New Features for Google Desktop

Google launched a beta version of the new Google Desktop 3 today, with enhanced search capabilities, integration with Google Talk, and a more flexible sidebar.

The new Google Desktop still indexes the files on your PC for speedy searching, but version 3 lets you search multiple computers from one desktop, provided that Google Desktop 3 is installed on all the PCs. To do this, indexes are transferred using SSL encryption to Google's servers, then on to your other machines for "remote" searching. For security, this functionality is turned off by default, and indexes are password protected in addition to the encryption.

Google Desktop 3 (beta) still has the sidebar with widget-style plug-ins that can automatically track things like weather, traffic, air fares, and news, but version 3 lets you share your sidebar content with friends. And screen space-constrained users will appreciate the ability to break off individual components of the sidebar and move or resize them.

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