Comments on: Google desktop for linux, first impression http://thesoapvox.com/2007/07/10/google-desktop-for-linux-first-impression/ All the stuff that goes through Vox's mind, including SF/Fantasy books, open source software, linux, security, and many other geeky pursuits. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:48:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: University Update - Linux - Google desktop for linux, first impression http://thesoapvox.com/2007/07/10/google-desktop-for-linux-first-impression/#comment-1411 University Update - Linux - Google desktop for linux, first impression Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:51:48 +0000 http://thesoapvox.com/2007/07/10/google-desktop-for-linux-first-impression/#comment-1411 [...] Link to Article linux Google desktop for linux, first impression » Posted at Vox’s [...] [...] Link to Article linux Google desktop for linux, first impression » Posted at Vox’s [...]

]]> By: Vox http://thesoapvox.com/2007/07/10/google-desktop-for-linux-first-impression/#comment-1412 Vox Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:48:30 +0000 http://thesoapvox.com/2007/07/10/google-desktop-for-linux-first-impression/#comment-1412 The thing is, *NIX has good file-finding tools in the CLI, yes, you can't do a search for text inside a file without a bit of CLI voodoo, but even so....maybe it's because of what Nicholas used to call my CLI fetish lol! Anyway...I'm gonna leave it installed for a few weeks, see if I end up using it....which I doubt. As for the google toolbar...my brother installed it on my mom's computer...and...I find no use for it. On my box, I have a FF plugin installed for bookmark sync'ing, and nothing else I've seen on google's toolbar makes me want to install it. The thing is, *NIX has good file-finding tools in the CLI, yes, you can’t do a search for text inside a file without a bit of CLI voodoo, but even so….maybe it’s because of what Nicholas used to call my CLI fetish lol!

Anyway…I’m gonna leave it installed for a few weeks, see if I end up using it….which I doubt.

As for the google toolbar…my brother installed it on my mom’s computer…and…I find no use for it. On my box, I have a FF plugin installed for bookmark sync’ing, and nothing else I’ve seen on google’s toolbar makes me want to install it.

]]> By: Rich G. http://thesoapvox.com/2007/07/10/google-desktop-for-linux-first-impression/#comment-1410 Rich G. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:19:22 +0000 http://thesoapvox.com/2007/07/10/google-desktop-for-linux-first-impression/#comment-1410 Same here. Not *nix though, winders user, but my thoughts every time I've installed it were a) Why's it take so long to index and 2) Why did I need this again? I wind up removing it every time I install it. I'm finding myself using the google toolbar quite a bit, the portable bookmark thing is quite nice. Same here. Not *nix though, winders user, but my thoughts every time I’ve installed it were a) Why’s it take so long to index and 2) Why did I need this again?

I wind up removing it every time I install it. I’m finding myself using the google toolbar quite a bit, the portable bookmark thing is quite nice.

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