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October 6, 2007

Google Desktop Gadgets on Your iGoogle Page







  1. Compatibility between the two types of gadgets... Always welcome.

    One thing I would like to see is a better google desktop search for linux... I can even understand the hell that it might be to create one for so many different flavours of linux. But google in the beginning of the year promised more linux applications...

    We are all waiting. :D

  2. Google Desktop Search needs to improve the presentation of the results. So far, I'm more satisfied by Windows Desktop Search results as it has a better UI. The bad thing with WDS is it doesn't highlight the search term.

    Neither of them is perfect now, but if Google improves the search result presentation (don't stick to the Web Search result style and remember that I'm searching my files), it will win.

  3. >> the performance is not very good
    >> and your iGoogle page will load
    >> more slowly.

    It is really possible that it's getting more slow??? :-o lol

    I tried iGoogle several times, but even CNN is faster loading that Google's personalized page...

  4. It depends what you have on your iGoogle's page. If you add gadgets that load content from other web sites, it's not Google's fault that the page loads slowly.

  5. Another attempt to blur the boundary between Web and desktop. What about security?

    As desktop programs always get write access file systems, if the Web channels get a hole, your PC will get exposed to the world, especially when so many Web gadgets got developed without much security concern. I wonder how easy that a web gadget could communicate with a desktop program under the supervision of Google Desktop.

    I just don't want to get more security headache.

  6. Hi, I've installed the gdesktop beta - now I'm writing from my fresh xp installation. After installing this xp didn't load, and it couldn't be rapaired. I don't know why did it happen and hope it was just a unique problem but I wouldn't advise to try it while it's a beta.

  7. Hi,
    we r use google gadgets in windows 2000.In this operating system google gadgets are fixed in desktop window but when we use windows xp professional that time google gadgets are not fixed in desktop.We want to google gadgets always be open in desktop window & when open other files that time no hidden gadgets from this file.

  8. How DO I get my personal options back on my moon phase mod.? The GT hrs from.To get my location?

  9. The best thing about having desktop gadgets in iGoogle is that gadgets are generally designed for the desktop. Lets take an example having the media player remote on your iGoogle allows you to play music files found in your machine without launching up the full media player. google desktop does this for in the background.


  11. is there no way to contact igoogle?

  12. Google desktop is really excellent for am able to view news,local temperature on line. Getting updated makes me feel good.
    One thing that strikes is the screen display which is small.
    Is there any option to increase it?