Why, oh, why do we need another application to search the contents of our Macs? Because not everyone uses search tools in the same way, and not all search tools work the way we want. Now Google is taking a stab at bringing its Google Desktop search application to the Mac, and even though this is the first public beta for the program, itis off to a good start.
Google Desktop works in concert with, and not as a complete replacement for Spotlight. It recognizes Spotlight plug-ins, and even honors Spotlight privacy settings. Unfortunately, it does not use Spotlightis index files – it makes its own. And depending on the speed of your Mac and the number of files it has to index, that can take a long time.
 Google Desktopis simple interface. |
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