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Desktop Search Engines: Indispensible or Intrusive? [20:25]

EPISODE · Feb 24, 2006 · 20 MIN

Desktop Search Engines: Indispensible or Intrusive? [20:25]

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How many times have you saved a file on your local machine and, a few days or weeks later wasted time trying to find that file? Modern operating systems have search capabilities but most are not very user friendly and they are typically slow. Today third party desktop search engines are adding new features and functionality, finding their way on to business and personal machines. These tools work similarly to the popular Internet search engines only they allow you to search your local computer. As we will discuss in this podcast, our third in a 10-part series detailing technologies to watch for 2006, well known companies like Google and Yahoo and some other not so well known companies are making inroads onto our computer desktops.

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