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Title: IBM PC Club Desktop Search and Tools


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IBM PC ClubDesktop Search and Tools
  • Jan 17, 2005
  • Peter Hirsch
  • pmhirsch_at_earthlink.net

2
Outline
  • Desktop Search
  • Various Desktop Search Tools
  • Demonstration
  • desktop.google.com
  • Other Useful Tools for Windows
  • Slickrun
  • BigDates

3
Desktop Search
  • Goal/Objective
  • To quickly find files, e-mail messages, Instant
    Messages etc on your desktop
  • Windows and Outlook search slow
  • Vendors of Desktop Search
  • Google desktop.google.com
  • Yahoo desktop.yahoo.com
  • Microsoft http//beta.toolbar.msn.com/
  • Ask Jeeves http//sp.ask.com/docs/desktop/

4
  • Google Desktop Search is currently available for
  • Windows XP and
  • Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and above
  • To install, you must have administrator
    privileges
  • (home users shouldn't have this problem people
    in offices might).
  • Requires 500MB of hard disk space
  • Recommend a minimum of
  • 128MB of RAM
  • 400MHz Pentium processor

5
  • Search e-mail from
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000 and
  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5
  • Search files in
  • TXT, HTML, DOC, XLS, and PPT formats (Microsoft
    Office 2000)
  • Search chats from
  • AOL 7 and
  • AOL Instant Messenger 5
  • Search web pages viewed in
  • Internet Explorer 5

6
Slickrun
  • Objective
  • SlickRun is a free floating command line utility
    for Windows.
  • SlickRun gives you quick access to any program,
    directory or website.
  • Provides
  • time, date, calculator, notepad, quick commands
    (magicwords)
  • By Bayden Systems
  • http//www.bayden.com/SlickRun/
  • By Eric M. Lawrence
  • Cost
  • Free
  • System Requirements
  • Windows '98/ME/NT/2000/XP32 mb memory2 mb disk
    space 

7
BigDatesWall Paper
  • http//www.bigdates.com/
  • Enter birthdates, anniversaries on their web site
  • Can be used on multiple computers
  • Can see all 12 months
  • Reminders

8
BigDates Wall Paper
  • E-mail reminders
  • Phone reminders
  • Cards
  • E-greetings
  • Gifts

9
BigDatesCost
  • First 6 months of BigDates membership is free
  • No credit card required to join
  • After 6 months 5.95 a year
  • About 50 cents a month
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