to know: XP meets XO; Yahoo; Facebook; Verdiem; DIY phishing: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO. Christopher Dawson: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack Larry Dignan: Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?...; Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Privacy, TechMeme, Icahn, Phishing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Mashups turn into an industry as offerings mature: There were a great many product announcements at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last month, but it was the number of announcements around Web-based mashups in particular that received a large share of attendee and media attention. By my count there were at least nine significant announcements in...; Tags: Web, Industry, Mashup, JackBe, Lotus Mashups, MashupHub, Mindtouch, Itasca, Serena, Mashup Exchange, SnapLogic, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Verdiem spruces up its Survey PC power management software: Verdiem, one of the better known developers of power management software that counts Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft among its close partners, has delivered an impressive upgrade to its Surveyor technology. According to the Seattle-based company, the focus was on providing IT managers with even more configuration flexibility than previously available....; Tags: Software, Power Management, PC, Power Consumption, Survey, Verdiem, Desktops, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Small differences can make a BIG difference: I recently got a chance to talk with one VC firm that's focused some of its attention and money on cleantech. One of their investments is in OPX, which seems to have a unique approach to solving some of the energy and raw material supply issues facing the planet....; Tags: Chemicals, Clean Technology, Costs, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Yahoo to Icahn: You misunderstand: Yahoo's board has responded to activist investor Carl Icahn: "Your letter reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal." That letter--delivered by Icahn earlier Thursday Techmeme--has one theme: Yahoo's board botched the Microsoft deal and hasn't served shareholder interest. In its...; Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Proposal, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
BriefingsDirect Insights analysts probe future of online advertising and find transactional lucre lurking: Read a full transcript of the podcast. The future of online advertising captures the headlines and attention when the likes of Microsoft courts the likes of Yahoo! And Wall Street still has a hard time figuring out how much Google is worth, based on just those little...; Tags: Software, Advertisement, Business, Online Advertising, Bookkeeping Service, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-15