Add a toolbar with many options to your desktop.
Google is known all over the world due to its Internet search engine, but as well as this service, this company also provides many other services to the users, like
Google Mail, Google Maps, YouTube, Picasa, Google Reader, etc.
To make accessing these services a lot quicker, and also to make it possible to access part of the information without even having to use a browser, they have decided to launch
Google Desktop, an application that install a
toolbar in the desktop.
This toolbar can be configured so that it shows various
gadgets (small applications) that are related with various services offered by the company or that are offered by third parties:
- A
Google search bar, that will open the predetermined browser with the results.
- A large analog clock.
- A
Quick notes pad.
- Direct access to
Google Calendar, showing the information about the current day.
- Direct access to
YouTube, allowing to see the videos directly from the desktop on a small screen.
- Access to
Google Docs, allowing to search, open and upload files.
- Weather forecast.
-
TV Set,
a small television that allows to watch up to five different channels as long as they broadcast over Internet.
- A multimedia player.
- And many many more options.
So, if you are looking for a tool that will allow you to
quickly access the majority of Google services, and that even offers other additional services,
download and install
Google Desktop.