Tuesday, March 08, 2005

More Amazing Things from Google

It's amazing how much cool stuff them boys (and girls?) over at Google have been whipping up lately. There is the new Google Local and it's counterpart, Google Maps. Let's not forget the new movie: search. These three things are so well tied together, I really can't imagine a more useful tool. Search "pizza 90210", it will give you a map with locations of pizza places and their phone numbers. Search movie: 90210, movie: Kinsey, or even movie: Kinsey 90210. Don't forget to click on the name of the movie to see all the reviews of the movie as well as the ability to search within the reviews and lots more.

But let's not forget this little gem: Google Desktop. Google desktop like a mini google for your computer. It allows you to search through your own files. It works with music, photos, movies, documents, emails, even your web and chat history. The best part is, it all works with the ease and familiarity of Google. I always have the problem where I go to a website and then later, when I want to get back there, I've totally forgotten where it is, what it was called, and how I got there the first time. With Google desktop, I just open up my web browser and type in my search and there it is.

I tell you, those people over at Google know what they're doing.