Google Desktop Search

Wow! When I installed Lookout a couple of months ago I thought it was great having all of my emails indexed for instant access. And now comes this great tool from Google… First, it installs as its own web server running on port 4664. After that, it indexes some of your office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Email (Outlook, Outlook Express), temporary internet pages and AOL IM conversations. It even integrates into your common Google search page (http://www.google.com/) by adding the “Desktop” option on the page and including your desktop hits among the web results. Searching speed is just amazing. Very useful also for searching for the files you know you once downloaded from the web but can’t remember which folder you have put them in :) As this is a beta product, I am sure they will add indexing support for even more file types in the future. Can’t wait.

Other news I’m excited about: Looks like Visual Studio 2005 is going to support C# Edit and Continue feature after all. Yes!