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The new beta of Google Desktop (you can download it here) includes an API that lets developers create plug-ins. In addition to indexing AIM chats, there are now plug-ins for Miranda, Trillian, Gaim and even mIRC.
I’ve been using version 1 for months, and it’s the fastest way to search for stuff on my HD — 100x faster than Start > Search; faster than searching through emails in Microsoft Outlook; faster than anything else I’ve used for that matter.
I’m downloading version 2 now… 😉
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It’s interesting… I worked for a dot-com back in the late ’90s that built a similar toolbar. It was extensible and allowed personalization. You could display stock tickers, weather, etc. Sadly, our IPO never happened. Maybe we were ahead of our time.I saw this the other day, I really like it, but to have everything running consumes a bit of RAM, which doesn’t work for me and my Photoshopping and everything I do :).
Alright, I downloaded it, and I must say, for someone who’s very busy and likes their news and media right to their desktop, then this would be a good tool. Unfortunately, I’m not the sidebar type, so I’ll probably close it out for good.
Also, being the geek that I am, I downloaded the SDK (Source Development Kit), and I must say, that looks promising. We can expect some very good plugins from some very good programmers in the near future. For those of you who are curious, I believe it’s all in C.
Normally I hate sidebars, but I have to love this. It integrates everything I usually need, and does it well.
- Quick View allows you to see recently accessed web pages, and you can star them so that they permanently stay and act as a favorites list.
- You can view all of your GMail messages
- You can see current news reports (it updates automatically)
With plugins I am able too:
– Monitor my CPU, memory, disk, and network usage;
– Control Itunes;
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