Posted by Mendel Chuang, Product
Marketing Manager
Just a quick update to let all you know that, due to popular
demand, we've extended the
href="http://desktop.google.com/contest.html" >Google Desktop Gadget
Contest another two weeks. So if you have a great idea for a
gadget, and want to enter it for a chance to prove your brilliance
and creativity, you now have until August 14 to do so.
And if you're interested in some tips and tricks on creating
Desktop Gadgets, have a look at the
href="http://googledesktop.blogspot.com/" >Inside Google Desktop
blog. Good luck!
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Posted by Mendel Chuang, Product
Marketing Manager
Just a few months after Google Desktop became
href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/search-your-mac-with-google-desktop.html" >
available for the Mac
, I'm happy to tell you it's now
available for Linux users too.
href="http://desktop.google.com/linux/" >Google Desktop for
Linux
makes searching your computer as easy as searching the
web with Google. Not only can you rediscover important documents
that have been idling on your hard drive for years, but you can
also search through emails saved in Gmail or other applications.
All office files, including documents and slides created with
OpenOffice.org can be easily found. Since some Linux users are
program developers, Google Desktop was designed with the ability to
search source code and information contained in .pdf, .ps, .man and
.info documents. It also features the Quick Search Box ,which you
can call up by pressing the Ctrl key twice. Type a few letters or
words into the search box and your top results pop up instantly.
Keeping with a global focus, you can use it in English, French,
Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, and
Korean –and it works with many versions of Linux too.
With this launch, Google Desktop is now available for
href="http://desktop.google.com/index.html?platform=win" >Windows
,
href="http://desktop.google.com/mac/index.html" >Mac, and
href="http://desktop.google.com/linux/" >Linux.
Try it out now and read more on the
href="http://googledesktop.blogspot.com/2007/06/desktop-for-linux.html" >
Google Desktop Blog.
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Posted by Mendel Chuang, Product
Marketing Manager
Google Desktop lets you not only search your computer easily, but
you can also personalize your desktop. From cultivating a virtual
potted plant, to reading the latest news and checking the weather
forecast, you can customize your desktop with a variety of gadgets
and a sidebar. Some of you have asked if you can also put gadgets
on iGoogle homepages next to your other gadgets. And starting
today, the answer is yes.
With Google Desktop 5.5
Beta, you can you now embed Google Desktop Gadgets right into
your iGoogle homepage. Gadgets on an iGoogle homepage can have more
advanced functionality, such as
href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory?root=/ig&dpos=top&num=24&url=http://desktop.google.com/gow/gadgets/glass_media_player.xml"
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" >playing
music from your computer. You can find them alongside other
gadgets in the iGoogle Content Directory. We've also improved
some of the other features; such as better looking Quick Search
Box, support for multiple copies of a gadget, and improved Outlook
search functionality. Read more on the
href="http://googledesktop.blogspot.com/2007/10/igoogle-meets-desktop-gadgets.html" >
Google Desktop Blog and check out
href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory?root=/ig&dpos=top&q=desktop.google.com&btnG=Search Homepage Content"
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" >these
gadgets you can now add to your iGoogle homepage.
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