Search Everything with Google Desktop

Got a big hard drive? Wish you could search your files and find what you need quickly? What about your emails? What about all those things plus web search results? That's what Google Desktop is for. Google (Look, if you don't know what Google is, take your computer back to the store... NOW!) Desktop seamlessly indexes your important files, emails (only Gmail is available if you use webmail.) and web searches together when you search for anything.

Say you search for "butter". You will see in your search results -

• Office documents you wrote about butter.
• Images of butter you've saved from your digital camera.
• Emails you sent to your best friend about butter.
• Websites that deal with butter.
• Websites that you've visited in the recent past that specialize in butter.
  

But wait, there's more! Google Desktop can also be used in a sidebar mode that can display all kinds of info including your email, photos, weather, time, searchbar, etc.
It also uses desktop widgets or as they like to call them "Google Gadgets" - teeny mini-apps that sit on your desktop.
Such Gadgets involve specialized searches, sports scores, stock tickers, games, and the like.

Very cool!

To download Google Desktop 4.5 here.