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August 24, 2005

Google revamps desktop search program

23:52 AEST Tue Aug 23 2005

AAP

AP - Google has updated its software for searching PC hard drives and the internet, giving the free program a new look and adding tools that deliver personalised information based on a user's web surfing habits.

Google Desktop 2, available Monday as a public beta test, is the company's latest volley against Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. as all three race to expand their presence on PC desktops.

The latest Google offering includes several twists. Beyond providing search results, it monitors the user's behaviour and presents relevant information in a resizable and moveable vertical window called the Sidebar.

Google Desktop 2 also offers the ability to encrypt - or scramble - the index to protect it from being read by unauthorised parties.

The software works on computers running Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Mac OS X is not supported.

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