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 Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 2:09 pm Post subject: Google turning the PC into a Mac with 'gadgets' |
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Google Desktop 4 (Beta) is here! I looked it up after browing Desktop's blog.
The main feature is the new widgets gadgets, which tightly intergrate with google's other search products.
http://desktop.google.com/
there are some other features too -- check it out. what you guys think?
i personally love the hot key (pressing shift key twice) and getting every single bit of information i need in a split second. wonderful.
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IamTheKing9
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| Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, this is the first time I noticed this. The gadgets look really good. It looks like Google has got a gadget for almost any kind of thing you want to do on your desktop.
(I was attracted by the Weather Globe.  )
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MrAcid
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| Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 2:56 am Post subject: |
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| This certainly is a nice new feature! Only thing that annoys me is the "gadget" text and Google Desktop icon that appear in my taskbar next to the tray icons. Anyone got an idea how to get rid of that? |
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dmber
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| Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| MrAcid wrote: | | This certainly is a nice new feature! Only thing that annoys me is the "gadget" text and Google Desktop icon that appear in my taskbar next to the tray icons. Anyone got an idea how to get rid of that? |
right-click on the taskbar, go to toolbars, unclick google desktop.
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MrAcid
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| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 3:03 am Post subject: |
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| dmber wrote: | | MrAcid wrote: | | This certainly is a nice new feature! Only thing that annoys me is the "gadget" text and Google Desktop icon that appear in my taskbar next to the tray icons. Anyone got an idea how to get rid of that? |
right-click on the taskbar, go to toolbars, unclick google desktop.
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Thanks man!
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| The gadgets are pretty neat. I personally like using a combo of the Yahoo! Widgets as well as the Google Gadgets. Both of them have their plusses =) |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| TekeeTakShak wrote: | | The gadgets are pretty neat. I personally like using a combo of the Yahoo! Widgets as well as the Google Gadgets. Both of them have their plusses =) |
If you start telling us you use Yahoo search we'll kick you outta here! 
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| Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:17 am Post subject: |
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There's a contest going on.. $5k prize and everything.. a guaranteed Google Desktop Developer T-shirt or another Google gift.. I forgot.. the theme is Gadget Design.
Here's the link: http://desktop.google.com/contest.html
Good luck!
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sashok
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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I think it would be very nice/useful if the Google gadgets with GDS were synchronized with the "content" on Google IG. This way, when I'm away from my computer with GDS and at a comp where I can't install any progs/apps, I would just go to google.com/ig and have the same gadgets (only in a less eye-catching style) available to me.
This doesn't have to be the entire Google IG page, it can be a separate page, called for example - GDS gadgets sync... or other...
Also, it would be nice to have an option to recover/sync my gadgets across multiple computers, like the Google tabs app for FireFox. Any time I sit down at a new computer and install GDS, I will have the option to open/dl the saved gadgets I opened last time (on another comp).
What do ya'll think?
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