Not long time ago, Google presented their Google
Desktop system. This freeware package builds a
searchable index of your local files and allows you to
search through them as you normally search for pages
in Google. Google Desktop comes with a great sidebar.
This floating panel includes such magnificent
utilities as a headline news viewer, RSS and Atom
monitor, Gmail and Outlook new mail notifiers, and
more. Millions of users fell in love with it from the
very first moment. So did I.

But, in fact, it was just the beginning. The real
value of the Google sidebar is in its pluggable
architecture. Software developers started to make even
more tools that you can integrate into your Google
Desktop. Let me tell you about one of these plug-ins...

Most Google Desktop tools are involved with the
monitoring of on-line resources. However, you
shouldn't forget about your own PC's health. Without a
working hard drive, all remote resources will be

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