Google Desktop - Safe to Use by Matt Christensen
Google has been taking a lot of heat for its new desktop software. It allows a user to search files on multiple computers by storing the information on google servers. The criticism here is that google then has access to your information. People are afraid that their privacy will be violated. ... With all the plug ins to the google desktop sidebar and now with the availability to search files on multiple computers, this software is definitely worth a try. ... People will give out their credit card number out on the internet but refuse to use google software.

2 Must-Have Softwares For Parents by Azwan Asmat
As a parent, you have to be wary of your children when they go online because they may encounter the negative contents of the internet. Porn, drugs, terrorism, and many more are some of the negative things they can access online. But, not all of them want to view all of these things intentionally. ... It's an advanced filtering software for kids and this software not only can filter websites, but it is also capable of monitoring the whole local internet traffic such as instant messenger, news reader, and of course the web browser.

Is Desktop Search Deserving? by Jakob Jelling
Google, in their march to stay ahead of the pack of competition, has released Google Desktop Search. With Microsoft's MSN in the lead position and nipping at Google's heels, and Google's new shareholders to please, Google has more incentive than ever to deploy technology both better than the... For example, Copernic's software scans the same type of files as does Google's, but also scans music and video files and PDF documents, while Google does not. ... But don't count Google out. ... Google Desktop Search allows you to search within various types of files on your computer.

Google Brings the Earth to Your Desktop by Ross MacIver
Google Inc. has launched a new software package that allows you to see satellite images on your desktop. Google Earth lets you search for locations anywhere on earth and display 3D aerial images of major cities and tourist attractions. Google Earth is in development, but a free beta version is... Finally, there is Google Earth Enterprise Solutions for on-site deployment of Google Earth. ... Google Earth is based on technology from Keyhole Corp., a digital mapping company acquired by Google in 2004.

New Google Software: 13 Free Downloads that You're Gonna Love by James Bradley
IIf you've not downloaded the newest free software bundle from Google yet, then you've gotta read this... This package includes the latest powerful tools with countless features that will benefit you in a number of ways. There's text, photo, music, and video applications, programs that address... GOOGLE SOFTWARE -- Google Earth is a "3D Earth browser" that lets you view actual photos of the earth from space to street level. ... This version claims to launch up to 50% faster than Reader 6.0 OPTIONAL SOFTWARE -- Google Talk is a voice & IM application that allows you to...

AJAX – The Future of the Web by Diarmuid Ryan
AJAX is a set of technologies that has been around for quite some time but only maturing and being taken advantage of now. In true geek speak it stands for Asynchronous Javascript And XML. What it really translates to layman’s terms is being able to dynamically update a partial section of a web... Google Maps, Wikimapia and most of Google’s webmaster tools are built on AJAX. ... A fine example of AJAX at work is Google’s spreadsheet application at spreadsheet.google.com. ... There are many possibilities for this technology and it is taking the web a step closer to the responsiveness and...

Where to Get Software Drivers by Hugh Fraser
For along time before the Internet came along you could have lost you software drivers disk and you were lost with an unusable computer peripheral or if you were really unlucky, more than one. These day's your computer don't have to be a computer that starts up, runs, edits video's or whatever... 1st Option If you don't have the Internet, then get a family member or a friend to go online and do a search on Google, for example, I have a printer "Epson Stylus c86" that my Father give to me but he never gave me the software driver disk, now I can go along to Google and type in "Epson Stylus...

The Upcoming Battle for Your Desktop: Microsoft Vs Google (Part 3) by Marcelo Reyes
Let’s move on to the last part of this series of articles and take a look at what google has to offer in this battle for the dominion of our computers… A lot has been written about google trying to develop a new operating system (known off the record as GooOS), which would be hosted by a super... Not happy with that, Google now offers us a whole lot more: Google Desktop, a powerful tool to index the contents of our hard drive (yes, it works a lot better than the funny looking dog that hosts file searches on Windows XP); there is also Google Maps which allows us to travel to and look up...

The Upcoming Battle for Your Desktop: Microsoft Vs Google (Part 1) by Marcelo Reyes
While the great majority of the community waits and waits for the latest version of Windows (Windows Vista) to be released, there is a group of people that have their eyes set on another information giant: Google. You may now ask yourself: What is it that brings these two huge companies together? ... After that came the famous “Google Toolbar”, with more tools to help improve our searches on the Internet, followed by Google Earth and the Google pack which came with everything an average user would need in a computer: Photo utilities, messenger with Google Talk, Firefox (navigator),...

Find Your Laptop Drivers Easily! by Mohammad Abdullatif
Many people, especially beginners, struggle in finding drivers for their laptops. In this article, I will illustrate two ways to help you find your laptop drivers quickly, and easily. The first method we will consider is to visit a company's website, and attempt to find a 'Drivers' or... A second method for locating laptop drivers would be to visit Google (www.google.com), and entering, "Download (manufacturer) (model name and number) [type] driver" or "[type] driver for (manufacturer) (model name or number)" into the query box, substituting your own manufacturer, model name and number.