http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/Google+desktop used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/gmail_hits_google_desktop <!--paging_filter--><div style="text-align: center"><img src="/files/u58308/googledesktop_gmail.jpg" width="415" height="220" /></div> <p>Those of you that use Google Desktop know it’s capable of some pretty cool things. It’ll quickly search all the information on your computer, check the weather in your location (looking outside is so 1990), and now you can even <a href="http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/gmail-on-your-desktop.html">check your Gmai</a>l – all right from your desktop.</p> <p> The new gadget, released just this week will allow you to read, send, search and star your email messages from your desktop. It’ll also link up with your Gmail account’s contact list and auto-complete anyone you might be trying to send email to. It should also be noted that it’ll only take up as much screen real estate as you want it to. You can resize the window to show as many or as few messages as you want.</p> <p> If you’re new to Google Desktop, they’ve included this gadget in the latest download available right from Google. If you’re already a user, be sure to check out the <a href="http://desktop.google.com/plugins">gadgets</a> page to download it. Either way, it’s pretty snazzy and worth checking out!</p></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: xx-small">Image Credit: Google </span></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/gmail_hits_google_desktop#comments News Gmail Google Google desktop Software windows Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:40:35 -0600 Andy Salisbury 4446 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/new_google_desktop_version_speedy <!--paging_filter--><p>If you're still sporting an older version of <a href="http://desktop.google.com/features.html#overview">Google Desktop</a>, you might consider upgrading. The search giant has just released version 5.8 of it's Google Desktop software for Windows with a handful of improvements it hopes will make it worthy of a second look for anyone who previously dismissed it.</p> <p>The biggest change with version 5.8 concerns speed, with the company's blog <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-desktop-58-for-windows-increased.html">indicating</a> that the new version is &quot;based entirely on performance.&quot; Google claims it found a way to cut memory usage during startup by about 50 percent, and that shutdown has been improved five-fold. But more than just an octane injection, Google Desktop 5.8 also sports a few new features, such as improved Outlook integration and support for Flash in gadgets.</p> <p>Sadly, 64-bit XP and Vista users need not apply. For the 32-bit crowd, download your copy <a href="http://desktop.google.com/index.html">here</a> and hit the jump to let us know what you think. </p> <p align="center"><img src="/files/u69/GoogleDesktop.png" width="357" height="161" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: xx-small">Image Credit: Google </span></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/new_google_desktop_version_speedy#comments News Google desktop Software windows Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:42:08 -0500 Paul Lilly 3531 at http://www.maximumpc.com