The Google Desktop Tool

The name says it all, a Google has released a beta tool to search on your computer. The Google Desktop Search Tool allows you to search in several applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, FireFox, Netscape and much more.

You have to install something on your computer to use this program, but that will be a small file which enables the search function for google on your desktop.

Google's information about Google Desktop:

Find your email, files, media, web history and chats instantly View web pages you've seen, even when you're not online Search directly from your desktop with the deskbar Google Desktop searches:   Outlook Email    New!   Outlook Express     Netscape Mail / Thunderbird   Word     Netscape / Firefox / Mozilla   Excel     PDF   Powerpoint     Music   Internet Explorer     Images   AOL Instant Messenger     Video