What is Google Desktop?
Google Desktop is a Google authorized desktop searching software used to search the user’s files and folders, photos, music, chats, email etc. and the use of this software is supported by Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. the functioning of Google Desktop is quite simple and uncomplicated. First of all, one needs to install the software in the computer. Immediately upon installation, Google Desktop begins to make a list of the component files. From then on the files and folders keep adding up in Google Desktop software upon further programming by the user. Moreover, it is necessary to mention here that the Google Desktop software is often more efficient and time saving than other similar programs like Windows XP’s built-in searches.
There are numerous file types which support the use of Google Desktop. Some of these can be mentioned, such as, Outlook and Outlook Express, Gmail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word, instant messengers like Skype, Google Talk, MSN chats, Video, Images, Music and PDF files and many others. One of the significant features of the recent Google Desktop version is the ‘sidebar’ which is till date available in Windows operating systems only. The sidebar contains certain tools which exhibit certain data. The various tools are Scratch Pads to instantly store information, Email to view Gmail messages, News to link to Google News articles and display the current headlines, Google Talk for instant messaging, Photos to present a slideshow of photos saved in ‘My Pictures’ folder. Other features can also be added to this sidebar by downloading straight from the Gadgets and Plug-ins function available.
However, there have been certain security concerns that have plagued the functioning of Google Desktop software as according to some, it is susceptible to be used for individuals with wrong intentions as they may have access to sensitive information thus intruding into people’s privacy.
I just find out a cool unique service which can make your room look nicer. They can put any pictures on anything you want. If you want to have photo blanket, you can have it. You just only have to choose the pictures to put on your blankets and the number of the pictures. It’s very unique and you are the only one who own that blankets. We already know about photo pillows but we don’t know about phone blankets, photo bed sheet and others.
It seems like photos in the frame is already out of trend. Everyone has photo frame in the house. What if you have photo that you can sleep on, it’s very cool for me. I’m thinking of having my face on the bed sheet and my pillows to represent this is my room. This room belongs to a person in the picture if you’re not, please leave the room.
As we know, the bedroom is the most private room of the house and you spend most of the time in it. Let’s start thinking what pictures you want to have on your belonging, I’m also thinking about the beach picture on my bed sheet, hope it makes me feel like lying down on the beach since I don’t have enough time to travel.
What is Google Code?
Google Code is a Google authorized vehicle for providing opportunities fro developers who are interested in enhancing Google products and facilities. It is a site which contains an Open Source code and an index of its constituents supported by the APIs. These APIs are available for both desktop and web programmers and revolve around recent Google items like Google Toolbar, Google Checkout and AdSense. It is the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) on which these AdWords and AdSense software are based which allows users to combine their own ideas and functions with those of the services offered by Google. While AdSense API aids the work of website and blog owners, the AdWords API provides its customers the right to use their AdWords accounts. The Google Data APIs immensely aid users to innovate applications that can be obtained from Google authorized services only like Blogger, Google Apps, Google Spreadsheet Google Calendar, Google Base, Google Code Search, Picasa Web Album, Google Notebook etc.
Google Code also facilitates certain Open Source Projects like those of the Google Web Toolkit and Google Gears. The Google Web Toolkit is meant especially for the toolkit developers to aid the creation of various applications like the Java programming language and Ajax applications. Google Gears on the other hand is a service offered by Google to continue access to certain services offline which are usually available online. It is a beta software which requires the installation of a database engine in order to obtain the necessary information from the online services. Therefore, works are not stalled in the case of unavailability of internet network services. Google Gears will allow the functioning to continue despite being offline.
Google Code also offers Project hosting programs as well. And moreover its special program meant for training students in Open Source Projects has proved extremely successful with it receiving an overwhelming response all over.