Did Google make some kind of big announcement today? ;-)
Chrissy LeMaire - "Google Desktop is very small ... like a few hundred k if I recall correctly and it has a built-in lil webserver. So cute!" (http://netnerds.net/archive/2004/10/14/255.aspx)
Google Blog - "Today, Google offers a first step toward fixing that anomaly with the beta introduction of Google Desktop Search, a free downloadable application for your PC." (http://www.google.com/googleblog/2004/10/and-now-search-for-your-own-computer.html)
Greg Huges - "I've been using it for a couple of hours, and already I can tell that this is not something I will not be giving up any time soon. I am adding this to my little box of tricks." (http://www.greghughes.net/rant/PermaLink,guid,77177131-24fd-41a0-a548-2eae46763193.aspx)
arstechnica - "Google has quietly launched the Google Desktop Search, a utility designed to allow users to search their local file systems fast and efficiently." (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20041014-4309.html)
Kent Sharkey - "Google Desktop launched (OK, Beta)." (http://weblogs.asp.net/ksharkey/archive/2004/10/14/242331.aspx)
Lamont Harrington - "Google.com has just launched a beta of their Google Desktop Search utility." (http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/lamont_harrington/archive/2004/10/14/28570.aspx)
Incremental Blogger - "Google has a desktop search tool in beta." (http://journals.tuxreports.com/lch/archives/002057.html)
Marc Orchant - "Google has released a public beta of their long-awaited desktop search tool (code-named Puffin) at Digital Life today." (http://microsoft.weblogsinc.com/entry/8142727737215705/)
Michael Gartenberg - "Like most everyone else, I've been using the "beta" of Google's desktop search and I must say I'm loving it." (http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/gartenberg/archives/003933.html)
Joe Wilcox - "Since I’ve received a bunch a calls today about Google’s new desktop search utility, I’d like to give my larger perspective." (http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/003932.html)
Neowin - "Google on Thursday unveiled its first-generation desktop application for searching through personal files on the PC and through a person's Web history, a move that could shake up the landscape of Internet search and raise privacy hackles." (http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=24853&category=main)
Niall Kennedy - "Google Labs released Google Desktop Search beta this morning." (http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2004/10/google_desktop.html)
Ryan Farley - "Google has released it's beta Desktop Search." (http://ryanfarley.com/blog/archive/2004/10/14/1095.aspx)
Stefano Demiliani - "I'm a Google lover and I think that all my (few) readers now know this so... can I miss a post about the launch of the new Google Desktop Searching Tool?" (http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/demiliani/archive/2004/10/14/28578.aspx)
The .NET Guy - "Google Desktop Search has just hit beta." (http://dotnetguy.techieswithcats.com/archives/004228.shtml)
The Doc Searls Weblog - "Does Google have any plans to make this stuff work with Linux and OS X desktops?" (http://doc.weblogs.com/2004/10/14#hopeSo)