Search Tools
Google Desktop
Google's free software which enable you to google your own hard drive
and search the contents of many types of files.
NB there are security
concerns if the PC which you install this on is used by more than one
person. As a minimum, deselect the option to record "https"
pages (the secure sites you visit for things like banking).
Can tell Google Desktop not to include specific websites or local folders
in its searches (but unsure if this excludes them from being indexed and
monitored, versus included in search results).
Originally Google Desktop mainly searched / indexed your Microsoft documents, but now it includes Acrobat documents (pdfs), ZIP files, MP3 and most types of email and IM files.
Review of alternatives to Google for Desktop Search (Graeme Philipson in Sydney Morning Herald
http://desktop.google.com/
Picasa
Picassa is a downloadable utility for organising the image and photo files on your computer.
Owned by Google. Free download available. NB there are security concerns
if the PC on which you install Picasa is used by more than one person.
www.picasa.com
Copernica Desktop Search
Copernic is free software which allows you to run searches on the contents of your PC's hard drive.
http://copernic.com
Ms Dewey
Search with attitude. Ms Dewey is probably a viral marketing exercise from Microsoft Live. Ms Dewey is a wonderful demonstration of interactivity with superb integration of video in this search engine with a resident hostess. Ms Dewey is your own, quite amusing (and petulant) search assistant who makes your computer feel alive. Check it out and you'll see what we mean.
www.msdewey.com
Live
The Microsoft's Live search includes a customisable search-oriented portal, similar to iGoogle. It was introduced during early 2006 by Microsoft.
www.live.com
Less Well-Known Online Search Engines
Chinese Search Engine
Baido
Baido is the leading Chinese language search engine, primarily serving
internet users in the People's Republic of China.
www.baidu.com
Mooter
Mooter is a search engine which presents results as clusters, using basic visualisation techniques.
www.mooter.com
Accoona
Accona is a search engine with onscreen filters in results pages. Seems to use some type of clustering technology to categorise results and construct filters unique to each search.
www.accoona.com
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