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Featured Gadget: To Do

2:35 pm - September 24, 2007 in Inside Google Desktop

Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical WriterThis blog periodically features a Google Desktop gadget and a quote from someone who uses it. If you d like to recommend a gadget, send us an email. Mihai Ionescu of the Google Desktop team says: The To Do gadg…

Featured Gadget: Time Around the World

2:31 pm - October 23, 2007 in Inside Google Desktop

Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical WriterThis blog periodically features a Google Desktop gadget and a quote from someone who uses it. If you d like to recommend a gadget, send us an email. Jaime Brands of Google Sydney says: For my work, I need to kn…

Halloween Gadgets

11:06 am - October 29, 2007 in Inside Google Desktop

Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical WriterWith October 31st looming, it s time to decorate your desktop with spooky gadgets. Here are three new ones you can try out.Halloween PumpkinBy Benjamin Schirmer Create a custom jack o lantern on your desktop. T…

Google Gadgets for the Mac

1:03 pm - November 29, 2007 in Inside Google Desktop

Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical WriterGoogle Desktop for Mac now supports gadgets! For details, including a video demonstration, see the Official Google Blog post.

Featured Gadget: Concise System Info

5:46 pm - December 3, 2007 in Inside Google Desktop

Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical WriterThis blog periodically features a Google Desktop gadget and a quote from someone who uses it. If you d like to recommend a gadget, send an email to desktop gadgets AT google DOT com. Roger Pack, a Google Desktop…

Desktop Gadgets for the Holiday Season

4:52 pm - December 19, 2007 in Inside Google Desktop

Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical WriterDeveloper elves have been busy creating new Desktop gadgets to celebrate the holidays. Here s a guide to the some of the most recent additions. Christmas Tree by Benjamin Schi…

A Googley Holiday Season

7:40 pm - December 20, 2007 in Inside Google Desktop

Posted by Jim Zhuang, Software EngineerSeason s greetings, everyone! To help ring in the New Year, we ve got a great holiday present for you: an update to Google Desktop for Linux. The biggest addition in version 1.1.1 is support for 64 bit platforms, …

Featured Gadget: Twitter

7:56 pm - January 3, 2008 in Inside Google Desktop

Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical WriterThis blog periodically features a Google Desktop gadget and a quote from someone who uses it. If you d like to recommend a gadget, send an email to desktop gadgets AT google DOT com.Omar Khan, who works on Googl…

Tip: Use Ctrl-Ctrl or Cmd-Cmd to start searching

5:31 pm - January 22, 2008 in Inside Google Desktop

Posted by Kathy Walrath, Technical WriterWhenever you want to search the web or your computer, you can bring up the Quick Search Box almost instantly. On Windows or Linux, just press the Ctrl key twice. On the Mac, press the Cmd key twice. For more …

Valentine’s gadgets

3:18 pm - February 11, 2008 in Inside Google Desktop

Posted by James Yum Google Desktop Team When I was a kid, Valentine s Day meant a lunch bag full of chalky candies and paper cutouts. While candy and paper hearts are still options, now you can celebrate digitally with Desktop gadgets. Here s a romant…

 
 

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