p2pnet.net News:- Is Google’s first non-beta release of its desktop search application something you’d want on your desktop?

The mainstream media have no qualms.

Google tool ready for action, says South Africa’s News24: “Google Inc’s free software that can help people find information stored on computer hard drives, emerged from test mode on Monday with an …

Google’s desktop search becomes real, says the UK’s Inquirer: “SEARCH OUTFITTER Google has upgraded its beta desktop search to a full version …”

Google officially launches desktop search, says the Xinhuanet, China : “Google, the world’s top Internet search company, on Monday launched its desktop search, a free downloadable application which enables users to search for …

Google releases PC search program, says the Financial Times: “In a battle for the desktops of computer users being fought with Microsoft and Yahoo, internet …”

Google Introduces Desktop Tool, says andPOP, Canada: “Computer users will now be able to search their computers much like they search the internet, thanks to Google’s new desktop tool …”

What does Google itself have to say on the subject?

"Google Desktop Search brings the power of Google search to information on the computer hard drive," said Jonathan Rosenberg, vp of product management. "It’s like having a photographic memory of everything you’ve seen with your computer, right at your fingertips."

Google Desktop 1.0 includes a free-standing search box users can place anywhere on their desktop; and as far as security is concerned, in addition to enabling users to block HTTPS web pages, the app now also excludes all password-protected documents from Microsoft Word and Excel.

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See:-
desktop search application - Google Desktop Search V 1.0, p2pnet, March 7, 2005
Google - Google Launches Desktop Search 1.0, March 7, 2005

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