GOOGLE BLOG SEARCH

Google has set up a separate page specifically for searching blog posts. Google will attempt to index blogs much more quickly than other types of pages that change less frequently – virtually in real time, according to Google’s product manager for blog...

GOOGLE DESKTOP 2

Google has released an upgrade of its original desktop search program, with enough new features that it’s essentially a different product. Here’s the page for downloading Google Desktop version 2.The desktop search has been enhanced in nice but modest ways...

DESKTOP SEARCH

In the last few months several companies have introduced programs to index your files and your Outlook folders and let you find e-mail messages, contacts, or file attachments as easily as you can find something online. It is intoxicating to have the power to find a...

MSN SEARCH

Microsoft has finished its work on MSN Search and will now begin a blitz of marketing in an attempt to dent Google’s brand identification. To enhance search results, Microsoft has added full access to the contents of Encarta, which is a reasonably nice thing to...

YAHOO DESKTOP SEARCH POWERED BY X1

Yahoo released its free desktop search tool for lightning fast searches through Outlook folders and documents on your computer. It’s following closely behind the Google Desktop and the MSN Toolbar Suite. Yahoo purchased very appealing technology from X1 for its...

MORE TOOLS FOR DESKTOP SEARCHES

Microsoft unveiled the MSN Toolbar Suite on Monday, its new free program for searching Outlook folders and the contents of your My Documents folder. This follows shortly after the release of Google Desktop. Here’s a news article about the release, and...