Google Deskbar

[putu]

Google Deskbar enables you to search with Google from any application without lifting your fingers from the keyboard. Installs easily in your Windows taskbar.

http://toolbar.google.com/deskbar/

good tool

[Leader of Men]

Wow, what will they think of next?

Remember when google used to be a search engine?

[Pimpen 2010]

Bah! I was about to post this!

I think its OK, not much use for a search thing in your taskbar, if I need to search for something, I'm usually already on the net.

[Pretend]

Why bother? The toolbar works fine for me.

[PhilC]

Originally Posted by Leader of Men

Remember when google used to be a search engine?

I read about that a couple of days ago and my first thought was - is Google moving towards being more than a search engine. This thing is a far cry from being a desktop, but I wouldn't be surprised if Google were looking to move in that direction.

[Leader of Men]

Yes, much similar to Yahoo!

[PhilC]

I meant more like taking over the desktop job from Microsoft.

[Jazzee]

I don't get the point of it.

[Pimpen 2010]

Its a search box on the taskbar to access searches easier

[Jazzee]

Sounds like something else to clutter up my taskbar.

[Pimpen 2010]

exactly

For some people it would be nice but I don't see how helpful it could be

[Ferre]

A little while ago I did a search on "Toolbar", hehe, you can build a wall of them blinding your screen if you want. This, for me, is another useless thing that doesn't add anything I don't already can do and I guess that goes for most people.

Well, Google also bought Blogger.com and I guess they indeed want to become more then "just a" search engine and seem to start to add services now.
Btw, lol, upgrading my Google toolbar to the new version, and my curiosity, got me on a blog too.

[Gede]

I love it.

[Huscy]

you can already do this with active desktop

[edbarton]

Bah! Google Bah!