Google can find information on the Internet in milliseconds, why can't I do the same on my local drive?

2 Responses to Google can find information on the Internet in milliseconds, why can't I do the same on my local drive?

1. Mictlan_KISS says:

   December 20, 2008 at 11:09 pm

   Get Google Desktop; Works Great; It indexes your Drive/s and allows for super fast searches.
   Alternatively, if you have XP Pro, start the Indexing Service, and this will work your Search options into a major frenzy . But, for every 500,000 items in the Index Service you need a spare 200 meg of memory
   References :
2. dannysullivan says:

   December 20, 2008 at 11:18 pm

   There are many tools that let you do desktop search. You might consider:

   Yahoo Desktop Search:
   http://desktop.yahoo.com/

   Google Desktop:
   http://desktop.google.com/

   Windows Live Toolbar Desktop Search
   http://toolbar.live.com/

   Windows Desktop Search:
   http://www.microsoft.com/windows/desktopsearch/default.mspx
   (page also explains how Vista has this built in)

   Copernic:
   http://www.copernic.com/en/products/desktop-search/index.html

   Ask:
   http://sp.ask.com/en/docs/desktop/overview.shtml

   Here's a Wikipedia article with more explanation about desktop search:
   http://www.microsoft.com/windows/desktopsearch/default.mspx

   And a list of other applications beyond what I've listed above:
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines#Desktop_search_engines
   References :
   http://searchengineland.com