Destination: Desktop for Google

First we had the original Google search that evolved into the leader in its class. In fact, it became so popular that the word "google" worked its way into our everyday language as a verb, as in "to google" something. Google later introduced a toolbar that was plug-in for some browsers like Internet Explorer. The Google toolbar features a direct Google search box with quick access to image and group searches, a pop-up blocker, and for Internet marketers mostly, a PageRank (PR) indicator.

With competition like Yahoo and MSN threatening to start nipping at Google's heels, Google has introduced several new services to try to stay ahead of the pack. Recently they introduced Gmail, their web-based free email service (currently offered by invitation only). And still in the Google lab is the Google Deskbar (for Windows users only).

The Google deskbar is a plug-in that resides in the Windows taskbar, the little control panel that contains your start button, perhaps some quick launch icons, the clock, and the system tray. Search engines and marketers have realized that to maintain and increase their competitive status, they will need to find ways to get surfers and customers to invite them to their desktops.

The deskbar features quick access to Google's results, no matter which application you're currently using. Researching a class report? Check facts and sources quickly. Working in Excel? Look up the formula to calculate the volume of a tube easily. Following breaking news? Check it from the deskbar without leaving Photoshop! You'll be able to preview your search results with the small "floater" window that will close automatically.

From students to senior executives, from casual surfers to serious Internet marketers, the Google Deskbar may add to your productivity and fun online. It's worth a look.

About The Author

Jakob Jelling is the founder of http://www.sitetube.com. Visit his website for the latest on planning, building, promoting and maintaining websites.

MORE RESOURCES:

Elliott Terminates Tender Offer to Acquire Epicor Software Corporation - MarketWatch

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0i-0fd=Rurl=http://www.businesswire.com/news/google/20081111005668/encid=1272902427ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNFqYx1L0Ea4yNQTAe49WeXiL_-p2gimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=OYfvcWR7KYEJimgurl=mms.businesswire.com/bwapps/mediaserver/ViewMedia%3Fmgid%3D104664%26vid%3D2 width=80 height=80 alt= border=1brfont size=-2Business Wire (press release)/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-0fd=Rurl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Elliott-Terminates-Tender-Offer-Acquire/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257B715050E5-AD0A-4808-A8D6-38ED8DF5BC63%257Dcid=1272902427ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNGNxhofIou8KmTAPF86FSeLXE040gElliott Terminates Tender Offer to Acquire Epicor bSoftware/b Corporation/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fMarketWatchnbsp;-/font nobr16 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1b.../b LP and Elliott International, LP (collectively, quot;Elliottquot; or quot;wequot;), a major shareholder of Epicor bSoftware/b Corporation (the quot;Companyquot; or quot;Epicorquot;), b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-1fd=Rurl=http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/11/21/ap5729568.htmlcid=1272902427ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNGCK88ikdVNxK4fmzlO1uJzH3rCQgEpicor drops after hedge fund ends hostile bid/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrForbes/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-2fd=Rurl=http://www.ocbj.com/industry_article.asp%3FaID%3D75658381.8793711.1711307.8237208.5233255.264%26aID2%3D131630cid=1272902427ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNHelYo2boPGUSwNZrN-ogzjQCH55AHedge Fund Elliott Associates Withdraws Offer for Epicor bSoftware/b/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrOrange County Business Journal/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-3fd=Rurl=http://www.reuters.com/article/mergersNews/idUSBNG18344320081121cid=1272902427ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNF_DnnjiUXhlO2czQhkjhM2rGhdOAUPDATE 1-Hedge Fund ends offer for Epicor/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrReuters/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-4fd=Rurl=http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx%3FId%3D782142%26SMap%3D1cid=1272902427ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNGZ7Wohsv7pUCf1kLJbuzyN30aTTwnobrRTT News/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/0-5fd=Rurl=http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2008/11/21/epicor-elliott-associates-drops-bid-stock-tumbles/cid=1272902427ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNHqt-LNgFUnh9sks1x6uSC7x2JY3AnobrBarron's Blogs/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1272902427hl=ennobrall 44 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

The best thing about the 2.2 iPhone software update - CNET News

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1i-0fd=Rurl=http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/picture-google-street-view-on-the-iphone/cid=1272850889ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNGcQXkvcqIyBkPEgzOYpVve2lltEQimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=DbM9qO9EamEJimgurl=graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/11/21/technology/personaltech/iphonemap2.480.jpg width=80 height=32 alt= border=1brfont size=-2New York Times/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-0fd=Rurl=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10105305-1.htmlcid=1272850889ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNGJJg0fYU3JGIaWrCuAyyetE-Ly4AThe best thing about the 2.2 iPhone bsoftware/b update/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fCNET News,nbsp;CAnbsp;-/font nobr9 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1When it some to iPhone bsoftware/b updates, I#39;m all about the basics. Apple could enable the iPhone to cook my dinner every night, but if it added multimedia b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-1fd=Rurl=http://www.crn.com/networking/212101415cid=1272850889ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNF3Z3jcafQbXm89ligzacKcqD-5ggFirst Look: Apple#39;s iPhone 2.2 bSoftware/b Hits The Street (And b.../b/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrCRN/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-2fd=Rurl=http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081121-lots-to-like-about-new-iphone-2-2-software-update.htmlcid=1272850889ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNGuhoTT3nPYIxYzkvLjYpuZ9nO7OQLots to like about new iPhone 2.2 bsoftware/b update/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrArs Technica/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-3fd=Rurl=http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/21/apple_releases_iphone_software_v2_2.htmlcid=1272850889ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNHQZR9_Up48b8VrNoVOPavzFbR7bQApple releases iPhone bSoftware/b v2.2/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrApple Insider/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-4fd=Rurl=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/691179/iPhone_Software_Update_22_Out_NOW.htmlcid=1272850889ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNEkyNaBpyp4mhKHE9T4nIa4LhlPJwnobrG4 TV/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/1-5fd=Rurl=http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/9932.htmlcid=1272850889ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNHrbrkCLaRPOy1lxvKaCkqh051OwQnobrinfoSync World/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1272850889hl=ennobrall 119 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Microsoft to offer free security software to attract beginners - eTaiwan News

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2i-0fd=Rurl=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7737520.stmcid=1272030386ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNFJWgGoT2YwN2NQI0Wn4it5_TKxNQimg src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=ZEi3QvPWjUEJimgurl=newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45151000/jpg/_45151313_windowsindex.jpg width=80 height=60 alt= border=1brfont size=-2BBC News/font/a/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-0fd=Rurl=http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php%3Fid%3D794127%26lang%3Deng_newscid=1272030386ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNHxhq3HFVNWtgS3Nx2oAMbKD-vfeAMicrosoft to offer free security bsoftware/b to attract beginners/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6feTaiwan News,nbsp;Taiwannbsp;-/font nobr18 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-119 to stop selling personal computer security bsoftware/b and to use free personal anti-virus bsoftware/b instead. The new bsoftware/b called Morro can support seven b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-1fd=Rurl=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/11/spamhaus_microsoft_now_5th_mos.html%3Fnav%3Drss_blogcid=1272030386ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNFTeQo4iMBQ5eGryl-8jkeab0at0ASpamhaus: Microsoft Now 5th Most Spam Friendly ISP/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrWashington Post/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-2fd=Rurl=http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4AI7T420081119cid=1272030386ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNFHOPGqQyPeyu-Y7ShVJIAHE6a2uwMicrosoft: New bsoftware/b not Symantec, McAfee rival/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrReuters/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-3fd=Rurl=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/111808-microsoft-drops-onecare-antivirus.html%3Ft51hbcid=1272030386ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNEqh3Qdsh-RSo_qDY1qqbHotb102wMicrosoft to offer free security bsoftware/b/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrNetworkWorld.com/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1 class=pa href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-4fd=Rurl=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013120895cid=1272030386ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNFX70kySoCpTLo2ctTrgIwLvFUqNgnobrAHN/nobr/anbsp;- a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/2-5fd=Rurl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122706587967940197.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsjcid=1272030386ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNG95mTrxg2rnZrCeDJ5QL5b0SCHAwnobrWall Street Journal/nobr/a/fontbr/font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1272030386hl=ennobrall 304 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Traction Software Introduces Live Blog Micro-Messaging and End-of ... - MarketWatch

Hann’s On Software bouht by Mediware - Bizjournals.com

table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7trtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbrdiv style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1/divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-0fd=Rurl=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/11/17/daily94.htmlcid=1272927325ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNFHurHLfw4eX7QCQCnEBK4STWOzGQHann’s On bSoftware/b bouht by Mediware/abrfont size=-1font color=#6f6f6fBizjournals.com,nbsp;NCnbsp;-/font nobr11 hours ago/nobr/fontbrfont size=-1Mediware Information Systems Inc. has bought the assets of Hann’s On bSoftware/b, a pharmacy-management bsoftware/b provider based in Santa Rosa, for $3.5 million b.../b/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-1fd=Rurl=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Mediware-Acquisition-Adds-320-Pharmacy/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BD97D6EA2-0A06-49FD-BE33-0A9811CA460D%257Dcid=1272927325ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNGMZ8j_TacCjsgtiybihsd2_A3xtwMediware Acquisition Adds 320 Pharmacy Facilities/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrMarketWatch/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-2fd=Rurl=http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx%3FId%3D782712%26SMap%3D1cid=1272927325ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNHr7SJ_B0RIW5Ne1-tvC55Aa7IgtwMediware Information buys assets of Hann#39;s On bSoftware/b - Quick Facts/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrRTT News/nobr/font/fontbrfont size=-1a href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=Tct=us/4-3fd=Rurl=http://www.ibtimes.com/prnews/20081121/pharmacy-software.htmcid=1272927325ei=2osnSfDGPJjI9AT-tKwNusg=AFQjCNG4dXKyJfXKnaGmFWaE6KcoevKo-QMediware Acquisition Adds 320 Pharmacy Facilities/a font size=-1 color=#6f6f6fnobrInternational Business Times/nobr/font/fontbrfont class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclientie=ISO-8859-1rls=GGLG,GGLG:2005-22,GGLG:enncl=1272927325hl=ennobrall 19 news articles/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table

Vertical Releases Feature-Rich Software Update for Wave - MarketWatch

PAR Technology Corporation Releases Next Version of SpaSoft(R) Spa ... - MarketWatch

Progress Software and QAD Propose A Formula for The Perfect Lean ... - MarketWatch

DR Systems to Feature Software-Only, Enterprise Web-PACS for ... - MarketWatch

Check Point Software Announces Participation in Fourth Quarter ... - MarketWatch

Software - Google News

RELATED ARTICLES

C++ Tutorial 1, Introduction to C++
Introduction to C++Why Learn C++?C++ may at first seem like a boring, confusing programming language that you can only program command prompt applications with. Well, that is what it is like in the [b]begining[/b].

RFID: Strengthen the Position for SAP; United States
SAP Inc., a global leader in client/server enterprise application software that for years been the backbone to RFID application has seen a 1,000% spike year-over-year in customers, interested in RFID deployment.

Create A Flash Presentation For Free With Open Office
The intentions of this short tutorial are not to teach you how to use Open Office, but rather to show you a quick and dirty way to create presentations and tutorials that can be exported as a Macromedai Flash file.What is Open Office? It is a free, open source, cross platform office suite that has a lot of the same features as popular commercial suites.

Exactly What Does FTP Stand for and What Can it do for Me?
FTP stands for "file transfer protocol". FTP is basically a way of sending files over the Internet.

Quick Summary of Basic and Common Linux Commands
There are many commands that are used in linux on a daily basis, ones that everyone should know just to get by. Like back in the days of DOS, you had to know how to work with the command line and how to navigate around.

Microsoft Great Plains: Manufacturing or Bill of Materials - Overview for IT Specialist
Microsoft Great Plains is main Microsoft Business Solutions product, targeted to mid-size companies. Currently Microsoft is in progress of transforming several ERP products it has: Microsoft Great Plains, Solomon and Navision into several business suites - Microsoft Financial, Microsoft HR, Microsoft Manufacturing, Microsoft Logistics.

Software Process Improvement -A Successful Journey
Background:For many organizations like ours, the interim target of achieving ISO 9001 or CMM levels is a daunting task. Discipline is no fun -Organizations readily acknowledge that striving to address projects according to ISO 9001 or CMM guidelines requires the creation of new procedures.

HelpDesk & Asset Management Software - Choosing The Right One
If you are to buy a HelpDesk & Asset Management software, see the following checklist before you decide on one.Comprehensive Help Desk FunctionalityA good Help Desk product can dramatically rise the productivity of the Help Desk Personnel (which in turn will rise the organisation's productivity as a whole).

How to Make Own CMS
Every day millions of new web documents emerge on the Internet, and the amount of web management tools is growing simultaneously. These tools are usually referred to as Content Management Systems, CMS for short.

Dashboard Widgets for Windows
For a windows user like me, just can watch with envy the new eye candy features in Mac OS X and wondering how I can have the same feature on my belove windows.Before Apple introduce dashboard in their latest Mac OS X, most of mac users already can have widget on their desktop using Konfabulator by Pixoria Inc.

Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise Upgrade - Things to Consider and FAQ
If you have Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise (version 6.0 or earlier) and support it for your company then you need to know some technical details about Great Plains version upgrade and what is going on behind the scenes, which options do you have in case of Dexterity, VBA, SQL customization, additional complexity comes with migration from ctree/Pervasive to MS SQL/MSDE.

Microsoft Great Plains Logistics & Warehouse Management - Implementation & Customization Highlights
Logistics automation is often considered as barcoding extension to Sales Order Processing, Purchase Order Processing, Inventory Control modules. Software extensions makers may disagree with this simplification, but budget solution works exactly like barcoding extension and is usually done via Great Plains Dexterity, Modifier with VBA and SQL stored procedures.

Microsoft Business Solutions Customization Options - Overview for Programmer
Several years ago Microsoft purchased Great Plains Software, then Navision (Denmark based software development company). At this time Great Plains Software already was active ERP applications consolidation player - it already acquired Solomon Software couple of years prior.

New Web-Based HR Tool is Max From NAS, Hannibal, and InfoLink
Three highly respected names in Human Resources have joined forces to provide companies with a revolutionary blend of services that make the hiring process more efficient and effective. The partnership joins three companies: NAS Recruitment Communications, a recognized leader in the specialized field of human resource communications, Hannibal, Inc.

Looking for an Alternative to Microsoft Office? You Should Be!
Now is the time to look at an alternative to Microsoft Office.Are you locked into using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint? Are you spending extra because you need a database, and Access does not come with the basic Office package?Well, the time has come to look at alternatives, or at least the one I��ll discuss here in a few moments.

Microsoft Great Plains SOP: Sales Order Processing
Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is marketed for mid-size companies as well as Navision (which has very good positions in Europe and emerging markets where it can be easily localized).Great Plains Sales Order Processing (SOP) module forms a third of the core Inventory and Order Processing part of Great Plains.

Crystal Reports for Microsoft Great Plains
Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains is designed to meet and extend the needs of small and mid-size organizations for its business success. Its comprehensive accounting and business management applications also provide businesses with capabilities to customize various modules of the Great Plains software to fit to their specific needs.

Not All Project Management Software is Created Equal
The purpose of Project Management Software is to provide an environment in which a group of people can work together on joint projects. Most projects involve the development and implementation of new ideas, and these ideas have to be presented, evaluated, and revised.

Seven Reasons Why a Hosted Inventory Management Solution Might Be Right For Your Organization
Upgrading. Downtime.

Who's Watching What You Type?
If someone entered your home, uninvited and installed numerous cameras and listening devices in order to monitor your activities, you would quite rightly be outraged. While such a situation, unless you are living in the Big Brother House, would be considered ridiculous, the same cannot be said for the humble home computer.