Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Google Desktop takes 'ctrl' of your desktop

The new version of Google Desktop 3 fixed a number of things from the previous beta, and also has a new neat feature called Quick Search Box. Pressing 'ctrl' twice anywhere launches the neat looking search box. This actually allowed me remove some clutters off my taskbar by getting rid of the google deskbar. (I dont need it with this).Other new features of GDS 3.0:Under: search operatorZip SearchLock SearchSpell checker! (yes- spellproof your querries)Links:Google Desktop 3 websiteSource:Inside Google Desktop: Take 'ctrl' of your Desktop

Head to head: XP vs. Vista

Do you need a good point by point feature comparisson between your Windows XP and the eagerly anticipated but much delayed Windows Vista?  Andy presents a very informative description of the two OS: Source:BentUser - Windows XP and Vista b5270 Side-by-Side