Google desktop comes out of beta.

The Google desktop has come out of the beta stage and is now a regular release. One of the additional features they've added is the ability to index PDF files and multimedia files. I'm sure this is a great tool and that it works wonderfully for finding files and things you couldn't find before. It still doesn't answer any questions about security but one of the ideas that Google has is to have a workplace version which might help eliminate some of the personal security issues. I think that any way you slice desktop search whether it's from Google or someone else, there is an element of loss of privacy. It's just too easy for someone who doesn't know anything about your computer to go to a tool like this and find out things that maybe you don't want to. Now in the case of PDF files, will they be able to index password-protected files. I would imagine they wouldn't but who knows?

I still see the desktop search category as being one where not too much excitement is being generated because of the privacy issue. There's never been a time when it's easier to find what you're looking for on your computer and never been a time when your privacy is becoming more compromised. I'm looking for new versions of desktop search that will give flexibility and to find what can and can't be indexed. Now I know there are some things out there like that already but I haven't tried them yet. I'm frankly still a little skeptical on the privacy issues. Because trust has been violated so many times when it comes to private information such as e-mails, names being put on lists, identity theft, many people don't want to make it any easier for these type of things to occur again.

I'm sure the Google desktop is a great tool and it works wonderfully as I stated earlier. When it comes to searching Google is still king and this is just another area where they show how good they are.

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