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New Google Sidebar and Gadgets for Google Desktop 5
Google has been The biggest noticeable changes are in the gadgets and sidebar elements. They now provide more visually appealing content that is easier to read. Google Desktop shows previews of search results in browsers instead of making users wait for another application to open. On a security note, Google Desktop will also give warnings when users are accessing links from documents, IM's, emails or browsing the web, notifying when sites might be trying to steal your personal information, or trying to install malicious software. Looks wise, the new sidebar samples the color of your desktop wallpaper and blends in so that it's not distractingly sitting out in the open which makes it easier to distinguish between gadgets for faster perusal of information.
Check out the Google Desktop site for downloads and more information on improved content.
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Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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5lectro said 4:04AM on 3-08-2007
They still haven't fixed the gadgets auto-resizing themselves a startup. And i guess the sidebar is overkill if you already use google homepage.
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Shep Eddy said 10:54AM on 3-08-2007
I've been using Google Desktop and upgraded to 5.0 yesterday. It immediately killed Outlook 2000 (dll conflict). I uninstalled Google and Outlook worked. Too scary to try again.
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Shep Eddy said 10:54AM on 3-08-2007
I've been using Google Desktop for a while now. Yesterday I upgraded to 5.0. Immediately Outlook 2000 quit working (dll conflict). I unistalled Google and Outlook returned. Too scary to try again. I'll have to live without Google. Too bad.
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raycosm said 9:20PM on 3-08-2007
No Google Reader?
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